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Gas Prices

89135 — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:29:57 GMT

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bewise — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:33:05 GMT

Yes,gas prices are very high,but look at all the people who buy the expensive coffee,at all those places! That is more crazy.

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kaydee50 — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:41:54 GMT

@89135 We used to live in 89052. So glad we don't have a car. Rather spend my money on "drinks"!!!!

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on the bay — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:59:23 GMT

@89135,

Exactly lol!😄!

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MorningLover — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:31:49 GMT

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hckynutjohn — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:01:34 GMT

@bewise wrote:
Yes,gas prices are very high,but look at all the people who buy the expensive coffee,at all those places! That is more crazy.

@bewise

Why do you mention the price of coffee some choose to drink? I believe most people live within their budgets. How they choose to spend the money they worked to earn is their business only.

hckynut(john)🥅🏒 🇺🇸

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Puppy Lips — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:29:36 GMT

@hckynutjohn wrote:
@bewise wrote:
Yes,gas prices are very high,but look at all the people who buy the expensive coffee,at all those places! That is more crazy.

@bewise

Why do you mention the price of coffee some choose to drink? I believe most people live within their budgets. How they choose to spend the money they worked to earn is their business only.

hckynut(john)🥅🏒 🇺🇸

Some people need their coffee fix as much as they need gas. SO glad I don't drink the stuff. I have enough vices as it is, lol.

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Kalli — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:57:19 GMT

@bewise When I worked I'd treat myself to DD. I thought that was expensive but then the franchise that has coffee for $4 came to my town. I'm too cheap to spend that on coffee every day.

Thankfully now that I'm retired I can actually grind my own coffee beans and have a fresh cup at home. When I'm on the road I get Mc D coffee. But I almost always just make my own. For some reason, I only like 2 cups and only in the morning. After that, if I have a hot beverage, I prefer tea.

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Boehm Collector — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:03:50 GMT

@bewise .. with all due respect, I think you are comparing apples with oranges. Most people need their cars to travel to and from work which makes getting gas a necessity. Buying coffee at places like Starbucks is not a necessity. By the end of 2020 we were paying less than $2.00 a gallon for gas. Today we are paying $4.49 per gallon. That is ridiculous.

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Boehm Collector — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 21:11:49 GMT

@Puppy Lips wrote:
@hckynutjohn wrote:
@bewise wrote:
Yes,gas prices are very high,but look at all the people who buy the expensive coffee,at all those places! That is more crazy.

@bewise

Why do you mention the price of coffee some choose to drink? I believe most people live within their budgets. How they choose to spend the money they worked to earn is their business only.

hckynut(john)🥅🏒 🇺🇸

Some people need their coffee fix as much as they need gas. SO glad I don't drink the stuff. I have enough vices as it is, lol.

@Puppy Lips ... Coffee can be made at home for a lot less than it costs to go to places like Starbucks. So if anyone desperately needs a coffee fix they have the option to make it at home. On the other hand, we have no choice but to go to a gas station for gas.

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threecees — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:13:34 GMT

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ECBG — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 01:49:55 GMT

Western NC.

We're at $3.99 a gallon but we have gas points from the grocery store.

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Sage04 — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 04:34:33 GMT

Gas or Starbucks coffee? Don't want or need their coffee and I know my coffee taste better.

Filling up tomorrow ar Kroger and get my 20c per gallon off.

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Isobel Archer — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:20:29 GMT

@hckynutjohn wrote:
@bewise wrote:
Yes,gas prices are very high,but look at all the people who buy the expensive coffee,at all those places! That is more crazy.

@bewise

Why do you mention the price of coffee some choose to drink? I believe most people live within their budgets. How they choose to spend the money they worked to earn is their business only.

hckynut(john)🥅🏒 🇺🇸

It's distraction - look over here.

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Puppy Lips — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 17:00:26 GMT

@Boehm Collector yes, of course I know that. I was not the one who brought up coffee in the first place. I assume, though I don't know since I don't drink it, that people go there for the fancy flavored coffees. Or they are too rushed at home to make it. It all tastes bad to me though, lol. I don't even like coffee ice cream. I remember once when I was young, my Dad took me out for an ice cream cone. I asked for chocolate. What I got was coffee flavored. My Dad felt so bad and he ended up eating it instead of me. Gosh I miss him so much, but I digress.

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beckyb1012 — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 17:04:45 GMT

I have never bought myself a special coffee from even McDonalds. Cannot justify that expense when Folgers and Mr. Coffee are fine. I have bought Star Bucks gift certificates as gifts but that is it.

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RedTop — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:04:00 GMT

In my local area of southern WV, gas is at $4.09. Farther north on Monday, we paid $4.19.

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Vivian — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 22:08:42 GMT

I do very little driving these days. If we're looking for whom to blame, there is plenty of culpability to go around. The prices of gas and oil are set inrternationally. Sure, there's price gouging too but no one country or individual holds all the cards.

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Porcelain — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 22:33:18 GMT

Oil prices are down. But the gas companies are choosing to keep their prices high. It's a great chance to make money. Can't really blame them. It's a great opportunity for them. They have no legal responsibility to keep prices low for consumers.

We can't nationalize gas stations or impose price controls on them.

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Sage04 — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 22:57:05 GMT

@Porcelain wrote:
Oil prices are down. But the gas companies are choosing to keep their prices high. It's a great chance to make money. Can't really blame them. It's a great opportunity for them. They have no legal responsibility to keep prices low for consumers.

We can't nationalize gas stations or impose price controls on them.

Went to Kroger and it was $4.09 but I had double points so I got 20c off per gallon.