# Fill up your gas tanks!

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [September 21, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867 "2005-09-21T13:59:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![cgguy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cgguy/32/5508_2.png) [@cgguy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cgguy)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/1 "2005-09-21T13:59:09Z")

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Looks like Hurricane Rita’s about to deliver a knock out punch to American oil.

[http://news.ft.com/cms/s/ddcbd4de-2ac4-11da-817a-00000e2511c8.html](http://news.ft.com/cms/s/ddcbd4de-2ac4-11da-817a-00000e2511c8.html)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/2 "2005-09-21T14:21:43Z")

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Shit, and I need to fill up on friday to go to montreal and back

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**Author:** ![Cal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cal/32/5505_2.png) [@Cal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/3 "2005-09-21T14:26:39Z")

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the technology to stop weather disasters is there…why don’t they use it?

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**Author:** ![spd-dmn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spd-dmn/32/5513_2.png) [@spd-dmn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spd-dmn)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/4 "2005-09-21T14:36:12Z")

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If this shit hits as hard as they are predicting, gas will peak at 1.50 easily.

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**Author:** ![TorontoGT-R33](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torontogt-r33/32/5500_2.png) [@TorontoGT-R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TorontoGT-R33)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/5 "2005-09-21T14:41:50Z")

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THAT’S IT ! I had enough of this shit! Im going to start drilling for oil in my back yard.

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**Author:** ![dnash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@dnash](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dnash)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/6 "2005-09-21T16:15:59Z")

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![http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mcclun/CRU%20Pics/03-04%20Photographs/Picnic/Nose%20Picking.jpg](http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mcclun/CRU%20Pics/03-04%20Photographs/Picnic/Nose%20Picking.jpg)

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**Author:** ![SX1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@SX1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SX1)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/7 "2005-09-21T16:55:35Z")

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> [@got\_boost\_S13](#):
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> the technology to stop weather disasters is there…why don’t they use it?

must be a conspiracy … I’ve never even heard of this!

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**Author:** ![TorontoGT-R33](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torontogt-r33/32/5500_2.png) [@TorontoGT-R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TorontoGT-R33)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/8 "2005-09-21T17:01:19Z")

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I heard that they can make storm clouds by releasing zink into the atmosphere with airplanes or something like that? I don’t know?..but I think they only do it whenever I wash my car.

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**Author:** ![Cal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cal/32/5505_2.png) [@Cal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/9 "2005-09-21T17:34:10Z")

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> [@Toronto240sx](#):
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> I heard that they can make storm clouds by releasing zink into the atmosphere with airplanes or something like that? I don’t know?..but I think they only do it whenever I wash my car.

yes, in essence we can also create bad weather.

but there is technology available to stop such disasters from happening.

For example, a strong explosion inside a tornado will disperse it.

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**Author:** ![SX1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@SX1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SX1)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/10 "2005-09-21T17:39:31Z")

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but were talking about a hurricane here … pretty much unstoppable

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**Author:** ![Cal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cal/32/5505_2.png) [@Cal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/11 "2005-09-21T17:43:33Z")

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search and read and yee shall find.

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**Author:** ![iQuAGoD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@iQuAGoD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/iQuAGoD)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/12 "2005-09-21T17:51:20Z")

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I have an idea…

Lets nuke the whales to stop the hurricane!!!

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**Author:** ![Cal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cal/32/5505_2.png) [@Cal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/13 "2005-09-21T17:54:40Z")

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i bet whales humping are the cause of tsunamis…

hmmm

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**Author:** ![240sxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/91b2a8/32.png) [@240sxy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240sxy)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/14 "2005-09-21T21:43:20Z")

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this is BS !! Grrrrrr

i filled up last night at .94 and i thought that was a good deal, mean while it’s still really expensive compaired to few months ago, we are getting owned and we can’t do krap about it ☹ ☹

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**Author:** ![Original\_Nutta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/original_nutta/32/5474_2.png) [@Original\_Nutta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Original_Nutta)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/15 "2005-09-21T22:52:59Z")

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> [@240sxy](#):
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> we are getting owned and we can’t do krap about it ☹ ☹

False, buy a biodiesel powered car. I’m considering selling everything i have and pitching in for my dad and myself to share a Smart car. It’s the sharing part i’m not thrilled about.

The europeans know what’s what. N. Americans bitch and moan, but still go out and buy SUV’s. I don’t bitch because i know we have it good here. Gotta pay to play, right.

I’m sure i’ll sing a different tune when i add an extra 2cyls.

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**Author:** ![prodigy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@prodigy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/prodigy)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/16 "2005-09-21T22:55:28Z")

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> [@iQuABoB](#):
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> I have an idea…
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> Lets nuke the whales to stop the hurricane!!!

Hahaha exactly what I was thinking! Typical American short-sighted destructive thinking. Gotta love it.

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**Author:** ![mr200](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr200/32/5495_2.png) [@mr200](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mr200)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/17 "2005-09-22T07:31:34Z")

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All this after OPEC increased their output to essentially MAX, told us there is no oil shortage, and that they don’t understand why we’re being charged so much.

Hmmm … group buy of gas from Venezuela?

It’s 12 cents a gallon there.

It would work out to be about 3.8 cents per liter.

Can you rent an oil barge?

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**Author:** ![TorontoGT-R33](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torontogt-r33/32/5500_2.png) [@TorontoGT-R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TorontoGT-R33)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/18 "2005-09-22T07:48:13Z")

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:idea: I got the best solution!

I say we run our cars on pure NOS! :lol:

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**Author:** ![ChiGz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ChiGz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ChiGz)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/19 "2005-09-22T13:00:31Z")

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^^^ LOL

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**Author:** ![brocoli](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brocoli/32/5518_2.png) [@brocoli](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brocoli)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fill-up-your-gas-tanks/88867/20 "2005-09-22T13:42:57Z")

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i just heard gas is hitting 2.25 a litre in some places (various tire shops that i sell to) just letting you all know that apprently by 5pm its going to be around 2 bucks here. i just went and filled for 93.2 🙂

Brock

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