Hugs and kisses from San Francisco

[oldhouseman]

What will

Europe do in years to come when they have differences about thier "union". They do not have a union like the US. So I doubt they will clash like we did. They are different from us. We just need to learn from each other.

I do wish they would stop looking to us to when they have issues (WWI, WWII) to solve thier trouble. To many of our men have died because of thier politics.

Here come the Euro police to get me about isolationism....

We should have stayed out of World War I and let England loose a few colonial territories in Africa and the Middle-east to Germany.

That's another story however.

Yes, Toggle, you are right. We must be one in union now and make our government better from within.

I just wish a jacka** I have the unfortunate happenstance to work with who is from New Hampshire would shut his Fu****g mouth about trying to tell everyone "how we do things in the north". Damn, move your ass back if it was so good there.

Sadly for America the most wise words from the 20th century came from Rodney King... "Can't we all just get along".

 

[frigilux]

And oil companies continue to report record-breaking profits through all of this.

 

[sudsmaster]

Bush's oil exploration business suffered in the 80's when oil prices tanked. He was rescued by wealthy Saudi investors and went on to act as a front man for the infamous Arlington Texas baseball stadium swindle. He made a cool $10 million in that "job".

Add to that the fact that Cheney was a long term oil industry executive, and this administration has clearly put the interests of the oil industry before that of average Americans. High oil prices mean that American oil companies get more per barrel for domestically produced oil, as well.

And while California does tack on about $.50/gallon in taxes (it's a percentage), it's still a minor component of the huge increase in gasoline prices since Bush/Cheney took office.

Actions speak louder than words. Results speak even louder. The sooner this corrupt cabal leaves Washington, the better.

 

[panthera]

Greg,

I always get so damn furious when the self-proclaimed knee-jerk-double-plus-euphism-political-correctness police around here come down on me, no way in hell I'm going to say a word to you. Liberals, my ass. They are only liberal when you happen to agree with them - otherwise you must be punshed for daring to entertain an independent thought.
Speaking only for myself, I am very glad the US intervened to stop the Nazis. Not to mention the communists. Anyone who thinks they "weren't that bad" hasn't been to a communist country. They all end in bloodshed and torture.
I don't always share your views, but 99.5% of the time, yup. And the remaining percent, well I can agree to disagree - you are a gentleman. A nice, Southern word.

 

[oldhouseman]

Thank you

Keven. Well said. As always.

 

[hydralique]

Thanks Oldhouseman . . .

for pointing out that Bush is neither a Southerner nor a Texan. Rather than debate who should be forced to claim him, I prefer to think he's from the State of Incompetency.

FWIW, diesel cost me $4.37/gal yesterday, and I was lucky to find it at that price. I passed one station with it at $4.89!

 

[Unimatic1140]

Gas Prices.

I just paid 3.49 for gas, its the first time I've ever spent over $60 to fill my truck, FEH!

So I think it's now time for a gas price lowering spell ***waves arms***, but if that doesn't work then...

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=77374

 

[foraloysius]

Send that spell overhere!!!!

Earlier this week I paid €1.639 for a litre of Premium.

Price per litre x conversion from litre to gallon x exchange rate Euro - US dollar = $ per gallon:

1.639 x 3.785397 x 1.55 = 9.61661180865!!!

So we're almost paying 10 dollar per gallon overhere!!!

 

[hooverwheelaway]

**giggles**

Hopefully your spell will work!

I just put about $25 in my car at a time... and go from there.

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Oh... And...

I'll be saying my gas-lowering prayers tonight before bed.

**folds hands**

 

[whirlcool]

We own 3,000 shares of ExxonMobil. The stock usually has an annual appreciation of 14-18%. This year it's been fluctuating and relatively flat. How can this company be making billions in profit and not have their stock price reflect that?
I really don't think that there is any really good sector of the stock market at this time. Maybe Microsoft or Apple?

 

[sudsmaster]

When the family moved from Connecticut to San Francisco in 1963, we were all in a state of shock. No more seasons, for one. For another, the skies in the inner Sunset district were mostly gray from May to December. No fall leaves/colors, no snow, no spring thaw, no swimming in the ocean (without freezing), etc. But over the years I came to accept the new environment, and also discovered the wonderful natural world of the rest of the state of California. While the City is a place of culture and entertainment, I prefer the climate and slower pace of the East Bay. Here I can have a house with a large yard, grow citrus/avocados/tomatoes, etc. But still it's got that great Bay Area climate: mostly dry from May to December, warm summer days and cool summer nights (except for maybe a couple of weeks a year of "heat waves"). No snow to deal with in the winter, although it can rain seeminly endlessly.

There are downsides of course, but every place has their own. Here, it's the eternal threat of a major quake, dancing on the edge of drought (mandatory water rationing may be coming soon this summer). By the end of the summer one is longing for rain, not just to cool things down but also to wash away the accumulated dust. The climate is so generally benign and the landscape so beautiful that the area has become highly populated - some say overpopulated. The Bay Area also has some of the worst traffic in the country. I've passed on lucrative employment opportunities because they would mean fighting some of that gridlock around Silicon Valley. Did that for 9 years and don't need it any more. The cost of living is amongst the highest in the nation, and not just in the tonier sections.

 

[mayken4now]

One word (rather letter) W.

to be continued with

McSame

 

[gansky1]

Ya'll aren't praying hard enough! Oil topped $120/bbl. today...

 

[rp2813]

Shock Value

Nate, why don't you let us be the judges re: your shock value alternative ;-)

 

[sdlee]

disturbed

my weekly gas allowance has gone all out of whack and I am re arrangeing my life to accomodate, I dont recall voting for this!!!!!!

more disturbing to me than the uprising of gas prices are the talks of any kind of disbandment. Our country is still great in unity and being United is what makes us what we are.Even if your just throwing out a heated comment and not really meaning it the thought of divison is dangerous teritory and is at the root of what got us here in the first place...the rich getting richer, the poor getting poorer.

How historical we are...a woman is running for president, a black man is running for president....I say lets put a poor man in as president, then we will see some serious historical house cleaning going on.

And it COULD BE done. All it would take is new campaign rules, the three major networks to DONATE speech time once a week and moneyless campaigns.....wow!

But we are devided and the rich will never let the poor have any charge. The only historical difference we are seeing is that that gap between the rich and the poor is widening even as you read.

 

[whirlcool]

But we are divided and the rich will never let the poor have any charge. The only historical difference we are seeing is that that gap between the rich and the poor is widening even as you read.

Like Rosanne said, "White trash with money, America's biggest fear!" (I am NOT implying that poor people are trash, but instead this is how the rich tend to look at poor people).

Look at Mexico. There is no middle class. Either you have a ton of money, or you have nothing. We are definitely headed in that direction very quickly.

 

[rickr]

Time to park and pedal....

I just paid $4.05 per gallon here. (My car uses premium) This week regular is $3.85 per gallon. Last week I paid $3.85 for premium. I don't have a problem with paying the extra for premium, because I know that next week regular will be the same price as this weeks premium.

On the weekends I sometimes do not use a car at all. I have always loved the classis Schwinn road bikes, and have used one for years myself. The last couple years I have restored quite a few for my friends. We all are riding together these days.....

 

[rickr]

We all got nice rides..

But why support high fuel prices? We're a bike gang now! lol!!

 

[rickr]

Leaving the gas hogs parked, or in the garage...

And we are still riding on chrome out there...

Classic Schwinns sittin on chrome 27's! lol!!

Got eight road bikes going, and will be working on another this weekend. Hope to have it done by the end of May. We have three blue ones. Mine is the orange one.