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Old 09-22-2005, 12:00 AM   #1
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Heard on the radio that Mobil/Exxon posted a record 110 million dollar profit, I believe they said this quarter. Well no wonder at $3.50/gallon! When is it going to end. It's just BS that they are still making such a HUGE profit while we suffer. What a crock of bologna!
slight correction, hope this doesnt boil your blood even more.
they made 110 million $ PER DAY , last quarter.
that translates to 10 billion for the quarter, they made "only" 25billion in all of 2004
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Old 09-22-2005, 12:41 AM   #2
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And now the standard has been set where if there's even a rumor of a storm anywhere in the Gulf region, the prices go up
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Old 09-22-2005, 08:00 AM   #3
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And now the standard has been set where if there's even a rumor of a storm anywhere in the Gulf region, the prices go up

Lovely Rita, Meter Made.

Unfortunately the meter is on the Pump
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Old 09-22-2005, 12:06 PM   #4
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Channel 7 news last night said that Rita will drive the price of gas to $5/gallon! $5 friggin dollars a gallon? That will be over $75 just to fill my Hyundai!
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Channel 7 news last night said that Rita will drive the price of gas to $5/gallon! $5 friggin dollars a gallon? That will be over $75 just to fill my Hyundai!

how about over 150 to fill the truck with a range of a little over 400 miles....
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Old 09-22-2005, 02:54 PM   #6
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Mac,

I didn't EVEN want to do that math. Have a 2003 Trailblazer EXT which has a 25 gal tank. $125............OUCH! Guess I now have a $30k paper weight!
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Makes me wish I had renewed the Race sticker on my wifes blazer. 21 mpg is much better than 12 mpg
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