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Old 02-22-2013, 05:34 PM
 
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But it helps me breathe in Fresno county. So I think that's a good trade.

And bless me if I don't think that breathing comes before god given inherent rights to wield any gun ya want.

Now Fontucky helped out by posting this fancy map. See the red and the Fresno dot? /waves. I like to breathe, thank you.

RFG Areas | Fuels and Fuels Addtives | US EPA
Aah we were not on any list. we don't need it according to the EPA.

Beautiful today, in the 50's, clear skies most of the day and a gentle breeze with fresh air. Made it easy to read the sign showing gas prices too: $3.549
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Old 02-22-2013, 05:38 PM
 
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Aah we were not on any list. we don't need it according to the EPA.

Beautiful today, in the 50's, clear skies most of the day and a gentle breeze with fresh air. Made it easy to read the sign showing gas prices too: $3.549
It was $3.28 last time you checked in. I'm giving you the credit for gas where you live now instead of general Knoxville cause I'm nice.

I haven't gone to Costco today to gas up. Lemme check it out.

It is a nice day today though, can see the mountains which is my general measurement.

Says 3.93 online at the Clovis Costco.
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Old 02-22-2013, 05:39 PM
 
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What were ya making per hour?
When I first started working? $1.00 an hour at the first job.

Humm gas at $0.199 then VS $1.00 per hour. Now gas at say $3.60 (here not there) and my wage would need to be $18.00 per hour to work out the same. I make much more.
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Old 02-22-2013, 05:43 PM
 
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When I first started working? $1.00 an hour at the first job.

Humm gas at $0.199 then VS $1.00 per hour. Now gas at say $3.60 (here not there) and my wage would need to be $18.00 per hour to work out the same. I make much more.
So generally gas prices aren't that bad commensurate to your wage, and neither would our current prices on gas be that harmful to your lifestyle?

Didja fill up the GTO?
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Old 02-22-2013, 06:00 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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It becomes your problem with higher gas prices though. /shrug

I am well aware of the air flow. And some of it comes from the bay area and Sacto. Drive a Prius!
The thing is, a Prius is actually really bad for the environment. A lot of damage has been done creating the batteries in the car.
http://helenathegreat.hubpages.com/hub/Prius

People would be much better in a clean turbo diesel. I get 40 mpg in my VW Passat tdi and it is a large sedan, and it is much better for the environment, you don't have to replace the batteries every 100k miles or so. You should see the mileage they get on the smaller turbo diesels in Europe.
They made a Ford Fiesta in Eupoe in 2008 that got 65 mpg, but we cannot own it here.
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Old 02-22-2013, 06:02 PM
 
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The thing is, a Prius is actually really bad for the environment. A lot of damage has been done creating the batteries in the car.
http://helenathegreat.hubpages.com/hub/Prius

People would be much better in a clean turbo diesel. I get 40 mpg in my VW Passat tdi and it is a large sedan, and it is much better for the environment, you don't have to replace the batteries every 100k miles or so. You should see the mileage they get on the smaller turbo diesels in Europe.
They made a Ford Fiesta in Eupoe in 2008 that got 65 mpg, but we cannot own it here.
The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can't Have - Businessweek
Great. Drive a diesel then. Quit blowing your foul air down here.

There are tradeoffs in everything and life ain't frictionless.

Do ya have a better source than some dudes blog?
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Old 02-22-2013, 06:05 PM
 
Location: Yucaipa, California
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A barrel of oil is up .50 to $93.00. Gas shouldnt be as high as it is.....PERIOD.
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Old 02-22-2013, 06:15 PM
 
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So generally gas prices aren't that bad commensurate to your wage, and neither would our current prices on gas be that harmful to your lifestyle?

Didja fill up the GTO?
Only on Fridays when the local stations offer premium at Mid grade pricing so we can all cruise.
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Old 02-22-2013, 06:18 PM
 
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Only on Fridays when the local stations offer premium at Mid grade pricing so we can all cruise.
I may head over to Fat Jacks ('50's place with cute car hops) and take in the Clovis car clubs that hang out there.

Our good burgers thread died, but I mentioned it there.

Flashback to Fat Jack’s | Clovis Independent

Do ya grease your hair and roll up your t-shirt arms to cruise?


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I'm embarrassed to say I performed this song as a skit as a Cub Scout, lol...
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Old 02-22-2013, 07:09 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Great. Drive a diesel then. Quit blowing your foul air down here.

There are tradeoffs in everything and life ain't frictionless.

Do ya have a better source than some dudes blog?
Here is a picture of the Prius factory in Canada


Normally Canada is covered in trees, you can see that is not the case in this picture. The acid rain, from creating the batteries, has killed everything. NASA uses the area to test moon rovers

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