jaguar
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Post by jaguar on May 22, 2006 20:08:42 GMT -6
I filled up at Sam's this evening. It's $2.57/gallon. I don't know how they're able to sell it so cheaply when Wal-Mart wasn't allowed to do so.
I used to go to Diamond Shamrock/Valero until I joined Sam's a few months ago. Just the savings in gas prices has been worth the fee to join.
If you can find it any cheaper in town, let me know.
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Post by cwhite on May 22, 2006 20:57:42 GMT -6
It's either there or the Raceway on Johnston just past the mall (headed toward Maurice) from what I can tell, jaguar. Cheapest in town.
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Post by cwhite on May 22, 2006 20:58:16 GMT -6
Oh and, strangely enough, the Albertson's gas station at Congress & Ambassador.
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Post by zoe10850 on May 23, 2006 0:59:31 GMT -6
The cheapest "major" seems to be the BP/Amoco @ Pinhook-Thruway.
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Post by zoe10850 on May 23, 2006 1:02:03 GMT -6
Ever notice how all the Shell's charge exactly the same, and are generally the most expensive in town. Is this price fixing ? Macro Oil bought out the local owners of Shell stations, and now control both wholesale & retail in this area.
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jaguar
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Post by jaguar on May 29, 2006 20:18:00 GMT -6
Sam's gasoline is $2.49/gal today. Dropped 8 cents in one week. That's good news.
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Post by jaguar on Jul 29, 2006 7:09:22 GMT -6
I haven't been watching the prices much, but I noticed yesterday it was 2.83/gal at the Valero on Amb. Caffery? Where's the cheapest gas these days?
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Post by jaguar on Jan 19, 2007 16:39:21 GMT -6
Last night Sam's gasoline was $1.98/9 per gallon. I think it's supposed to drop more soon.
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Post by abbd on Jan 23, 2007 8:00:57 GMT -6
Nick, ya need to check out where charlie melancon stands on the bills to tax the oil companies.
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Post by abbd on Jan 23, 2007 9:55:29 GMT -6
Yeah, saw that. When you openly supported this man did ya ever think he would vote this way? Do you think Romero would have voted this way also?
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Post by abbd on Jan 23, 2007 14:22:00 GMT -6
Nick,so, what you are saying is you really don't care how the candidate you supported votes, you just didn't want romero or tauzin in that seat is that correct? If it is I think maybe you should reconsider naming your website ... I'm no conservative, but I want people to think I am.. Gosh man you brought up the IAVA without examinging what it stood for and attempted to use it aginst Dr. Boustany, you support government competing with free enterprise, you support taxpayers funding your education thru reduced student loan rates, one of the reasons you didn't support mike stagg in the last election was because you felt snubbed by him and only endorsed Dr. Boustany after he gave you a sit down and now you continue to support a liberal democrat? Nick, you need to dig a little deeper before you write things. Just my opinion.
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Post by abbd on Jan 23, 2007 16:17:12 GMT -6
Sorry Nick, in my opinion anyone who at any time for whatever reason could or would support mike stagg for any office cannot be considered conservative. Your excuse for that is lacking. Believe me having Billy Tauzin Jr. would be far superior to what we have now in melancon( a strong supporter of unions), or maybe you didn't like how Billy Sr, voted? Nick, all I was saying was that I don't think you're very conservative. Don't get mad man, it's just my opinion.
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Post by abbd on Jan 23, 2007 17:18:40 GMT -6
Nick, please don't confuse republican with conservative. Those are two seperate things. I don't always vote straight republican BUT i do vote straight conservative. And sorry it doesn't mean anybody but durel BUT now that you pointed that out, i guess I like that also. I could care less about cafta hell I wish we'd stop immediately ALL farm subsidies ALL and NOW. I'm tired of paying farmers for nothing especially sugar farmers! Heck i wish we'd stop sugarcane farming around here now to rid ourselves of all that smoke. Free markets are great, keep the stinking government outta our free markets. Hopefull the state supremes will do the right thing,follow the law and deny lcg's appeal of the fiber.
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Post by zoe10850 on Jan 25, 2007 2:03:23 GMT -6
Thanks Nick for the link to Heritage article. Gave a concise explanation to a complex situation.
I could not vote for Romero/Melancon, but knowing Romero as I do, I could never support him. I thought Melancon was smarter than he showed on that vote because the tax cut repeals will only hurt Louisiana and as is true for most national democrat initiatives, do nothing to accomplish intended goals; is just feel good legislation.
I think we should all take a deep breath and stop drawing the line in the sand :conservative versus democrat versus republican. I am a conservative democrat who generally votes for national republicans but against local republicans who I generally classify as opportunists. Craig Romero is a good example. A lifelong democrat, as was his father, he switched parties when he worked for Mike Francis and suddenly became a convert to conservative causes if it benefitted his aspirations. I did not buy it.
There is no reason one cannot be a liberal republican or a conservative democrat, or even be liberal on some policies (social) and conservative on others (fiscal). Gov Arnold is a good example of that.
And Nick, some of us cannot use our real name for fear of losing our jobs. You may be self employed but some of us work in environments where freedom of speech is a myth. May be the case w/abbd, or any of us. But we still have opinions that we wish to share. I hope we all continue to voice those thoughts. I for one have learned a lot by reading posts on this site.
My feelings on the president; Comeaux was a democrat, took care of his friends, did little to improve the parish. Lastrapes was a republican, did little to improve parish. Durel is a republican, has accomplished little to date. Bowen was a democrat, built/proposed most of the roads we have today, was abrasive and divisive, but accomplished things. Lesson to be learned ? Sometimes, being a nice guy is not enough.
I do not know Durel personally, but assume he is a nice fellow. But all he has done in my observation is fall under the spell of big government bureaucrats who are socialist by nature. FTTH, really. That is not a republican project. LUS. another goldmine for unchecked big government. If you will not pass my tax proposal, I will give you no new roads. What is that ? I will not maintain the courthouse and hope it falls down. Never mind that we have paid a courthouse maintenance tax for 40+ years, we will not use it for that. You (us) are too stupid to understand the complexities of big government, trust us.
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Post by zoe10850 on Jan 25, 2007 11:38:43 GMT -6
Just did not want things to get out of hand or have feelings hurt...I like your posts and editorials and abbd's posts as well. Personally, I do not wish to be labeled at all and prefer to view things with an open mind, not a pre-conceived notion of "conservative" or liberal.
I, like abbd am very much opposed to government involvement in the free market, and that is the basis of my objection to LUS, FTTH, LUS Telephone/cable/internet business venture, farm subsidy be it sugar, rice, wheat, corn, tobacco etc., especially when funds are given to big farm concerns, and not little farmers (we need more of them).
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Post by TBEAR on Jan 25, 2007 14:32:16 GMT -6
Yes lets all keep it civilized.
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Post by noze on May 1, 2007 15:16:16 GMT -6
Every time a terror scare comes into play or as a scame the price of gas goes up crazy. Today we are claiming that we have captured a leader of The Big al-Qaeda. Well this is a victory for America, right, so gas should be going down. Maybe we just do not understand. Or maybe we should just let these criminals rob us of all our money so there is no one more powerful than the OIL- BOYS. Be ready because gas just started to go up. So happy filling.
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Post by noze on May 22, 2007 4:52:54 GMT -6
A letter written today by oil experts says the reason gas is so high is demand and use. There is more demand right now for crawfish then ever befor, yet the price for the people who have to catch the crawfish goes down to where a fisherman can hardly servive. The media keeps saying that the price will come down for public to enjoy crawfish boils, but thats a lie, because the crooks will not adjust there prices. You will still pay 1 dollor for crawfish as long as these greedy bas----ds are in control. Oh and by the way if the fisherman are catching crawfish in the basin on privite property why are they not being arrested. Get a life mr. ed, you own nothing, you are a felon that has been caught stealing alligaters.
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Post by coolboy on May 22, 2007 6:59:54 GMT -6
They like to throw around that "supply and demand" scenario. Not sure if I mentioned it here, but a couple of years back a CEO of an oil company was interviewed and the interviewer asked him why can't he settle on making just $15 billion instead of $20 billion to help out the American consumer? The CEOs reply was that he works for the shareholders of the company and not the American consumer. The guy has a point. If he doesn't produce the highest profits, he will be replaced.
Remember the guy who used to run Exxon getting something like $225 million when he retired? $50 million in cash and $175 million in stock options. The exact number is probably off, but it was in the hundreds of millions. He could have at least bought me dinner.
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Post by noze on May 22, 2007 16:57:48 GMT -6
I guest that is the reason why the St. Martin Parish School Board does not want to sue Texaco for stealing all the section 16 lands from the children they all have large stock holdings in that company. Talk about conflict of interst. But who cares , the children are the easiest ones to steal from. Surely not our great govenor, she is to busy giving away state lands.
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