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From: Steve Sobol on 7 Jun 2010 00:35 In article <9nro06lej01iqkltl0349augt36ir3jkov(a)4ax.com>, scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com says... > >Not since I've lived in the neighborhood, they're not.* It's always been > >Arco - Shell - Chevron, in order from cheapest to most expensive. > > (Forgot the footnote: *I've lived in this area for about 3 1/2 years.) > Clearly more data is called for. Right, because I have no clue what I'm talking about. *sigh* You're just trolling... I'm done arguing with you... -- Steve Sobol, Victorville, California, USA sjsobol(a)JustThe.net
From: The Real Bev on 7 Jun 2010 01:10 On 06/05/10 18:41, Scott in SoCal wrote: > Last time on rec.autos.driving, Steve Sobol<sjsobol(a)JustThe.net> > said: > >>I have zero problems with the quality of the product - my problems with >>BP are strictly related to customer service. The gas works as well as >>anyone else's, so why would I want to pay 10c or, in the case of >>Chevron, 20c/gallon more? That's just stupid. > > The difference isn't anywhere near that much - more like 3c/gallon > IME. Huh? 3 cents difference between Arco and one of the 'regular' stations? Not for quite a while. <http://www.losangelesgasprices.com/index.aspx?s=Y&fuel=A&area=Alhambra&area=Arcadia&area=Pasadena&area=Temple+City&station=ARCO&station=Costco&station=Sam%27s+Club&station=Shell&tme_limit=48&site=LosAngeles&srch=0&list=0> > I can afford to pay a few extra pennies for the convenience of > paying at the pump and not having to stand in lines or carry a bunch > of cash around. Plus, my credit cards all pay me cash rebates, which > offsets the extra cost. I try to buy gas at Costco (lower prices AND a 3% rebate) whenever I can, otherwise Arco for cash. > I'm not one of those people who will drive around all over town > looking for which gas station has gas a few cents cheaper. My time is > more valuable than that, and it's more valuable than waiting in line > at a crowded gas station full of penny-pinchers. 25 cents a gallon on 17 gallons = what I regard as a significant amount of money rather than a few pennies. -- Cheers, Bev 6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666 Cthulhu for President in 2012. Why vote for a lesser evil?
From: US 71 on 7 Jun 2010 06:05 "H.B. Elkins" <hbelkins(a)mis.net.restrictorplate> wrote in message news:huhr7v020p0(a)drn.newsguy.com... > Maybe if the feds spent more time trying to come up with a solution, working > jointly with BP, instead of trying to put someone in jail for a simple > accident, > this thing would be solved more quickly. I am sick and tired of the > government > grandstanding in this. Instead of pointing fingers and criticizing BP's > business > decisions, government officials ought to be trying to find a way to fix the > situation. > W.W.B.D What Would Bush Do? :p "You're doing a fine job, Brownie"
From: Clark F Morris on 7 Jun 2010 10:50 On 6 Jun 2010 21:06:23 -0700, H.B. Elkins <hbelkins(a)mis.net.restrictorplate> wrote: >Maybe if the feds spent more time trying to come up with a solution, working >jointly with BP, instead of trying to put someone in jail for a simple accident, >this thing would be solved more quickly. I am sick and tired of the government >grandstanding in this. Instead of pointing fingers and criticizing BP's business >decisions, government officials ought to be trying to find a way to fix the >situation. Based on the Wall Street Journal articles (hardly a left wing rag) that I have read, the BP operation was a disaster waiting to happen. Check them out in your local library or if you have an online subscription read them online. Clark Morris
From: necromancer - ECHM on 7 Jun 2010 11:00
On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 00:16:37 +0000 (UTC), Nobody important <nobody(a)example.invalid> wrote: >necromancer <Zidane's_Last_Red_Card(a)worldofnecromancer_no_spam_no_way.org> >wrote in news:npli06tef0lh2p6p999ck0n9cfgfb8fd5c(a)4ax.com: > >> ...Please do get together and go ahead with your boycott of BP >> stations. I'll be sure to patronize the BP stations that you are >> shunning and I will enjoy being able to simply cruise up to the pump, >> get my gas, candy bar, beer and whatever else I need and be on my way >> while you are still waiting in line at the station across the street. > >Hmmm... I can't remember the last time I had to wait in line at _any_ gas >station. Me neither, because if I see a line - which I do from time to time; oddly enough where I am it is at a BP station that is generally the lowest price in the area - I continue on to find a station with no wait to call for petrol. -- "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job." --Former President George W Bush |