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frostbitevinnie · 03-03-2008, 07:06 PM

Yeah, I know. Everything is going up except my wage.

tricker · 03-03-2008, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 87gsxrnut

Beer will be going up too dude. Drink now while it is cheap:

Pizza and Beer prices skyrocket

I'm switching to vodka.

- Nut

guess i'm switching to rum now...

frostbitevinnie · 03-03-2008, 07:12 PM

Dosent matter what you drink cuz shipping it requires gas, gas goes up, shipping cost go up=you lose no matter what.

Home brew?

tricker · 03-03-2008, 07:15 PM

25 dollar bottle of rum will last me a lot longer than 25 bucks in beer...

omegajim · 03-03-2008, 07:56 PM

now he's drinking in bears; talk about your upscale drinker.

Things get bad enough, make your own wine.

blackie1491 · 03-04-2008, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by omegajim

now he's drinking in bears; talk about your upscale drinker.

Things get bad enough, make your own wine.

Hey, you keep telling people that and my Grape Juice will go up too!!!!

omegajim · 03-04-2008, 12:30 PM

I make it from apples; and here in wisconsin, apples are like oranges in FL. You couldn't export them all if you tried.

KD57 · 03-04-2008, 01:38 PM

Beer already went up 2.00 a case here. Diesel is 3.66, selling the ashes for more than the cordwood.

omegajim · 03-04-2008, 09:43 PM

I could post how to make your own wine on the back of a napkin; it aint' rocket science.

Which is why I couldn't quite understand home made beer. You do this, you do that, you do the other thing.

What do you have when you are finished? 3 cases of beer. With the crew ( at least 3 - 4 guys to do all this work to make it) that won't go far.

Wine;

apples, sugar, yeast.

Blender, bucket, time.

described the ingredients and items required to make wine.

themeatmanlandry · 03-05-2008, 06:46 AM

$3.17 per gallon in Memphis last night

MikeHump · 03-05-2008, 11:17 AM

I'm not looking forward to it, but this summer in CA gas prices are supposed to be above $4.00 per gallon.

Apertureguy · 03-05-2008, 11:18 AM

Some idiot in my office is trying to promote a Car Road Rally at the end of this month.

I guess its just for rich people with no regard for the environment.

omegajim · 03-05-2008, 11:43 AM

where would they start and finish in said NY road rally?

Brooklyn to the Bronx?

stp1971 · 03-05-2008, 11:54 AM

Well listening to the "SO-CALLED" experts and annalysts they are predicting a price of around $3.80 to $4.50 a gallon this summer.

Of course this is if we don't have some sort of unpredicted upset come along such as any Hurricane, any kind of conflict in the Middle East, Shiek AmAdumbBadarse wakes up drunk, or the sun rises one morning. Any of this could cause it to rise even higher.

Now why are we not drilling in these protected areas again?

omegajim · 03-05-2008, 11:55 AM

eventually, them hybrid cars will make sense.

stp1971 · 03-05-2008, 11:57 AM

Eventually is today.

MikeHump · 03-05-2008, 11:58 AM

Yes, once all the kinks are worked out of them. The way things are going now, I think GM is going to be the first one to make a hybrid that gets good gas mileage both on the highway and in the city. (right now hybrids only get about 35 mpg on the highway)

omegajim · 03-05-2008, 12:01 PM

no, it's not today, but it's getting there.

Battery technology needs to make another hop in storage capacity as well as ability to recharge as well as improve environmentally.

So, actually 3 changes need to happen to the core technology.

and then there's just putting more batteries in the car so it can go further on electricity w/out starting the engine.

as well as a solar panel on the roof, which with today's technology is not so far fetched anymore.

stp1971 · 03-05-2008, 05:33 PM

Yeah. I am waiting till they get 100 mpg.

omegajim · 03-05-2008, 07:14 PM

depending on how you want to play that game, it may be a lot closer than you think.

I read something the other day where they had either a hybrid or I think it was an electric car and as long as your round trip was under 60 miles, it could run the whole way on batteries.

The argument was, cost of electricity vs the cost of gas and theoretically (now at least) could say you were getting over 100 mpg.

03-03-2008, 07:06 PM	#61 (permalink)
frostbitevinnie In The Zone Joined: Jul 2007 Bike: 07' C90T 76' MT250 Location: 3rd house NW of the Depot Posts: 2,572	Yeah, I know. Everything is going up except my wage. __________________ Send um to freakin jail without bail.

03-03-2008, 07:12 PM	#63 (permalink)
frostbitevinnie In The Zone Joined: Jul 2007 Bike: 07' C90T 76' MT250 Location: 3rd house NW of the Depot Posts: 2,572	Dosent matter what you drink cuz shipping it requires gas, gas goes up, shipping cost go up=you lose no matter what. Home brew? __________________ Send um to freakin jail without bail.

03-03-2008, 07:15 PM	#64 (permalink)
tricker Top Gear ! Full Throttle! Joined: May 2007 Bike: 2004 kawasaki zzr 600 Location: rochester, minnesota Posts: 5,223	25 dollar bottle of rum will last me a lot longer than 25 bucks in beer... __________________ If anyone needs me... just PM me Last edited by tricker; 03-03-2008 at 09:16 PM. Reason: dyslexia

03-03-2008, 07:56 PM	#65 (permalink)
omegajim M-J.Com Lifetime Achievement Award Joined: Jan 2007 Bike: 1980 Yamaha XS850 Location: Washington County, WI Posts: 6,064	now he's drinking in bears; talk about your upscale drinker. Things get bad enough, make your own wine. __________________ "FREE TIBET!"* With purchase of one Tibet of equal or greater value.

03-04-2008, 12:30 PM	#67 (permalink)
omegajim M-J.Com Lifetime Achievement Award Joined: Jan 2007 Bike: 1980 Yamaha XS850 Location: Washington County, WI Posts: 6,064	I make it from apples; and here in wisconsin, apples are like oranges in FL. You couldn't export them all if you tried. __________________ "FREE TIBET!"* With purchase of one Tibet of equal or greater value.

03-04-2008, 01:38 PM	#68 (permalink)
KD57 In The Zone Joined: Oct 2007 Bike: 2008 ZZR600 Location: Under a rock in Texas Posts: 2,516	Beer already went up 2.00 a case here. Diesel is 3.66, selling the ashes for more than the cordwood. __________________ The "other" ZZR rider.

03-04-2008, 09:43 PM	#69 (permalink)
omegajim M-J.Com Lifetime Achievement Award Joined: Jan 2007 Bike: 1980 Yamaha XS850 Location: Washington County, WI Posts: 6,064	I could post how to make your own wine on the back of a napkin; it aint' rocket science. Which is why I couldn't quite understand home made beer. You do this, you do that, you do the other thing. What do you have when you are finished? 3 cases of beer. With the crew ( at least 3 - 4 guys to do all this work to make it) that won't go far. Wine; apples, sugar, yeast. Blender, bucket, time. described the ingredients and items required to make wine. __________________ "FREE TIBET!"* With purchase of one Tibet of equal or greater value.

03-05-2008, 06:46 AM	#70 (permalink)
themeatmanlandry Happy-ass Lunatic Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 2002 Bandit 600S (Black); 2006 GSXR750 (Black) Location: Memphis Posts: 11,423	$3.17 per gallon in Memphis last night __________________ Go to hell

03-05-2008, 11:17 AM	#71 (permalink)
MikeHump Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2007 Bike: 2007 GSXR 600 Location: Tracy, CA Posts: 370	I'm not looking forward to it, but this summer in CA gas prices are supposed to be above $4.00 per gallon.

03-05-2008, 11:18 AM	#72 (permalink)
Apertureguy Throttle Jockey Joined: Jun 2006 Bike: 2006 Blue M50 Location: New York Posts: 3,185	Some idiot in my office is trying to promote a Car Road Rally at the end of this month. I guess its just for rich people with no regard for the environment.

03-05-2008, 11:43 AM	#73 (permalink)
omegajim M-J.Com Lifetime Achievement Award Joined: Jan 2007 Bike: 1980 Yamaha XS850 Location: Washington County, WI Posts: 6,064	where would they start and finish in said NY road rally? Brooklyn to the Bronx? __________________ "FREE TIBET!"* With purchase of one Tibet of equal or greater value.

03-05-2008, 11:54 AM	#74 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,817	Well listening to the "SO-CALLED" experts and annalysts they are predicting a price of around $3.80 to $4.50 a gallon this summer. Of course this is if we don't have some sort of unpredicted upset come along such as any Hurricane, any kind of conflict in the Middle East, Shiek AmAdumbBadarse wakes up drunk, or the sun rises one morning. Any of this could cause it to rise even higher. Now why are we not drilling in these protected areas again? __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

03-05-2008, 11:55 AM	#75 (permalink)
omegajim M-J.Com Lifetime Achievement Award Joined: Jan 2007 Bike: 1980 Yamaha XS850 Location: Washington County, WI Posts: 6,064	eventually, them hybrid cars will make sense. __________________ "FREE TIBET!"* With purchase of one Tibet of equal or greater value.

03-05-2008, 11:57 AM	#76 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,817	Eventually is today. __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

03-05-2008, 11:58 AM	#77 (permalink)
MikeHump Puddle Runner Joined: Oct 2007 Bike: 2007 GSXR 600 Location: Tracy, CA Posts: 370	Yes, once all the kinks are worked out of them. The way things are going now, I think GM is going to be the first one to make a hybrid that gets good gas mileage both on the highway and in the city. (right now hybrids only get about 35 mpg on the highway)

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03-05-2008, 12:01 PM	#78 (permalink)
omegajim M-J.Com Lifetime Achievement Award Joined: Jan 2007 Bike: 1980 Yamaha XS850 Location: Washington County, WI Posts: 6,064	no, it's not today, but it's getting there. Battery technology needs to make another hop in storage capacity as well as ability to recharge as well as improve environmentally. So, actually 3 changes need to happen to the core technology. and then there's just putting more batteries in the car so it can go further on electricity w/out starting the engine. as well as a solar panel on the roof, which with today's technology is not so far fetched anymore. __________________ "FREE TIBET!"* With purchase of one Tibet of equal or greater value.

03-05-2008, 05:33 PM	#79 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,817	Yeah. I am waiting till they get 100 mpg. __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

03-05-2008, 07:14 PM	#80 (permalink)
omegajim M-J.Com Lifetime Achievement Award Joined: Jan 2007 Bike: 1980 Yamaha XS850 Location: Washington County, WI Posts: 6,064	depending on how you want to play that game, it may be a lot closer than you think. I read something the other day where they had either a hybrid or I think it was an electric car and as long as your round trip was under 60 miles, it could run the whole way on batteries. The argument was, cost of electricity vs the cost of gas and theoretically (now at least) could say you were getting over 100 mpg. __________________ "FREE TIBET!"* With purchase of one Tibet of equal or greater value.

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