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Re: Gas Prices....Just knew this would happen

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From: Luzerne Ave
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 1999 00:00
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klaatu wrote in message <37076540.6B0B6622@revenge.net>...
>Ursula wrote:
>>
>> "Ken M." wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Gas prices jump nearly 12 cents in two weeks
>> >
>
><snips>
>
>> > Southwest: up 14.5 cents to $1.087.
>> >
>> > The association's Fuel Gauge report is based on data from more than
>> > 37,000 transactions made on Tuesday.
>> > =====================================
>> >
>> > Huh, just in time for summer vacationers.
>> >
>> > (ken)
>>
>> ``````````````````````````````
>> Yeah, and it's so contrived. But they sure have figured their market
well.
>> So many people are ready to swallow their bullsh*t excuse. Isn't it funny
>> how fast the prices go up when they stage a phony shortage, but when
there
>> is a glut it takes sooo long for them to drop?
>
>Hey, what I think is hysterical is how this whole thing cranked up now that
>there are so many gas-hog vehicles on the roads. Probably half of US
>suburbia is just about 18 months into an S/UV purchase cycle, and as if
they
>weren't already paying too much for more offroad capability than they'll
>ever use, they'll now pay disproportionately more as their polluting
>gas-guzzlers become white elephants that they can't even unload on a leery
>market.
>
>Anyone want to predict how sales of itty-bitty cars made in Korea will
rise?
>


Klaatu hits the nail on it's head !

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