Ryan & Jeff's Arcade Weekend Pre-Show

@DoctorWelch said:

Seeing those cars wiz by is kinda crazy.

I was thinking the same thing.. Then it had me thinking about the framerate of the phone.... then if Jeff happened to pick up the new iPhone yet?

GSTV

Gas Station TV?

HAHAHA

How the fuck is it only 70 in San Fran right now? That's fall weather.

Audio

I remember when I was 16. I could fill my tank on my '91 Grand Am for like $10. Now, it's like $30 to fill my Civic... and it has a smaller gas tank than my Grand Am did.

@Matoyak: US citizens have absolutely legitimate reasons to drive. Living there (CA) for a while with only a bicycle was painful. Anyway. Gas will go away at some point and it will be to valuable to burn it in cars way before that. Electric cars will not help, as they have there own problems. Its time to reorganize our communities and embrace a more urban and modest life style. Don't see that happening though.

@Divina_Rex said:

TVs at the gas station... what?!

@Kantele said:

You have god damn TVs on your gas pumps? What the Hell is this?

They're usually used to play ads. You also see small LCD TVs in the checkout lines at grocery stores. I find those to usually be playing a cooking show that tells you about recipes using ingredients conveniently located at that supermarket.

Do you guys like video games?

I hope we get some more video footage from this trip!

@ManMadeGod said:

@Top8cat said:

@ManMadeGod said:

@Garfield518 said:

@EthanielRain said:

3.55/gal is not cheap, we're just so used to getting fucked that it seems cheap :(

Anyway...good luck getting Tapper!

$3.55/gal IS cheap.

It's currently $1.27/litre here in Nova Scotia, which is $4.76/gal.

Americans always bitch about expensive gas, when theirs is among the cheapest.

In the US $3.55 is just about the highest it's ever been........ ever. So people complain.

Bull! Just last month I was paying 4.45 in my area(and that was a steal), 3.57 is the highest it's been my ass

Not that I complaining btw(with some countries paying almost double)

That chart ends in 2011. At that time, $3.57 was the highest. Also keep in mind that this is the average price of gas for the entire nation. Some places are going to be higher.

Example: Last month the average price for 1 gallon of regular was $3.55 yet you paid $4.45. Do you happen to live in New York, California, Illinois, North Dakota, Oregon, or Washington? Those states all pay above average prices.

Another thing to keep in mind is that America is very much a driving nation. Most other countries have other legitimate sources of transit that personal vehicles.* The way our infrastructure is built, there are very few opportunities for public transit, and what there is doesn't span the vast distances between major hubs, and even within local areas and some major cities there are next to no means to get around aside from driving.**

For some anecdotals, the majority of people I'm either related to, friends with, or an acquaintance (sp?) of have commutes of 30+ miles, and the average is closer to 45 miles. This makes biking or walking to work/school kind of a silly proposition, and if the nearest bus stop is an entire city away because your city doesn't have a bus system at all, or in Houston's case, where the bus system is known for being a truly terrible experience, and a last ditch gamble...you get a large number of people who drive a whole lot. Add to that the idea that gas is literally the most expensive its ever been here (When I started driving it was just over a buck-eighty a gallon [iirc]. That was 2004/2005ish. So not that long ago.)

I dunno, just some things to think on when you see people complaining about the cost of gas. Does it justify it? Eh, dunno. Just adding some extra stuff, not trying to make any kind of plea or anything. ~srug~

*(Yes, some cities have decent ones too. I know a lot of people in major cities in California don't even bother owning cars. This is very much the exception.)

**(Yes, I know there are large countries that have good public transit. America is not one of them. Especially not in the Southern portion.)

3.55 $/gal for gas? We pay around 7 or 8 $/gal in Czech Republic.

@Top8cat said:

@ManMadeGod said:

@Garfield518 said:

@EthanielRain said:

3.55/gal is not cheap, we're just so used to getting fucked that it seems cheap :(

Anyway...good luck getting Tapper!

$3.55/gal IS cheap.

It's currently $1.27/litre here in Nova Scotia, which is $4.76/gal.

Americans always bitch about expensive gas, when theirs is among the cheapest.

In the US $3.55 is just about the highest it's ever been........ ever. So people complain.

Bull! Just last month I was paying 4.45 in my area(and that was a steal), 3.57 is the highest it's been my ass

Not that I complaining btw(with some countries paying almost double)

That chart ends in 2011. At that time, $3.57 was the highest. Also keep in mind that this is the average price of gas for the entire nation. Some places are going to be higher.

Example: Last month the average price for 1 gallon of regular was $3.55 yet you paid $4.45. Do you happen to live in New York, California, Illinois, North Dakota, Oregon, or Washington? Those states all pay above average prices.

@Top8cat said:

@ManMadeGod said:

@Garfield518 said:

@EthanielRain said:

3.55/gal is not cheap, we're just so used to getting fucked that it seems cheap :(

Anyway...good luck getting Tapper!

$3.55/gal IS cheap.

It's currently $1.27/litre here in Nova Scotia, which is $4.76/gal.

Americans always bitch about expensive gas, when theirs is among the cheapest.

In the US $3.55 is just about the highest it's ever been........ ever. So people complain.

Bull! Just last month I was paying 4.45 in my area(and that was a steal), 3.57 is the highest it's been my ass

Not that I complaining btw(with some countries paying almost double)

Gas in my area dropped under $3 a few weeks back. It's sitting at $3.15 now.

@Top8cat: Those a mostly in front of Car Super Store areas. Though there appears to be one coming to a Target in Oxnard CA. Ventura, where I live, is just blighted by the gas station pumps that spew stuff at me.

@DarkWaterSong:

Don't forget the billboards, I'm mean seriously, do they really need lcd billboards

@ManMadeGod said:

@Garfield518 said:

@EthanielRain said:

3.55/gal is not cheap, we're just so used to getting fucked that it seems cheap :(

Anyway...good luck getting Tapper!

$3.55/gal IS cheap.

It's currently $1.27/litre here in Nova Scotia, which is $4.76/gal.

Americans always bitch about expensive gas, when theirs is among the cheapest.

In the US $3.55 is just about the highest it's ever been........ ever. So people complain.

Bull! Just last month I was paying 4.45 in my area(and that was a steal), 3.57 is the highest it's been my ass

Not that I complaining btw(with some countries paying almost double)

@Kantele: Its all over CA...I get video SPAM whenever I fill up. I live in the greater LA area.

TVs at the gas station... what?!

Watch Breaking Bad at your local gas station (but not on DISH :( )

@Nekrokreuz said:

Audio is real quiet. Most of the live action vids are for me, actually. Quick Looks are ok.

Okay, it's not just me. Whew.

You have god damn TVs on your gas pumps? What the Hell is this?

There's nothing I love more than when the guys go to CAX. I'm very envious! The arcade era from 1983-1997 were some of the best times of my life and I love everything about arcade and pinball machines. I hope that one of these days I will be able to make it out to California to one of these expos. Would be even cooler if I ran into Ryan, Jeff, & Vinny while I was there. Can't wait for the Bombcast to hear all the kooky stories even if it's just a repeat of what happened last year. I can't imagine much changing but who knows?? Awesome stuff!

I wish I didn't have an exam to study for :(

Santa Clara is only like an hour away

I'm jealous of San Francisco weather. 70 and sunny, the entire forecast!

95 and FML here.

@HerbieBug said:

TV's on top of gas pumps. You're living in the future down there in Calfornia. 0__0

I witnessed TV's on gas pumps for the first time when I drove to Boston for PAX East from bumblefuck-nowhere, Pennsylvania. It was bizarre. It was tuned into the channel "GSTV," which I assume is short for Gas Station TV.

Jeff and Ryan go for a drive and stop for some petrol. Doesn't sound like an entertaining video, but it sure was.

Goodness, the UK would seriously kill for your gasoline prices. My current estimate of UK petrol prices converted into US gallons is £5.05 to the gallon (3.79 litres to a US gallon) equivalent to $7.94.

This video is a bit too real.

I wonder what the Brand name of the clip on lens Jeff has on his iPhone is?

@Nekrokreuz said:

Audio is real quiet. Most of the live action vids are for me, actually. Quick Looks are ok.

Okay, it's not just me. Whew.

@YOUNGLINK said:

@heavymetalwaffle said:

Holy crap, that San Francisco weather. I'd kill to have that right now.

Thats funny I was thinking the same thing. Sounds like paradise compared to the winter and summer extremes in the midwest.

I HATE hot weather. Midwest life is not the best right now...

@mortal_sb said:

@Garfield518 said:

@EthanielRain said:

3.55/gal is not cheap, we're just so used to getting fucked that it seems cheap :(

Anyway...good luck getting Tapper!

$3.55/gal IS cheap.

It's currently $1.27/litre here in Nova Scotia, which is $4.76/gal.

Americans always bitch about expensive gas, when theirs is among the cheapest.

i'm currently paying 1,60€ for the LITER. that would be 7,4$ for the gallone. so please america: stop bitching about high gas prices with your freaking SUVs and trucks.

And we're paying 8.28 $/gal (Denmark).

Yes, gas has become more expensive in the US, but the same goes for most of the world too and it's still pretty hard to find a western country with cheaper gas than the US. They just love complaining about it on the internet and rising gas prices do hit countries that are built on massive gas consumption (laughable general fuel economy, massive distances) harder. It's only going to get worse guys. Maybe a car that weighs less than two tons next time.

Next time, close the window? :(

@Garfield518 said:

@EthanielRain said:

3.55/gal is not cheap, we're just so used to getting fucked that it seems cheap :(

Anyway...good luck getting Tapper!

$3.55/gal IS cheap.

It's currently $1.27/litre here in Nova Scotia, which is $4.76/gal.

Americans always bitch about expensive gas, when theirs is among the cheapest.

i'm currently paying 1,60€ for the LITER. that would be 7,4$ for the gallone. so please america: stop bitching about high gas prices with your freaking SUVs and trucks.

@smokyexe: Adblock was messing up video playback for me on chrome... had to disable it.

Can you actually buy arcade cabinets for as cheap as they want them? Seems real low to me.

Keeping it ghetto, I like it

@GEOFFERS: Id be up for traveling to meet these guys.

@LegendaryChopChop: welcome to the west ese

TV screens at gas stations?

Ryan, your fiance wants you to buy an area 51 cabinet.....why hasn't she been your wife for years?!!  You need to lock that down.

EHY GUYS, CLOSE THAT WINDOW PLEASE, screaming at my screen didnt help.

@Jonnyflash80: @Jonnyflash80 said:

@EthanielRain said:

3.55/gal is not cheap, we're just so used to getting fucked that it seems cheap :(

Anyway...good luck getting Tapper!

It's cheap compared to the $1.25 / Liter that we pay in Eastern Canada. That's $4.73/Gal. And there is even a huge oil & gas refinery in the city where I live. Ridiculous.

Germany: 1.60 EUR / Liter = $1.97 / Liter = $7.46 / Gal.

Oh man Area 51 or Site 4 awesome memories, i'd kill to have that cabinet

@heavymetalwaffle said:

Holy crap, that San Francisco weather. I'd kill to have that right now.

Thats funny I was thinking the same thing. Sounds like paradise compared to the winter and summer extremes in the midwest.

so window open - radio on - while doing a low quality phone video; love the video but sometimes it seems like you have never done this before guys! hahaha :)

@eccentrix said:

these people talking = the reason I am a premium member ...

This.

BUT WHAT DID JEFF GET TO DRINK?!

@EthanielRain said:

3.55/gal is not cheap, we're just so used to getting fucked that it seems cheap :(

Anyway...good luck getting Tapper!

It's cheap compared to the $1.25 / Liter that we pay in Eastern Canada. That's $4.73/Gal. And there is even a huge oil & gas refinery in the city where I live. Ridiculous.

@SpiralEye: Came here to make sure someone else noticed that. I tip my hat sir.

Can't wait to go to the show. I'm so excited.