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Forummaster
Moderator
Username: Forummaster
Post Number: 366
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 10:56 am: | 
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I ran across a website to help find lower gas prices. http://www.gasbuddy.com/ |
ELCO Guy. (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 11:42 am: |
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When you compare the price of gasoline to the price of the other items we buy every day.
If you compare the price of the following items 20 years ago v the price today the rise in price is much greater.
Good Medical Insurance/health care
Cigarettes
National Named Brand foods in general
Cigarettes for example...I remember back in the 70s when they were .75 a pack for Marlboro in the red box. Today the cost of cheap no name cigarettes is over 3.00 per pack. And over 300 percent increase.
Medical Insurance costs an average of almost 4000 bucks a year per a piece on the TV recently. The good insurance costs more.
So if you compare our price of gas is pretty cheap compared to the price of the rest of the stuff we use.
The reason we feel the pinch on gasoline is twofold. First, the cost of gas and other stuff we use goes up at the same rate as the income level goes up--everyone wants more income when the income goes up for the sole purpose of just keeping up with inflation. And also that we use gasoline in one way or another every day for all our daily activities (ya got to haul all that stuff around in semis fueld by deisel/gas) so when the freight guy passes on his higher gas/fuel cost to we the end consumer we feel the price rise indirectly.
We see the price of gas everytime we fuel up. So we are constantly being forced to watch the price rise or should I say 'not fall' on a daily basis.
But if we compare price rises with other daily commodities we use the price of gasoline is not that high.
Best to all of yall
Signed...
that ELCO Guy
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Ca346
Advanced Member
Username: Ca346
Post Number: 765
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 1:15 pm: |
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Great site! Thanks for the info. It confirmed my suspicions locally. It also saves alot of time. When gas gets over $2/gallon it does NOT pay to drive around looking for the best price. |
Mdiver
Member
Username: Mdiver
Post Number: 92
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 3:22 pm: |
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Here in Northern California Sacramento area, Todays gas price is $2.15 per gallon and going up about every two days |
0661
Junior Member
Username: 0661
Post Number: 20
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 4:00 pm: |
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I am 63 now, I remember when I first started driving, gas was 22-23 cents per gal., now around here it is $2.08!!!! I used to see my father put a quarter in a cigarette machine and get a pack of cigs with pennies on the inside of the wrapper as change. Also as a young teen expiermenting with cigarettes, most of us could get a nickel or dime from our parents to buy a pack of Wings or Marvel cigarettes for a dime!!! Of course those days are gone forever, but ah the memories. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 2391
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 6:03 pm: |
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Well, I guess we are lucky here in Central IL, as the prices dropped to $1.85.9 yeaterday.
Filling everything up today, Car's, Truck's, Gas Can's.
Lon
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Mdiver
Member
Username: Mdiver
Post Number: 93
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 9:56 pm: |
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$1.85 per gal.--fill them cans up. gee your Lucky to have Gas so cheep.---HOW ABOUT A POST TO SEE IF WE CAN OPEN UP our reserves??
Canada and Mexico is were we are getting are oil(gas from)
Mdiver-CEF_252 Just starting
Thankyou Lon |
Mdiver
Member
Username: Mdiver
Post Number: 94
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 10:18 pm: |
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Elco-Guy Sorry NOPE NO WAY
Steve |
Mdiver
Member
Username: Mdiver
Post Number: 95
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 10:36 pm: |
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ELCO Guy.
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Applejack
Intermediate Member
Username: Applejack
Post Number: 171
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 11:37 pm: |
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i dont go to gas stations. i buy from a distributor, the same guy that brings my fuel oil. sometimes its less sometimes not. last time i bought was 3-28 it was 1.73 gal. next time who knows....aj |
Kirk
Intermediate Member
Username: Kirk
Post Number: 202
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 11:59 pm: |
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dont sweat the small stuff guys and gals. Really....as pointed out..how much has the price of cigs gone up? I smoked 12 years ago and they were $1.50. If you drive a Hummer, you deserve to pay for what cha got. Even at $3.00/gal, we'll survive. Just stop sweating the small stuff and thank God Almighty we live in a country that we are free, can go where we want and can love who we choose in total freedom-- |
Cuddlebear
Intermediate Member
Username: Cuddlebear
Post Number: 155
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 6:14 am: |
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Yup, And the reason they are getting that price for gas is because people in this country are dumb enough to pay it and not protest it. We have become a country so tolerant of this garbage that we take it in stride. After all, we are so used to being shafted by our leaders that we don't even question anymore. |
Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 24
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 9:03 am: |
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Just to put this in perspective. Last time I checked Australia (own gas reserves in use) was paying 85c a litre or around $4.00 a gallon. Oh thats was around Christmas time. |
Allagator
Intermediate Member
Username: Allagator
Post Number: 279
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 6:39 pm: |
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this stinks its 2.00 even for gas here it cost me 20 buck to mow my yard !!!!! i love roundup or it would cost more !!!!
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Gage
Member
Username: Gage
Post Number: 85
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 7:52 pm: |
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Hi!!!
$2.00 a gallon in Mason City,Iowa this is not right!The politicans are getting rich!!!
Gage!!! |
Cactusjack
Intermediate Member
Username: Cactusjack
Post Number: 160
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2004 - 9:46 pm: |
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Wish my income would go up like the gas prices. Then I would not complain about the gas prices. |
Kodiak
New member
Username: Kodiak
Post Number: 1
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 12:20 am: |
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what is the differance in side bands and regular uppers and lowers? i have uniden 76 with channel kit. for exp. what is the fre for reg channel 30 and lower side 30 not sideband. does many people talk on them? |
Sparkomatic
Intermediate Member
Username: Sparkomatic
Post Number: 306
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 8:37 am: |
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If you driver a much larger vehicle than you need, then you have no business complaining whatsoever. |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 2398
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 8:50 am: |
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Kodiak,
First off welcome to the Copper Forum!
I seen your post here when checking post's.
As it is under the gas question it may not be seen by many people.
When you have a question on radio's or such that is a different Topic, scroll down to the bottom of the page and you will see: Start New Thread, try and enter your question's there in a New Post and Topic as it will help us and other's to find them and offer help.
NOW!
For an answer to your question.
Look to the left of the Forum here and Scroll down and you will see the Topic Tools
Under that you will see: Frequency Chart
Click on that and it will show you the Frequencies.
You will see 6 channels below 27.305/CB and 5 Channles above. BUT THEY ARE ALL ON CHANNEL 30
It will depend on what frequencies your kit has and the position of switches to determine which one's you will get
Depending on the type of kit you have installed it should help you.
Lon
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