The cost of boating just went up. Gas hits all-time high.
 

Thank you, Madam Speaker. You're doing a bang-up job.

The cost of boating just went up. Gas hits all-time high.
 

$3.07/gallon average.



"NOYB" wrote in message
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Thank you, Madam Speaker. You're doing a bang-up job.

The cost of boating just went up. Gas hits all-time high.
 

On May 7, 7:15�am, "NOYB" wrote:
Thank you, Madam Speaker. *You're doing a bang-up job.

Actually, the percentage of your net worth required to purchase a boat
is probably plummeting. A softening retail environment for boats (the
little and some of the middle guys can't do the fuel costs) as well as
rampaging securities market put upper income professionals, like
dentists, into a pretty good position to buy right now.

"Boating is more affordable than ever!"

If you're going to blame Pelosi for the price of refined petroleum
products, don't forget to thank her for the very nice uptick in your
stock portfolio. She has as much to do with one as with the other. Zip
in both cases.

The cost of boating just went up. Gas hits all-time high.
 

Chuck Gould wrote:
On May 7, 7:15�am, "NOYB" wrote:
Thank you, Madam Speaker. �You're doing a bang-up job.

Actually, the percentage of your net worth required to purchase a boat
is probably plummeting. A softening retail environment for boats (the
little and some of the middle guys can't do the fuel costs) as well as
rampaging securities market put upper income professionals, like
dentists, into a pretty good position to buy right now.

"Boating is more affordable than ever!"

Nice rationalizations! Need a larger shovel?



If you're going to blame Pelosi for the price of refined petroleum
products, don't forget to thank her for the very nice uptick in your
stock portfolio. She has as much to do with one as with the other. Zip
in both cases.








Our national energy policy, whatever it is (it's a secret) was
established by Dick Cheney in 2001 during a series of meetings with oil
industry executives.

The cost of boating just went up. Gas hits all-time high.
 

On May 7, 7:43�am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
On May 7, 7:15?am, "NOYB" wrote:
Thank you, Madam Speaker. ?You're doing a bang-up job.

Actually, the percentage of your net worth required to purchase a boat
is probably plummeting. A softening retail environment for boats (the
little and some of the middle guys can't do the fuel costs) as well as
rampaging securities market put upper income professionals, like
dentists, into a pretty good position to buy right now.

"Boating is more affordable than ever!"

Nice rationalizations! Need a larger shovel?

Not at all.

The market is soft right now. Everybody used to laugh when somebody
would make a ridiculous offer on an older boat with a pair of 350-HP
gas engines and use the excuse, "I need to buy it that cheaply so I
can afford to repower with diesels". That line of logic isn't as
ridiculous these days.

Prices and demand for relatively fuel efficient boats both seem to be
holding up somewhat so far, but if you want something that will cost
$2000 to fill up for an ambitious 3-day weekend you can pick it up
pretty cheaply. Many of the guys who felt their boat didn't sell last
year because of high fuel prices and who thought this year might be
better are looking at the calendar, (mid May), and starting to chop
prices pretty aggressively.



*If you're going to blame Pelosi for the price of refined petroleum
products, don't forget to thank her for the very nice uptick in your
stock portfolio. She has as much to do with one as with the other. Zip
in both cases.

The cost of boating just went up. Gas hits all-time high.
 

"NOYB" wrote in message
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Thank you, Madam Speaker. You're doing a bang-up job.


How do you imagine Pelosi affected gas prices?

The cost of boating just went up. Gas hits all-time high.
 

Chuck Gould wrote:
On May 7, 7:43�am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote:
On May 7, 7:15?am, "NOYB" wrote:
Thank you, Madam Speaker. ?You're doing a bang-up job.
Actually, the percentage of your net worth required to purchase a boat
is probably plummeting. A softening retail environment for boats (the
little and some of the middle guys can't do the fuel costs) as well as
rampaging securities market put upper income professionals, like
dentists, into a pretty good position to buy right now.
"Boating is more affordable than ever!"
Nice rationalizations! Need a larger shovel?

Not at all.

The market is soft right now. Everybody used to laugh when somebody
would make a ridiculous offer on an older boat with a pair of 350-HP
gas engines and use the excuse, "I need to buy it that cheaply so I
can afford to repower with diesels". That line of logic isn't as
ridiculous these days.

Prices and demand for relatively fuel efficient boats both seem to be
holding up somewhat so far, but if you want something that will cost
$2000 to fill up for an ambitious 3-day weekend you can pick it up
pretty cheaply. Many of the guys who felt their boat didn't sell last
year because of high fuel prices and who thought this year might be
better are looking at the calendar, (mid May), and starting to chop
prices pretty aggressively.



Ahh, so as dumb as a boat purchase was previously, it's even dumber
down. Boats...the world's fastest depreciating asset? Fortunately,
Parkers are still a hot commodity.

The cost of boating just went up. Gas hits all-time high.
 

On May 7, 8:09?am, HK wrote:

Fortunately,
Parkers are still a hot commodity.

I wonder if they call them "parkers" because that's where they spend
their time, parked. (Just kidding!!)

The cost of boating just went up. Gas hits all-time high.
 

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"NOYB" wrote in message
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Thank you, Madam Speaker. You're doing a bang-up job.


How do you imagine Pelosi affected gas prices?


I guess the same way Bush and/or Cheney affected high gas prices last year.
;-)

The cost of boating just went up. Gas hits all-time high.
 

"JimH" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"NOYB" wrote in message
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Thank you, Madam Speaker. You're doing a bang-up job.


How do you imagine Pelosi affected gas prices?


I guess the same way Bush and/or Cheney affected high gas prices last
year. ;-)


Well, by creating a war, they *did* increase the perception of risk to the
oil supply. Based on that, gamblers bid up the price.