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#27281
Thu Aug 14 2003 09:39 AM
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anyone?? anyone?? Bueller??
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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#27282
Thu Aug 14 2003 09:47 AM
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Physche?? Ad exec types still believe that 49.9 looks cheaper than 50.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> They might have fooled a few people, but some of us can figure it out..lol..dodoga.9s
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#27283
Thu Aug 14 2003 09:52 AM
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I weigh 249.9 lbs...LOL soaking wet..LOL
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Hubba: GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK of Seattle WA
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#27284
Thu Aug 14 2003 10:02 AM
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My moped has 49.9 cc(less than 3 ci) and I have 99.9 cents in my pocket..WHO-WHEEE..gas for aweek !!
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>Wonder why on my chevron credit card i never got billed like 124.999...dodogas.9
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#27285
Thu Aug 14 2003 10:40 AM
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nbkz7w8:
I believe you are asking why the price is in 10ths?
My understanding for the 10ths. It's due to the state/federal taxes per gallon. States and the federal government impose taxes per gallon on all gallons sold for use on highways. The taxes were based on a tenth for this, a tenth for that, a tenth for Santa Clause . . .
But I digress. Taxes - nothing any more interesting. Just your government at work.
Later . . .
Jim
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#27286
Thu Aug 14 2003 12:36 PM
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I think your right T-way, after we started gitting taxed on everything. but I have found receipts , price boards, and window price pages where the 10ths were used and I think taxes were started to help pay for world war 1 in what ??? 1913?? this is kinda fun.
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#27287
Thu Aug 14 2003 02:00 PM
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My grandpa recalls (his dad worked at a gas station in the 1930's) that the taxing DID cause the tenths scale. The tenths scale was even used for competiton among stations back then. You have to remember that a penny was worth a lot more back then. But if Jed had 17.8 cents and Bill had 17.6 cents, Bill's station would get a lot more business.
Proof of tenths scales go back to those first few price boxes on visibles. And it shows up on every computer pump, too.
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