Ow!

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[Intensity]

It's worst here in Canada:



;D ;D ;D

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Yeah Mo- but at least you have one of my favorite places: Newfoundland!

[GerryT]

Mo, loved that sign!! ;D

We are on the verge of $4.00 here, but not quite. Premium is up to $3.93.

[mrbeefy]

When talking about some upcoming meets, financial planning just for GAS to get there and back was the topic.

I drive an F-150 with a BIG 8 Engine. Sucks gas like a pig!

[beckie]

its REALLY expensive here- 1.89 per LITER and its going to hit $2 soon! #athumbsdown9vd#

[Blazin j]

This just seems like it's really uncalled for... Poverty stricken country's are having a hard time with the cost of food going up...

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Apr 23, 2008 18:56:00 GMT -5 Blazin j said:

This just seems like it's really uncalled for... Poverty stricken country's are having a hard time with the cost of food going up...

Reality is: the middle-east knows we're beginning to run out. Dubai's a great example. They figure they have 25 yeaers left. And that was before China decided to become USA part 2 and start cosuming like we do x10.

It's not going to get better.

[RUBICON19]

I hate this... Luckily my commute is only about 30 seconds .... My truck is a PIG... Time to break the Harley out.

[hossjob]

The effect on food prices is gonna kill us bodybuilder/powerlifters

[GerryT]

You're right , Kyle. This will have a domino effect. Food prices will get even worse, as will other commodities.

Our local taxicab stand has raised its fares considerably to compensate for their increased expenses.

No wonder the economy and our dollar are so weak!

[beckie]

Our dairy prices are hideous so we're being walloped from both sides..

[CeaAnna Kerr]

Yes, this is getting crazy just to live! I don't know how anyone is going to live comfortably when everything around us keeps going up. Housing is absolutely ridiculous here and gas and now we are even starting to see it at the grocery stores.

I agree it is going to hurt all us people that love working out!

Ouch!

[GerryT]

It's finally happened here! A gallon of gas is now more expensive than a gallon of milk!!

Any vehicles that run on milk? ;D

[youngblood]

My company had to raise the price of it's ice cream this past year due to cream, milk (dairy in general) having the raw product cost raise on them.
We also changed recipes in certain flavors that aren't bad sellers, but not great either, so that the cost is cheaper and have a bigger profit.
Four years ago, they switched the container from half gallons to 1.75qts. This year, along with the increase of fifty cents per unit, we reduced the size again keeping the price the same.
Other companies that make ice cream, Breyer's, Sunnyside Farms, Blue Bunny etc.... are all doing the same for numerous reasons.

The price of gas is a MAJOR factor in a lot of this. Not just dairy, which in my field is a huge reason, but the price of gas. It takes about $150 per stop to deliver product when you factor in the drivers wages, pallet costs, workers cost to pull product etc....many of our stores have different schedules now due to this; it's not cost effective to send in $200 of product to only gross $50 worth.

I once saw a mud flap on a truck that stuck in my mind being so true.....

"If you bought it, a trucker brought it." [/i]

How do trucks get across the country? Gas. I filled up my tanks the other day and normally the pumps we use do not have the total cost of the fill-up on them- our cards we swipe and not worry about. The pump, when done, read $473 dollars for somewhere near 105 gallons of diesel.