jplunkett
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WSJ observations on fuel costs.
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John & Elizabeth Plunkett
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Lyman
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A lot of truth in that article. Thanks for the post. Nice read.
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scherebh
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I agree there's a lot of truth but it's not much of a story or a surprise is it? We had a 1300 mile trip scheduled with the RV to see friends. We took the motorcycle instead because of the gas prices but we still made the trip. However if we had made that trip last year we would have paid about $670 in fuel whereas this year it would have been $1072. So we saved $400 in fuel but we ended up with 2 nights in a motel which brought the savings down to under a couple hundred bucks.
I'm sure no one is happy about the fuel prices except for oil company execs but I think the media tends to exaggerate anything bad. JMHO. The very fact that fuel prices often lead the evening news tells me there really isn't much to report! I mean, I drive. I fill up when I'm on empty. I know what the freakin gas prices are - you don't have to report it to me. Reporting on gas prices ranks right up there with standing on the shore during a hurricane. Get out of the rain, you idiot! Sorry for the rant. 
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tibbitts
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scherebh wrote:I agree there's a lot of truth but it's not much of a story or a surprise is it? We had a 1300 mile trip scheduled with the RV to see friends. We took the motorcycle instead because of the gas prices but we still made the trip. However if we had made that trip last year we would have paid about $670 in fuel whereas this year it would have been $1072. So we saved $400 in fuel but we ended up with 2 nights in a motel which brought the savings down to under a couple hundred bucks.
I'm sure no one is happy about the fuel prices except for oil company execs but I think the media tends to exaggerate anything bad. JMHO. The very fact that fuel prices often lead the evening news tells me there really isn't much to report! I mean, I drive. I fill up when I'm on empty. I know what the freakin gas prices are - you don't have to report it to me. Reporting on gas prices ranks right up there with standing on the shore during a hurricane. Get out of the rain, you idiot! Sorry for the rant.
I'm not clear whether you're talking about relative prices of RVing this year and last, or the relative cost of taking your motorcycle.
Paul
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