Rita could equal $5 gas
The timing and strength of the latest storm could cause worse spike at the pumps than Katrina did.
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Media like this is what makes this possible for the companies to get away with it. Super Irked by this B.S.
I do realize there is truth and reason, but the media makes it seem like we should panic. :thumbdow:
I know, It's a vicious cycle. The media hypes our fears, and then the retailers bump their prices, in part because the wholesale price jumps... but also in part because of the media fueling the panic.
And while it spirals out of control, the gov't sits back and idly lets it happen, while the oil companies rake in record profits on the back of people like you and me.
Preach it brother. I couldn't agree more. Sucks. :-? :banghead:
Amen!
I heard that the city, county, and state all have the ability to freeze gas prices. (from a friend) Can anyone verify this, my dad is on the city council, but I havent had a chance to talk to him.
I stopped on the way home from church tonight and filled my Expedition with Pre-Huricane Gas ($2.58 a gallon)! :roll:
Yeah, I filled up the Accord and the CR-V tonight. The Miata has the exact amount I need in it to be on fumes for Saturday's event (about 1/3 of a tank), but I was tempted to fill up a 5-gallon can to get me home from Mineral Wells on Saturday! :?Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
:evil: Prices jumped from $2.54 to $2.64 and even $2.69 in Denton. Did the storm hit and I missed it :confused: :evil:
Nah it's just pre-hurricane panic...... :sad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharpie
About 6 months ago,maybe a bit longer, Texas had like the second lowest gas in the US. Until the media put out the article, and the gas companies decided to jump our prices to the national average.
Hell, it jumped 20 cents overnight here in OKC... Glad I filled up last night...
RJ
Yeah, it's up over 10 cents from yesterday's prices around my office in Garland. :?Quote:
Originally Posted by channelmaniac
Ditto, I filled up the Exterra last night...didn't get so lucky today on the Miata but it was almost full so I just topped it off.
It was crazy though, some of the stations out here in Weatherford ran out of gas so there was a little bit of panic in the locals I saw a lot of people out filling 3-4 5 gallon gas cans at a time.
gas at the station next to my college was 2.59 @ 9am when I got there and 2.69 @1pm when I left
Talked to my Bro in Tyler, Wednesday afternoon. He said his regular station was selling regular for $2.399 but he didn't want to fight the lines. Down the street it was $2.439 with no line.
Does overhead for a station in the Metromess really justify .30 per gallon?
Justify it?? Ummm... NO!Quote:
Originally Posted by onething
Nope... it's supply and demand.
They supply the gas and demand one helluva price for it.
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Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
I'll be here all week..try the veal! :tongue:
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Originally Posted by sammm
Can you tell me how much the veal costs?Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
Better make sure it's veal before you eat it... There are no strays around Sammm's place.Quote:
Originally Posted by onething
Heard on CNN this morning that the average profit on a gallon of gas has tripled in the last twelve months, from $0.33 to $1.00 per gallon.
I find that absolutely disgusting. Now, I'm typically in favor of pretty free markets, but when it comes to necessity goods like water and electricity I think regulation is necessary to maintain price stability, so that middle class and working class Americans can budget for the neccessities. When your wages only grow 2-5% a year, it's hard to absorb 100-200% increases in goods and services that you need to survive. Regulation is necessary, imho, in these types of markets, even if it keeps prices artificially low.
Perhaps it's time for regulation of the fuel production industry in this country as well. Although I have little faith in the politicians to actually improve anyhting they get involved in, the fact that profit per gallon has tripled during the same span that the price has more than doubled leads me to believe that the oil companies are profiteering on the backs of average Americans like you and me. They know we need gas, they have a sympathetic simpleton in the White House, and they've figured out that there probably won't be many consequences if they just keep raising the price and taking in more profits. :?
That needs to change.
I'm writing a letter today to my elected morons in Congress to encourage the adoption of price controls for the civillian fuel industry in this country, in the wake of rampant profiteering and a lack of corporate responsibility on the part of oil companies. I encourage you to do the same... unless you just like being bent over by Dubya and the people who paid for him.
Do you think if I was an oil company exec that my President would care about me, too? :roll:
Yup...Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
Don't forget the Veep... The guy that swept all the energy problems in California under the rug of Executive Privilege... Don't expect much to come out of the congressional inquiries into the gasoline problems...Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
This mirrors the California problems... plants offline for "maintenance" during peak energy needs... plants offline during Katrina for "maintenance"... Anyone else seeing what looks like creating or enhancing a supply problem?
RJ
I agree 100%. Somthing needs to be done.Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain