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Karel Čapek wrote: Thrifty sell gas for $3.29 a gallon. Mobil, on the opposite corner, sell it for $3.49.
Ouch!
$2.30-ish here in north central Illinois.
Contrary to popular belief, nobody owes you anything.
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I live in Kalifornia - the last remnant of the USSR. 
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Go figure. I'm 2 miles from the city of Needles, PRC, and gas there is about $3.50. Just across the bridge here in AZ, it's $2.29. Why does anyone still live in that Socialist pit of hell?
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: I'm 2 miles from the city of Needles, PRC... Just across the bridge here in AZ
OK, so my knowledge of world geography only goes so far as "It's outside the door of the plane, after you land", but even I know that the People's Republic of China and Arizona ain't close neighbours.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I think he was (somewhat sarcastically) referring to the People's Republic of California. Needles is a city in CA.
modified 6-Mar-15 19:55pm.
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No sarcasm at all, merely stating facts... 
Will Rogers never met me.
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I have to admit that I share your sentiments regarding that state! 
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You appear to have misspeeled the People's Republic of Commiefornicate. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Where I'm from you are talking over $7USD a gallon on a good day!
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Keep in mind that a USA gallon is less than an imperial gallon. Still, $7 is highway robbery!
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In Birmingham, I used to buy petrol from an unnamed supermarket, but one day I filled up from an unnamed oil company, for quite a few more pennies per gallon, and got almost a third better mileage.
I wouldn't have expected there to be a difference, but I suppose that, like with many things (fruity computer equipment notwithstanding) you get what you pay for -- either that or different cars perform better with different brands.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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When I'm tanking in Germany instead of Sweden I'm getting a consistently better mileage, not by much but measurably so still.
I have narrowed it down to be either because of the rougher Swedish tarmac and/or the fact that Swedish petrol have 5% ethanol mixed in. Ethanol has a lower energy content than regular petrol.
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It's two bucks in the great state of Texas
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Lucky you - I pay over $6.20 on a good day...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: I pay over $6.20 on a good day
And the vast majority of the sum is taxes. 
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Similar prices here - our petrol prices recently bottomed out at 106.4p per litre[^], which Google tells me is about $6.09 per gallon. I've previously seen prices upwards of £1.40 per litre / $8 per gallon. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I am using IE 11 on Windows 7 with Trend Micro security installed. I visited many websites and there are no any problems, but when I try to log in www.visualstudio.com and try to download Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate trial version, I got connection error.
I tried three computers in my home and they all got the same errors.
any clue on this? hope this message does not violate any rules here.
diligent hands rule....
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thanks for the link. my browser even can not open this page!
diligent hands rule....
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...or a shotgun.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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Only problem with that is he might've hit his sister, too.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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How about a gelding knife then...
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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Deserves nomination for a bravery award.
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