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Old 04-05-2022, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by airstreamingypsy View Post
I remember paying over $5.00 a gallon, for diesel fuel,, in 2008. What is the point of all these whiny fuel prices posts? If you can't afford to drive your car, then do what other people who can't afford to drive do.... walk or ride a bicycle. Stay home. We are all in this together, whining serves no purpose.
The (significantly) higher diesel prices today effect everything. Walking, biking or staying home won't change the fact that it now costs 2Xs the amount (in fuel costs) to deliver pretty much everything you use...
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