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Old 04-04-2008, 05:47 PM
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Yea, milk is also so expensive. However $4,50 only gets you a salad at our school's overpriced cafeteria.

As for premium gasoline, that was $3.399/1 gallon in Fredericksburg, VA on the way home.
M, did you ever do some arith on that $4.50 salad?

Most ingredients grown outside of US, or in a few deep south states, this time of year...
Picked by those damn pesky illegals we all want sent "home", , delivered to a packing
house by trucks that burn diesel, washed, packed, delivered to a food broker or three along
the way, delivered to your school, (all those deliveries are by diesel burning trucks), and
served by people making something above the min wage.

What do you think milk or that salad ought to "cost" you?
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Old 04-05-2008, 02:00 PM
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M, did you ever do some arith on that $4.50 salad?

Most ingredients grown outside of US, or in a few deep south states, this time of year...
Picked by those damn pesky illegals we all want sent "home", , delivered to a packing
house by trucks that burn diesel, washed, packed, delivered to a food broker or three along
the way, delivered to your school, (all those deliveries are by diesel burning trucks), and
served by people making something above the min wage.

What do you think milk or that salad ought to "cost" you?
In the very same town, off campus, I can get a salad at any fast food place that costs $3.69 (+ 9% tax). And is better quality. And has more ingredients (cucumbers, more tomatoes, bacon). It costs me more to eat on campus than off. However, since the "meal dollars" have already been paid, I have to use them up in the next month or so.
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Old 04-04-2008, 06:27 PM
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Bottom line???? Everything is more expensive........
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Old 04-04-2008, 06:36 PM
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Bottom line???? Everything is more expensive........

Bottom line, time to get a car that gets better mpg.

I am looking at a 335Xi, however that does not get much better mpg, wonder why?
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Old 04-05-2008, 06:52 PM
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Bottom line, time to get a car that gets better mpg.

I am looking at a 335Xi, however that does not get much better mpg, wonder why?
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Old 04-08-2008, 01:29 PM
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Bottom line, time to get a car that gets better mpg.

I am looking at a 335Xi, however that does not get much better mpg, wonder why?
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Old 04-05-2008, 01:31 PM
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Haha, sorry man. It doesn't work, just rationalizing number facts are facts...the US has seen a huge price spike in the last 5 years, very few other major countries have seen that....
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Haha, sorry man. It doesn't work, just rationalizing number facts are facts...the US has seen a huge price spike in the last 5 years, very few other major countries have seen that....
I am actualy trying to say that our price went up x2 in 10 Years and not x3 as it seams if you look att the price in $$
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Old 04-05-2008, 02:16 PM
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I am actualy trying to say that our price went up x2 in 10 Years and not x3 as it seams if you look att the price in $$
Ahh.
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ugh, 3.51 for 93 in Portland, ME from BloodOil,inc. (Exxon)
Funny, the Irving across town sells 91 for the same price.

Diesel's still $4.21/gallon. good for the buyers of the "Xdrive35d" this fall as far as negotiation power.

As for lifestyle changes, we hangared the Touareg except for rare occasions and are using the camp car (last of the true volvo's '95 960) for commuting, and the 325 is getting used for ski trips more often rather than the VW. I'm not complaining.
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