Fuel Shock

Kairho · 03-19-2008, 11:38 AM

Granted my truck gets comparatively poor fuel mileage ... but even at the local "bargain" station it cost me US$130.01 today to fill the tank.
The April pleasure trip to north Georgia was subsequently cancelled.....

bodega · 03-19-2008, 11:46 AM

We filled up our truck yesterday and the price was $3.65 a gal. Ouch!

We have a driving trip scheduled for this summer and we will be getting a compact car instead of a midsize from the rental car company.

Ned · 03-19-2008, 11:51 AM

My SUV has been costing me $65-$70 to fill up for a month now. I'm on the verge of raising my consulting fees to cover the increases in Health Insurance and Fuel.

deangreenhoe · 03-19-2008, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Kairho

Granted my truck gets comparatively poor fuel mileage ... but even at the local "bargain" station it cost me US$130.01 today to fill the tank.
The April pleasure trip to north Georgia was subsequently cancelled.....

Well there's the problem. Should have paid in zlotys.

It all makes me glad I lead a boring, insular life and drive at best 20 miles per week unless I go to the supermarket - the closest real one is 25 minutes away and it costs me roughly $7.00 to drive there and back. Subsequently, one becomes a little hesitant to just bop into town for a gallon of milk and a sleeve of Ho-Hos.

**Lynn** · 03-19-2008, 12:50 PM

To really put things into perspective.....one of my friends stopped to fill up the tank on their Yukon last week, he happened to have his mother in law in the vehicle at the time. He filled it up, charged to his card and climbed back into the car. His MIL was giggling and shaking her head, he asked what was up with that and she said, "That's more than our first mortgage payment."

mercwyn · 03-19-2008, 12:58 PM

The gas station just down the block from my office was at $2.96 early last week, yesterday morning it was $3.25 and yesterday afternoon it was $3.27. This morning it was $3.35. I don't think I want to go past there this afternoon!

tdew · 03-19-2008, 01:02 PM

I remember when I first bought my brand new 1971 Datsun.
I couldn't take advantage of the free car wash offered at the local station because you had to buy at least $3 worth of gas... and to fill the tank never came to that much.
After the fill up, I could drive for more than 300 miles before I needed gas again.

bodega · 03-19-2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Lynn

To really put things into perspective.....one of my friends stopped to fill up the tank on their Yukon last week, he happened to have his mother in law in the vehicle at the time. He filled it up, charged to his card and climbed back into the car. His MIL was giggling and shaking her head, he asked what was up with that and she said, "That's more than our first mortgage payment."

This made me chuckle, as my grandfather use to make those type of comments and now I am doing the same. In 1972, my weekly food budget was $8!! We did very well on it, too. Now just 1 gallon of milk and a loaf of bread cost me over $9.

bodega · 03-19-2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Ned

My SUV has been costing me $65-$70 to fill up for a month now. I'm on the verge of raising my consulting fees to cover the increases in Health Insurance and Fuel.

We are doing the same with our consulting business, as our company gasoline bill is breaking the bank!

pezmanffx · 03-19-2008, 01:50 PM

I just talked to my mom. Her morgage payment in 1957 was $48. A weeks worth of grocherys cost her $2.00. Her weekly paycheck was $50.

I soo wish a weeks pay would cover my morgage payment.

03-19-2008, 11:38 AM	#1
Kairho Senior Ferroequinologist Über Über Poster Member since: Jun 2005 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 6,595 Rep Power: 416	Fuel Shock Granted my truck gets comparatively poor fuel mileage ... but even at the local "bargain" station it cost me US$130.01 today to fill the tank. The April pleasure trip to north Georgia was subsequently cancelled..... __________________ “Religion limits civil liberties for imaginary reasons. The surest way to lose many of our cherished civil liberties is to end the separation of church and state and let religious leaders determine the rules.” --David Drumm

03-19-2008, 11:51 AM	#3
Ned Kishef macher Super Duper Über Poster Member since: Jul 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA USA Posts: 16,698 Rep Power: 450	My SUV has been costing me $65-$70 to fill up for a month now. I'm on the verge of raising my consulting fees to cover the increases in Health Insurance and Fuel. __________________ Ned [Visit my Travel Photography Blog, and Photography website NSL Photography]

03-19-2008, 12:50 PM	#5
Lynn Travel Professional Diamond Poster Member since: Jun 2005 Location: Johnstown, PA Age: 60 Posts: 2,078 Rep Power: 56	To really put things into perspective.....one of my friends stopped to fill up the tank on their Yukon last week, he happened to have his mother in law in the vehicle at the time. He filled it up, charged to his card and climbed back into the car. His MIL was giggling and shaking her head, he asked what was up with that and she said, "That's more than our first mortgage payment." __________________ Life is a garden, what are you planting? CTC since 1984, Travel Institute Life Member

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bodega Travel Professional Über Über Poster Member since: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,168 Rep Power: 163	We filled up our truck yesterday and the price was $3.65 a gal. Ouch! We have a driving trip scheduled for this summer and we will be getting a compact car instead of a midsize from the rental car company.

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mercwyn Travel Professional Diamond Poster Member since: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,491 Rep Power: 171	The gas station just down the block from my office was at $2.96 early last week, yesterday morning it was $3.25 and yesterday afternoon it was $3.27. This morning it was $3.35. I don't think I want to go past there this afternoon!

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tdew Senior Member Über Poster Member since: Apr 2005 Location: Bergen Co, NJ Posts: 4,266 Rep Power: 279	I remember when I first bought my brand new 1971 Datsun. I couldn't take advantage of the free car wash offered at the local station because you had to buy at least $3 worth of gas... and to fill the tank never came to that much. After the fill up, I could drive for more than 300 miles before I needed gas again.

03-19-2008, 01:50 PM	#10
pezmanffx Senior Member Diamond Poster Member since: Aug 2005 Location: Fairfax, VA Age: 45 Posts: 2,303 Rep Power: 163	I just talked to my mom. Her morgage payment in 1957 was $48. A weeks worth of grocherys cost her $2.00. Her weekly paycheck was $50. I soo wish a weeks pay would cover my morgage payment.