Gas Availability

[Kurt]

What an ignorant statement that is! What are you Floridians going to do without those gas guzzling tourists that also guzzle all of your trinkets and beachwares? Maybe sell oranges and a lemon or two. In 2004 those foolish ,and I might add, by visiting Florida, rather desperate-for-fun(so-called) tourists contributed 59.8 BILLON DOLLARS in 2004 alone, to your otherwise stagnant, lethargic economy. Who the heck do you think is paying your taxes? Not YOU, that's for sure!

What they need to do is keep you lazy, incompetent locals at home and turn the tourists loose!

That is a bit harsh. :shock:

I welcome all comers. But the almighty dollar is not the reason why.

 

[Rita]

Who the heck do you think is paying your taxes? Not YOU, that's for sure!

What they need to do is keep you lazy, incompetent locals at home and turn the tourists loose!

:shock: Whoa .... There's a thread regarding RE taxes and an insurance thread too (maybe more than one). Have a nice read. Lots of interesting and useful info in those.

 

[Kurt]

As I drove past the Tom Thumb at Hwy 331/98 this morning, I noticed prices for the mid-grade around $2.67 9/10 and prem at $2.77 9/10. I could only guess that regular is $2.57 9/10. Funny thing is that I said to myself, "I am glad that gas is only $2.57 per gallon. Last week at this time, I was saying $2.00 per gallon was ridiculus." I wonder how many people will forget that $2.00 per gallon is pricey?

I've been wondering how much someone would pay for a gallon if none was available. This "slight" scarcity really makes you think. It's pitiful how dependent we are on oil.

 

[OhioBeachBum]

<--snip-->tourists contributed 59.8 BILLON DOLLARS in 2004 alone, to your otherwise stagnant, lethargic economy. Who the heck do you think is paying your taxes?

Hmmm - seems to me Corp of Engineers (Fed) built most all those lovely lakes in TN... I expect my father and grandfather and other folks that age paid for that with the fed tax portion of their hard earned.

I and more than few of my friends and relatives also dump a not inconsiderable sum into the TN economy with weekend forays on the lakes, boat rentals, fuel, food, and occasional lodging...

 

[OhioBeachBum]

I've been wondering how much someone would pay for a gallon if none was available. This "slight" scarcity really makes you think. It's pitiful how dependent we are on oil.

Nail on the head. I've heard some economist types referring to petro fuel portion of our economy with the term "inelastic" - demand is not tempered by price as with other good - for a lot of reasons, but fundamentally, ya at least got to get to and from work [and if you don't live in a major metro area with substantial mass transit to near suburbs, you drive].

I think where economic impact is/will be ultimately felt is elsewhere. I remember thinking when I filled up the Intrepid last night (15 gal tank @ about $3.10/gal) - "Wow - for $45, wife & I could have had a nice dinner, nothing flashy, but nice."

Folks will skip such an "optional" dinner, or two, or three... and so on.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Nail on the head. I've heard some economist types referring to petro fuel portion of our economy with the term "inelastic" - demand is not tempered by price as with other good - for a lot of reasons, but fundamentally, ya at least got to get to and from work [and if you don't live in a major metro area with substantial mass transit to near suburbs, you drive].

I think where economic impact is/will be ultimately felt is elsewhere. I remember thinking when I filled up the Intrepid last night (15 gal tank @ about $3.10/gal) - "Wow - for $45, wife & I could have had a nice dinner, nothing flashy, but nice."

Folks will skip such an "optional" dinner, or two, or three... and so on.

With higher gas prices, they may skip work, too. Let's face it, if we did not have a supply of gas, we would not need a job to pay for the car, insurance, gas, maintanace, etc. Maybe everyone would live in little communities like Seaside, and we would have elecric scooters. Unfortunately, when the storms come, we would run out of batteries near Freeport, and would die in the storm.

 

[SlowMovin]

Just got back in. All stations in Freeport, the Tom Thumb at Hwy 98 & Hwy 331, and the Tom Thumb on 30-A all have gas, prices ranging from $2.60 - $3.00 depending on grade and no lines. So far.

 

[OhioBeachBum]

Maybe everyone would live in little communities like Seaside, and we would have elecric scooters. Unfortunately, when the storms come, we would run out of batteries near Freeport, and would die in the storm.

A solar array on your helmet? Darn, wish I was more of an artist!

 

[OnMackBayou]

What an ignorant statement that is! What are you Floridians going to do without those gas guzzling tourists that also guzzle all of your trinkets and beachwares? Maybe sell oranges and a lemon or two. In 2004 those foolish ,and I might add, by visiting Florida, rather desperate-for-fun(so-called) tourists contributed 59.8 BILLON DOLLARS in 2004 alone, to your otherwise stagnant, lethargic economy. Who the heck do you think is paying your taxes? Not YOU, that's for sure!

What they need to do is keep you lazy, incompetent locals at home and turn the tourists loose!

Private messages are easy to send. EZ would love to hear from you I'm sure. The rest of us really enjoyed your rant.

 

[Miss Kitty]

Private messages are easy to send. EZ would love to hear from you I'm sure. The rest of us really enjoyed your rant.

ladydebubba60 might just be the spouse of ez!! wow...i feel sorry for the neighbors!

this name is intriquing...lady of bubba....bubba's lady....bubba's old lady?