^x6couldn't have said it better. those who really don't know and see the world through tunneled view really shouldn't comment. sayings its someones fault for living far out is the most idiotic thing i've heard in a while, and i'm on chit chat a lot, so thats saying something. what if you don't make enough at your job to live close enough? housing is typically cheaper further out. maybe people have kids to support and college educations for them for which they are saving. Where you buy a house isn't as simple as move to location x or location y, there are factors that go into it like school quality, neighborhood safety, house age, resell value, etc...

also

Quote :

"My point was referring to Saddam's whole reasoning behind the invasion of Kuwait that caused the first Gulf War. His 8 year war with Iran had dipped into the treasury and he was on the verge of going broke. If he hadn't looked to Kuwait for it's oil, he would likely be facing revolution. Iraq's oil reserves weren't enough. Gaining access to Kuwait essentially doubled his supply."

No. Kuwait was drilling into Iraq and using their resources. This had been going on for some time and Saddam had even sent in a letter to Bush I to tell Kuwait to stop, but he refused. The result was Saddam invading Kuwait. We only gathered enough support to invade Iraq because we put some girl on TV saying she was a poor Kuwaiti refugee and that she had seen Saddam's soldiers take out baby's that were premature from their plastic containers and throw the babies on the ground and taking the containers. It turned out that this girl had never even been to Kuwait, she was the daughter of the ambassador to Kuwait.


One more thing, gas really was 4.15 at Cornado beach two weeks ago. I saw it with my own eyes.

[Edited on March 13, 2008 at 9:18 AM. Reason : ^ to the 6]

3/13/2008 9:17:24 AM

Yeah, the people who are like "it doesnt hurt that much" have to realize that some of us are different and use more gas. And maybe it's a choice, but maybe it isn't.

For example, my aforementioned boat. Gas going up 30 cents might not make that much difference to you when you use 10 gallons a week, but between my car and boat, that's a huge chunk of change.

3/13/2008 10:00:04 AM

this is the middle easts way of telling us to vote democrat...swear to god

3/13/2008 10:01:28 AM

front page of drudgereport

oil hits new record
gold hits new record
stocks struggle
retail sales plunge
dollar down
forclosures up 60%



uhhhhhh, this kind of reminds me of when the nazis invaded poland, i always wondered why people stuck around, why didnt they leave, i wonder if the same is going on here

3/13/2008 12:41:06 PM

Godwin's Law!


But I don't understand your analogy at all

3/13/2008 12:54:47 PM

it was kinda farfetched,

but everytime i look the fed is doing more and more radical things to save our economy
while we sit her just thinking everything is gonna be alright
what if we're on hte verge of another great depression? wwhwoooooo

3/13/2008 1:06:41 PM

http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/10/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htm?cnn=yes

Quote :

"So how high will gas prices go? While several areas will see prices over $4 a gallon, Kloza said he expects the nationwide average to peak somewhere between $3.50 and $3.75. Kilduff is calling for a high of $3.50, and Statts thinks we'll see the $3.30s. All three analysts think prices will peak early, in April or May, then decline as the economy worsens and demand for gas - already flat or falling - continues to deteriorate. "[The falloff in demand] that occurs around $3.25 a gallon takes a lot of the mojo out of gasoline," said Kloza. "These prices are real speed bumps for the economy." By July 4, when many Americans pack up the sedan and head for the mountains or beach, prices could be back around $3. If anyone can still afford a vacation. "

3/19/2008 2:24:30 PM

so far economist have been saying, its not so bad, its not so bad
and everytime they've been wrong
i wonder how bad it really is.......

3/19/2008 2:31:53 PM

paid $3.35 for gas today, filled up my camary on $55
wtf

4/9/2008 1:25:53 AM

i'd kill for a $55 full up. I've started to have to run my card twice as it is cutting me off at $75.

on a similar note it did cost about $46 to fill the tsx with midgrade tonight... damn.....

4/9/2008 1:37:08 AM

is it what's happening to gas?

or what's happening to our $$$?

4/9/2008 1:49:45 AM

But we had that don't buy gas day....

4/9/2008 2:17:55 AM

Quote :

"How many times have you actually taken a bus? I bet you can get where you're going on the Cat."

Yeah, I tried to use the CAT to get to campus once. It was massive fail

4/9/2008 2:27:59 AM

Quote :

"Iraq doesn't have any oil. Why do you think they invaded Kuwait? "

they invaded Kuwait because Kuwait was increasing oil production WAY above OPEC quotas, crushing the oil-driven Iraqi economy that was already reeling from the war with Iran, and Kuwait was slant-drilling and taking oil from Iraqi oil reserves.

Quote :

"HAHA suckers, my car runs on BALD EAGLES"

I actually came very close to running over a bald eagle a couple of weeks ago



in my 3/4 ton, 8.0L V-10 engined pickup truck.

Quote :

"One more thing, gas really was 4.15 at Cornado beach two weeks ago. I saw it with my own eyes. "

yeah, i was there a couple of weeks ago, too. i think i saw it even higher than that in some places (like mid-$4)





[Edited on April 9, 2008 at 2:40 AM. Reason : asfd]

[Edited on April 9, 2008 at 2:41 AM. Reason : asfd]

4/9/2008 2:35:24 AM

I wish I was an oil tycoon.

4/9/2008 4:04:10 AM

$3.50

4/23/2008 3:08:30 PM

Bush = oil money oil goes ↑ bush gets more money... YAY BUSH GTFO!!!

4/23/2008 3:09:53 PM

"cheap" gas here in siler city is $3.57

4/23/2008 3:12:33 PM

buddy of mine recently started a private transportation company similar to White Horse

he has a Ford Excursion that runs on diesel.


poor guy has a $650 a month car payment + 4.15/g for diesel fuel

4/23/2008 3:20:44 PM

4/23/2008 3:20:58 PM

GODDAMNIT OIL MONSTER I AIN'T GIVING YOU NO TREE FITTY

4/23/2008 3:59:22 PM

right now, three wheel tricycles are lookin real good

4/23/2008 4:29:38 PM

Quote :

"Saddam's soldiers take out baby's that were premature from their plastic containers and throw the babies on the ground and taking the containers."

wat?

4/23/2008 4:33:52 PM

if you live/need to get around in Durham youre SOL

the DATA system is the most irrational, retarded, inconvenient, and unreliable public transportation ive ever seen or heard of

it rather spend 6 bucks a gallon on gas than try to depend on that sucker to get to and from work everyday

4/23/2008 4:53:25 PM

^I prefer not to get shot on the way to or from work.

4/23/2008 5:01:29 PM

wtf, we're actually more expensive at $3.59 than the national average $3.58
its always been way cheaper in the past
thanks YAnkees, you've brought you exaggerated prices with you,

4/28/2008 3:08:35 PM

the raceway on S. Saunders is 3.49

cheapest in raleigh that i know of

4/28/2008 3:10:09 PM

i thought this thread was about the channel thats shows all those old nick games shows like Legends of the Hidden Temple and Guts

4/28/2008 3:11:09 PM

all the idiots saying that the extra $10 we're paying for gas each week "doesn't matter" needs to go back to econ.

most of the US economy runs on transporting goods, otherwise known as using gas.

4/28/2008 3:31:24 PM

we need a national do not DRIVE day instead of dont buy gas day.

4/28/2008 3:59:08 PM

i heard that in 2-3 years we'll be up to $7-$10
i dont doubt it, thats what europe pays currently

4/28/2008 6:27:48 PM

its like 3.85-3.90 here now.

4/28/2008 6:29:08 PM

There is an oil worker strike in the UK right now.

4/28/2008 6:30:35 PM

this thread really makes me laugh. and gas prices do, too. especially for all those people who still think having a nice car is a "status" thing. you're really gonna look classy when you can't afford that BMW anymore.

4/28/2008 7:17:37 PM

Quote :

"we need a national do not DRIVE day instead of dont buy gas day."

neither of those will work. because on the day before or the day after, everyone's going to fill up. people need to adjust their lifestyles to driving less on a regular basis.

4/28/2008 7:18:52 PM

bmws don't get bad gas mileage my jeep however does..

but.... i don't need to drive it very often

4/28/2008 7:19:03 PM

looks like i totaled my car at the perfect time...i think when i totaled it, it was like 2.85/gallon...prolly saved like 500 bucks on that...

4/28/2008 7:19:58 PM

While the rising price of gas scares the shit out of me, I do think this situation is going to force a lot of Americans in the 30 y/o and under range to sit down and finally figure out what it is to be fiscally responsible. That's not a totally bad thing to happen.

4/28/2008 7:27:11 PM

my solution is to keep driving my big ass truck, pay $150 in gas a week, and make up the carbon footprint for all those damn africans that walk everywhere

4/28/2008 7:34:32 PM

i took a piss on a truck similar to that in biltmore parking lot the other day

4/28/2008 7:35:33 PM

good, cause it hadn't been washed in a year

4/28/2008 7:37:21 PM

Quote :

"...i always wondered why people stuck around, why didnt they leave... ...what if we're on hte verge of another great depression? wwhwoooooo"

Pretty sure the next great depression is going to be global. Start building your spaceship.

4/28/2008 7:52:38 PM

I'm pretty sure the last Depression was fairly global too. You just don't hear about the other countries because Asia wasn't as developed and Europe was between World Wars. They were still affected though.

If there is gonna be another one though, there's basically no way it wouldn't be global.

4/28/2008 8:17:17 PM

80% of the US's oil comes from canada and mexico, fuck iraqi oil, its tainted anyway

4/28/2008 8:55:56 PM

Quote :

" Opec head sees oil price hitting $200 a barrel"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/04/29/cnopec129.xml

4/28/2008 9:02:23 PM

^^keska say?

i need a pie chart to prove this...

4/28/2008 9:11:07 PM

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080506/oil_prices.html?.v=20
$200 a barrel oil prediction

but i think thats never gonna happen if we start to tap on that iraqi oil

5/7/2008 1:24:31 PM

i wanna talk about gaaaaaaas prices

5/7/2008 1:32:37 PM

I bought gas late last night, the price was up when I drove by to go to school. $40 for a full tank.

5/7/2008 2:35:29 PM

5/7/2008 2:39:01 PM