mbernste
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join:2001-06-30
Piscataway, NJ
 ·Comcast
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| reply to TJ_in_IL
Re: Gas Prices
said by TJ_in_IL  :Just don't insure your vehicle.... that's where they get ya! Your information is a little outdated. Under former Governor McGreevy's reforms our auto insurance rates have dropped dramatically and insurers are rushing back into the state. |
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TJ_in_IL
join:2006-06-10
Winthrop Harbor, IL | reply to mbernste
Ah yes.... Jersey... home of the cheap Full Service Gas.
Just don't insure your vehicle.... that's where they get ya!
Really don't miss living there, personally.
No offence to those that do.
TJ |
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Unit649
I B U, Who U B?
Premium
join:2000-01-22
Stockton, CA
·Comcast
| reply to dadkins
Stockton, CA.
Just saw the first $2.99 in years around here-at the station at the end of my street.
Guess where I'll be dropping $20 in at on Monday on the way to work? Everyone else near the freeway is still at least $3.09 to $3.15. Be interesting to see on Monday if they have fallen down to the same level.
The fuel truck was parked there yesterday when I left though, and the new price was up when I came back, so he must have got a real good rate on that delivery to drop down 7 cents. |
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MrSpock29
join:2008-02-09
Hammonton, NJ
| reply to battleop
said by battleop :Hardly trolling. Just pointing out how hypocritical that train of thought is. hypocritical?
Sorry, you don't understand the point. Using gas as an excuse is lame if in fact, there is no reduction when gas prices fall, and they have been falling hard. Too many blame things on higher energy prices, but they do it also when they are falling, then many times don't readjust. I'm not the one being hypocritical for pointing out facts. I'll take back my comments if and only if Comcast lowers prices if current trends in the energy markets continue. If they are so sensitive to gas prices that they feel the need to explain it in an increase, then they have opened themselves up to legitimate criticism if prices fall and they don't drop the rates. They would have been better off saying that costs of operations increased.
Simple as that. |
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000 | reply to MrSpock29
Hardly trolling. Just pointing out how hypocritical that train of thought is. |
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MrSpock29
join:2008-02-09
Hammonton, NJ
1 edit | reply to battleop
said by battleop :You missed the point by a few hundred miles. Not really, I was trolling you in return for trolling me lol. |
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000 | reply to MrSpock29
You missed the point by a few hundred miles. |
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MrSpock29
join:2008-02-09
Hammonton, NJ
1 edit | reply to battleop
said by battleop :Since your gas prices have dropped can your employer expect a reduction the rates they pay you each week? those who are self-employed or get reimbursements have seen a bigger allowance already. For those who aren't self-employed, transportation is not the company's responsibility, therefore, it isn't part of normal pay anyway. |
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MrSpock29
join:2008-02-09
Hammonton, NJ
| reply to jt6
said by jt6 :
gas in most states are above 2.70 a gallon. sound like you live in no man land. also even those gas has gone down it did not go down to what is was before the really big increases. so even thought gas has gone down it still cost more than what is was before. so yes gas still cost more.
No man's land? NJ is densely populated, this isn't the north slope of Alaska LOL
There are several states with prices under $3. While it is higher than it was before, it has fallen sharply, yesterday was the biggest one day decline for the national average in history. If your gas is too expensive, write your Congressman, and either get rid of the boutique fuel that's raising your price, or tell them the voters will vote them out unless they lower taxes. |
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Anonyrat
@comcast.net | reply to Mactron
It worked as sarcasm... |
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MrSpock29
join:2008-02-09
Hammonton, NJ
| reply to ja2007123
said by ja2007123 :In some places around TN, the price is $2.40 and others is $2.98. wow, nice. Here I have seen a 20 cent (or a little more) difference within 10 miles. I expect prices will drop when I check again tomorrow morning, as ours hasn't changed since Friday or Sat. |
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ja2007123
join:2007-10-06 | reply to Phugg
In some places around TN, the price is $2.40 and others is $2.98. |
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MrSpock29
join:2008-02-09
Hammonton, NJ
2 edits | reply to Phugg
said by Phugg :2.70 ?? where the hell can I get that price ?? I just filled up the truck, 2 5 gallon containers (for the weekend of fun, 5 dirtbikes and 6 quads) and paid $3.51 and thought that was great. Now on the price adjustments , look at YOUR own comapny and see if they have raised prices too.. I bet they have. Have you been to the grocery store lately ? What about your fast food ? Ya see the trend ? Mc D's used to have almost all "value meals" for under $5.50 Now the cheapest is $5.99 ... Thats rougly a %10 increase , yet cable is only going up near 4% 2.70 is in NJ. I have DirecTv and Verizon, and DirecTV has not raised prices that I know of, although I'm on a 1 year contract.
Honestly, the prices you mention should be coming down too, but they are not. Look at the charts of various commodities like Corn, soybeans, wheat, etc, that have crashed on average about 50%. The gas excuse from Comcast IMHO is a little lame. If they want to use that as an excuse when it goes up, then they should remember that when prices fall.
And, this is about cable prices, not food prices. Also, the things you mention above HAD a double-whammy of higher fuel AND food costs. Comcast can't claim higher food costs can they?
As far as your gas prices, different (more expensive) blends are required by law in California, and your state taxes are higher too. That's why Cal. is always more expensive than NJ for gas.
Our gov't makes up for that break on gas by having the most expensive of everything else though....... |
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
00000 | reply to MrSpock29
Since your gas prices have dropped can your employer expect a reduction the rates they pay you each week? |
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IT Guy
Ow, My Balls
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join:2004-07-29
Las Cruces, NM
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| reply to jt6
said by jt6 :
gas in most states are above 2.70 a gallon. sound like you live in no man land. also even those gas has gone down it did not go down to what is was before the really big increases. so even thought gas has gone down it still cost more than what is was before. so yes gas still cost more.
Unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of price fixing in my area. We are by no means in no man's land. We have two major interstate highways going through our town, I-10 and I-25. We are located about 40 miles away from El Paso, a large population center for our region. We also have a refinery that isn't far away and we are still over $3.50 /gal. here. Just up the interstate in Albuquerque, there are reports of gas for only $2.83. Just wait until the elections are over and you can expect these prices to rise. |
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Oedipus
join:2005-05-09
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·AT&T DSL Service
2 edits | reply to Mactron
said by Mactron :said by Oedipus :California gas is always more expensive than most other places around the country. Remember, we have to pay for the incredibly competent state government and air police. "we have to pay for the incredibly competent incompetent state government and air police." Fixed...  |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey
·Comcast
·Patriot Media
| reply to en102
said by en102 :Yup ... that California special blend We didn't run out like some of the south did after the hurricane hit Galveston/Houston, but we always pay at least $0.25 to $0.50/gallon more out here. They need to invent a 50 state blend of gasoline to further bring down prices, or at least 25 state blend. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to Mactron
Yup ... that California special blend
We didn't run out like some of the south did after the hurricane hit Galveston/Houston, but we always pay at least $0.25 to $0.50/gallon more out here.
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Canada = Hollywood North |
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MrMaster
What If
Premium
join:2000-12-16
Austin, TX
clubs:
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to jt6
said by jt6 :
gas in most states are above 2.70 a gallon. sound like you live in no man land. also even those gas has gone down it did not go down to what is was before the really big increases. so even thought gas has gone down it still cost more than what is was before. so yes gas still cost more.
2.62 just outside San Antonio. Last I checked SA was not a small city. |
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54903205
This Space For RENT.
join:2008-10-07
Newark, DE
| reply to kalphearion
said by kalphearion :said by MrSpock29 :Considering the plunge in gas and oil prices since July, falling from about $4 here to about 2.70 (and still dropping), I wonder when they'll lower their rates to adjust for that.......... When pigs start to fly...  |
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