WOW!!!!

['OL GREY DOG]

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[Amx]

WOW!



What's THAT mean?

[The Quadfather]

It means that the fish don't go out as much and stay close to home, (cover)

[G-Man]

It means that it is time to look for a good deal on a quality stock! Oil is down to $90 a barrel, maybe we will see a reduction in price at the pumps for the 4th of July weekend.

[Amx]

[img=http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/ima ... s/haha.gif]i[/img]

Keep dreaming.

['OL GREY DOG]

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[G-Man]

[img=http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/ima ... s/haha.gif]i[/img]

Keep dreaming.

I know, I know, the prices will magically drop on the 5th of July, after everyone is back home.

[Marc Martyn]

Ha! Someone figured out that the high energy prices are putting a strain on the nations economy. Wow! Poor oil companies, maybe we should give them some more tax breaks to make up for their tragic losses.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/new ... il.Prices/

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/new ... TS-STOCKS/

http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailycha ... libyan_oil

[Marc Martyn]

Let's put a little historical perspective on this oil/gas price thing.

In 1966, I was working at a restaurant washing dishes for $1.25/hr. At that time, gas was selling at .28¢/gal. That would make the cost of one gallon of gas 22% of my hourly wage.

Today, working the same job would pay $7.36/hr. With the cost of gas at $3.79/gal, that makes up 52% of that equivalent hourly wage.

Now, in 1966, tensions between Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Israel were extremely high. This led up to the "Six Day War" between Israel and Egypt in June of 1967.

When I graduated from high school in 1969, the cost of regular gas had remained the same,.28¢/gal, through all of this, including during the peak of the Vietnam War in 1968.

So, why are gas prices so high now? Corporate greed and speculation. Period.

[ruthven78]

Today, working the same job would pay $7.36/hr.

I thought minimum wage was higher than that?

[Marc Martyn]

It is for most people except......

The 2011 Washington minimum wage is $8.67

Washington's minimum wage applies to workers in both agriculture and non-agricultural jobs, although 14- and 15-year-olds may be paid 85% of the minimum wage.

When I was washing dishes, I was only 15 and they paid less than the regular min. wage. The law apparently hasn't changed.

[Mike Carey]

oh boy, hold my tongue...



this place is so much nicer without political conversation.

[Marc Martyn]

Oh, your just upset because YOUR oil stock went down.:geek:

['OL GREY DOG]

hhhmmmppffff

[Mike Carey]

hmmppffff.....didnt notice any talk about politics

are you kidding? The bait hit me on the top of my head.

[Marc Martyn]

hmmppffff.....didnt notice any talk about politics

are you kidding? The bait hit me on the top of my head.

Ummm, Mike. Are you still taking those pain pills?[wink]

['OL GREY DOG]

NOPE....really....thought maybe some 1 would type about the EU/Greece or whether Greece would pass their austerity thing....or Portugal..or Ireland..or Spain...or that 1/2 the italian banks are insolvent and how THAT! might be the next shoe that drops......or how the price of oil 'n other commodities are be'n effected more by speculators than by value/cost...or the rumors/stories that there isnt ANY gold in Fort Knox .....could have BS'd about how the DOW got most of that bk that day(and lost another 100 points friday)....but gold didnt(gold dumped $50 buck$ in a couple days)......or how the US dollar has been as low as 73 cents 'n upto over 76 cents 'n back 'n forth again all in a matter of a few days!!!...<shrugs>


i try to nevvvver talk politics because most of them folks are liars/cheaters and live by a lower moral standard than how i was raised ...and try 'n live by... and raised my kids by.....wouldnt want to spread their lies or seem to support some low life or their agenda...

butttt...the all knowing/seeing overlord has spoken soooo disregard...N/M...i retract it....HAGD....DOG

[Mike Carey]

subtle sarcasm. thx. :bball:

[kzoo]

Anyone purchasing gold and silver bullion?

['OL GREY DOG]

gold's below $1500...."cheapest" its been in a while 'n go'n down this morn'n
<shrugs>

i think silver is a dog.....it lost about a 1/3 of its value in a matter of days the last time there was a lil glitch and still hasnt got it bk <shrugs>

advice ?....who knows...depending which nut job ya listen to gold could go as high as $3-5000 !!!!

i took about 3/4s of my portfolio out of paper and bought gold in 06-07...and i've done ok but who knows what the futures (haha) hold..
i did it because i thought the whole thing was going to go gunney sack 'n that we'd be in a full blown depression by now....i'm hope'n that when i get old(haha) it'll be worth a lot more....again who knows....i do know it wont rot or burn or ever be worth nothing <shrugs>... i do KNOW that the realestate i own isnt doing well....and who knows how long that will take to come bk <sigh>

anywayyyssss discuss'n politics is frowned upon in here ..so i'll cut it shot.....GL to ya....DOG