https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 06 May 2026 17:33:20 +0000 Sun, 04 Sep 2005 11:10:10 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=906 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14638&title=petrol-prices#14638 Author: aimeejoy
Subject: 906
Posted: 04 September 2005 at 11:10am

Nearly there! I have been qualified for almost 2 years - time flies. Should be relatively easy to pick up some part-time work next year if not in Dannevirke then maybe in Palmy (esp if we get our payrise like the nurses!)]]> Sun, 04 Sep 2005 11:10:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14638&title=petrol-prices#14638 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14623&title=petrol-prices#14623 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 906
Posted: 03 September 2005 at 8:59pm

oh kewl. I'm a nurse.. well, nearly, i've been studying long enough to be classed as one... just haven't sat the exams yet. lol]]> Sat, 03 Sep 2005 20:59:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14623&title=petrol-prices#14623 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14613&title=petrol-prices#14613 Author: aimeejoy
Subject: 906
Posted: 03 September 2005 at 5:54pm

Janine - Im a physio]]> Sat, 03 Sep 2005 17:54:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14613&title=petrol-prices#14613 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14610&title=petrol-prices#14610 Author: Anjelmajik
Subject: 906
Posted: 03 September 2005 at 4:45pm

lmao...im too young to vote, i dont have the problem of deciding. i think that none of the current parties will do anything about petrol price anyways because out of $1.53 they get around a dollars tax out of it. Its easy money...there was an mp last year that made a fuss about the price of petrol, but nothing was ever done about it! public transport has been something my partner and i are trying to adapt to, and he has recently started cycling to work... lol though im not sure that my bump would fit on a bike if i tried it!!! ]]> Sat, 03 Sep 2005 16:45:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14610&title=petrol-prices#14610 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14609&title=petrol-prices#14609 Author: newmum
Subject: 906
Posted: 03 September 2005 at 3:37pm

What about the greens? ]]> Sat, 03 Sep 2005 15:37:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14609&title=petrol-prices#14609 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14603&title=petrol-prices#14603 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 906
Posted: 03 September 2005 at 2:17pm

What do you do Aimee?]]> Sat, 03 Sep 2005 14:17:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14603&title=petrol-prices#14603 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14593&title=petrol-prices#14593 Author: aimeejoy
Subject: 906
Posted: 03 September 2005 at 10:56am

I think I'll be voting Labour too as much as I dont really want to! Theres something about Brash that I just dont like and I dont trust him - not that Helens much better!! But we've both got student loans and as I work in the public health system, we are more likely to get a payrise with Labour. ]]> Sat, 03 Sep 2005 10:56:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14593&title=petrol-prices#14593 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14590&title=petrol-prices#14590 Author: AlyAyde
Subject: 906
Posted: 03 September 2005 at 9:23am

Thats alright Emma. Rob thinks im crazy too. He likes Jim anderton, he thinks hes honest?....... I guess the votes from our house arent going to make much of a difference but neither of the major partys do it for me. I totally agree with what you said about Labour Emma. They keep finding all this surplus money and it just makes me so angry. Grrrrrrrrrrrr.]]> Sat, 03 Sep 2005 09:23:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14590&title=petrol-prices#14590 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14585&title=petrol-prices#14585 Author: Maya
Subject: 906
Posted: 02 September 2005 at 11:27pm

I definitely won't be voting Labour - our government at the moment is a right mess (how did they 'find' a surplus $7billion when there are families living below poverty level?), but I'm not so sold on National either. I agree with a lot of what Don Brash said in both his Orewa speeches (and I'm the semi-single Mum of a Maori kid who has been on the DPB so that's saying something!) but I think National as a party don't have much in the way of decent policy.
I've always voted Act before, but I can't stand Rodney Hide, and I think Act will probably fall flat on their faces this election, and Winston just doesn't do it for me (sorry Maria lol!), so I'm in a real dilemma.

If I didn't believe so strongly in the importance of excersising my democratic right to vote I probably wouldn't vote at all. But I do, so I will, I just don't know who for.

LMAO can you tell I was a Political Studies student?!]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2005 23:27:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14585&title=petrol-prices#14585 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14581&title=petrol-prices#14581 Author: lizzle
Subject: 906
Posted: 02 September 2005 at 10:17pm

well, I was bitching about petrol prices today and had a student really surprise me....
she said that everyone was moaning about prices but no one was thinking about why, and that was a hurricane destroying thousands of peoples lives and all we can think about is paying more when we drive to the shopping mall. So I shut up!

I plan to vote labour again. I just don't like Don Brash. We will have nuclear subs in our waters faster than..a fast thing...if he gets in.]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2005 22:17:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14581&title=petrol-prices#14581 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14569&title=petrol-prices#14569 Author: Paws
Subject: 906
Posted: 02 September 2005 at 6:14pm

Well hubby and I beating petrol prices by having bought cycles and we are cycling to work and only really using the cars in the weekend...once we have a new addition to the family that obviously won't work for me but B will still be able to bike to work.

As for voting....to give the tax cuts National will apparently have to borrow the money...I'll be going for the devil I know...I don't trust Don Brash!]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2005 18:14:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14569&title=petrol-prices#14569 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14568&title=petrol-prices#14568 Author: Gwyn_n_Pete
Subject: 906
Posted: 02 September 2005 at 5:43pm

Haha I'll definately be voting Labour. I think Nationals tax cuts are a load of bollox and as pre said they are just in making the rich richer and the poor poorer. It's a shambles.
I met Helen Clarke last friday when she spoke at Waikato university, and think she is an amazing, devoted person and we are lucky to have a Prime Minister who is interested in the welfare of everyone in the country not just the busnessmen like National are.
GO AUNTY HELEN!!!!!!! ]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2005 17:43:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14568&title=petrol-prices#14568 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14566&title=petrol-prices#14566 Author: Anjelmajik
Subject: 906
Posted: 02 September 2005 at 5:21pm

lol lets all go work in management at petrol stations shall we? at least that way, the company pays for our fuel ]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2005 17:21:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14566&title=petrol-prices#14566 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14564&title=petrol-prices#14564 Author: AlyAyde
Subject: 906
Posted: 02 September 2005 at 5:03pm

and with a my mum apparently did that but also with a hay bale on her back. Re votes. I think im voting NZ first. I really like winston ha ha please dont slap me. I also read their policy and i like the fact that they are going to put more money into health and dental. I really think these tax cuts are a waste and more money should be going to health.]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2005 17:03:42 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14564&title=petrol-prices#14564 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14561&title=petrol-prices#14561 Author: toniellis
Subject: 906
Posted: 02 September 2005 at 3:55pm

I'm voting National. I met Helen Clark and boy did she look down her nose at me coz I had a baby! Grrr!!! And the tax cuts that National are proposing suit me fine. My fiancee will be getting more money in his pocket instead of paying it to the tax man. He isn't on a huge wage & he certainly works hard for it. He gets 3 days off a month so it will be nice for us to use the extra money for family time.]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:55:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14561&title=petrol-prices#14561 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14559&title=petrol-prices#14559 Author: newmum
Subject: 906
Posted: 02 September 2005 at 2:21pm

Janine - Don't forget about walking the 5 miles to school in bare feet in the snow!!! (One of the classic grandma lines of all time...) ]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:21:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14559&title=petrol-prices#14559 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14556&title=petrol-prices#14556 Author: meow
Subject: 906
Posted: 02 September 2005 at 12:36pm

The petrol companies (BP, Mobil, Shell etc) are rolling in money.. I can't imagine them putting prices down as they have so made so much profit in the last few months. We'll see ]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:36:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14556&title=petrol-prices#14556 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14555&title=petrol-prices#14555 Author: Roksana
Subject: 906
Posted: 02 September 2005 at 11:58am

LOL...Yah I am so confused as to who to vote for that I am thinking of not voting at all. I have huge student loan and Labour seems to be the way to go....Arggg who cares?

Oh I do remember the days when petrol prices were low 85c or so...I think 1.53 is just a bit too much! Thank God I work 3 min away from work. But my parents are finding it extra hard as they work in Auckland CBD and it takes them an hour and a half to get there from home (ahhh the lovely auckland traffic).]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2005 11:58:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14555&title=petrol-prices#14555 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14553&title=petrol-prices#14553 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 906
Posted: 02 September 2005 at 11:30am

yeah that sucks... nice to see them interviewing all the "rich" people and them saying "hey, we don't actually want the extra money, put it elsewhere". thing is, yeah they might get extra money but it's taking funding from other services... so in a round about way you still losse cos you will have to pay more for those services instead. Labour all the way i say. Don brash is a bit too arrogant if you ask me!

As for petorl... i remember when me and mike were first together, going away on holiday and the petrol was on special for a day, we filled our tank for just 85 cents a litre... pretty much half the price of what it is now... my god, i sound like my grandma... "in my day dear, the petrol was 85 cents, and we had bread and butter for dinner and wore potato sacks for dresses. lololololol. ok, maybe that's a bit much. ]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2005 11:30:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14553&title=petrol-prices#14553 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14549&title=petrol-prices#14549 Author: newmum
Subject: 906
Posted: 02 September 2005 at 11:07am

To tell you the truth I don't really think it willmake much of a difference who we vote for I don't like the National Tax thing though - rich getting richer...]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2005 11:07:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14549&title=petrol-prices#14549 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14541&title=petrol-prices#14541 Author: Roksana
Subject: 906
Posted: 02 September 2005 at 10:17am

OK....Lets try this...with all the craziness of high petrol price and high "every thing" cost, life is becoming more difficult! Even with our high income we are worried about what the future holds.

So on 17th who are we voting for?

I always voted for Labour but now I am not so sure.]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2005 10:17:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14541&title=petrol-prices#14541 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14539&title=petrol-prices#14539 Author: Gwyn_n_Pete
Subject: 906
Posted: 02 September 2005 at 10:02am

That's really good to know Emma. I was thinking last night that there's no way that we could have felt the effects of the tornado all the way down here already and that it was just paniced corporate monkeys doing what they do, so it's nice to know I'm not mad. LOL]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2005 10:02:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14539&title=petrol-prices#14539 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14531&title=petrol-prices#14531 Author: newmum
Subject: 906
Posted: 02 September 2005 at 9:01am

I heard through a "source" (secret squirrel) that Shell are hoping to push prices up to $2.00 a litre by xmas...

(OK, it was one of the ladies on another forum who knows someone at Shell)]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2005 09:01:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14531&title=petrol-prices#14531 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14513&title=petrol-prices#14513 Author: Maya
Subject: 906
Posted: 01 September 2005 at 9:30pm

Although it might help to mention (being the journalist and all ) that rumour on the political scene atm is that the price of oil will soon drop from around $70per barrel atm to $30-odd per barrel, as the high price has led to less demand from the retail market (who already have enough put away to feed the market for at least 2 years). The tornado in the Gulf of Mexico which destroyed 2 oil rigs has caused temporary panic, but the price is expected to drop by the end of this year.

Whether or not the retail market (companies like Shell, BP etc.) will pass the reduced cost on to consumers remains to be seen. However, we will at least have ammunition to put pressure on them.]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:30:09 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14513&title=petrol-prices#14513 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14512&title=petrol-prices#14512 Author: Gwyn_n_Pete
Subject: 906
Posted: 01 September 2005 at 9:24pm

HAHAHAHA good call Lizzle!!!]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:24:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14512&title=petrol-prices#14512 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14489&title=petrol-prices#14489 Author: Southlandmummy
Subject: 906
Posted: 01 September 2005 at 2:47pm

In my little town we have a GAS station and the sell there petrol for 1.60ltr, only station within half an hour so dont have a choice really...]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:47:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14489&title=petrol-prices#14489 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14487&title=petrol-prices#14487 Author: skirts
Subject: 906
Posted: 01 September 2005 at 2:42pm

Oh my gosh, its ridiculous isnt it!
We're meant to be going up to Auckland and Kerikeri in a month or two to visit family and friends (driving from Wellington) its going to cost me an arm and a leg just in petrol to get there, almost thinking of cancelling it a!
And $2 a litre for petrol, are they trying to make us into a third world country, cos eventually noone is going to be able to afford it!]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2005 14:42:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14487&title=petrol-prices#14487 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14475&title=petrol-prices#14475 Author: Anjelmajik
Subject: 906
Posted: 01 September 2005 at 11:31am

yes, my partner and i are finding adjusting to buying baby needs hard enuff without petrol going up! its currently $1.53 for 91, and what you heard on the radio is accurate Mummyness, my friend is a manager at Shell, and he says that petrol companies all over are aiming for the $2 mark by xmas this year!!

]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:31:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14475&title=petrol-prices#14475 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14469&title=petrol-prices#14469 Author: Roksana
Subject: 906
Posted: 01 September 2005 at 11:04am

I shop at Pak n save and on some days if you spend $150 you get 10c off but most days it is 6c....still better than nothing!...I told my hubby we have to use his company car more often now...I know it is horrible but with a new baby and a new mortgage you have to think of all the ways to save money!]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:04:42 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14469&title=petrol-prices#14469 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14455&title=petrol-prices#14455 Author: mummyness
Subject: 906
Posted: 01 September 2005 at 10:30am

i heard on the radio yesturday that petrol will be over $2 a litre by the end of the year! ]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:30:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14455&title=petrol-prices#14455 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14452&title=petrol-prices#14452 Author: lizzle
Subject: 906
Posted: 01 September 2005 at 10:21am

I was thinking of getting my license finally when i get home...maybe not, although I can drive mum and dad's cars....]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:21:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14452&title=petrol-prices#14452 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14443&title=petrol-prices#14443 Author: AlyAyde
Subject: 906
Posted: 01 September 2005 at 8:07am

Its terrible, We have a gull service station here. So i buy my groceries at coutdown and get a voucher for 6c a litre off at gull. Makes a bit of a difference but not much.]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2005 08:07:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14443&title=petrol-prices#14443 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14441&title=petrol-prices#14441 Author: meow
Subject: 906
Posted: 01 September 2005 at 7:04am

Just after posting this message I went out in the car to pick up my DP, and saw that the price had gone up to 152.9! Lucky I filled up when it was still 147.9.. not that that is cheap, but still ]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2005 07:04:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14441&title=petrol-prices#14441 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14438&title=petrol-prices#14438 Author: lizzle
Subject: 906
Posted: 31 August 2005 at 11:24pm

yeah, we too could have our oil that cheap if we bombed iraq. ]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2005 23:24:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14438&title=petrol-prices#14438 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14409&title=petrol-prices#14409 Author: Gwyn_n_Pete
Subject: 906
Posted: 31 August 2005 at 4:28pm

It's highway robbery, LITERALLY!!!!!!!!! It's not fair that we pay $1.52 per liter when countries like the USA get their gas for $1.52 a GALLON (4 liters)!!!!!!!!!! Damn those greedy Oil Tycoons!!!!! lol]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:28:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14409&title=petrol-prices#14409 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14406&title=petrol-prices#14406 Author: meow
Subject: 906
Posted: 31 August 2005 at 4:10pm

Aren't they ridiculous? Soon I won't be able to drive anywhere at all! I should probably cut back on my driving so we can save some money. I read in the paper last night that 91 might go up to $1.50 in the next day or so. So fill your tanks up tonight! I filled mine today, it cost an astronomical amount ]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:10:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=906&PID=14406&title=petrol-prices#14406