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AngryOldDem

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14. I am.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 06:11 AM

Mar 2022

I wish I knew how to post a meme I saw the other day:

“If prices go up at the pump…it’s temporary fallout. Think of it as the price of freedom. You aren’t sitting on a concrete floor in a train terminal holding your cat.”

My “inconvenience” is nothing in the face of what Ukranians are dealing with.

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Most Americans are willing to pay more at the pump for Ukraine [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2022 OP

Damn. Facebook is not going to like this. underpants Mar 2022 #1

Good news! whathehell Mar 2022 #2

This is war..it's about freedom around the world. Lucky to have a hybrid, but will walk or bike or PortTack Mar 2022 #3

This situation makes the case for reliable, regional mass transit. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #17

I have a Flex Fuel vehicle. roamer65 Mar 2022 #4

Me too Indyfan53 Mar 2022 #7

I plan to alternate fill ups. roamer65 Mar 2022 #10

But for how long? Shipwack Mar 2022 #5

By 2025 EVs should help solve this problem. LogicFirst Mar 2022 #6

I am but we can afford it. phylny Mar 2022 #8

...or they have an efficient vehicle. roamer65 Mar 2022 #11

Gas taxes need to be suspended. That would help a little. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #15

Actually asking Americans to sacrifice and having them accept. gulliver Mar 2022 #9

$4.17 at the pump? Aussie105 Mar 2022 #12

I topped off before the war started, DemocraticPatriot Mar 2022 #13

I am. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #14

Be nice if the oil companies would join the fight and drop their price! Emile Mar 2022 #16

You know what they say about stuff rolling downhill... AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #18

For now anyway. nt redgreenandblue Mar 2022 #19

We're paying over $8 here, haven't paid as low as $4 since before the 1990s. DFW Mar 2022 #20

$1 Johnny2X2X Mar 2022 #21