SOARING GAS PRICES

[KennyKenCan]

I can't believe the price of regular gasoline has jumped so much, so quickly!<br /><br />Got gas last Thurs. at $1.71/gal.<br /><br />Got gas yesterday and paid $2.01/gal.<br /><br />What happened?<br /><br />Kenny

 

[plywoody]

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A blackout, which shut refineries down, is what happened.<br />Decreased supply cause prices to rise, I am afraid.

 

[fishhunter911]

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blackout in east and pipeline break in the west.... got people skeered plus holiyday weekend nextweek..... always goes up for holidays..sucks but tis a way of life anymore.... just glad the boat has a full tank already

 

[KennyKenCan]

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My neighbor works at the local refinery here, and he told me that they have so much oil and gasoline at the refinery that they have slowed production down!<br /><br />They do not have the storage capacity to store anymore oil, and that the tankers are lined-up offshore waiting to unload!<br /><br />The refinery had back-up power, so the blackout did not effect them!<br /><br />The truth here is GREED!<br /><br />The oil companies have once again taken advantage of a situation!

 

[miloman]

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Hey Kenny here I have to agree with you 100% it is the gas companies greed noting else you know that the contracts for August delivery ( what the refiners paid for the raw gas) factoring in refining distribution taxes all except profit puts gas in the 120 a gallon range go figure

 

[mellowyellow]

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and I was ticked I just payed $1.70/Gal. Ken...<br />so went to Indian res. yesterday and payed $1.41.<br />they sure hammer you guys downstate!

 

[KennyKenCan]

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Yeah mellow...<br /><br />Why is that?<br /><br />We live in the same state and pay the same taxes, yet down here we always end up paying more!<br /><br />You would think that we consume more gasoline than the upstate region, which in turn gives the oil companies more profit, yet they charge us more to make an even greater profit, instead of giving us a break.<br /><br />Go Figure!<br /><br />Capitolism must be hard at work here in SE NY!<br /><br />Kenny

 

[mellowyellow]

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because they figure you guys can afford it?<br />sure makes your point though...

 

[KennyKenCan]

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mellow,<br /><br />In your last post you said...

because they figure you guys can afford it?<br />

I sure would like to know who "they" are, so I can kick them in the teeth!<br /><br />Kenny

 

[mellowyellow]

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"they" are the oil lobbyists in Washington...<br />give 'em one for me ken!

 

[KennyKenCan]

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I'll tell ya what mellow,<br /><br />How about I kick 'em twice, one from me and one from you!<br /><br />Kenny

 

[LadyFish]

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I live within 20 miles of literally hundreds of oil & gas refineries. I filled up today at noon and paid $1.68 for regular. This past weekend at the Marina $2.10 a gallon--which added up to $90 for a half a tank of gas.<br /><br />Two weeks ago when I filled up the car gas was only $1.45. This is just ridiculous.

 

[KennyKenCan]

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Hey LadyFish,<br /><br />You are closer to those oil clowns than I am, how about goin over an kickin 'em in the teeth for the rest of us?LoL<br /><br />I'm sure that if you break a heel in the process, everyone on this forum would gladly chip in to buy you new shoes.LoL<br /><br />Kenny

 

[LadyFish]

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Kenny, I'd love to kick some major bootie over this. <br /><br />And, while I'm doing it I'd like to kick the butt of whoever is responsible for making my grocery bill double in the last year. Simple cost of living and/or merit raises just don't cut it. The REAL cost of living is increasing so rapidly I don't know how we're all going to keep up with it.

 

[KennyKenCan]

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I agree LadyFish!<br /><br />Now my local Township wants to reassess all homes within the Town, so that they can raise our taxes again!<br /><br />Not that they are high enough already!<br /><br />Kenny

 

[DJ]

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Ladyfish,<br /><br />$1.68??<br /><br />We're at $2.15. That's up from $1.47 two weeks ago. Of course, we have an excuse-broken pipe!

 

[KennyKenCan]

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djohns19,<br /><br />I don't know why a broken pipeline can cause so much havoc, unless of coarse the oil companies did not have a back-up plan.<br /><br />These oil companies should be paying for all the cost overruns associated with the break, just like the electric utilities are here in the NE!<br /><br />You people down there need to get gov't intervention or something!<br /><br />Anyone who pay's these rediculous prices for gasoline and oil should sue them, just like I'm suing the electric company for all the lost stuff in my refridgerator!<br /><br />Kenny

 

[DJ]

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Kenny,<br /><br />Basically, our Governor blew this one. When the pipe broke, the pipeline company contacted the Governors office. The response was basically: So what-don't bother us. The Governor is rafting and then she's going to a Governors convention-stop calling. <br /><br />The pipeline company did have a back up plan, they wanted to be able to pump the non "Phoenix" blend fuel until the pipe could be repaired. About 30-60 days.<br /><br />Once the Governor realized that the situation was ideed a CRISIS, she petitioned the EPA to allow regular fuel to come into the valley. Problem was, the situation was ignored for almost three weeks thus the reserves were nearly depleted.

 

[GodsBeast]

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I am ticked off too, these (^()^ Oil companies use any old excuse to raise the prices. I remember the last crunch when they say we had a shortage, all the EXXON tanks in the tank yard were so Full they were almost overflowing. They was just holding it trying to drive the price up even more. My wife's Grandpa worked for EXXon for 30 or 40 years, back when it was Esso and Standard Oil. After that crises knowing those tanks were full, I won't, to this day buy Exxon gas. <br /><br />OK, I'm off my soap box.<br /><br />Just one of GodsBeast's

 

[vidar]

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now regular cost 5.33$ a gallon here in norway... and we have the northsea full of oil...80% of price is state tax...and YES norway is one ritch country..but we who live here:NOT! tax-tax-tax....