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Originally Posted by nogoodname (Post 185813)

wait.....hold the phone......hold the mayo......hold the door open.....stop the presses......pause the game....hold the horses.....keep the windows open..... unplug the toaster..... open the microwave door.... let the pie cool off....
the bad mph is because of the dynos and billion mods u did recently. also, u do have a heavy foot with that cast on it

case solved

:bowrofl: Cast is off.....however, your other explainations could very well be the cause!

i'm a detective.....lol

* Crude oil -- 57%

o Finding the crude oil

o Getting the crude oil out of the ground

o Transporting the crude oil to the refinery

o Maintaining a reserve capacity of crude oil

o Profit

* Refining the crude oil into gasoline -- 18%

o Producing special blends of gasoline to meet local clean air government regulations

o Transporting the gasoline to the gas station

o Profit

* Selling the gasoline at a station -- 11%

o Operational costs

o Marketing costs

o Profit

* Taxes, federal and state -- 20%

source: Gas Prices
Notice that the government probably makes a whole lot more off a gallon of gas than the actual companies that goes to the trouble of finding.refining and marketing it.

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