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03-01-2012, 06:06 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Don
Trailer: Still deciding, but changing my mind from the Casita FD to the Lil Snoozy!
Texas
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Originally Posted by GeorgeR
I just booked flights for the latter part of this year, prices are up but cost of actual flights did not go up, taxes and fees did and represent now over 48% of our airfare, ouch.
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If I have to fly, I now fly Southwest. Best prices, fewer fees, almost none!!
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03-01-2012, 06:14 PM
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Senior Member
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Originally Posted by CallDon
If I have to fly, I now fly Southwest. Best prices, fewer fees, almost none!!
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Unfortunately they don't fly to Europe. Our flights require 2 stops increasing airport tax fees.
George.
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03-01-2012, 06:15 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Norm and Ginny
Trailer: Scamp 16
Florida
Posts: 7,517
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Southwest flyer as well.
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2014 Honda Odyssey
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03-01-2012, 06:25 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Norm and Ginny
Trailer: Scamp 16
Florida
Posts: 7,517
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Greendragon,
Don't feel too bad I was just looking at prices for Labrador, our 2013 trip...$1.45 a liter
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2014 Honda Odyssey
1991 Scamp 16
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03-01-2012, 06:28 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2004 13 ft Scamp Custom Deluxe
Posts: 8,519
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Wow!! 265 comments so far! It's a GOOD thing it doesn't require INK!
Since that's one thing which definitely costs more than gasoline
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03-01-2012, 06:34 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Don
Trailer: Still deciding, but changing my mind from the Casita FD to the Lil Snoozy!
Texas
Posts: 237
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GeorgeR
Unfortunately they don't fly to Europe. Our flights require 2 stops increasing airport tax fees.
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Then just go to Florida instead.
D*
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03-01-2012, 07:05 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Bob Ruggles
Trailer: 2015 Escape
Michigan
Posts: 1,537
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I m remembering about $0.35 per gallon in about 1970 with numerous gas wars bringing the cost to the high teens and low 20s. I believe if gas had risen a few cents per year over the past 40+ years without all the ups and downs, that gas could be about where it is today. If that were the case, we wouldn't give today's prices a second thought. I paid $3.359 in Santa Rosa, N.M. today and saw it for $3.299 when I didn't need it. Now we're in western Oklahoma and the prices are in the mid 43.40s. When we left Camp Verde, AZ yesterday morning it was $4.099. Interesting.
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03-01-2012, 07:18 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jesse
Trailer: 1984 Scamp 13'
Maryland
Posts: 815
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Quote:
Originally Posted by floyd
Wow!! 265 comments so far! It's a GOOD thing it doesn't require INK!
Since that's one thing which definitely costs more than gasoline
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I've never bought 18 gallons of ink at once, but I'm sure you're right.
I think it's funny when people relate the price of gas to something completely different... Like milk or bottled water. Yes, you can spend more for milk, but it doesn't take two gallons of milk for me to get to work every day! I certainly don't spend $300 a month on bottled water.
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SOLD! - 1984 Scamp 13 in Maryland.
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03-01-2012, 08:57 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2004 13 ft Scamp Custom Deluxe
Posts: 8,519
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Originally Posted by mcbrew
I've never bought 18 gallons of ink at once, but I'm sure you're right.
I think it's funny when people relate the price of gas to something completely different... Like milk or bottled water. Yes, you can spend more for milk, but it doesn't take two gallons of milk for me to get to work every day! I certainly don't spend $300 a month on bottled water.
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Of course it was an unfair comparison, it was meant to be,to comment on the level of interest on this topic
I don't think Bill Gates could buy 18 gallons of ink at once! My printer takes $70 to fill and I can't even tow with it.
If it took ink to post here, I'm sure there would be fewer posts, and those would be Succinct
My tap water costs nearly as much as the fuel bill for the Escape though.
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03-01-2012, 09:06 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Don
Trailer: Still deciding, but changing my mind from the Casita FD to the Lil Snoozy!
Texas
Posts: 237
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Gas went up 9cents/gallon today on the futures market. From Jan1 to March 1 gas rose 44 cents on the futures market. The BP Cheery Point refinery will be offline another 2 months. So who should we be mad at?
Lot's of folks are chasing oil futures. Gas usually doesn't go up 70cents/gallon in winter. Supply and demand isn't working today!!
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03-02-2012, 12:19 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2008 21 ft Bigfoot Rear Bed
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03-02-2012, 07:01 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2007 19 ft Escape 5.0 / 2002 GMC (1973 Boler project)
Posts: 4,148
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Hi: All... Who'da thought $3.50'd be a bargain any time soon!!!
Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie
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03-02-2012, 07:06 AM
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Senior Member
Name: john
Trailer: scamp 13
Michigan
Posts: 1,318
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RRIZZO
I would much rather have a higher price than to go thru the rationing again.
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or,,,we could drill our own oil and have neither.
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03-02-2012, 07:10 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2008 20 ft Flagstaff Pop-Up (206ST) / 2005 Sienna
Posts: 1,416
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And think of the jobs that would provide too
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Originally Posted by john warren
or,,,we could drill our own oil and have neither.
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1999 Toyota Sienna XLE
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03-02-2012, 08:30 AM
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Senior Member
Name: jen
Trailer: 1980 13 ft. burro
Pennsylvania
Posts: 852
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Quote:
Originally Posted by melissab
And think of the jobs that would provide too
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The US is already one of the top oil producers on the planet. We're sucking it out of the ground left and right.
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03-02-2012, 09:22 AM
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Member
Name: Tim
Trailer: Escape
Rhode Island
Posts: 51
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For an authoritative explanation of why gas prices are what they are read Dan Dicker's Oil's Endless Bid. Basically everything to do with the commodities market and little or nothing to do with supply and demand. The reason there seems to be no rhyme nor reason to the prices we're seeing is because there isn't. Good fireside reading...
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03-03-2012, 06:26 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Not surprising that would be Dicker's take as after all he was a floor trader on the NY Exchange & many of those folks believe they have super powers & can change the whole world just as long as your willing to buy what their selling :-))
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