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Welcome to the end of American civilization: $4 a gallon gas on the way.
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Dreamed I was an EskimoCubsfan23 said:
Frozen wind began to blow
Under my boots 'n around my toe
Frost had bit the ground below
Was a hundred degrees below zero
And my momma cried:
Boo-a-hoo hoo-ooo
And my momma cried:
Nanook-a, no no (no no . . . )
Nanook-a, no no (no no . . . )
Don't be a naughty Eskimo-wo-oh
Save your money: don't go to the show
Well I turned around an' I said:
HO HO
Well I turned around an' I said:
HO HO
Well I turned around an' I said:
HO HO
An' the Northern Lites commenced t' glow
An' she said
With a tear in her eye:
Watch out where the huskies go
An' don't you eat that yellow snow
Watch out where the huskies go
An' don't you eat that yellow snow
I understand that us Americans have lower gas prices, but that's tied to huge usage, and the fact that taxes are are not at some crazy dip-shit level.
The Untied States is spread out, and most people commute to work. Our whole economy is based on oil, trucking, is a huge fact of life, and at 3.20 gallon, it is starting to cripple the economy. It has to lower soon, or we are going to see ALOT of civil unrest, and gas theft.
I can't even imagine gas prices at 4$. We just can't take that kind of hit. Think of the masses who make minimum wage, or just above it. FUCKED.
Shit could get BAD id it doesn't start reversing now. I'm not just "going overboard" either. I witnessed several people outright SCREAMING at a gas station attendant today, accusing him of gouging. It looked as if it could get violent at times.
My question is this;
Gas went up where i'm at 50cents in one night. The gas they have in the ground was already bought and payed for. Isn't that gouging at an epic scale?
I hate to sound all doom and gloom, but if the United States economy goes into the shitter, and perhaps worse, the rest of the world will feel the reverbarations like a baseball bat to the head.
The Untied States is spread out, and most people commute to work. Our whole economy is based on oil, trucking, is a huge fact of life, and at 3.20 gallon, it is starting to cripple the economy. It has to lower soon, or we are going to see ALOT of civil unrest, and gas theft.
I can't even imagine gas prices at 4$. We just can't take that kind of hit. Think of the masses who make minimum wage, or just above it. FUCKED.
Shit could get BAD id it doesn't start reversing now. I'm not just "going overboard" either. I witnessed several people outright SCREAMING at a gas station attendant today, accusing him of gouging. It looked as if it could get violent at times.
My question is this;
Gas went up where i'm at 50cents in one night. The gas they have in the ground was already bought and payed for. Isn't that gouging at an epic scale?
I hate to sound all doom and gloom, but if the United States economy goes into the shitter, and perhaps worse, the rest of the world will feel the reverbarations like a baseball bat to the head.
mashoutposse
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The overnight price adjustments seem to be instances of gouging. I have never seen such stark variation between nearby stations before. The first gas station I encountered today had 93 for $3.27 -- I thought it was because of the area (Riverhead deep in Long Island), but then I came upon a Mobil two miles down selling Premium for $3.69. I thought I stepped into the twilight zone...
I posted this in another thread, but i think It's equally applicable here:
I think the most scary thing about all of this, is that this is exactly the kinda thing that can shock people into passing an ANWR drilling thing. Much like the patriot act, you can push it through when people aren't thinking. I bet the oil lobbyists and AK congress are hard at work on a quickie bill right now.
I think the most scary thing about all of this, is that this is exactly the kinda thing that can shock people into passing an ANWR drilling thing. Much like the patriot act, you can push it through when people aren't thinking. I bet the oil lobbyists and AK congress are hard at work on a quickie bill right now.
This is probably a stupid question/theory, so what better place than GAF to have it shot down!
Gas is 12 cents a gallon in Venezula. Would it somehow be possible for a regular person to order/have gas shipped from there to the US? Seems like even with shipping costs, it would be cheaper than US prices are. I don't know if it's possible, or if for some strange reason, it's illegal, etc. Just curious if it could be done.
Gas is 12 cents a gallon in Venezula. Would it somehow be possible for a regular person to order/have gas shipped from there to the US? Seems like even with shipping costs, it would be cheaper than US prices are. I don't know if it's possible, or if for some strange reason, it's illegal, etc. Just curious if it could be done.
Haven't read this whole thread, but has anyone mentioned that the bigger problem right now is the lack of refineries, rather than a lack of oil?
The world has plenty of oil right now. But it's the lack of refining capacity that's killing us.
And you can thank the enviro-wackos ad leftists for the fact that this country hasn't built any refineries in the last few decades.
The world has plenty of oil right now. But it's the lack of refining capacity that's killing us.
And you can thank the enviro-wackos ad leftists for the fact that this country hasn't built any refineries in the last few decades.
DeEJaYMiND
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Just in case anyone cares, i live in Portugal and i pay 5.84US$ a gallon..................
ConfusingJazz
Member
This is something OPEC actually doesn't want, mostly because at the current price, public demand into research of alternative fuels is something they kinda fear. They like to keep it at midlevel, where its mainly environmentalists caring about the discovery of a new fuel source, not the general American public.
Another big reason why oil is kinda expensive is that the big oil companies have not really spent a whole hell of a lot of money on exploration and data mining lately. In order to save money about 10 years ago, they started cutting geophycists, and really stopped offering contracts to data processing companies that specialize in oil exploration. Oil extraction is an expensive enterprise in the gulf nowdays, and most companies aren't willing to invest the money on it.
Another big reason why oil is kinda expensive is that the big oil companies have not really spent a whole hell of a lot of money on exploration and data mining lately. In order to save money about 10 years ago, they started cutting geophycists, and really stopped offering contracts to data processing companies that specialize in oil exploration. Oil extraction is an expensive enterprise in the gulf nowdays, and most companies aren't willing to invest the money on it.
http://www.dailyfutures.com/energies/
There it is, that figure of 86.4 mbpd is up 3 million from Q4 last year and is projected to rise by a similar amount by the end of 2006. Is there going to be an extra 3 mbpd coming on line next year to offset that demand? Not bloody likely, and when the production peak does happen supply will be dropping like a rock, decreasing by 2 mbpd for each successive year thereafter. Even by the end of this year, oil should be hovering around $80 a barrel and that is only going to exacerbate further in the future. But hey, don't let raw facts and figures stand in the way of blind optimism, 'Oh the oil price will come back down and we'll all hold hands and sing kum bi ya'...yeah right.
Squirrel Killer
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DeEJaYMiND said:
Talk to your government officals, in both cases, at least 40% of that is taxes.Hyoushi said:
Squirrel Killer said:
Could someone confirm this as the case? I always assumed the super high gas prices in european countries was due to the socialist programs. Do you guys get free healthcare & schooling, etc.?
Price Update here in KC
3.09
3.19
3.29
We only seemed to jump .20 overnight as it has been 2.86-2.89 for a while.
BuckRobotron
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One store nearby me here in the NE refilled their tanks this morning to $3.89 premium, others 400 ft. down the road still priced $2.89-$3.09 premium. Was talking to the owner, said it cost him $3.29 (regular I assume, which I think was $3.49 on the board), says he just got the tank in this morning, while we're talking we watch as two cars drive off after triple-checking the price just before pumping. This one woman actually looked like she did a quintuple-take. :lol
Squirrel Killer
Member
It is... in the form of taxes, like I said.SyNapSe said:
CNN.com said:
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