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How are you coping with FALLING gas prices?
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| I am driving more miles more often |
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| I purchased/am purchasing a vehicle that uses more fuel to the gallon |
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| I moved or am moving further away from work |
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| I am spending more on other items so I can spend less on gas |
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| I am getting another job that pays less |
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| I am reducing my supplementary income |
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| My wages are falling as gas prices fall, so it's not an issue for me |
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| I have had to add more money to my savings account |
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| I am not using credit to purchase gas |
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| I don't drive so it doesn't affect me |
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 10/29/2008 9:32:22 PM
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stamper_ben
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I'm glad I waited. Filled up at 1.98! Only 35 to fill the tank. And that's on a truck!
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 10/29/2008 9:38:15 PM
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garsyt
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Hubby got all excited when he filled up his car for around $25!
I'm still at half a tank so I'm waiting a little bit longer.
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 10/29/2008 11:36:53 PM
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uponeagleswings
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I saw $2.65 today. I need gas- I'm down to 1/4 tank, and for me that's only 1 day of driving.
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 10/30/2008 2:36:25 PM
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danas_mom
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$2.13 today!!!!! *happy dance*
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 10/30/2008 2:38:25 PM
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DeeAnnBailey
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It is $2.15 near my house but about 15 miles down the road they are selling it for $1.99 and less. Hope that pricing moves on up the road!!!
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 10/30/2008 5:24:45 PM
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jod78
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I think it's $2.19 here for the blended gas. You'll get differing opinions on this, but I won't put E10 (10% ethanol) gas in my car. I pay 10 cents more for ethanol free. I'm a little OCD about my cars though.
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 10/31/2008 12:03:36 AM
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MrsTracy72
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If I had a choice, I would pay the extra for the real gas too. The blended gas gets way less milage than the unblended so I really don't see a point to it. We use more of it, so we put more pollution in the air, and for what? So that some politican can say that they helped "clean" the environment. They forget the part about us using so much more that it is actually worse for the environment.
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 10/31/2008 8:17:34 AM
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jod78
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ORIGINAL: MrsTracy72
If I had a choice, I would pay the extra for the real gas too. The blended gas gets way less milage than the unblended so I really don't see a point to it. We use more of it, so we put more pollution in the air, and for what? So that some politican can say that they helped "clean" the environment. They forget the part about us using so much more that it is actually worse for the environment.
You're probably referring to that E85 stuff, which is like 70+% ethanol I think? With that you will get substantially less in fuel mileage. This E10 is not like that. Some say you'll get maybe 1-2 MPG less, but that's about it. Most people wouldn't even notice, but even with E10 I know of people whose "check engine" lights will come on when filling up with that stuff.
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 11/1/2008 11:58:25 AM
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bzirk
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It's taken a while for our prices to go down like the rest of the country. It's currently 2.79.
But I will not be using nearly as much gas. I've learned the joy of walking -- took a gas crisis to do it. LOL!
I have saved a lot of money and I've lost about 8-10 pounds and haven't done anything but walk a few days a week out of necessity. Thankfully, the bad weather has not set in yet, which is unusual. It's usually cold and snowy by now. But the days have been fantastic. I mean, they have been perfect, so in good conscience I couldn't drive.
I've got a lot more energy too.
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 11/1/2008 12:36:21 PM
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Roberta_
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bzirk - I've noticed that too. Also, the additional walking has helped lower my cholesterol too!
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 11/4/2008 9:00:14 AM
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Consecrated2God
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It's $2.11 here now. The cheapest we saw anywhere on our vacation was $2.04.
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 11/4/2008 12:08:48 PM
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stamper_ben
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I paid $1.82 yesterday. Saw $1.79 this morning. I'm okay with it. 
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 11/4/2008 4:37:42 PM
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Psalm22
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WooHoo! Down to $3.179 at some stations this morning! (sarcasm alert)
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 11/4/2008 4:52:58 PM
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isaacsmom
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Hubby filled up at $1.95 yesterday. I'm officially relieved. I can live with this. What a difference it has made in our budget over the last few weeks!
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 11/6/2008 7:26:42 PM
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I am at 2.35 and I can live with that!
I agree! I can't believe what a difference it makes. We are also able to go places, that we could not do before. We just had to stay home. We can't stimulate the economy if we can't drive anywhere!
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 11/6/2008 7:29:30 PM
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zoebob
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We are at 2.29 but I always pay less with point from the grocery store.
I filled my van for $31 this AM.
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 11/6/2008 7:53:20 PM
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PrincessDonna
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I can't believe some of you are below $2!!! We're at $2.61 in a neighboring town. I saw $2.46 today on the reservation, but their gas makes my van sputter. When I go to the city tomorrow, I will fill up. They've been running 15-20 cents cheaper than here.
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 11/8/2008 3:16:35 PM
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garsyt
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We were in town today and Fort Wayne has finally broken the $2 mark!!! It's nice to know that I can fill the tank on my van and hubby's car and NOT spend half of my hubby's paycheck to do so.
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RE: How are you coping with rising gas prices? - 11/8/2008 6:35:39 PM
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karlie
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Our gas prices are almost half what they were in August. It's such a relief! When I filled up my car last week and it shut off at less than $30, I kept wondering what had happened and why it shut off. Then it hit me, it was full for that price.  I doubt we'll ever see below $2 here again, but what we're paying now is soooo much better than the $4.50 it hit this summer.
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I'll be sure to wait next week. 
If they keep getting lower, soon they're going to be paying us to take it.
