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Current price for Diesel here is around 8.7 USD per gallon. And at least 55% of those are fuel tax which the damn state takes. Plus value added tax which is either 10% or 20% (not sure, don't have a car atm).


But...

On the good side...

Monday's as good as over. I even survived the damn meeting with those idiots from marketing without killing someone! That means... only Tuesday and Wednesday to go! Then I'll be... GONE GONE GONE GONE...GONE GONE GONE GONE... GONE... GONE... GONE! For vacation...

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Kijinnmaru wrote:
Are you referring to ANWR, offshore in CA or FL, or other areas where they're not allowed to drill? Or the massive refinement capability in the US that doesn't exist?

The oil companies also have millions of square miles worth of leased resources in the Gulf of Mexico (where oil is already being drilled) but they don't want to drill there because it's far offshore and it's expensive to develop those oil fields...as if there was any other time in history where they are making the kind of bread they are now...

Keps wrote:

I know! Wasn't Nadal funny when he dived up into the crowd?
(Wasn't it on a weird time in Canada?)

What about the rain, huh? Every year: rain. :bleh:

haha, yeah, that was hilarious, was wondering if security would stop him when he headed for the spanish royal box =P

actually no, started at 9am and ended around 3 or 4 in the afternoon for us :victory:

Dang, I wanted Federer to win... :puppydog: :sweat:

With Wimbledon and the French Open victories, I'd guess Nadal will take over the Number 1 spot in the world... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:Dang, I wanted Federer to win... :puppydog: :sweat:

With Wimbledon and the French Open victories, I'd guess Nadal will take over the Number 1 spot in the world... :sweat:

I also wanted Federer to win his sixth consecutive title.. Nadal played brilliantly though.. He had come so close last time around as well.. He has finally beaten Federer on his fav surface.. Federer still seems to have no clue on how to bea Nadal on clay/French Open.. He's at risk of ending up like Sampras with no French Open title to his credit!

ash_ton wrote:I also wanted Federer to win his sixth consecutive title.. Nadal played brilliantly though.. He had come so close last time around as well.. He has finally beaten Federer on his fav surface.. Federer still seems to have no clue on how to bea Nadal on clay/French Open.. He's at risk of ending up like Sampras with no French Open title to his credit!

Every player seems to have an Achilles Heel: Borg couldn't win the US Open. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Every player seems to have an Achilles Heel: Borg couldn't win the US Open. :beaten:

True! But I think that Nadal would be able to win all the grand slams.. Federer's best chance for the French open title would come if Nadal gets injured and unable to play.

ash_ton wrote:True! But I think that Nadal would be able to win all the grand slams.. Federer's best chance for the French open title would come if Nadal gets injured and unable to play.

Federer should've wished for that at Wimbledon. :sweat:


Will Nadal break Federer's streak at the US Open as well? :sweat:

I'm guessing Nadal might even be the number one seed...

bmwracer wrote:
Federer should've wished for that at Wimbledon. :sweat:


Will Nadal break Federer's streak at the US Open as well? :sweat:

I'm guessing Nadal might even be the number one seed...

He might well be after his performances at the French Open and Wimbledon! And he might overthrow Federer off his throne as well (Rank #1)!

bmwracer wrote:Dang, I wanted Federer to win... :puppydog: :sweat:

With Wimbledon and the French Open victories, I'd guess Nadal will take over the Number 1 spot in the world... :sweat:

yeah, same here......was rooting for federer but somehow just watching them play....seemed like nadal was gonna take it this year after the second set, just a matter of time :puppydog:

Shindou wrote:

haha, yeah, that was hilarious, was wondering if security would stop him when he headed for the spanish royal box =P

actually no, started at 9am and ended around 3 or 4 in the afternoon for us :victory:

Ah, I was thinking - I wonder if security are thinking about grabbing Nadal, too! :hehe: (Can you imagine if he'd gone near the British royals? Not that Nadal would want to, lol)
Oh, those times are not bad. It ended a about 9.20 pm here. I was surprised they played so late.

Did you guys see Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani in the crowd? Rossdale was shouting for Federer...oh dear.

Oh yeah.. I've been posting a frenzy of catch-up posts in subforums.

I'm back from Mexico and had a really great trip down to Playa Del Carmen. I'll probably be posting some pictures in a few days on my live spaces account.. and I'll put up a link then.

Missed you guys!

ash_ton wrote:And he might overthrow Federer off his throne as well (Rank #1)!

I would think that's pretty much a given... :puppydog:

Federer's been at the top for 230+ weeks... Amazing. :victory:

Tu_triky wrote:

bmwracer wrote:From Yahoo! News ( http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080706/bs_afp/oilenergycommodities ):

Despite rocketing prices, outlook is bleak for oil majors

That is a total crock of sh*t....these companies have untapped resources they've yet to drill and they're bitching about having to partner with other companies to tap yet more oil fields....

That's like the fat lady with a ham under each arm complaining about how she has nothing to eat. Gimme a fuggin' break.

On the positive side of the rocketing gas prices:

Fewer police patrolling highways amid high gas prices :mrgreen: :hehe:

phlargo wrote:Oh yeah.. I've been posting a frenzy of catch-up posts in subforums.

I'm back from Mexico and had a really great trip down to Playa Del Carmen. I'll probably be posting some pictures in a few days on my live spaces account.. and I'll put up a link then.

Missed you guys!

Welcome back! Glad to hear you had fun down in Mexico. :victory: You haven't missed too much in the forums, I think, since all we've done is continually bash Last Friends :beaten:

deseipher wrote:

Welcome back! Glad to hear you had fun down in Mexico. :victory: You haven't missed too much in the forums, I think, since all we've done is continually bash Last Friends :beaten:

In as many forums as were appropriate, I noticed :) Yeah.. it was quite a task catching up on a week's worth of missed posts... I had figured it would take a while - but you guys were in serious post-mode, it would seem :)

Tu_triky wrote:

The oil companies also have millions of square miles worth of leased resources in the Gulf of Mexico (where oil is already being drilled) but they don't want to drill there because it's far offshore and it's expensive to develop those oil fields...as if there was any other time in history where they are making the kind of bread they are now...

Where the hurdles that need to be jumped to set up new drilling is near impossible to impossible thanks to our own restrictions and red tape, as well as the ban on offshore drilling. Then that doesn't take in acccount the lack of refinement infrastructure we have, nor the the same hurdles that need to be jumped to build them. The "evil, fat oil companies" train of thought is exactly why we see no improvement. While they're hands aren't clean, they have very little to do with what we are going through. The sooner the masses realize that and figure it out, the sooner the government will stop catering to that ignorance and allow porductive changes to happen.

phlargo wrote:

In as many forums as were appropriate, I noticed :)

Hell, we only dragged up a thread that was dormant for neary five years. The disappointment for Last Friends is that intense. :sweat:

deseipher wrote:

Hell, we only dragged up a thread that was dormant for neary five years. The disappointment for Last Friends is that intense. :sweat:

Much to BMW's chagrin, no doubt. I tend to look for those older threads which are appropriate and have a fun little catch up as I watch a new, older drama.

I think he likes to leave certain memories in the past <wink>

Scored 94% on my last exam. Yeah, I'm feeling good, until Thursday comes around I have another exam :sweat: