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Joementum
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
787 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-06 15:54:58
December 06 2010 15:53 GMT
#1
To make a long-story short I'll give you 2 damn pictures. I walk to my car this morning to go to school and:

The first thing I notice that makes me go "What the fuck?" is this.

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Jersey roads are a fucking joke. These wheels are 3 fucking months old. $250 to replace, $150 to fix or I could leave it like that. I knew I should have gone for 18" wheels. I knew Jersey roads would do this shit.
[And I know there's a rust problem behind them . It's getting cleaned up in the spring. Right now cold means I will not be working on my car or cleaning it very much.]

I let that go and get in my car, start it up and this LOL Message appears.

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[image loading]


$53 to fill up the gas tank. $3.29 a gallon. How the hell do gas prices keep going up in a shit economy like this? It makes no sense. Gas was at $2.60'ish in March or so and now it's at $3.29. Can't wait for that $4 /gallon gas price! $50+ a week in gas is a damn joke.



****
A marine walks into a bar and asks, "Wheres the counter?"
LazyMacro
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
976 Posts
December 06 2010 15:56 GMT
#2
That...sucks.

I got in my car Friday night and realized I was almost on empty, and the nearest 24 hr. gas station was at least 20 minutes away. I made it luckily. :\

In MA the gas prices are like, $3ish/gal. for regular. Sucks it's so much more out there.
Servius_Fulvius
Profile Joined August 2009
United States947 Posts
December 06 2010 15:57 GMT
#3
Sorry to hear about your car...

Did exams at least go well?
Joementum
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
787 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-06 16:01:17
December 06 2010 15:59 GMT
#4
On December 07 2010 00:57 Servius_Fulvius wrote:
Sorry to hear about your car...

Did exams at least go well?


Still need to take them. They are mostly all online, so they'll most likely go great. Gotta love exams with a 24-hour time limit and no professors watching over you.

On December 07 2010 00:56 LazyMacro wrote:
That...sucks.

I got in my car Friday night and realized I was almost on empty, and the nearest 24 hr. gas station was at least 20 minutes away. I made it luckily. :\

In MA the gas prices are like, $3ish/gal. for regular. Sucks it's so much more out there.



Regular is still about $2.90 here, but I fill up with Premium because it gives my car better mileage. I've done multiple tests with my car and I always get the same mileage out of premium vs regular in terms of cost. Premium just means longer trips between filling up, but even so, I use all my gas in a week.
A marine walks into a bar and asks, "Wheres the counter?"
Ryps
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Romania2740 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-06 16:05:57
December 06 2010 16:05 GMT
#5
If you think gas price is high there, your gonna be shocked to know in europe is 3 times that!
Espelz
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany818 Posts
December 06 2010 16:06 GMT
#6
converting the current price in EUR / litre to USD / gallon we pay about 7,30 per gallon ... I´d love to have your prices...
"Its not over till Fantasy gg´s" - Sayle
Joementum
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
787 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-06 16:07:54
December 06 2010 16:07 GMT
#7
On December 07 2010 01:05 Drey wrote:
If you think gas is high price there your gonna be shocked to know in europe is 3 times more !


I know. Last time I was in Europe (Summer of '08 I think), we were paying about 5.80 Euros for a gallon of Diesel. My parents Mitsubishi Pajero just burned through diesel like nothing. We were spending about 150 euros of disel every week =O.
A marine walks into a bar and asks, "Wheres the counter?"
Hesmyrr
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada5776 Posts
December 06 2010 16:14 GMT
#8
Urgh I just got boned on first of my final exams. Need to shuffle around my second term schedules again, if I did as bad as I think I did.
"If watching the MSL finals makes you a progamer, then anyone in Korea can do it." - Ha Tae Ki
Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-06 16:23:54
December 06 2010 16:23 GMT
#9
Your gas light comes on at 2 miles estimated left in the tank?
Brood War forever!
Joementum
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
787 Posts
December 06 2010 16:26 GMT
#10
On December 07 2010 01:23 Kralic wrote:
Your gas light comes on at 2 miles estimated left in the tank?


Came on on Saturday when I was out at 40 miles. There were no 24 hours gas stations around so I just headed home. Sunday I didn't even leave the house and I completely forgot I had no gas until this morning =X.
A marine walks into a bar and asks, "Wheres the counter?"
Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-06 16:31:46
December 06 2010 16:30 GMT
#11
On December 07 2010 01:26 Joementum wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 07 2010 01:23 Kralic wrote:
Your gas light comes on at 2 miles estimated left in the tank?


Came on on Saturday when I was out at 40 miles. There were no 24 hours gas stations around so I just headed home. Sunday I didn't even leave the house and I completely forgot I had no gas until this morning =X.


I know that feeling. My tank on Friday had the light come on then I got stuck in traffic and wasn't sure if I would make it to a gas station in time. I made it and spent $60 on the tank. I hate winter I get so little milage per tank because I have to let my car warm up for 30 minutes or so a day(in the morning, in the afternoon, and before I go home), before I drive it(my fault for wanting it to be semi warm when I get in).
Brood War forever!
Joementum
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
787 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-06 16:37:59
December 06 2010 16:34 GMT
#12
On December 07 2010 01:30 Kralic wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 07 2010 01:26 Joementum wrote:
On December 07 2010 01:23 Kralic wrote:
Your gas light comes on at 2 miles estimated left in the tank?


Came on on Saturday when I was out at 40 miles. There were no 24 hours gas stations around so I just headed home. Sunday I didn't even leave the house and I completely forgot I had no gas until this morning =X.


I know that feeling. My tank on Friday had the light come on then I got stuck in traffic and wasn't sure if I would make it to a gas station in time. I made it and spent $60 on the tank. I hate winter I get so little milage per tank because I have to let my car warm up for 30 minutes or so a day(in the morning, in the afternoon, and before I go home), before I drive it(my fault for wanting it to be semi warm when I get in).


Heated seats are freaking awesome for this very reason. They warm up in about 2 minutes and once they kick in, I'm cozy. Heat only takes about 5-10 minutes to kick in full blast to. It's about 30 degrees out today and I just started the car and took off. I don't keep my car in the driveway, so I can't really warm it up in the street and just go back inside to stay warm =P.
A marine walks into a bar and asks, "Wheres the counter?"
Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
December 06 2010 16:42 GMT
#13
I wish it was that warm. It is about -5ºF(-20ºC) today. I keep my car on the street, have to use the spare key to start it and then use the main key to lock the door. The heated seats only do so much. lol
Brood War forever!
Adeeler
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United Kingdom764 Posts
December 06 2010 17:05 GMT
#14
For $53 I can't even fill 1/4 of my tank in the UK, consider yourself lucky your prices are so insanely low comepared to us here (
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-06 17:14:54
December 06 2010 17:10 GMT
#15
Why would any student go by car lol, take the bus or something, so much cheaper. Everyone does that over here.

On December 07 2010 01:30 Kralic wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 07 2010 01:26 Joementum wrote:
On December 07 2010 01:23 Kralic wrote:
Your gas light comes on at 2 miles estimated left in the tank?


Came on on Saturday when I was out at 40 miles. There were no 24 hours gas stations around so I just headed home. Sunday I didn't even leave the house and I completely forgot I had no gas until this morning =X.


I know that feeling. My tank on Friday had the light come on then I got stuck in traffic and wasn't sure if I would make it to a gas station in time. I made it and spent $60 on the tank. I hate winter I get so little milage per tank because I have to let my car warm up for 30 minutes or so a day(in the morning, in the afternoon, and before I go home), before I drive it(my fault for wanting it to be semi warm when I get in).


Get a heater and turn it on when you wake up. It doesn't waste any gas.

Edit: If you don't have your car in your driveway, then tough shit
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
Joementum
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
787 Posts
December 06 2010 17:37 GMT
#16
On December 07 2010 02:10 Zoler wrote:
Why would any student go by car lol, take the bus or something, so much cheaper. Everyone does that over here.

Show nested quote +
On December 07 2010 01:30 Kralic wrote:
On December 07 2010 01:26 Joementum wrote:
On December 07 2010 01:23 Kralic wrote:
Your gas light comes on at 2 miles estimated left in the tank?


Came on on Saturday when I was out at 40 miles. There were no 24 hours gas stations around so I just headed home. Sunday I didn't even leave the house and I completely forgot I had no gas until this morning =X.


I know that feeling. My tank on Friday had the light come on then I got stuck in traffic and wasn't sure if I would make it to a gas station in time. I made it and spent $60 on the tank. I hate winter I get so little milage per tank because I have to let my car warm up for 30 minutes or so a day(in the morning, in the afternoon, and before I go home), before I drive it(my fault for wanting it to be semi warm when I get in).


Get a heater and turn it on when you wake up. It doesn't waste any gas.

Edit: If you don't have your car in your driveway, then tough shit


Taking the bus would take me about an hour to get to school. First, I would have to catch a bus that's about 1/4 mile away from my house. I would have to walk in the bitter cold tot he bus stop. Then, I would have to get all the way to another stop, get off, and wait for my school's shuttle to arrive. Half the time, it's not on time or it won't show up for 20+ minutes. Driving is pretty much the standard here for students to get to school though.
A marine walks into a bar and asks, "Wheres the counter?"
shannn
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands2891 Posts
December 06 2010 18:09 GMT
#17
1 gallon = 3,78541178 liter
1 liter = 1,6~ euro

So in Holland where I live it's about 6 euros a gallon.
6.00 EUR = 7.98659 USD for a gallon in Holland.

Damn US is still much cheaper LOL.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewpost.php?post_id=6321864 Epic post.
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
December 06 2010 18:39 GMT
#18
On December 07 2010 02:37 Joementum wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 07 2010 02:10 Zoler wrote:
Why would any student go by car lol, take the bus or something, so much cheaper. Everyone does that over here.

On December 07 2010 01:30 Kralic wrote:
On December 07 2010 01:26 Joementum wrote:
On December 07 2010 01:23 Kralic wrote:
Your gas light comes on at 2 miles estimated left in the tank?


Came on on Saturday when I was out at 40 miles. There were no 24 hours gas stations around so I just headed home. Sunday I didn't even leave the house and I completely forgot I had no gas until this morning =X.


I know that feeling. My tank on Friday had the light come on then I got stuck in traffic and wasn't sure if I would make it to a gas station in time. I made it and spent $60 on the tank. I hate winter I get so little milage per tank because I have to let my car warm up for 30 minutes or so a day(in the morning, in the afternoon, and before I go home), before I drive it(my fault for wanting it to be semi warm when I get in).


Get a heater and turn it on when you wake up. It doesn't waste any gas.

Edit: If you don't have your car in your driveway, then tough shit


Taking the bus would take me about an hour to get to school. First, I would have to catch a bus that's about 1/4 mile away from my house. I would have to walk in the bitter cold tot he bus stop. Then, I would have to get all the way to another stop, get off, and wait for my school's shuttle to arrive. Half the time, it's not on time or it won't show up for 20+ minutes. Driving is pretty much the standard here for students to get to school though.


The public transportations sounds pretty bad over there. Over here they're pretty good and cheap (also free for students), especially the trains.
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
Uranium
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1077 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-06 20:00:58
December 06 2010 19:59 GMT
#19
I spent 2 hours last night swapping a donut on to my car in the freezing ass cold and wind because my front tires deflated from the cold weather and one of them came off the rim. And I can't afford new tires because I'm too broke right now, and I can't drive on the donut because there is several inches of snow on the ground here. So I am going to have to sell my car because it isn't doing me any good right now and I can't afford to get it fixed.

...and I didn't even think it was blog-worthy.
"Sentry imba! You see? YOU SEE??!!" - Sen | "Marauder die die!" - oGsMC | "Oh my god, she texted me back!" - Day[9]
bmml
Profile Joined December 2009
United Kingdom962 Posts
December 06 2010 20:15 GMT
#20
On December 07 2010 02:10 Zoler wrote:
Why would any student go by car lol, take the bus or something, so much cheaper. Everyone does that over here.


From what I've heard American public transport is shocking, that said its a big country and I've only heard impressions of certain states.
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