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Daves2017

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Today’s petrol prices make me ANGRY!
Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:11pm

I’m so upset!

I just went to fill up and was cursing the cost before I even pulled out my phone to look for the cheapest place.

There it was, my local, the cheapest around and to my horror under $2 a litre for E10!

The bastards!!

I had already formatted a plan to start a tread whining about how expensive it is but now I can’t.

Well, it’s still too expensive but not if you have recently visited New Zealand.

I feel so defeated I can’t have a good bitch about the government this time.

But I take heart in knowing….it’s only Wednesday.

Albo and co will stuff up several times before Sunday 👍

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 121315 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Today’s petrol prices make me ANGRY! Reply #1 - Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:15pm Unleaded 98 is $2.33 in some places here in Melbourne: https://petrolspy.com.au/map/latlng/-37.814107/144.96328 I blame Trump's war.
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Daves2017 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3501 Gender:	Re: Today’s petrol prices make me ANGRY! Reply #2 - Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:20pm Poll add
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 41961 Gender:	Re: Today’s petrol prices make me ANGRY! Reply #3 - Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:20pm i dont think this is of our govts doing
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Daves2017 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3501 Gender:	Re: Today’s petrol prices make me ANGRY! Reply #4 - Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:22pm Bobby. wrote on Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:15pm: Unleaded 98 is $2.33 in some places here in Melbourne: https://petrolspy.com.au/map/latlng/-37.814107/144.96328 I blame Trump's war. That’s what I was preparing for. Had the cash. Keyboard ready to vent. Didn’t happen. Ruins my night
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 121315 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Today’s petrol prices make me ANGRY! Reply #5 - Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:24pm Daves2017 wrote on Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:20pm: Poll add What a silly poll - can you be serious for one minute?
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Daves2017 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3501 Gender:	Re: Today’s petrol prices make me ANGRY! Reply #6 - Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:24pm Sprintcyclist wrote on Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:20pm: i dont think this is of our govts doing What it’s the hand of god is it? Don’t start being sensible with me. I’m the victim here because I have nothing to complain about. It’s just, it’s just, I tell you what! It’s unaustralian!
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Daves2017 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3501 Gender:	Re: Today’s petrol prices make me ANGRY! Reply #7 - Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:25pm Bobby. wrote on Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:24pm: Daves2017 wrote on Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:20pm: Poll add What a silly poll - can you be serious for one minute? What are you now? The poll police
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 121315 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Today’s petrol prices make me ANGRY! Reply #8 - Aug 12^th, 2026 at 10:18pm Daves2017 wrote on Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:25pm: Bobby. wrote on Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:24pm: Daves2017 wrote on Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:20pm: Poll add What a silly poll - can you be serious for one minute? What are you now? The poll police Delete your childish nonsense and I'll add a proper poll.
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Re: Today’s petrol prices make me ANGRY!
Reply #9 - Aug 13^th, 2026 at 4:26am

It is about $2.30/L around here for premium unleaded, too. But I only get that premium unleaded if the weather has been humid or raining.

Did anyone remember of that campaign to not buy petrol on certain days of the week? You would skip buying petrol on, say, a Monday. Then that was supposed to get petrol stations to bring down petrol prices, somehow. I think the campaigners got it wrong. You should not be driving around on a certain day of the week. If there was less petrol usage, people won't go to fill up their cars as often. Then the petrol stations might be oversupplied with petrol, and will reduce their prices a little. Not buying on one day of the week, but still driving around as often is not going to stop petrol stations from high priced petrol.

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Daves2017

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Re: Today’s petrol prices make me ANGRY!
Reply #10 - Aug 13^th, 2026 at 9:34pm

Bobby. wrote on Aug 12^th, 2026 at 10:18pm:

Daves2017 wrote on Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:25pm:

Bobby. wrote on Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:24pm:

Daves2017 wrote on Aug 12^th, 2026 at 9:20pm:

Poll add

What a silly poll -

can you be serious for one minute? Undecided

What are you now?

The poll police Grin

Delete your childish nonsense and I'll add a proper poll.

Let me consider that carefully, no.

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