magnumCA

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Los Angeles
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 6:45:25 PM
Not today
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letmathe

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Chicago
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:51:42 AM
Thanks for the background F250CA
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F250CA

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Oakland
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:22:39 AM
http://cr.middlebury.edu/es/altenergylife/70's.htm
U.S. oil consumption was high in the early 1970’s, while U.S. oil production declined In 1973, 36% of energy consumption was in foreign oil, while in 1970 it had been 22% The Nixon administration was in office, the Watergate scandal was at its height in 1973, providing limited strength in policy formulation, and little potential for an effective response to the oil embargo Arab-Israeli conflicts had already produced a growing tension between U.S. and Arab countries The OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) cartel led to rising gas prices in early 1970's
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ramshot412

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Riverside
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:21:43 AM
Time for the refineries to start shutting down for "maintenance", that'll keep the prices up...
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theawesome1

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Cleveland
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:20:55 AM
Toyota is losing customers very fast, including my friend who is on 10 weeks for a Prius. Now they are saying past Thanksgiving. So is it is dealer as I told him I will call around to buy one I am told the same thing, with millions wanting it & some willing to pay twice the price, so those who got a deal must wait.
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TBoneSoCA

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Orange County
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:16:44 AM
This price drop is only temporary...
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firebirdv8

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Ohio
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:16:15 AM
I am conserving as much as i can
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F250CA

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Oakland
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:15:34 AM
Don That would not be joe public it's more like U.S. auto makers "they" should have made the change back in the 70's when we had the 1st fuel crunch and we where still then dependent on foreign fuel
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Cyberpeep24

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Oakland
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:14:47 AM
Keep conserving
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NavyEOD

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Los Angeles
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:14:39 AM
Who do you believe, one article says going up and one says going down.
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theawesome1

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Cleveland
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:14:35 AM
Watching CNBC again for cruse price, today it is $121.71 so it is climbing for Labor Day, so OPEC celebrates with the USA????
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evasilion

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Virginia Beach
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:13:32 AM
Don't get use to it.
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dabuzman

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Seattle
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:12:06 AM
I'd like to see it back to just below $3.00 a gallon.
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Don20

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Oklahoma City
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:11:15 AM
NissanGirl: For some old habits are hard to break..
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F250CA

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Oakland
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:08:03 AM
Does not China have alternative fuels aka "rice burners"
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NissanGirl

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Oregon
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:07:45 AM
Sadly, F250CA is probably right. One glimmer that things are "the way they used to be" and people will go right back to their old driving habits.
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Lovelee

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Detroit
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:06:05 AM
For how long? Don't forget India and China still need more and more fuel.
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F250CA

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Oakland
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:05:29 AM
We already have alternative fuels they are probably as far as we'll go
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NoodlyWee

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Orange County
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:04:08 AM
Good for Canada . . . still near $5/gallon (once you convert litres to gallons.) It's still ridiculous no matter where you live!
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bobsalwaysmt

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Long Island
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:02:14 AM
In the US too.
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Gorlock

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Toledo
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:58:54 AM
Good thing we use Gallons.
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DarthDadJr

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Virginia
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:53:38 AM
I'm finding the prices fall here at the weirdest times...mid week...weekends...I never no when it is the best time to fill up!
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Austin1850

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Austin
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:51:30 AM
no news here
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maindrag

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Ontario
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:51:23 AM
pump prices never fall before a weekend. wait till the long weekend, they'll try and ruin it for everyone.
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Gerund1

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Toronto
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:50:43 AM
I wish I knew where these falling prices are. Not here!, and the price of oil, this morning is over $120. Not much falling there either.
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kypeanuts

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Louisville
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:49:23 AM
only temporary
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BM4225

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Atlanta
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:47:35 AM
Yup, saw another fallen price yesterday.
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Caspertherat

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Arkansas
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:46:44 AM
Sure they are falling but gas is not keeping up with the crude price drop but--- just wait until they start trying to jack the prices up in time for the Labor Day Holiday. Their last desperate gasp for the summer driving season.
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murdershewrote

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Riverside
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:46:29 AM
think positive
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yeehaw1073

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Indiana
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:44:09 AM
Prices are dropping like a rubber ball headed for a concrete floor!
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TwoEyes

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New Haven
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:38:53 AM
probably no decline today -- oil has spiked up $4.44 to over $119/barrel.
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jdbgn

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Los Angeles
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:38:25 AM
Wow, do ya think. And they get paid to report this stuff?
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bkstecklein

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Tulsa
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:37:23 AM
the price cannot fall fast enough for me.
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BM4225

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Atlanta
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:35:49 AM
Sam's has gone down 7 cents since Saturday, according to the last post that I read.
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AKTigger99645

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Anchorage
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:35:19 AM
Not falling here in Alaska. prices have been steady for weeks.
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hugrad2005

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Arkansas
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:33:42 AM
Why can't the prices go down more?
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ElCubano

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Miami
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:33:39 AM
except for this week....supply/demand forecast released today and price of barrel shot up 3.75 this morning!!!!
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whitemiata

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Albany
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:33:13 AM
yes, but one year ago, we were paying $2.80 per gallon and complaining about that!!!
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bluebird1

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Toronto
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:30:51 AM
To add to last post on when they measure for the week... If measured weekly from July 24 then would show a rise of $.04/L first week, .02/L rise week of Aug 1, $.018/L rise week of Aug. 9'th. It's all how you perceive the stats.
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amacquarrie

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Nevada
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:30:36 AM
too bad the drop in crude oil doesn't show at the pump as much as we would expect.
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Arktander

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Illinois
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:27:11 AM
It's only down from its artificially-induced high.
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bluebird1

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Toronto
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:26:13 AM
In Canada it depends when during the week you measure it, as of late there's been more price fluctation than normal but little real drop. Even the price charts for Ont. show 7/22 was 1.285/L, 7/24 it was 1.241L & rising back to 1.28 on 2/31. Back down for 2 days around 8/06 & 1.275 on 8/08, back to 1.25 on 8/13, then back up to 1.28 by 8/15. It is now $1.262/L & climbing. That's a net change of $.02/L since July/22 - not a hell of a lot given the drop in Oil over the same period.
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superglidefxd

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Michigan
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:23:00 AM
they are still getting ripped off at the pump.
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Chazzer

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Nevada
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:18:22 AM
Yeah, pump prices have dropped forty-three (43) cents a gallon, on average, over the last six (6) weeks out here in the middle of the Mojave Desert!
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AnObserver

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New Jersey
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:16:44 AM
Dropping in NJ also
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spunky4443

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Washington
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:16:30 AM
According to Gas Buddy, Canadians don't care where the price is.
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roydarecker

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Minnesota
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:14:20 AM
Drop a dallor fiftey and I would be happy.
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SeerLV

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Las Vegas
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:13:52 AM
Should go lower . . .
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Roo08

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Grand Rapids
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:13:52 AM
Good news. I hope it keeps dropping.
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radicale

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Calgary
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Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:11:36 AM
Still waiting.............................
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