Posted 2007-11-05 9:11 PM (#70527 - in reply to #70379) Subject: RE: $100/barrel oil on the horizon...
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Posts: 41 Location: FL & up-state NY
Originally written by Copper1272 on 2007-11-02 1:58 PM
My turn to complain; I just paid 12.95 for a bale of hay and diesel is up to 3.27. Oh fearless leader of our country says the economy is going strong.........like to know where he's livin.
I feel your pain there!!! Gotta love good ole' FL. My turn... have a horse that colics on the finer type hay, so its Timothy & O/A at $12-15 a bale (roughly 65# bales), that is on stall rest for at least another 5-6 months due to medical reasons. Its going to be a very long, very expensive winter!!! And diesel is also 3.29. Good thing the drought kept the grass from growing too much... not sure if I could afford to mow 14 acres right now (he, he, he). :)
Posted 2007-11-06 12:08 PM (#70554 - in reply to #70039) Subject: RE: $100/barrel oil on the horizon...
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Posts: 662 Location: Vanzant, Missouri
Feel your pain...I left southern Md Friday morning and diesel was 3.19 came back Sunday and it was 3.29. Topped off in Va for 3.12. I'm ready to teach my QH and TWH to pull a buggy for my daily driver to work. This is unreal....
Posted 2007-11-06 3:51 PM (#70571 - in reply to #70527) Subject: RE: $100/barrel oil on the horizon...
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Posts: 3853 Location: Vermont
Originally written by mygollygirl on 2007-11-05 9:11 PM
Originally written by Copper1272 on 2007-11-02 1:58 PM
My turn to complain; I just paid 12.95 for a bale of hay and diesel is up to 3.27. Oh fearless leader of our country says the economy is going strong.........like to know where he's livin.
I feel your pain there!!! Gotta love good ole' FL. My turn... have a horse that colics on the finer type hay, so its Timothy & O/A at $12-15 a bale (roughly 65# bales), that is on stall rest for at least another 5-6 months due to medical reasons. Its going to be a very long, very expensive winter!!! And diesel is also 3.29. Good thing the drought kept the grass from growing too much... not sure if I could afford to mow 14 acres right now (he, he, he). :)
Posted 2007-11-07 1:17 PM (#70626 - in reply to #70039) Subject: RE: $100/barrel oil on the horizon...
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Posts: 362 Location: Allegan, Michigan
3.29 a gal for diesel here. $3.09 for unleaded. Plus I just saw a news article that said it dropped 4% per barrel yesterday and settled at 92 a barrel. Down from where it had been. The situation with Turkey has downgraded so OPEC isn't so nervous now and are "discussing" increasing production.
The reason we aren't seeing the decrease yet is because local stations buy the fuel at set price and have to sell it at that rate. When that runs out and they refill their tanks we get it at the cost of what it is then. May take to the end of this week, or early next week before we see the drop.
Until then I am staying at home unless I have to go to town.
Posted 2007-11-07 1:55 PM (#70627 - in reply to #70527) Subject: RE: $100/barrel oil on the horizon...
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Location: hamilton, ohio
When are these trailer makers going to make an american made trailer that can be pulled with a small SUV or car like a Brenderup, so we can buy a vehicle that gets better mileage?
When are we going to demand these truck makers make a engine that gets better mileage? The government puts demand on them in 2020, I might be dead by then! We know they have the technology to do it and make it that we don't even need oil.
Posted 2007-11-07 3:02 PM (#70631 - in reply to #70627) Subject: RE: $100/barrel oil on the horizon...
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Posts: 83 Location: Cheshire England
Originally written by Mihorses on 2007-11-07 7:55 PM
When are these trailer makers going to make an american made trailer that can be pulled with a small SUV or car like a Brenderup, so we can buy a vehicle that gets better mileage?
When are we going to demand these truck makers make a engine that gets better mileage? The government puts demand on them in 2020, I might be dead by then! We know they have the technology to do it and make it that we don't even need oil.
Think consumer demand will ultimately change trucks and cars, here in England most cars from the tiny to big are avaliable with a diesel engine suddenly they have better performance and get better mileage than there gas equivelents, we have diferent rules on trailers 96" wide and 3.5 tons after that CDL so mostly we use brenderup type trailers and for transport ,for LQs we use converted box vans (can have up to 7.5 tons with car licence) most suvs over here are diesel but towing a trailer hurts gas mileage, even something small towing a horse trailer will use lots of fuel I think previous postings were right to sugest a small second car for running about and keep the truck for pulling trailers and hauling.. ask your Volkswagen dealer for a polo blue motion!! has super thrifty diesel engine which gets 75 MPG
Posted 2007-11-08 5:53 PM (#70725 - in reply to #70039) Subject: RE: $100/barrel oil on the horizon...
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Posts: 73 Location: rochelle va.
Why in the world can't the american people stay home from work one or two days in a row to put a stop to the oil rip off from the oil companys? In two days there would be a surplus of oil they would want to give it away.
Posted 2007-11-08 8:51 PM (#70735 - in reply to #70554) Subject: RE: $100/barrel oil on the horizon...
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Posts: 2828 Location: Southern New Mexico
Topped off in Va for 3.12. I'm ready to teach my QH and TWH to pull a buggy for my daily driver to work. This is unreal....
If I could find somewhere to keep my horses while I was at work you can bet your booty that my horses would be pulling a cart into town every day!! Then I could get a polka-dot wagon to go with my appys.
$100/barrel oil on the horizon...
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