Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-18 Thread Wonko the Sane
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:02 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock > > > > You scared me, Wilton. I thought you were going to say that you went to > the > > doctor and our health insurance had been canceled. > > &

Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-18 Thread Wilton Strickland
'Been VERY lucky on the insurance so far. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Wonko the Sane" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:02 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock > You scared me, Wilton. I thought you were going

Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-18 Thread Wonko the Sane
You scared me, Wilton. I thought you were going to say that you went to the doctor and our health insurance had been canceled. Best way to avoid this price shock is to go to Subway or Quiznos and order a veggie sub. Had one today for lunch (Quiznos). Very satisfying. On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 6:24

Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-18 Thread Rhonald Angelo
ld in Washington 1985 300D 310,000 miles > From: kr...@comcast.net> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 > 18:41:32 -0800> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock> > $4.00 for small bag > of> popcorn, $3.50 for small bottle of water,> > At the Portlan

Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread Kevin Kraly
$4.00 for small bag of popcorn, $3.50 for small bottle of water, At the Portland Trail Blazers games, a .5l bottle of water is $3.75. I usually buy one every few games and bring it home, fill it back up with filtered water and smuggle it back in. Cokes run $5.75, but if you smuggle your souv

Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Redghost wrote: Seems that the oil companies are parking their oil in hopes of higher prices now that the fuel price has dropped. You don't have to hope, yesterday Feb crude was $34 when March was $41. Just buy the Feb, sell the March, and make arrangements for storage at the terminal when th

Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread Redghost
Seems that the oil companies are parking their oil in hopes of higher prices now that the fuel price has dropped. No cash flow to build more holes in the ground. Okie tank farms are full of oil waiting for price increases, and the tankers are making lazy 8's in the middle of the ocean too

Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread Gary Hurst
never On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > yea, things are expensive. > > Which is strange considering the price of diesel is half of what it was, > that was the reason everything at the groc store got jacked up. When are > they going to start lower the prices of food back

Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread Rich Thomas
The price of carbon offsets. --R E M wrote: Same here, regular gas it back up to .81 per liter here again, from .65 just a week or so ago. I buy large 50 pound bags of seed for the birds in the back garden. Sunflower seeds were $18 a bag, but since gas has gone down, prices are now $25 for the

Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread E M
Same here, regular gas it back up to .81 per liter here again, from .65 just a week or so ago. I buy large 50 pound bags of seed for the birds in the back garden. Sunflower seeds were $18 a bag, but since gas has gone down, prices are now $25 for the same size bag. They used the price of gas as t

Re: [MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yea, things are expensive. Which is strange considering the price of diesel is half of what it was, that was the reason everything at the groc store got jacked up. When are they going to start lower the prices of food back down? Filled up my 100 gal tank on the trunk today at 2.03. Gas just

[MBZ] OT - price shock

2009-01-16 Thread Wilton Strickland
Drove to Duke Hosp (Durham) today for neurology follow-up, etc.; tremor is gone, reflexes at knees and elbows back to normal; still have serious trouble walking, though - can't lift toes to clear floor/ground when bringing rear foot forward; still using walker and elec. scooter as appropriate. Ret