FUEL Prices

fried1765

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Kubota L48 TLB, Ford 1920 FEL, Ford 8N, SCAG Liberty Z, Gravely Pro.
Nov 14, 2019
7,843
5,066
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Eastham, Ma
No.

Our few banks have a government guaranteed monopoly here and since the 1990's they don't pay depositors any money and they don't want your business because you have nowhere else to go.

Housing prices are inflated because people started speculating in real estate as interest rates were low and it was the only way to get a return on your money.

Even at $30/hr it's hard to get a $1M mortgage. Heck they can't afford to pay rent anymore.

If the government had any sense they would force banks to pay depositors at least prime rate less a percent. Instead they are trying to encourage more investment in construction so more properties can sit empty while speculators live the dream of getting rich running short term airb&b rentals.
Like a fool, I have been sitting on a significant hunk of CAD cash for 5 years, since the sale of my Nova Scotia Summer home.
All the while hoping for some recovery of the CAD against the USD.
THAT has not happened, and I have finally decided it is time to get off the pot.
The dumbest $$$ thing I have ever done was to buy real property in Canada.
 

Runs With Scissors

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L2501 TLB , Grappel, Brush Hog, Box Blade, Ballast box, Forks, Tiller, PH digger
Jan 25, 2023
2,442
2,818
113
Michigan
$6+
But I can feel good about myself knowing I am paying a carbon tax
Yea, I bet Ole Leo pays his fair share too.......but his carbon footprint is probably a wee bit larger than yours/ours is........

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But hey, like the Elites say: "We all need to do our part to reduce emissions.........":unsure:
 

RDinNHandAZ

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Kubota BX1870, FEL, BX5450 Snowblower, back blade, customized snow cab
Jun 26, 2022
89
105
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Lakes Region NH and Sonoran Desert AZ
In the middle to late 1960’s I pumped gas at a discount 24 hour station that was the cheapest in our area. Much of that time it was about 30¢ a gallon. A hamburger at the new McDonald’s was 18¢. A 10 oz coke in a returnable bottle was a dime (after you gave the bottle back for 2¢) Compare those things to today and you will see we are not paying more for gas than the good old days. It’s still cheap. So cheap we should stop complaining and go get a cheap burger and a coke for $4, instead. It’s about the same price as a gallon of gas today just like it has always been. Sometimes being old gives you a different view.
 

lynnmor

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B2601-1
May 3, 2021
1,445
1,159
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Red Lion
In the middle to late 1960’s I pumped gas at a discount 24 hour station that was the cheapest in our area. Much of that time it was about 30¢ a gallon. A hamburger at the new McDonald’s was 18¢. A 10 oz coke in a returnable bottle was a dime (after you gave the bottle back for 2¢) Compare those things to today and you will see we are not paying more for gas than the good old days. It’s still cheap. So cheap we should stop complaining and go get a cheap burger and a coke for $4, instead. It’s about the same price as a gallon of gas today just like it has always been. Sometimes being old gives you a different view.
I worked for minimum wage at $1.25 per hour, that bought me 4.17 gallons of ethanol free. Today minimum wage in PA is $7.25 per hour and that buys 1.69 gallons of ethanol free. Yes, it is not all about me, some may be having a hard time with the current nonsense.
 

Runs With Scissors

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L2501 TLB , Grappel, Brush Hog, Box Blade, Ballast box, Forks, Tiller, PH digger
Jan 25, 2023
2,442
2,818
113
Michigan
I worked for minimum wage at $1.25 per hour, that bought me 4.17 gallons of ethanol free. Today minimum wage in PA is $7.25 per hour and that buys 1.69 gallons of ethanol free. Yes, it is not all about me, some may be having a hard time with the current nonsense.

Simple fix then......Just raise minimum wage to ~$16......Now everyone is happy....

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D2Cat

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L305DT, B7100HST, TG1860, TG1860D, L4240
Mar 27, 2014
13,831
5,581
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40 miles south of Kansas City
Like a fool, I have been sitting on a significant hunk of CAD cash for 5 years, since the sale of my Nova Scotia Summer home.
All the while hoping for some recovery of the CAD against the USD.
THAT has not happened, and I have finally decided it is time to get off the pot.
The dumbest $$$ thing I have ever done was to buy real property in Canada.
Probably not the dumbest thing you've ever done, but maybe the largest dumb thing you've ever done?
 

Botamon

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M7060HDC12, John Deere 2020 diesel
Mar 26, 2018
283
512
93
Winnemucca, Nevada
I imagine that you are probably 500 miles from the nearest refinery?
About that. All fuel sold in northern Nevada comes from a refinery in California's Bay Area. 8" pipeline over the Sierra Nevada to a distribution center in the Reno/Sparks area. Which is why I chuckle when I hear someone proclaim that "X" brand of gas is better that "Y"...I can point and say "it all came out of that tank".
 
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Botamon

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M7060HDC12, John Deere 2020 diesel
Mar 26, 2018
283
512
93
Winnemucca, Nevada
I worked for minimum wage at $1.25 per hour, that bought me 4.17 gallons of ethanol free. Today minimum wage in PA is $7.25 per hour and that buys 1.69 gallons of ethanol free. Yes, it is not all about me, some may be having a hard time with the current nonsense.
I've kept meticulous records all my life. In 1973 I drove my van from my parents farm in northeastern Pennsylvania to Reno, Nevada. Averaged 12.85 mpg on that trip...and total cost for fuel was $90.14. For a cross country trip!

50 years later...this past summer it cost me $130.46 to fill the tank on my current van just once!
 

jyoutz

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MX6000 HST open station, FEL, 6’ cutter, forks, 8’ rear blade, 7’ cultivator
Jan 14, 2019
2,994
2,041
113
Edgewood, New Mexico
I've kept meticulous records all my life. In 1973 I drove my van from my parents farm in northeastern Pennsylvania to Reno, Nevada. Averaged 12.85 mpg on that trip...and total cost for fuel was $90.14. For a cross country trip!

50 years later...this past summer it cost me $130.46 to fill the tank on my current van just once!
But how much were you earning in 1973?
 

chim

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L4240HSTC with FEL, Ford 1210
Jan 19, 2013
2,122
1,244
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Near Lancaster, PA, USA
In 1967 I was clearing $43.09 per week. Gas is 10X what it was back then, so I'd need to clear around $430.00 per week now if I would still be working.

I've said for years that FOR THE MOST PART wages and prices have increased, but you need to work nearly the same number of hours for things you buy.
 

Lil Foot

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1979 B7100DT Gear, Nissan Hanix N150-2 Excavator
May 19, 2011
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2,556
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Peoria, AZ
$3.29 for regular, $3.79 for diesel.