Gas Prices

Originally posted by PVS
just because some of you have no reason to leave your house other than to shop for junkfood, doest mean you should assume everyone else is the same. some of us have JOBS and have to (get ready for this, take notes) C-O-M-M-U-T-E many miles to get to those jobs. understand?

so all you shmucks can quit blowing hot air with your 'look at me im so funny and witty' oversimplified comments which only manage to sink the i.q. of every thread down to the double digits. shmucks

Haha, I wanted to say the same thing but couldn't figure out a good way to word it. I'd say you did that very well.

Originally posted by PVS
just because some of you have no reason to leave your house other than to shop for junkfood, doest mean you should assume everyone else is the same. some of us have JOBS and have to (get ready for this, take notes) C-O-M-M-U-T-E many miles to get to those jobs. understand?

so all you shmucks can quit blowing hot air with your 'look at me im so funny and witty' oversimplified comments which only manage to sink the i.q. of every thread down to the double digits. shmucks

Perhaps one of the most moronic posts I have ever read. Wow lets all write a special note for you becuase you have to commute MANY MILES to work. So what it certainly doesn't change the fact the USA has some of the best international prices on gas. If you commute so many milesI assume your job is worth some good money or you wouldn't drive and if thats the case blow it out your steam pipe adjust your budget......classic whiner

There are tens of thousands of people who commute many miles to work in this country. It's not because they're pulling in six figures an hour away, but mostly because it's for a job that they have worked to attain that isn't available in their area.

I, for example, love the company I'm with and the pay is enough so I can pay mortgage on a house instead of throwing away rent on an apartment and also have a car payment. Other than that me and most people aren't swimming in all this excess money. I have a hard time saving money, in fact, but I felt that home ownership was something that would pay off in the future. I'm lucky if I have an extra $100 left at the end of the month to put into savings.

So when you budget $250 a month for gasoline and then you're paying $400 a month, that cuts into your budget, which every person should have in their life.

Originally posted by soleran30
If you commute so many milesI assume your job is worth some good money or you wouldn't drive and if thats the case blow it out your steam pipe adjust your budget......classic whiner

that has to be the stupidest arguement i ever heard.
so i should just feel an obligation to turn a blind eye to oil
companies' fraudulant behavior because i somehow deserve
to have to pay any indefinite amount of money for gasoline?
because you said so? so if they decide to jack it up to 20$ a gallon
just for the hell of it, nobody has the right to complain?

well im glad you put your foot down.
too bad you make no sense at all

condiscending attention whore shmucks like you are killing every thread in this forum.

you sir can eat my manhood

If you're going to insult someone, at least spell schmucks correctly.

Be respectful of other members. Disagreements do arise from time to time, but we can all express our opinions without being sarcastic, demeaming, belittling or putting down other members. Please choose your words wisely!

"Grammarian usually has little to contribute to a discussion and possesses few effective weapons. To compensate, she will point out minor errors in spelling and grammar. Because of Grammarian's obvious weakness most Warriors ignore her."

🙂 spot on?

and by the way, you are wrong. it can be spelled both ways:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=shmuck

take care now. bye bye 🙂

Actually, I've already contributed to the discussion, and most effectively imo ✅
While you people all debate about which country has it worst and such with gas prices, proving once again how extremely educated and witty you all are, I actually answered why the prices were so high last month.

Originally posted by Blood_Rayne
But why was it $4 last month and $2 this month?

This one here....

Originally posted by silver_tears
It's simple really, last month a hurricane threatened Texas, this month not.

Just in case you're too busy working on the next jab at me to look that up 👆

Originally posted by PVS
and by the way, you are wrong. it can be spelled both ways:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=shmuck

take care now. bye bye 🙂

Sure, but my way is more correct 🙂, notice how schmuck comes before shmuck, Google even auto corrects it 👆

so the jacked up gas prices for the past 3 years consistantly matched with record breaking profits for oil companies are a result of a premonition that a hurricane threatened texas last month? interesting contribution. i stand corrected 🙄

and since im in a hurry, perhaps you could point out any spelling errors in this post since i just dont have time for spellcheck. 👆

Originally posted by silver_tears
Sure, but my way is more correct 🙂, notice how schmuck comes before shmuck, Google even auto corrects it 👆

notice the word A-L-S-O 😱
man you just wont admit how wrong you were.
but hey, who needs an english dictionary, when you have
google's auto correct, which corrects based on page hits
as opposed to proper spelling.

and whats with the " 👆 " at the end of every post? is that supposed to impress me or convince me that you must somehow be right and the dictionary is wrong? hmmm....ok...anyway....

Originally posted by PVS
and whats with the " 👆 " at the end of every post? is that supposed to impress me or convince me that you must somehow be right and the dictionary is wrong? hmmm....ok...anyway....

I think that's supposed to intuitively be a thumb going up a certain someplace.

Originally posted by PVS
that has to be the stupidest arguement i ever heard.
so i should just feel an obligation to turn a blind eye to oil
companies' fraudulant behavior because i somehow deserve
to have to pay any indefinite amount of money for gasoline?
because you said so? so if they decide to jack it up to 20$ a gallon
just for the hell of it, nobody has the right to complain?

well im glad you put your foot down.
too bad you make no sense at all

condiscending attention whore shmucks like you are killing every thread in this forum.

you sir can eat my manhood

The WHOLE point of my thread was to put things in perspective and not to justify any Oil companies profits.......Do I really believe that the hurricane had such a huge affect as to bring prices up like they did? No I do not, in my opinion what brought up prices was the demand and the illusion of supply considering how much oil they keep on reserve and could very well have adjusted the price by offsetting cost with reserve oil then built up the reserve again.

So in the end we choose what we drive, how far we drive, where we work, what we spend and our lifestyles accordingly.........in a capitalistic society one always has to expect changes in high demand products and budget accordingly.

the same thing happened with beef when the industry was trying to hike prices in the 60's and 70's, it is a price fixing situation, one that will never be busted up because Ted Williams (R-AK) is a human tumor (see congressional hearing in the past two days). as for tap water, it often isn't safe, especially where i live where the government doesn't do shit about overfluoridation and contamination with lead, sulfuric acid, uranium, plutonium, neptunium, printers ink, and strontium-90

Nation City Price in USD Regular/Gallon
Netherlands Amsterdam $6.48
Norway Oslo $6.27
Italy Milan $5.96
Denmark Copenhagen $5.93
Belgium Brussels $5.91
Sweden Stockholm $5.80
United Kingdom London $5.79
Germany Frankfurt $5.57
France Paris $5.54
Portugal Lisbon $5.35
Hungary Budapest $4.94
Luxembourg $4.82
Croatia Zagreb $4.81
Ireland Dublin $4.78
Switzerland Geneva $4.74
Spain Madrid $4.55
Japan Tokyo $4.24
Czech Republic Prague $4.19
Romania Bucharest $4.09
Andorra $4.08
Estonia Tallinn $3.62
Bulgaria Sofia $3.52
Brazil Brasilia $3.12
Cuba Havana $3.03
Taiwan Taipei $2.84
Lebanon Beirut $2.63
South Africa Johannesburg $2.62
Nicaragua Managua $2.61
Panama Panama City $2.19
Russia Moscow $2.10
Puerto Rico San Juan $1.74
Saudi Arabia Riyadh $0.91
Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
Egypt Cairo $0.65
Nigeria Lagos $0.38
Venezuela Caracas $0.12

And PVS is right, 10 billion dollars in profits for an industry that has suspicious connections to the white house and the current administration? That's coincidental, I'm sure. And Europe has had higher fuel prices since as far back as I can remember. The first time I traveled to London, in high school, I was astounded by the prices. Even then, in '98, the prices were triple what they were in the States. Everytime I've been back, they were higher and higher.

As I said in my first post, the US should have gotten it's ass in gear in teh 70's when we had our first middle-east induced gas shortage. But, the problem today isn't that the middle east is cutting our supply, it's the oil companies being allowed to rape us with government support.

PVS, if you had an alternative to gas powered transportation...would your commuter problems be anywhere near as expensive?

Originally posted by Capt_Fantastic
PVS, if you had an alternative to gas powered transportation...would your commuter problems be anywhere near as expensive?

impossible to tell. what i do know is i wouldnt be supporting terrorism 🙂

Originally posted by PVS
impossible to tell. what i do know is i wouldnt be supporting terrorism 🙂

Originally posted by PVS
so the jacked up gas prices for the past 3 years consistantly matched with record breaking profits for oil companies are a result of a premonition that a hurricane threatened texas last month? interesting contribution. i stand corrected 🙄

and since im in a hurry, perhaps you could point out any spelling errors in this post since i just dont have time for spellcheck. 👆

No, her post was specifically asking for the jack up last month, you must have missed that when you were attacking other members on their opinions. ✅

Hence that "why was it 4 bucks last month and 2 this month part."

Originally posted by PVS
notice the word A-L-S-O 😱
man you just wont admit how wrong you were.
but hey, who needs an english dictionary, when you have
google's auto correct, which corrects based on page hits
as opposed to proper spelling.

and whats with the " 👆 " at the end of every post? is that supposed to impress me or convince me that you must somehow be right and the dictionary is wrong? hmmm....ok...anyway....

And for your information, I actually looked at your link, notice how schmuck is listed first.

nice house, and lets face it if you were in his shoes you´d do the same, I know I would