That was quite the drop in prices late last year. I do recall all your posts then, celebrating the good news.
It wasn't quite a drop, there were no posts, and it wasn't good news. Your spin is admirable, though. Here is the last 11 years of gas prices. You'll notice that "quite a drop" is only relevant when you (conveniently) zoom in.
Why not post the entire history of gasoline prices? Re Tampa, did you not say once you live in or near Tampa?
If you prefer, we can post the entire history of gas prices. That would show even more how your "big improvement" is a joke. As for Tampa, yes, I live in Tampa. Perhaps I misunderstood all along. I had thought that you were saying that "inflation was at 53 year lows" for all of the United States. Were you just referring to Tampa? Was this thread all along about the situation in Tampa? If so, my mistake! Maybe you were just responding to my "electricity rates being at all time highs", and somewhere in that article it was saying that was only occurring in Tampa? Why is Tampa - at all - relevant? Were you just shopping for turkey prices in Tampa again? Cutting out coupons for the local Winn Dixie in order to send to me and the wife?
Tampa is relevant because you live there. And prices are not always rising there. So you don't have it as rough as one would think you do from your posts. You do realize that inflation can be low and prices will still be rising, right?
I'm glad you are so concerned about my welfare! It warms my heart to know you're watching all the price stats in my vicinity to warn on potential inflation threats in the Tampa area. However, it isn't really relevant for the discussion on the US inflation rate. So let's try to do our best to stay relevant, k? I don't have it anywhere as rough as the average person because inflation is has no where near the impact to my spending - because of my significantly higher income. But that doesn't mean I shouldn't be concerned about the impact on the poor or less fortunate. Isn't that what your party stands for? We've seen time and time again how you have a "Ah, the poor...let them eat cake!" attitude on these forums, because it would be inconvenient to your party if you criticized their actions, etc. I guess this is just another example, eh? (I'm putting the "eh" in there because I know you live in Canada and I'm trying to return the localization focus favor). I do realize this. Are you holding to your previously hilarious assertion that inflation is at 53 year lows?
Lot of snark there. I don't think you're as happy as you imply. Anyway, you don't buy gasoline "nationally", do you? Lol. Let's assume that real inflation is and has been 20% higher (!) than that officially reported for the last 53 years. That would mean the 53 year low, reported at the time I made this thread, was... still the 53 year low.
The snark there is directed at your boneheaded commentary. I apologize if I gave you the impression that I am not enjoying myself! Of course I don't buy gas nationally. Lol....and other emoticons back your way. But then again, you didn't say "Inflation at 53-year low for Tsing Tao in Tampa as QE money printing rages unabated!" Maybe it was because you ran out of space in the thread title? Willing to give you the benefit of the doubt, old boy! lol again. So we're to assume the 20% number is a standard number to be applied across the years - evenly (lol again), without regards to adjustments in the inflation rate, or the fact that your 53 year low measure excluded food and energy (but you want to talk energy later when it shows good numbers if you zoom in (lol a fourth time)? How convenient! You're a sham, Ricter - an ongoing train wreck of questionable data, even more questionable motives and ridiculously inept attempts at sarcasm that continually backfire, before they arrive at conclusions so nonsensical, they boggle the ability of the mind to accept that you are actually out of grade school. Why don't you just go back to the NASA thread and talk about farm land you own and other impossible-to-disprove comments and leave me here to continue to make this thread look like that absolute pile of steaming horseshit it really is?
Condescending yambaggery. Even if inflation is really much higher than officially reported, it was, when this thread was created (more than a year ago), at a 53 year low. And prices will still rise even if inflation is low.