Official gas price thread
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Re: Official gas price thread
Ignore the last thread in the comment. I'm right. I'm always right. I HAVE TO BE RIGHT, CHAD!!!!! 
Oh well... Regardless, my point about the gas stations 'taking advantage of us' sticks with Chad as evidence. They barely make any money off of it. As their cost goes up, so does ours.
Oh well... Regardless, my point about the gas stations 'taking advantage of us' sticks with Chad as evidence. They barely make any money off of it. As their cost goes up, so does ours.
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Right. They are taking advantage of us, all the way down the line. From the top down. Unfortunately, there isn't anything we can do about it. The know we have to buy gas, and it's not like we can get our gas somewhere else cheaper.
I, for one, have started riding my bike to work most days. Killing two birds with one stone - losing weight and saving money...
I, for one, have started riding my bike to work most days. Killing two birds with one stone - losing weight and saving money...
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Originally Posted by Cosmo
Actually, it doesn't. A good friend of mine is the vice president of the Exxon distributor for the area. Those $70 barrels of oil won't become gas for at least 7 years. The gas that we are putting in our tanks now has been in the country in the form of gasoline for at least 5 years.
Yes, somewhere down the road they are going to have to use those $70 barrels, but the price won't reflect it at the time. And, while we're on the subject, the hurricane has no direct impact on the price of oil barrels, no matter what the news tells you.
Ever wonder why gas prices don't go up and down all the time in other parts of the world? It has to do with the relationship that our country has with oil-producing countries. Japanese gas (which is 100 octane I believe) is still around $2 per gallon, and has been for three or four years. I haven't talked to anyone in Europe, but from what I've heard the story is similar there.
However, at least we can rest assured that the gas stations aren't to blame. They only make a few cents on every gallon they sell. Their prices change when the distributors tell them to change them.
Yes, somewhere down the road they are going to have to use those $70 barrels, but the price won't reflect it at the time. And, while we're on the subject, the hurricane has no direct impact on the price of oil barrels, no matter what the news tells you.
Ever wonder why gas prices don't go up and down all the time in other parts of the world? It has to do with the relationship that our country has with oil-producing countries. Japanese gas (which is 100 octane I believe) is still around $2 per gallon, and has been for three or four years. I haven't talked to anyone in Europe, but from what I've heard the story is similar there.
However, at least we can rest assured that the gas stations aren't to blame. They only make a few cents on every gallon they sell. Their prices change when the distributors tell them to change them.
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Re: Official gas price thread
Originally Posted by Cosmo
Actually, it doesn't. A good friend of mine is the vice president of the Exxon distributor for the area. Those $70 barrels of oil won't become gas for at least 7 years. The gas that we are putting in our tanks now has been in the country in the form of gasoline for at least 5 years.
Yes, somewhere down the road they are going to have to use those $70 barrels, but the price won't reflect it at the time. And, while we're on the subject, the hurricane has no direct impact on the price of oil barrels, no matter what the news tells you.
Ever wonder why gas prices don't go up and down all the time in other parts of the world? It has to do with the relationship that our country has with oil-producing countries. Japanese gas (which is 100 octane I believe) is still around $2 per gallon, and has been for three or four years. I haven't talked to anyone in Europe, but from what I've heard the story is similar there.
However, at least we can rest assured that the gas stations aren't to blame. They only make a few cents on every gallon they sell. Their prices change when the distributors tell them to change them.
Yes, somewhere down the road they are going to have to use those $70 barrels, but the price won't reflect it at the time. And, while we're on the subject, the hurricane has no direct impact on the price of oil barrels, no matter what the news tells you.
Ever wonder why gas prices don't go up and down all the time in other parts of the world? It has to do with the relationship that our country has with oil-producing countries. Japanese gas (which is 100 octane I believe) is still around $2 per gallon, and has been for three or four years. I haven't talked to anyone in Europe, but from what I've heard the story is similar there.
However, at least we can rest assured that the gas stations aren't to blame. They only make a few cents on every gallon they sell. Their prices change when the distributors tell them to change them.
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Re: Official gas price thread
Originally Posted by 00CivicGirl
well owen market went up about 30 min ago while i was there gettin lunch..$2.99 / gal then they brought it back down to 2.79 20 min after that
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yea, we're noticing a huge increase in the sales of locking gas caps at advance stores across the country. I guess everyones paranoid that people are gonna be stealing their gas...
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Originally Posted by DeadEvoVIII
yea, we're noticing a huge increase in the sales of locking gas caps at advance stores across the country. I guess everyones paranoid that people are gonna be stealing their gas...
