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  1. 20-Sep-2008 #1
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    mass hysteria in nashville...

    man, most people really are idiotic sheep. a rumor started going around nashville that the city was running out of gas. this prompted a gigantic and hysterical run on the gas stations in the city and now about 75% of them really are out of gas.

    i am one of those people who never get below half a tank. i saw gas lines in oxford and in cincinnati after the storm on sunday but nothing that i would call hysterical or panicked. the altercations that happened at gas stations here were all about queue crashers.

    anyhoo, read on. this one is a classic and is something that psychologists will probably be studying for years.

    http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/19/nas...ef=mpstoryview
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    Same crap happened here the weekend of Ike, started by a chain email. We are still feeling the effects.
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    The other day gas went up 30 cents in 2 hours here, wtf.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cody View Post
    The other day gas went up 30 cents in 2 hours here, wtf.
    gas went up in michigan last weekend on my visit from 3.88 to 4.19 in about a half hour at the same station. now if it can shoot up that high, whay cant it be lowered by that much?


    also,this is how i know gas is rigged. when ike hit and gas skyrocketed even when the damage wast what they thought it'd be and they went "uhh, we were just bracing for the worst" and they set prices extra high. ridiculous i tell ya
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    kind of interesting here, the price of gas has remained stable even with all the power outages and damage done by the storm.
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    Strange. We had "lines at the pump" here in Dayton, but that was because about half of the gas stations were closed due to lack of power. The price per gallon remained at $3.99 for the most part. It's currently $3.86.



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    very few things are as satisfying as watching idiots run around like,.. well idiots.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike70 View Post
    man, most people really are idiotic sheep. a rumor started going around nashville that the city was running out of gas. this prompted a gigantic and hysterical run on the gas stations in the city and now about 75% of them really are out of gas.
    And this is basically exactly what's happening with the current economy crisis... The press are spouting doom and gloom over and over, and will basically make it 10x worse than it otherwise would have been due to everyone panicking and changign behaviour...
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    Gas prices are still going down here. Peaked at about $4.439 a couple of months ago, and yesterday dropped another two cents to $3.479.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Publius View Post
    Gas prices are still going down here. Peaked at about $4.439 a couple of months ago, and yesterday dropped another two cents to $3.479.
    Keep in mind we're paying the equivalent of approaching $9 per UK gallon here...
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  13. 30-Sep-2008 #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil View Post
    Keep in mind we're paying the equivalent of approaching $9 per UK gallon here...
    Keep in mind that gas is roughly the same price wholesale where you are; you're paying more taxes.

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