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Gas to be sold for $1.84 at Meriden station Thursday

Meriden Record-Journal -- MERIDEN — Gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon have become a focus of local and national races as the Nov. 6 election approaches.

In the past year, state Sen. Len Suzio, R-Meriden, has made the cost of gas one of his main issues. Even before the legislative session started, Suzio had announced a plan to control the cost of gas by capping the gross receipts tax. The fluctuating tax is placed on distributors, who pass it on to consumers.

Suzio’s proposal failed in the legislature, but Democratic leadership won passage of a measure that included a similar cap.

Today, Suzio will be at Danby’s Gulf Express at 872 E. Main St., where consumers can get up to 15 gallons of gas for $1.84 a gallon between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

His Democratic challenger in the 13th Senate District, City Councilor Da


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honda0105
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Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 11:42:29 PM

hope it was a hit... even if only an election year gimmick
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honda0105
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Message Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:06:25 AM

for two hours. And who will make up the loss for the owner? Taxpayers?
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Message Posted: Oct 22, 2012 10:15:23 AM

Probably wont last long at all!
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Message Posted: Oct 20, 2012 10:46:20 AM

Thank you for posting.
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Message Posted: Oct 20, 2012 6:52:23 AM

Alrighty then
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Message Posted: Oct 20, 2012 12:27:58 AM

Talk about a traffic jam. The station will probably run out of fuel too.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 8:01:17 PM

No more Hype and Chains!
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 7:03:01 PM

Nice political stunt.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:53:24 PM

Very effective advertising ploy for $600 or so cost.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:40:56 PM

Good for those who get there share, but somebody is going to have to pay the difference.
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retired23
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:31:53 PM

And when Richard Nixon became President, gas was 35 cents a gallon--when he quit it was 1.50 a gallon. The President of the United States has nothing to do with the price of fuel, nor can he control it. The bastards at OPEC control the the world market, although, lately they have kept themselves in a very low profile. The triple spike during Nixon's reign was brought on by the EXACT same reason that prices today are jumping. The second Mid-East crisis of 1973-1974 did it. And, today, the Mid-East, one again, is causing the price hikes. Thank you, Iran, Syria, and all you other extreme, radical, and savage bastards!!!!!!!!!!
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It's already over, so who cares!
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Enjoy the lines, people
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:28:14 PM

Good
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:25:35 PM

wow. wonder why I didn't see it in the Times.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:23:44 PM

Good for those locally.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:23:27 PM

In Connecticut?
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Probably take me a good 2 days, but look out Conn. here I come...yeah right!
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:20:33 PM

And the line fight is on...
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:20:20 PM

exclusive benefits. good for them.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:18:50 PM

Enjoy the gas price.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:18:23 PM

Good for them
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Regulate Oil Speculation!
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:15:11 PM

Political posturing.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:15:02 PM

for 2 hours
you won't get in to get any
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:11:26 PM

Go there and buy it. I would but it's not close enough to be worthwhile.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:11:20 PM

cannot agree more, HelanT
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:11:20 PM

ok
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:10:53 PM

gimmic
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:10:20 PM

It should be $1.84 all the time if not lower!
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:09:41 PM

that should be the standard price .
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:09:32 PM

I love it!
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:09:24 PM

Be glad it ain't $8/gal
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:08:30 PM

Now you tell me!
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:08:10 PM

Lines where around the corner.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:07:51 PM

ok.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:07:40 PM

Cool
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:07:22 PM

I wonder how long the lines were?
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:07:16 PM

Great, bring them here and the price to with it..
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:07:07 PM

Many in line will not reach the pumps within 2 hours.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:05:51 PM

That's still 40 cents a gallon more than what it was in January 2009.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:05:32 PM

Great
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:05:21 PM

Remember in November.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:03:44 PM

Send me some!
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:03:37 PM

Wow, a gimmick highlighting what he failed to pass - but his opponents did? Good work. Nice to have money to burn on buying votes, I guess.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:03:34 PM

Need it here in NC!
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:02:44 PM

Old news.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 6:02:16 PM

Would like to see it here.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 5:58:15 PM

Too far to drive to.
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Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 5:57:03 PM


I wish they would indicate the state right at the top in the local-issue articles.
I hope folks will stop their engines while waiting in line to avoid wasting gas.
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