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03-05-2011, 02:05 AM
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#393
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Amen to that, Brother. I've been saying that right along.
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03-05-2011, 02:24 AM
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#394
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Senior Member
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Location: Tucson, AZ
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My big gripe is that when the price of a barrel goes up, the price at the pump goes up the same day.
But when barrel price goes down, it takes weeks for pump price to drop even a little.
At least that's how it seems to me. 
But I won't stay home.(quietly singing "On the Road Again" to self) 
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03-05-2011, 06:51 AM
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#395
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
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The recurring theme is that 'we'll just take shorter trips', 'we'll just stay at the state park just down the road a bit', 'we'll still go but stay longer and use the car/bike for sightseeing' but the best ones are, 'gas was (enter your own experience) this high or that high three years ago and see everything turned out ok'
Several years ago we were NOT nearly three trillion in debt with a figure of 14 trillion being bandied about as casually as the dw and I discuss the price of groceries.
For those who think that they will simply continue to travel but keep the trips shorter and stay closer, just what do you think every one else is going to do and for those who are fortunate enough to be able to pump and grin regardless of the price (and I am truly happy that some members fall into this category) what are you going to do when you can't get the stuff?
This topic cannot be apolitical, its impossible to discuss gas prices without mentioning politics as the reasons for increasing gas prices are, pure and simple, political ones. The current unrest in the Mideast is political and this is one reason for increasing prices, the current ban on offshore drilling is political, and this is another reason, the failure to drill for known reserves is political and is another huge reason, and the crazy notion that there is -manmade- global warming is, without a doubt, one of the biggest reasons and will anyone say that this is not political? Yes the real reason for the increase in gas prices is purely political - to argue otherwise is silly.
Remember, one trillion seconds is over 32,000 years.
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03-05-2011, 07:30 AM
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#396
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Community Administrator
Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Marquette, Michigan "Da UP" & Lehigh Acres Florida
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rough road
This topic cannot be apolitical, its impossible to discuss gas prices without mentioning politics as the reasons for increasing gas prices are, pure and simple, political ones. The current unrest in the Mideast is political and this is one reason for increasing prices, the current ban on offshore drilling is political, and this is another reason, the failure to drill for known reserves is political and is another huge reason, and the crazy notion that there is -manmade- global warming is, without a doubt, one of the biggest reasons and will anyone say that this is not political? Yes the real reason for the increase in gas prices is purely political - to argue otherwise is silly.
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The topic is "If gas reaches $5.00 per/gal are you done?" which was not a question of how/why it got there so therefore this is not a political discussion unless it's steered that way.
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03-05-2011, 08:06 AM
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#397
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Senior Member
Thor Owners Club
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Delaware
Posts: 608
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Originally Posted by R1Kirby
Oil in this country is sent over seas, and then we buy it back from OPEC.
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That's just, well ... completely wrong. Where on earth did you get that idea?
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03-05-2011, 08:21 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnRR
The topic is "If gas reaches $5.00 per/gal are you done?" which was not a question of how/why it got there so therefore this is not a political discussion unless it's steered that way.
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I just have to jump in here:
Defination of a politition;
Those in charge that direct others, (or try to influnce others) to do their bidding.
If you look at the broad theme of things; everything is political; starting at the head of a household, Those that are the head of the household, be it male or female is a polititon; and makes the decisions for the family;
C.E.O.s of companys; They direct the company.
etc, etc, etc.
If you decide to pay $5.00 for fuel; you have made a decision, in the broad terms, you have become a politition.
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03-05-2011, 08:38 AM
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#399
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Solo Rvers Club
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03-05-2011, 09:08 AM
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Community Administrator
Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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But "If gas reaches $5.00 per/gal are you done?"
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03-05-2011, 01:32 PM
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John, you seem to have wanted a yes/no answer to the orignial question and there doesn't seem to be one-400 or so single word answers would have been really boring wouldn't you agree?
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03-05-2011, 01:38 PM
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#402
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Community Administrator
Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Actually as an individual member I was trying to politely point out that the post was kind of going a stray of the original post that's all.
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03-05-2011, 02:00 PM
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#403
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Senior Member
Damon Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: North East Texas
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not done but cut way back.
our home base is like a big rv park...except we dont have .....well we do have everything, so shorter trips will be the norm for this season.
funny i see many posts to this post that are clearly in the realm of political
and not deleted....
so politics does run this place as well
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03-05-2011, 03:15 PM
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#404
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Wherever I'm parked
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnRR
But "If gas reaches $5.00 per/gal are you done?" 
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No way, we'll just use less petro and take more time to smell the roses along the way.
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"The mark of success is spending an entire day on the bank of a river without feeling guilt" ~Anonymous
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03-05-2011, 04:03 PM
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#405
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Administrator in Memoriam
Newmar Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's Spartan Chassis
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Location: Newark, DE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by powerboatr
funny i see many posts to this post that are clearly in the realm of political
and not deleted....
so politics does run this place as well 
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Reference to a politician(s) or a law that was passed relative to the topic being discussed are sometimes used for clarity.
Political rants, political potshots or political comments unrelated and unnecessary to the topic are not appropriate.
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03-05-2011, 04:14 PM
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#406
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Cartersville, GA
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I'm pretty sure gas (or diesel) prices don't really have much of an effect on RVers as much as they do on the day to day working person. As a matter of fact, I just visited my local RV dealer and was told that the last time gas hit $4.00 they had one of their best months ever, and sales are already picking up with the current rise in prices. Go figure.
But the true travelers are they who leave for leaving’s sake
Saying continuously, without knowing why: ‘Let us go on’.
Paraphrased from Baudelaire’s ‘The Journey’
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