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Gas won't reach $4.00 per gallon EVERYWHERE ...

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Claws for Concern, May 12, 2008.

  1. Claws for Concern

    Claws for Concern Active Member

    Mom and Pop gas station pumps can only go to $3.99.


    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_bi_ge/old_gas_pumps
     
    Claws for Concern, May 12, 2008
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  2. forever_town

    forever_town Well-Known Member

    They'll probably handpaint a 4 to go in the dollar spot so they can get their money. Capitalism at its best.
     
    forever_town, May 12, 2008
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  3. Riddick

    Riddick Active Member

    makes me want to drive around and find me one of those old stations.
     
    Riddick, May 12, 2008
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  4. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    Supply and demand, my ass.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, May 13, 2008
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  5. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    I remember hearing when gas first went over $1 in the late 70s, a lot of stations put half-gallon prices on the pumps, or sold gas by the liter.
     
    Football_Bat, May 13, 2008
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  6. More hideous than Ben Seaver

    More hideous than Ben Seaver Member

    By the liter? That would be incredibly confusing for most people.
     
    More hideous than Ben Seaver, May 13, 2008
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  7. ColbertNation

    ColbertNation Member

    I've been asking around, and mom and pop didn't even have any kids.
     
    ColbertNation, May 13, 2008
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  8. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    While everyone is pissed off over the price of gas, can't we stop this crap of selling a gallon and adding nine-tenths of a penny onto the price? Does anyone drive past a sign denoting $3.99.9 and say, "Look, Marge, gas is under $4?"
     
    trifectarich, May 13, 2008
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  9. Oz

    Oz Well-Known Member

    Ic an handle the nine-tenths of a penny, I have no problem with that. Gas going up more than $1.50 from two years ago is my issue.
     
    Oz, May 13, 2008
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  10. Mystery_Meat

    Mystery_Meat Guest

    Oddly enough, everyone I know rounds down when they talk gas prices. $3.459 is $3.45, not $3.46. Whereas if you buy milk at $3.99 a gallon, it's $4. Go figure.
     
    Mystery_Meat, May 13, 2008
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  11. Yodel

    Yodel Active Member

    Probably because that little nine is hard to see from the road. The big numbers stick in your mind better, especially if you are nearsighted like me.
     
    Yodel, May 13, 2008
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