Tony's Rant on Gas Prices (again)

[A_DeAngelo]

OY VEY!

I GO SHOPPING AT THE 99¢ store for a couple of hours and look at all this silly behavior....

every one settle down - NOW! back to the thread -

I suppose that a lot of folks will be tightening their belts - like we already are and not going out as often and putting off big ticket items

Those with disposable incomes (the ones we are after) will still spend on liquor, gambling and pornography... or at least charge it - like everyone does in the US - some trillions of dollars in credit card debt and the US is in hock up to our eyeballs to the chinese for the war we are waging in the middle east at how many billions a day/week/year?

and no Max, this Iran problem is not going away anytime soon... come on, really man - you do make we want to drive down to Long Beach and Slap you Upside the head!

stay out of the car, don't buy gas from big oil, buy it from the Colonel instead.... ever wonder why some cars smell like fast food restaurants when you're following from behind?

[wnc]

1 liter regular unleaded is € 1.30
1 Gallon is 3.7 liters
so 1 gallon costs $ 6.559

Thank you Develish for reminding many USA webmasters, including myself, that taxes and prices are higher elsewhere. Via reports, income for average USA people has been stable or dropping over the past few years. As prices continue to rise, it causes concern for all Gay webmasters that is dependent on the average Gay USA credit card carrying person, since that extra "fun money" is now lacking in many budgets.

so here we are again (except here in BH where everything is glazed over with the smell of new Bentleys and the freshly windexed smell of the new Van Cleef and Arpels store windows) - how do our neighbors do it?

Sorry Tony to edit/chop your original post, but since you live in Beverly Hills, what DOES a new Bentley smell like?

Was just a 1/2 joke, just playing with him. I am sure he knows that :p

GOSH DARN MAXPOWER. You could not say sorry? NO... not Maxpower. It was a half joke. Max laughed (1/2) and the rest of us read the statement.

Max - We are still turning quite blue, having held our breath for quite some time now awaiting the opening of your paysite. But do not go on immediate attack mode on me, for indeed a great site and presentation requires all of the work I am sure you are doing.

Just most don't write about what we are doing, especially in countless messages.

we're hopeful that we will see strong sales - more broad-band hook-ups, more lube, more new Macs and PC's, (hopefully Macs), etc.... thinking otherwise is downright un-American!

Agreed Tony, it would be "un-American" to not see the rainbow in the distance.

I suspect there will be a controlled downturn of the USA economy this year. It will further decrease the competitive Gay market, as some companies and programs fold or as we saw this week, two programs being sold.

As you wrote Tony, with more brandband use, I think many more programs this year will concentrate on video rather than photography. Images can be cropped of copyright statements.

But maybe a catch 22 affecting those paying members that like to collect imagery, reminding them later to signup again and affilates that need quality tools to sell a program other than just a blurry video snapshot.

I wish to thank Jim of UKNAKEDMEN for fully offering the tools to sell his site.

[maxpower]

This hostage think will be over by Monday next week, and gas prices are not going to get as high as last year with the hurricane. The hurricane did not help sales, their is no way to hurt consumers and think we are going to come out ahead.

The only think they will come out of prolonged high gas prices is smaller cars, and not sure any of this will do anything but hurt us in the mean time.

Show me anytime we had a disaster that helped sales?

[A_DeAngelo]

This hostage think will be over by Monday next week, and gas prices are not going to get as high as last year with the hurricane. The hurricane did not help sales, their is no way to hurt consumers and think we are going to come out ahead.

The only think they will come out of prolonged high gas prices is smaller cars, and not sure any of this will do anything but hurt us in the mean time.

Show me anytime we had a disaster that helped sales?

9/11 - everyone stayed home.... and on-line, everything shot up like a rocket... where were you max?

[maxpower]

9/11 - everyone stayed home.... and on-line everything shot up like a rocket... where were you max?

I was here worryed that I would not make a sale that week. My sales did not go up, infact took some time to get back to some what normal

[A_DeAngelo]

I was here worryed that I would not make a sale that week. My sales did not go up, infact took some time to get back to some what normal

Oh Max, dear Max... you are so fricken pathetic - you mean that you worried you wouldn't have any sales the week of 9/11 while the entire world stood still - ?

How totally disgusting - and obviously insane -

go play with your rubber dolphins...

[maxpower]

Oh Max, dear Max... you are so fricken pathetic - you mean that you worried you wouldn't have any sales the week of 9/11 while the entire world stood still - ?

How totally disgusting - and obviously insane -

go play with your rubber dolphins...

Been thought this before, I do have to pay the rent. Yet I still did not see any bust in sales that’s for sure. I think your living in a dream world if you think really high gas prices are going to do anything but hurt sales

[CamCruise]

Yes Max, We are living in a dream world.

We live in BEVERLY HILLS !!!:develish: :develish:

[maxpower]

Must be nice I have to stay in the Gay Ghetto here in Long Beach, you guys need to spread some of that money my way :develish:

[wnc]

please stop the 911 comments and stay on forum original message

[basschick]

all the extra internet traffic was at cnn and such. no one i know had any sales for days after 9/11. sales seriously went down to about 25% of normal. if the economy takes a dip, sales will drop. if it's only gas prices that have jetted up, sales may increase.

we'll have to just want and see.

9/11 - everyone stayed home.... and on-line, everything shot up like a rocket... where were you max?

[A_DeAngelo]

please stop the 911 comments and stay on forum original message

yes thank you wnc - point well taken....

who knows where we're headed ?!?!? perhaps Exxon does....

[desslock]

Well I'll comment on your original message. My first question is why are you obsessed with gasoline? I would suggest that you pull back a wee bit. The fact is that ALL commodities cost a lot mo' money now.

Look at the price of an ounce of gold. Yahoo shows it at around $663 an ounce. Five years ago, the same lump of metal cost around $300. Same with gas - a barrel today costs lots more than five years ago.

All commodities cost a lot more today.

Simply put, prices of things are information.

Using that information, my conclusion is that inflation is a potential problem. That's probably the biggest problem now with the economy. That would mean there's too much money floating around out there, and unfortunately I'm not sure that the FED will respond by slurping money out of the money supply.

But you do have you finger on a good point --- prices of oil and gas are telling us something.

Steve

[A_DeAngelo]

Well I'll comment on your original message. My first question is why are you obsessed with gasoline? I would suggest that you pull back a wee bit. The fact is that ALL commodities cost a lot mo' money now.

Look at the price of an ounce of gold. Yahoo shows it at around $663 an ounce. Five years ago, the same lump of metal cost around $300. Same with gas - a barrel today costs lots more than five years ago.

All commodities cost a lot more today.

Simply put, prices of things are information.

Using that information, my conclusion is that inflation is a potential problem. That's probably the biggest problem now with the economy. That would mean there's too much money floating around out there, and unfortunately I'm not sure that the FED will respond by slurping money out of the money supply.

But you do have you finger on a good point --- prices of oil and gas are telling us something.

Steve

yeah well - I guess that I'm obsessed over oil because that's what makes the world go round - but more so, we also have foreclosures at record highs, a major housing slump, etc, etc - not a pretty picture for a lot of people

I think that average consumers will ultimately spend less on disposables and only buy what is necessary, often looking for cheaper, bigger volumes and/or free offerings - those who have, will always spend (and those who we are after)

the good news is that congress is finally doing something about the banking industry and is beginning to tackle the problems with credit card finance charges and out of control fees which are misleading and confusing to consumers at best - congress is also looking into the same for business owners who are also being raked over the coals by the credit card companies

truly a highly charged period of time for consumers and voters alike - no pun intended... my 3¢

[desslock]

the good news is that congress is finally doing something about the banking industry and is beginning to tackle the problems with credit card finance charges and out of control fees which are misleading and confusing to consumers at best - congress is also looking into the same for business owners who are also being raked over the coals by the credit card companies

Well while they are at it, what about addressing those ultra-confusing ways adult websites hoodwink their customers into credit card rebills they never asked for? Wouldn't it be a consumer rights victory if the Federal Trade Commission enforced double opt in requirements for this? Requiring extremely large point sizes? And I think the customer has the right to get the name of the website they purchased directly printed on their bill.... otherwise they could get charged even more outrageous fees that they never asked for. Yeah, I know some paysites might find 3rd party credit card billing companies a business necessity, but you, me and the poor customer paying all those extra fees to the Moneychangers who run ccBill and Epoch is simply wrong.

And even if that really doesn't address the "problem" I'm sure a televised CSPAN committee hearing would make for great show, and refuel the electoral gas tank of Henry Waxman and friends, true champions of the little guy.

:toff:
Steve