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Slump at the Gas Pump Continues Ahead of Summer Driving Season
GasBuddy.com ^ | May 8, 2017 | Patrick DeHaan

Posted on 05/13/2017 2:41:55 AM PDT by Paul R.

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To: knarf

Same here in NC WV...2.359


21 posted on 05/13/2017 6:29:11 AM PDT by Roccus (When you talk to a politician...ANY politician...always say, "Remember Ceausescu")
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To: cameraeye

Crude oil dropped to $7/barrel back then, pushing lots of independent drillers out of business, capping lots of wells. I saw $.79 gas in 99/00 somewhere in that time period. THEN, with less competition, OPEC had free reign to gouge the hell out of the world, and they did.

It was very timely in my life, as I was SO broke back then. My Civic got 44 mpg, and I was able to survive the low income years.


22 posted on 05/13/2017 6:29:48 AM PDT by Big Giant Head
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To: Tennessean4Bush

Hope it keeps dropping after our RINO gov raised our gas tax, on a phony excuse, put the Road Money into the general fund, said it was broke. Trying to say we got a tax cut, what a .5% of the sales tax on groceries to off set a PROGRESSIVE gas tax HIKE? At least you can deduct the food sales tax from your income tax. Not the gas tax.


23 posted on 05/13/2017 6:45:16 AM PDT by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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To: SargeK

i rember it and the gas ration of ww 2.


24 posted on 05/13/2017 8:30:31 AM PDT by old gringo (a wise monkey never monkeys with another monkeys monkey.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Interesting though I wouldn’t buy it. I made my own electric bicycle. 48v and goes 30mph all on two wheels. Has high handlebars and a banana seat too. Pretty cool.


25 posted on 05/13/2017 10:03:16 AM PDT by bicyclerepair (MAGA - DRAIN THE SWAMP ! - I love my online family of FReepers.)
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To: old gringo

Ya got me beat there!


26 posted on 05/13/2017 10:34:07 AM PDT by SargeK
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i rember it and the gas ration of ww 2.

Me too. Don't remember the card . . .

. . . but remember the "A", "B", "C" stickers on the cars, with the back advising to "Keep it under 35" to save tires, which was the real reason for rationing as the Japs had all the rubber plantations by then.

"A" (you and me) was good for four gallons a week, "B" (Businesses) was good for eight. I dunno about "C" (Professionals like doctors). There were others for Trucks, Messengers, etc.

27 posted on 05/13/2017 6:12:05 PM PDT by Oatka
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To: Oatka

i don’t remember the card either,i remember the tokens for rationed food items.


28 posted on 05/14/2017 7:13:03 AM PDT by old gringo (a wise monkey never monkeys with another monkeys monkey.)
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