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Gas prices up and higher than they have been in a year 


mortgage rates are above 7% compared to 3% in 2020

Ouch

BuckNaked » 07 Aug 2023, 12:24 pm » wrote: ↑

07 Aug 2023, 12:24 pm

Gas prices up and higher than they have been in a year 

mortgage rates are above 7% compared to 3% in 2020

          The fantasy type of optimism of the Biden Economists is only eclipsed by that of a Somalian famine refugee sporting a Dinner Jacket... 

Kobia2 » 08 Aug 2023, 12:14 am » wrote: ↑

08 Aug 2023, 12:14 am

          The fantasy type of optimism of the Biden Economists is only eclipsed by that of a Somalian famine refugee sporting a Dinner Jacket... 

It's funny how people react to gas prices.
When I think about things like a certain coffee brand I like, I know it can be on the shelf at Walmart for $7/lb cheaper than the supermarket. Not kidding . . . $7 per pound difference.
WallyWorld doesn't always have it and I don't get in there much anyway. So I pay the extra and say "**** it".

That's how people shop in general. Convenience plays a huge role.
Gas stations have a giant price tag that can't be ignored so people pay attention to a 10 cent difference.
Most fill ups are 15 gallons or so. Save $1.50 on a tankfull.
That's so worth the trouble.  
It's also worth talking about at the restaurant over a $3 cup of coffee.  

Politicians play on the **** people think is important (illogical as it is). 
What a job: Guessing what fickle idiots want to hear. Isn't that what con-men do?
 

DeezerShoove » 08 Aug 2023, 9:04 am » wrote: ↑

08 Aug 2023, 9:04 am

It's funny how people react to gas prices.
When I think about things like a certain coffee brand I like, I know it can be on the shelf at Walmart for $7/lb cheaper than the supermarket. Not kidding . . . $7 per pound difference.
WallyWorld doesn't always have it and I don't get in there much anyway. So I pay the extra and say "**** it".

That's how people shop in general. Convenience plays a huge role.
Gas stations have a giant price tag that can't be ignored so people pay attention to a 10 cent difference.
Most fill ups are 15 gallons or so. Save $1.50 on a tankfull.
That's so worth the trouble.  
It's also worth talking about at the restaurant over a $3 cup of coffee.  

Politicians play on the **** people think is important (illogical as it is). 
What a job: Guessing what fickle idiots want to hear. Isn't that what con-men do?

let’s go Brandon!
 

DeezerShoove » 08 Aug 2023, 9:04 am » wrote: ↑

08 Aug 2023, 9:04 am

It's funny how people react to gas prices.
When I think about things like a certain coffee brand I like, I know it can be on the shelf at Walmart for $7/lb cheaper than the supermarket. Not kidding . . . $7 per pound difference.
WallyWorld doesn't always have it and I don't get in there much anyway. So I pay the extra and say "**** it".

That's how people shop in general. Convenience plays a huge role.
Gas stations have a giant price tag that can't be ignored so people pay attention to a 10 cent difference.
Most fill ups are 15 gallons or so. Save $1.50 on a tankfull.
That's so worth the trouble.  
It's also worth talking about at the restaurant over a $3 cup of coffee.  

Politicians play on the **** people think is important (illogical as it is). 
What a job: Guessing what fickle idiots want to hear. Isn't that what con-men do?

             Agreed, and I think people tend to look at Gas prices more like a utility or a service, like your phone, electric or cable bill you have to pay rather than a tangible product like that coffee.... Perhaps because at least with the coffee you feel like you have some choice and more say in whether you spend your money on it... 

             
 

Mumbles is taking the stage now? fox " climate change on the the weather channel? go watch tell me what you think!

sootedupCyndi » 08 Aug 2023, 1:04 pm » wrote: ↑

08 Aug 2023, 1:04 pm

Mumbles is taking the stage now? fox " climate change on the the weather channel? go watch tell me what you think!

          JOe is beginning to look as lifelike as a wooden cigar store Indian....

Kobia2 » 08 Aug 2023, 1:22 pm » wrote: ↑

08 Aug 2023, 1:22 pm

          JOe is beginning to look as lifelike as a wooden cigar store Indian....

he looks like Walter!

It helps to look at the bigger picture, 10 cents doesn't seem like much until you factor in the 350-400 million gallons of gas sold each day. 35-40 million dollars a day not getting spent elsewhere. Hell, even the garbage company is charging a fuel surcharge.

Of course it doesn't mean crap to most retired people, just don't forget the struggle for those still in the trenches. My last couple of years in California 2010/11, we had a monthly fuel bill running $800, today, $50-75/mo. Between 2 cars. I still notice the prices cause it's not all about me.

Fuelman » 08 Aug 2023, 3:54 pm » wrote: ↑

08 Aug 2023, 3:54 pm

It helps to look at the bigger picture, 10 cents doesn't seem like much until you factor in the 350-400 million gallons of gas sold each day. 35-40 million dollars a day not getting spent elsewhere. Hell, even the garbage company is charging a fuel surcharge.

Of course it doesn't mean crap to most retired people, just don't forget the struggle for those still in the trenches. My last couple of years in California 2010/11, we had a monthly fuel bill running $800, today, $50-75/mo. Between 2 cars. I still notice the prices cause it's not all about me.

there is help for you at the aids hotline
 
 

Fuelman » 08 Aug 2023, 3:54 pm » wrote: ↑

08 Aug 2023, 3:54 pm

It helps to look at the bigger picture, 10 cents doesn't seem like much until you factor in the 350-400 million gallons of gas sold each day. 35-40 million dollars a day not getting spent elsewhere. Hell, even the garbage company is charging a fuel surcharge.

Of course it doesn't mean crap to most retired people, just don't forget the struggle for those still in the trenches. My last couple of years in California 2010/11, we had a monthly fuel bill running $800, today, $50-75/mo. Between 2 cars. I still notice the prices cause it's not all about me.

           I'm here in Florida, and can assure you Gas prices at the moment are nowhere on the **** radar ---- we just had our insurance rates almost doubled... 

Kobia2 » 08 Aug 2023, 1:22 pm » wrote: ↑

08 Aug 2023, 1:22 pm

          JOe is beginning to look as lifelike as a wooden cigar store Indian....

OOOO stop!             you're right!
 

BuckNaked » 08 Aug 2023, 2:06 pm » wrote: ↑

08 Aug 2023, 2:06 pm

he looks like Walter!

sure? but do you look like Achmed?

 
 
 

Kobia2 » 08 Aug 2023, 4:42 pm » wrote: ↑

08 Aug 2023, 4:42 pm

           I'm here in Florida, and can assure you Gas prices at the moment are nowhere on the **** radar ---- we just had our insurance rates almost doubled... 

Sounds pretty bad down there, especially for all those seniors living on fixed incomes. Sounds like you will paying dearly for years to come.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/01/business ... index.html

Sounds like the Republicans are doing a real bang up job down there.
 

BuckNaked » 07 Aug 2023, 12:24 pm » wrote: ↑

07 Aug 2023, 12:24 pm

Gas prices up and higher than they have been in a year 

mortgage rates are above 7% compared to 3% in 2020

it was either this or prosperity and mean tweets....thank god they rigged the election and sent the economy into the dumper....mean tweets are sooooo mean

Fuelman » 08 Aug 2023, 5:25 pm » wrote: ↑

08 Aug 2023, 5:25 pm

Sounds pretty bad down there, especially for all those seniors living on fixed incomes. Sounds like you will paying dearly for years to come.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/01/business ... index.html

Sounds like the Republicans are doing a real bang up job down there.

Genetics eternally separates those still alive here. Natural compounding chromosomes adding one ancestor per generation gap alive. 5 gaps that fall into first arrived, 2nd generation, 3rd generation, 4th generation great great grandparents are mostly dead by the time each of their great great grandchildren arrive.

Fuelman » 08 Aug 2023, 5:25 pm » wrote: ↑

08 Aug 2023, 5:25 pm

Sounds pretty bad down there, especially for all those seniors living on fixed incomes. Sounds like you will paying dearly for years to come.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/01/business ... index.html

Sounds like the Republicans are doing a real bang up job down there.

            Wouldn't make a difference which Party was in power.... They can't keep Insurers from going insolvent, or moving out of the State... Living in Florida (especially along the coastal regions) has always put people at the mercy of the weather... The costs associated with the Hurricanes from preparedness -- prevention -- rebuilding / repairs -- commerce losses -- job losses etc are astronomical.. 

           . And these costs are greatly compounded by the amount of fraud associated with the aftermath of these storms..  Scamming Contractors, legal litigation from blood-sucking lawyers, huge amounts of false claims and such.. The State has stepped in to try and curb this form of theft --- it has also put pressure on Insurance companies to ease up on some of the stringent requirements to qualify for home coverage.. They also implemented a Grant program for people to retrofit their homes, to lessen damage caused by the storms... 

             You couldn't be more right regarding the Seniors --- especially those living in a Condo community as I do, where even if your individual Unit is already paid off, you are still obligated to pay the assessment and huge increase in our Quarterly Association Fees to insure the Building & Grounds.. I know this latest assessment which is due end of this month will really hurt some of my older neighbours

            

top 3 things that destroy middle class family wealth. #1 legal gambling. takes but a few seconds. no regulation. #2 divorce. marriage should be a place to grow wealth. but people are perverts. #3 credit card interest. again, where are the regulations? /// all kinds of dumb regulations. but none to save families from predators.

sootedupCyndi » 08 Aug 2023, 5:07 pm » wrote: ↑

08 Aug 2023, 5:07 pm

sure? but do you look like Achmed?

lol oh man see