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On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:57:15 -0700 (PDT), Too_Many_Tools
wrote:

In tough times consumers tend to cut back...so where are you cutting
back, reprioritizing resources, whatever to make that dollar go
farther?

I am also posting this in the metal and wood working groups to hear
how those who pursue the hobby are allotting their resources.

Thanks

TMT


I have cut way back on using my vehicle. This includes less basic
shopping, no restaurants, less clothing, and no trying out new
products including woodworking tools. When it costs $85 to fill up
I try to make the tank last longer with fewer shorter trips, less
frequent visits (why is gas $2.90 a gallon when barrels are less than
$80?). No money right now to replace the gas truck guzzler, maybe
when the stock market improves and stabilizes a little bit.

Don't complain about $2.90 per gallon, during the peak, here in
Canada, where we have all our own oil and sell most of it to the US,
it was running at $1.20 per litre. At approximately 4 litres per
gallon, gas cost us $4.80 per gallon. Today it is about 96 cents per
litre, that is still about $3.84 per gallon. Makes $2.90 a bargain.

It's less than $2.60/gal here in North Jersey, at many cheaper stations,
including Exxon grimace



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Best regards
Han
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