Cheap Gas in Texas ... 29¢ / Gallon

[Chadeaux]

Why can't this happen where I live? We have ID10Ts too!

Gas prices drop to 29 cents per gallon temporarily at Natchitoches station, KSLA reports | NOLA.com

 

[austin]

Didn't happen here, but our gas is supposed to be less than $2 soon. About $2.45 in my neighborhood now and dropping...

 

[rginn]

$2.99 here in Frisco, Summit County, CO. Probably won't go much lower, as we have tourists to gouge. (Right along with the locals.)

 

[BC1969]

Paid 2.53$ yesterday, now if we can get the 60 cent gas I remember in 89' especially at my local citgo and their crazy Tuesdays, all three grades were the regular unleaded price. Now make turbo blue 3 bucks I'll be happy.

Mike

 

[etex]

Natchitoches is in Louisiana, Nacogodoches is in Texas

 

[Chadeaux]

Natchitoches is in Louisiana, Nacogodoches is in Texas

Thanks for pointing out my brain fart. Etex is right (is the Fifth Wheel truck stop still in operation there?).

 

[BC1969]

I wish I could pronounce either of those. I'd guess the first is French and the other Spanish ?

Mike

 

[Chadeaux]

I remember stopping at the Fifth Wheel back in the early 90's while waiting on a load.

There was this J.B. Hunt driver that came in the restaurant. His jeans were all ripped up, near about every button was missing from his shirt except for the two that were in the wrong button holes. His belt was broke and the sole was missing from one of his boots. The other boot was pretty mangled up too.

Even though he was headed to the showers, one of the other hands couldn't resist asking him what happened. "What in tarnation done got-a-holt of you boy?"

The driver hung his head in shame: "Well, after I made my drop in Houston, I wanted to kill some time and do a bit of horseback riding. Never been on a horse before, and probably won't do it again!"

"As soon as I got on the saddle, that thing went to bucking! Up and down it went throwing me in every direction. Well, when I couldn't hold on no longer, my boot was still caught in the stirrup for about two or three minutes. Man, that thing done beat me half to death! Ripped my jeans, bounced me off the ground until I lost my shirt and it broke my belt. I thought for sure I was gonna die, and I probably would have if that lady at the Wal Mart hadn't come out and unplugged the danged thing!"

 

[Chadeaux]

I wish I could pronounce either of those. I'd guess the first is French and the other Spanish ?

Mike

Nope, believe they are Choctaw (Natchitoches - Na Ka Tish) and Caddo (Nacogodoches - Nak o doach is).

 

[BC1969]

Every time I read or hear about that trucking company j.b. hunt, it reminds me of that movie from long ago..porkys!
The mike hunt scene...makes me feel like a teenager again heh.



Mike

 

[Mad Machinist]

$2.35 a gallon here. Expect gas below $2.00 here soon thanks to fracking. Without getting into politics here the reason this is happening is OPEC is refusing to cut production for fear of losing market share to us. So what they are doing is letting the price of crude drop to a point where it is no longer profitable for companies to drill for shale oil and shale gas.

 

[Tejaas]

I wish I could pronounce either of those. I'd guess the first is French and the other Spanish ?

Mike

No sir, both namesakes come from the Caddo inhabitants.

When the (Spanish) Domingo Ramón Expedition arrived in 1716 they established the mission (NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GUADALUPE DE LOS NACOGDOCHES) which was later abandoned. In 1779 it was formally designated by the Spanish as a civil settlement (Nacogdoches) - which officially makes it the oldest town in Texas.

Other interesting (maybe just to me) facts?

- Nacogdoches has been under 9 different flags throughout its history, 3 of them being rebellion flags. Texas itself has had 6.

- the first (producing) oil well in Texas was located in Nacogdoches (1859).

- Nacogdoches is the "Sister City" of Natchitoches, Louisiana.

- the first pieces of debris from the 2003 'Columbia' space shuttle explosion were reported in Nacogdoches. (I learned something new on this one, i thought the first report of wreckage came from Palestine, TX.)



~Tejaas~

 

[Tejaas]

Nope, believe they are Choctaw (Natchitoches - Na Ka Tish) and Caddo (Nacogodoches - Nak o doach is).

Both are of Caddo origin.
The Choctaw presence in Texas (Yowanis) began between 1803 and 1824 by agreement between the Choctaw and Spain / The United Mexican States. The books suggest that during their Texas occupation that the population never climbed above 700 individuals, and that the duration of their stay was less than 9 years before they moved up into the Oklahoma area to rejoin the rest of their nation, being completely absent in TX by 1830.

Before that, however - the 1760s saw a small band of Choctaw being aligned with the Caddo nation in what is now present day Louisiana.

Throughout history, the Pawnee and Wichita are the most commonly known of the Caddo Confederation.


~Tejaas~

 

[Backbacon]

It's cheap here too.

Now.... Who's fault is that?

 

[BC1969]

Thing is, it's not a fault..it's a blessing.

Tejaas, thanks for the history lesson, it is interesting especially to me as my fathers mother was Choctaw.

Mike

 

[Chadeaux]

It's cheap here too.

Now.... Who's fault is that?

Sarah Palin's? "Drill baby drill!"

 

[TheRingFinder]

Gas prices are not political in the USA - Only the taxes on it! The taxes have always gone up, supply and demand control the rest - pretty simple.

 

[worldtalker]

It's been high for awhile....






GOD Bless

Chris

 

[Chadeaux]

Gas prices are not political in the USA - Only the taxes on it! The taxes have always gone up, supply and demand control the rest - pretty simple.

I agree, and the statement about a certain politician was just used for associative purposes. Lots of folks associate that statement with the increase in available supply in this country.

Actually, we're talking BUSINESS, NOT POLITICS. It is strictly business to try to keep folks dependent on your product. Sometimes you even operate at a loss if the prospects are there to recoup you losses later.

 

[jerseyben]

$2.46 here...