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freddog
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Posted: July 27 2006,7:48 pm |
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Has anyone changed the way you drive? What you drive? How much?
I drive a county vehicle so it doesn't affect me too much, I only drive my personal vehicle less than 5000 miles per year. The lakes around here, Saguaro in particular, has been especially slow this year and I think the price of gas is a big part of it. I know this has been discussed before, but I'm curious if anyone made any changes or if we've all just accepted it and go about things the same as when it was $1.50 a gallon. My wife works about 30 miles away and takes a van pool 4 days a week. She still has to drive about 10 miles, but it cuts down on the gas and mileage on the car. Her company pays most of the cost, I think it costs her about 15 bucks a month.
The last time I filled up going to the lake, it was $100 between the boat and truck.  And my boat is small. I see much less of the big boats cruising around the lake these days.
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shueman
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Posted: July 27 2006,9:42 pm |
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Cost of fuel has def. changed our boating season.
Two years ago, we were going at least twice a month, three week-long trips to Havasu, some long week-ends to Blythe, one day local lake runs, etc. This year, the boat has been on the water a total of 4 days..... 
You could basically budget $100/day as a "rule-of-thumb" for a trip. Now, it's $300/day.... Wages have not kept up with the cost of recreation, let alone the cost of living. You end up staying home or doing something locally versus making the run to the river.....really sad..... 
We use the company car more versus the F-150....we bought a 4-banger truck for the kid, which the wife drives to work and back. Lots of "big baller" boats for sale, people wanting to downsize. Everyone I've talked to/read about says "yes", it's slower at the river/lakes this season.
As consumers, we have yet to feel the total impact of rising fuel costs, but it's coming....the "signs" are there, shades of the down-turn in the '70s.
Hold on to your wallet and ride it out.... 
Just my .02
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shueman
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Posted: July 27 2006,10:39 pm |
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The lady we rent from in Havi is having trouble filling her calendar this season.....both her houses are "wide open" for August. She gave me a $40/night "discount" for booking a full week.... 
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Posted: July 27 2006,11:12 pm |
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| Quote (freddog @ July 27 2006,10:36 pm) | I've heard some of our guys out at Lake Pleasant that they've talked to alot of people there that normally go to Havasu, but are at Pleasant because of the price of gas.
Here's my other question, this one for the professional drivers (truck). Â Most of you guys here are in company rigs, don't worry so much about the fuel, but how are the independents getting by. Â I have to believe its cutting into profits, or are we all going to pay down the road, so to speak. |
My older sister and her husband run an independent. It hasn't hurt them like they thought it would. With the shortage of trucks out there, the prices on loads have gone up, because no one will take it if it won't pay out.
What's killin' their business is the driving hour restrictions....  The dead time on the side of the road is hurting their bottom line the most....
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Posted: July 27 2006,11:14 pm |
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It also seems like there are many more PWC's on the water / on the road than boats as well.... 
I'm glad to see the move "back" to smaller boats, especially on the river. It ain't gettin' any wider, but the boats sure have gotten alot bigger over the years....
Edited by shueman on July 27 2006,11:54 pm
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Posted: July 27 2006,11:18 pm |
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| Quote (shueman @ July 27 2006,10:39 pm) | | The lady we rent from in Havi is having trouble filling her calendar this season.....both her houses are "wide open" for August. She gave me a $40/night "discount" for booking a full week.... |
Shu, how much and where?
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shueman
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Posted: July 27 2006,11:55 pm |
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| Quote (Tuchop @ July 27 2006,11:18 pm) | | Quote (shueman @ July 27 2006,10:39 pm) | | The lady we rent from in Havi is having trouble filling her calendar this season.....both her houses are "wide open" for August. Â She gave me a $40/night "discount" for booking a full week.... |
Shu, how much and where? |
It's my secret and I ain't tellin'..... 
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Posted: July 28 2006,2:45 am |
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| Quote (shueman @ July 27 2006,11:55 pm) | | Quote (Tuchop @ July 27 2006,11:18 pm) | | Quote (shueman @ July 27 2006,10:39 pm) | | The lady we rent from in Havi is having trouble filling her calendar this season.....both her houses are "wide open" for August. Â She gave me a $40/night "discount" for booking a full week.... |
Shu, how much and where? |
It's my secret and I ain't tellin'..... |
What a Dick!
Thats cool, you and your lake lice drivin ass can go kiss mine. I thought this was a place to help peeps? But I can see you're not like that. It takes a lot to get on my SHIT list, but you just made it "Sea Doo" boy.......... Go away, your "jet boat" is a waste of my fuel. Go do doughnuts else where, come back when you get a REAL boat.
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Posted: July 28 2006,6:03 am |
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Well it hasn't changed the way I drive just how much I drive, just can't hop in the truck and go anywhere like before!.. 
This is what burns my ass big time!.. 
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shueman
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Posted: July 28 2006,7:13 am |
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| Quote (h2oski2fast @ July 28 2006,2:45 am) | | Quote (shueman @ July 27 2006,11:55 pm) | | Quote (Tuchop @ July 27 2006,11:18 pm) | | Quote (shueman @ July 27 2006,10:39 pm) | | The lady we rent from in Havi is having trouble filling her calendar this season.....both her houses are "wide open" for August. Â She gave me a $40/night "discount" for booking a full week.... |
Shu, how much and where? |
It's my secret and I ain't tellin'..... |
What a Dick!
Thats cool, you and your lake lice drivin ass can go kiss mine. I thought this was a place to help peeps? But I can see you're not like that. It takes a lot to get on my SHIT list, but you just made it "Sea Doo" boy.......... Go away, your "jet boat" is a waste of my fuel. Go do doughnuts else where, come back when you get a REAL boat. |
OUCH..... forgot your happy pills again....
FYI...I pm'd him the details and contacts..... 
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Posted: July 28 2006,8:04 am |
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| Quote (freddog @ July 27 2006,10:36 pm) | I've heard some of our guys out at Lake Pleasant that they've talked to alot of people there that normally go to Havasu, but are at Pleasant because of the price of gas.
Here's my other question, this one for the professional drivers (truck). Most of you guys here are in company rigs, don't worry so much about the fuel, but how are the independents getting by. I have to believe its cutting into profits, or are we all going to pay down the road, so to speak. |
Im not a truck driver but I arrange LTL and Full Truck loads every day.. And the cost of shipping 12' of deck and 23,000lbs from Minnesota to SOCAL in the last year and a half has gone from $1,787 to the quote yesturday of $3,185.00... And thats across the board... Freight prices have jumped significantly...
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Posted: July 28 2006,8:25 am |
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| Quote (freddog @ July 27 2006,10:36 pm) | | Here's my other question, this one for the professional drivers (truck). Â Most of you guys here are in company rigs, don't worry so much about the fuel, but how are the independents getting by. Â I have to believe its cutting into profits, or are we all going to pay down the road, so to speak. |
Here's my observations as someone who drives 650 miles per day;
The way people drive hasn't changed one bit as far as keeping their right foot off the gas pedal. I still see the exact same amount of SUVs and fullsize pickups billowing out black smoke as they get on the freeway, running along at 80 mph plus, whipping in and out of traffic and standing on the gas to get around the next car ahead.
What I have not seen this year are motorhomes. The last couple weeks there has been a huge mess of people towing boats however and most of them are hauling ass as if gas were 50 cents per gallon. 
Independent truckers are not as effected by high diesel prices as one would thing because a few years back the Feds authorized a fuel surcharge that is charged to the shipper or consignee and passed straight through to the truck owner. Even though the freight rates are still shit, with the fuel surcharge in place it actually only costs the independent truckers about $1.50 per gallon when they receive payment on the load.
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Posted: July 28 2006,9:31 am |
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The higher gas prices only affects the poor people.
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Posted: July 28 2006,10:09 am |
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Our 3rd Party in-store service vendors are billing at $.47 - $.48 per mile for passenger & light duty vehicles...
Edited by shueman on July 28 2006,10:12 am
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Posted: July 28 2006,1:18 pm |
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Gas prices haven't bothered me to much. Homested issues have kept the boat from any kind of water way so far this year. 
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Posted: July 29 2006,6:24 am |
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That is funny!.. 
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