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$2.99 Gal
#6018235 - 09/01/06 11:43 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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How is it that gass prices went down around here by 60 cents in just three weeks just in time for the holiday weekend?
If theirs no way of controlling the rising gass prices then who was it who convinced the oil execs to lower prices sooooo much?
OOh well, Ive waited all week to fill up and Im going to go get the cheepest tank Ive had all year. 
Oooh and why $2.99? Seems like a slap in the face gesture too me.
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: GabbaDj]
#6018246 - 09/01/06 11:49 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I think that all aspects of the oil industry should not be privatized. There shouldn't be a profit to be had with a source of energy.
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: GabbaDj]
#6018255 - 09/01/06 11:53 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Perhaps the oil from Iraq is finally starting to get here. Also, gas prices always tend to go up during the summer and down during the fall and winter.
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Silversoul said: Also, gas prices always tend to go up during the summer and down during the fall and winter.
Right before Labor Day weekend?
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Yeah, I thought that was odd.
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Yes, it does seem a bit early. I don't know wtf is going on. Maybe the oil companies are cutting back prices temporarily for the election in order to increase support for Republicans and discourage people from supporting alternative energy.
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I've been wondering about this drop is prices too. We're down as low as $2.69 around here. From a high of $3.30. And just in time for labor day. Does anyone know the official reason? Not that Im complaining or anything. Its sweet!
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They're trying to capitalize on the labour day weekend 
Wait a few more hours...it will be back up...
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Maybe the oil companies are cutting back prices temporarily for the election in order to increase support for Republicans and discourage people from supporting alternative energy.
I think you hit the nail right on the head.
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: trendal]
#6018355 - 09/01/06 12:21 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Great to see you posting again.
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Had to happen sometime
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: trendal]
#6018375 - 09/01/06 12:29 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Man, I wasn't expecting to see you online anytime soon. I think my eyes literally bulged when I saw you replied.
You need to stop using your brain so much, man, you can't know all the secrets of the universe.
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: trendal]
#6018381 - 09/01/06 12:30 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Be careful in here; the idiocy can sometimes be damaging even to the most healthy person.
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You need to stop using your brain so much, man, you can't know all the secrets of the universe.
Well now thats just blatantly false
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: trendal]
#6018406 - 09/01/06 12:35 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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True, but I just think you shouldn't learn them all quite so fast! You have an entire lifetime ahead of you, take a stroll, create a device that harvests free energy, plan a dinner. You know, relax.
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: Redstorm]
#6018411 - 09/01/06 12:37 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Aint it true
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: trendal]
#6018417 - 09/01/06 12:39 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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It won't be long and you'll have it so that this thread, regarding the price of gasoline, will be entirely irrelevant.
Will you post in P&S about your whole experience, reflections relating to, etc.?
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Hmmm. interesting all around.
what if the gas prices are only going down temporarially for this weekend, when the government has planned a terrorist action to take place, and then has an excuse to shoot them back up, and get every one in america pissed at the terrorists again!
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: ZippoZ]
#6018493 - 09/01/06 01:07 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'm not sure exactly what is going on, but I think it is obvious that the oil industry, whether the companies themselves, or simply just the convience store owners (the oil companies pretty much own them anymore, though, eh?) frequently fuck with the prices just for the hell of it.
I remember, back with 9/11, that day convience stores in Chicago raised gas prices to $4 a gallon, crazy, unjustified shit like that...
Like I already stated, it should all be government and/or public owned.
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If I understand correctly, we can blame Jimmy Carter for deregulation of the oil industry, and he is a guy that I always thought was cool. 
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i was debating government ownership last night, for oil and banks and other such things
and we just cant give them THAT much power..... altohgh in reality it is seeming that these companies do controll the government more than we realise.....
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: ZippoZ]
#6018513 - 09/01/06 01:11 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Well, with anything energy or food related, I think it should all be public cooperative or something.
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: GabbaDj]
#6018520 - 09/01/06 01:12 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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the gas companies are trying to get you to take a long trip this weekend, then they will raise the prices , for you to get back home.
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Gas prices don't affect the individual stations that much. Most stations make most of their money off of convenience items inside the store, not from the gas itself. The gas is just a means of getting people inside the store.
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: Redstorm]
#6018985 - 09/01/06 03:04 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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2.53 and dropping everyday.
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Oil companies do not set the price of gas. And Jimmy Carter removed the price ceilings on gas enacted by Nixon in panic. The ceilings caused gas shortages. None of you remember, but the gas lines of the '70s were a direct result of the ceilings. This may have been the only thing Carter did right, although by then the ceilings were largely irrelevant as prices globally had fallen well below the ceiling anyway. Figures that the only thing the dumb cunt did right was irrelevant
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: GabbaDj]
#6019860 - 09/01/06 07:14 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Supply and demand. Usually during holidays, people travel. A lot of people drive, and will use more gasoline than usual. I can't believe none of you noticed this during any other holidays. I noticed that the weekend before the 4th of July gas prices went up.
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they are going down though
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: GabbaDj]
#6021064 - 09/02/06 01:04 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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who was it who convinced the oil execs to lower prices sooooo much?
For the she-God's sake, people get it through your heads that oil companies don't set the freakin gas price!!
The mothafuckin' price (said in Samuel L. Jacksons' voice) is set by commodities futures traders in open pits on the mercantile exchange! It's all done above board and over-the-table. Okay??!! 
The price lowered because Ernesto proved to be a weak hurricane which headed, not into the Gulf where the oil rigs damaged by Katrina are, but scraped the eastern coastline as a sub-hurricane.
But you must understand young blood, that supply-and-demand is VERY tight right now in history. It will ONLY get worse. If you have a brain you will prepare by stockpiling gold and silver.
If you don't have a brain feel free to blame the coming crises on your favorite political enemy. That is what everyone else will be doing.
You will have plenty of company.
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: zorbman]
#6021072 - 09/02/06 01:07 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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2.43 regular now
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: zorbman]
#6021692 - 09/02/06 09:09 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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For the she-God's sake, people get it through your heads that oil companies don't set the freakin gas price!!
The mothafuckin' price (said in Samuel L. Jacksons' voice) is set by commodities futures traders in open pits on the mercantile exchange! It's all done above board and over-the-table. Okay??!!
You dont think that the oil company executives are the ones controlling the trade of their commodity to influence prices? 
I doubt that the hurricane had anything to do with this.. Prices just fell, they fell fast and they stopped right when the first number in the price hit 2 and not 3. (all around Southern California anyway). Seems most like clever marketing to me and a push to get travelers out to enjoy the weekend, spend more money of BBQ and beach toys and shit that strengthens our economy.
Supply and Demand ...Pfffft.
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: GabbaDj]
#6021704 - 09/02/06 09:18 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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That's just conspiracy-thinking.
Prices don't "just fall". 
But feel free to believe whatever comforts you.
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: GabbaDj]
#6021707 - 09/02/06 09:20 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Does anyone else with a flex-fuel car, use E85 its now $2.15 here. hell yes
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: zorbman]
#6021769 - 09/02/06 09:51 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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zorbman said: That's just conspiracy-thinking.
Prices don't "just fall". 
But feel free to believe whatever comforts you.
Yah because its not like the execuitives at Enron manipulated the tradeing of their energy comodities to controll prices 
Whats flex fuel?
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: GabbaDj]
#6021780 - 09/02/06 09:54 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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gas plus corn ethanol, has to be ff car to use it.
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I think gasoline should only be sold at Wal-Mart.
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: Redstorm]
#6021887 - 09/02/06 10:38 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Poster: Redstorm Subject: Re: $2.99 Gal
Gas prices don't affect the individual stations that much. Most stations make most of their money off of convenience items inside the store, not from the gas itself. The gas is just a means of getting people inside the store.
I've heard that story that gas stations don't make much money on gas before. If I still believed in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy I would probably believe it.
Granted, they make a higher percentage profit on cigarettes coffee and soda, but they sell a hell of a lot more gas than coffee.
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: GabbaDj]
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the execuitives at Enron manipulated the tradeing of their energy comodities to controll prices
Enron traded energy commodities?
Exactly how did they accomplish this supposed manipulation?
Please provide some evidence for your claim. Thanks.
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: zorbman]
#6024248 - 09/03/06 06:26 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Now your just being a pest..
Google it yourself because theirs just tooooo many links to post them all here..
The ENTIRE Enron scandle was all about the execuitives manipulating the trade of their energy commodities and their falce accounting.
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LunarEclipse said: I think gasoline should only be sold at Wal-Mart.
If you buy your gasoline at Wal*Mart with a Wal*Mart shopping card, you get 3 cents off every gallon.
Couple that with the savings you'll get at every day low prices and you'll never have to worry about financial issues again!
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I've written to Sam Walton on your behalf that a certain employee otherwise known as "Fireworks God" should be in marketing.
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LunarEclipse said: I've written to Sam Walton on your behalf that a certain employee otherwise known as "Fireworks God" should be in marketing.
Let me know when he responds...
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: GabbaDj]
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GabbaDj said: Now your just being a pest..
Google it yourself because theirs just tooooo many links to post them all here..
The ENTIRE Enron scandle was all about the execuitives manipulating the trade of their energy commodities and their falce accounting.
You seem to be confusing a couple of things. You began by claiming that oil companies were setting prices. When I pointed out that oil companies do not set oil prices, but they are instead determined by the trading of commodity futures in open pits (think 'Trading Places' with Eddie Murphy) you brought up Enron. But Enron was not trading commodity futures- you are talking about an entirely different, smaller market there which is subject to manipulation in certain circumstances.
So once again, please put up proof that anything improper is going on in regards to oil commodity futures trading.
I would be very interested and I am sure the SEC would as well.
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Paid $1.99 a gallon today in Texas. I wonder how low it will go?
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LunarEclipse said: I've written to Sam Walton on your behalf that a certain employee otherwise known as "Fireworks God" should be in marketing.
Any response can be considered highly unlikely especially since Sam Walton has been dead for well over a decade.
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: zorbman]
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2.19 in GA
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The lowest ive seen here in NJ is $1.95 but thats real far from me...around here it's 2.29
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About 30 miles west of Chicago it's $2.47 now. It usually gets a bit cheaper in the fall and winter because they use fewer additives. I talked to a chemist from BP last year who told me they use a special summer blend to prevent evaporation in the high temperatures.
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Poster: Redstorm Subject: Re: $2.99 Gal
Gas prices don't affect the individual stations that much. Most stations make most of their money off of convenience items inside the store, not from the gas itself. The gas is just a means of getting people inside the store.
I've heard that story that gas stations don't make much money on gas before. If I still believed in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy I would probably believe it.
Granted, they make a higher percentage profit on cigarettes coffee and soda, but they sell a hell of a lot more gas than coffee.
My friend owned a Shell station for about 5 years, and he told me that they make hardly anything on gas, maybe a few cents per gallon, it's mainly cigarettes and other things that brings their cash in.
Gas is 94 cents here, near Vancouver, but you aren't going to hear me getting all excited about it because even tho we're all being suckered less, at this moment as gas prices fall, we're still being suckered. If seeing a lessening in gas prices like this gets the nation all excited then those who control the flux are being sent the impression that these "less than before but still high" prices are acceptable, even appreciated, and will continue to sucker people for their money.
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Disco Cat said: Gas is 94 cents here, near Vancouver, but you aren't going to hear me getting all excited about it because even tho we're all being suckered less, at this moment as gas prices fall, we're still being suckered. If seeing a lessening in gas prices like this gets the nation all excited then those who control the flux are being sent the impression that these "less than before but still high" prices are acceptable, even appreciated, and will continue to sucker people for their money.
Can you be more specific about who is "suckering" us?
Oil prices are higher because of massive increases in demand worldwide, notably in India and China. Big increases in demand = big increases in price, it's that easy.
Now, in responding to increases in demand, OPEC worked to increase production more in the past 12 months than they ever had before, and we're now seeing the fruits of this in falling oil prices.
So again, where is the suckering coming from?
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I'm not suggesting I know the process, but when gas prices rise and fall on whims of what might happen elsewhere in the world it's obvious that the merit of the system is flimsy.
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Petroleum is a commodity just like any other. Coffee prices, sugar prices, orange juice prices, silver and gold prices and more also rise and fall on predictions (and yes... even rumors) of what might happen somewhere in the world. It has always been that way, and always will be that way.
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Trepiodos
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Previous higher prices were a stimulus to increase production of less profitable crudes. Higher prices also had an effect upon consumption, compelling it to be held down, the rate of increases in consumption are less than before. Prices are not driven only by supply and demand, but also by psychology. Fears of disruption of oil supplies will drive up prices, as war and foreign interventions affect supplies, allocation and distribution. The perception that the U.S. is holding off on an attack upon Iran does affect crude prices towards declining just as the opposite perception drove them up earlier.
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Disco Cat said: If seeing a lessening in gas prices like this gets the nation all excited then those who control the flux are being sent the impression that these "less than before but still high" prices are acceptable, even appreciated, and will continue to sucker people for their money.
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zorbman
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Can you be more specific about who is "suckering" us?
Oil prices are higher because of massive increases in demand worldwide..
Do not leave supply out of the equation. If there were sufficient supply, demand would not be an issue.
I am glad that some people understand that there is no conspiracy to increase gas prices.
There is no man in a darkened room smoking a cigar and pulling a lever marked "price UP" "price DOWN".
If you want to see that go watch a David Lynch film.
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: zorbman]
#6094797 - 09/23/06 11:57 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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2.03 in AR
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Re: $2.99 Gal [Re: GabbaDj]
#6094978 - 09/24/06 03:54 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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A gallon of gas costs twenty pennies less than a gallon of milk where i live.
The Mericans and gasoline.. what a wonderful relationship.
Keeps their mouths shut too. Good for business.
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