# .99 cents a gallon gas **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 15, 2006, 3:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957 "2006-08-15T03:36:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JDMR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmr2/32/7587_2.png) [@JDMR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMR2)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/21 "2006-08-15T09:07:58Z")
plus a channel 4 cameraman got run over by someone desperate for gas :ham: ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/22 "2006-08-15T10:12:26Z")
> [@JDMR2](#): > > plus a channel 4 cameraman got run over by someone desperate for gas :ham: rofflesox ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/23 "2006-08-15T10:14:43Z")
gas…yawn ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/24 "2006-08-15T10:16:25Z")
> [@JDMR2](#): > > plus a channel 4 cameraman got run over by someone desperate for gas :ham: roflsssssss ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/25 "2006-08-15T10:21:26Z")
![http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/2127/carvscamerman9ag.jpg](http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/2127/carvscamerman9ag.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/26 "2006-08-15T10:33:00Z")
> [@BikerFry](#): > > Wow. I just watched the news article on this. **The stupidity is just swarming around it.** > > 15 gallons per person > $2 bucks cheaper per gallon > 200 people > > So people actually camped out overnight to save $30 bucks in gas. :bloated: > The best part was the guy from cricket they interviewed. “This is actually turning out quite costly for us. If you notice that gas is $2 dollars per gallon more across the street and do the math, this promotion is costing us $600,000 dollars.” > > :bloated: > > I hope this guy wasn’t their accountant. He was either an idiot or is trying to scam Cricket out of $540,000 dollars. I hope that you aren’t an accountant either. :bloated: 15\*$2\*200=$6,000 $600,000-$6,000=$594,000 Sounds like you are trying to scam $54,000 out of the Cricket guy. :bloated: ---
**Author:** ![1sik\_bmw](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1sik_bmw/32/7341_2.png) [@1sik\_bmw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1sik_bmw)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/27 "2006-08-15T10:44:20Z")
> [@BikerFry](#): > > :bloated: > I hope this guy wasn’t their accountant. He was either an idiot or is trying to scam Cricket out of $540,000 dollars. wouldnt it be scamming them out of $594,000 save $30 (15gal x $2) on a tank times 200 tanks = $6,000-600,000=59400 maybe im wrong ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/28 "2006-08-15T10:50:29Z")
Damn, you guys caught me! :snky: Like I said, the stupidity is just swarming around it, myself included! :lolham: Nothing like making an ass of yourself in writing! :tup: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/29 "2006-08-15T10:51:03Z")
> [@1sik bmw](#): > > wouldnt it be scamming them out of $594,000 > > save $30 (15gal x $2) on a tank times 200 tanks = $6,000-600,000=59400 > > maybe im wrong ^^^ you forgot a “0” ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/30 "2006-08-15T11:26:19Z")
That’s funny, I was scratching my head trying to figure out his math too. ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/31 "2006-08-15T11:47:54Z")
> [@1sik bmw](#): > > save $30 (15gal x $2) on a tank times 200 tanks = $6,000-600,000=59400 > > maybe im wrong You are wrong, even if you remembered the last “0” as **HRK** pointed out. $6,000 - $600,000 = **-** $594,000 (negative) What schools did you guys go to, so I can make sure my childeren never go there? ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/32 "2006-08-15T11:52:34Z")
> [@fairgentleman Z](#): > > You are wrong, even if you remembered the last “0” as **HRK** pointed out. > > $6,000 - $600,000 = **-** $594,000 (negative) > > What schools did you guys go to, so I can make sure my childeren never go there? y are u expecting a lil Jeremy ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/33 "2006-08-15T11:55:01Z")
> [@MaximaSE98](#): > > y are u expecting a lil Jeremy hells no ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/34 "2006-08-15T12:03:25Z")
that noco is right near my house; i was goin to blockbuster and i see this huge line of cars im like WTF did gas skyrocket overnight or somethin? dumb people and their gas ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/35 "2006-08-15T15:18:53Z")
I remember when gas actually did cost only 99 cents ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/36 "2006-08-15T15:24:53Z")
> [@Itagaki](#): > > Yet another prime example of the intelectual prowess of the Average Joe :bloated: pretty much what retards ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957/37 "2006-08-15T15:50:46Z")
lots of unemployed peeps i suppose. I remember when gas was 1.08 a gallon when i first started driving. 5 bucks would put a significant amount of gas in my jetta. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/99-cents-a-gallon-gas/15957.md?page=1)