gas prices

[wiley]

*loud, angry yelling*   wish we were the crazy oil rich country.  how does it drop 2 cents one day and raise 12 cents the next?  when 10 years ago it wouldn't move more than 1 cent every 2 months

[Rage Against the McKee]

Use less gas

[jtksu]

Use less gas

Commie.

[OK_Cat]

can't decide who i hate more:

people that bitch about the weather, or people that bitch about gas prices.

[LickNeckey]

we are the 3rd largest oil producing nation

we just use a shitload more than everyone else

[06wildcat]

can't decide who i hate more:

people that bitch about the weather, or people that bitch about gas prices.

Same people...double hate.

[Saulbadguy]

Summer gas

[Rage Against the McKee]

can't decide who i hate more:

people that bitch about the weather, or people that bitch about gas prices.

Same people...double hate.

So true. These people are usually old and smelly or young with t-shirts tucked into their wranglers.

I'd probably bitch about gas prices, too, if I drove around in an RV that gets 6 miles to the gallon and could remember when gasoline only ran $0.40 per gallon.

[Gary Patterson Jr.]

*loud, angry yelling*   wish we were the crazy oil rich country.  how does it drop 2 cents one day and raise 12 cents the next?  when 10 years ago it wouldn't move more than 1 cent every 2 months

The reason it changed so much was because recently crude oil was hovering at a little above 105. There was a temporary drop after the Japan quake things went down but crazyness in the middle east with Gaddafi and other recent uprising is caused a spike up above 108. June crude is above 109 right now so expect to pay above $3.75 next month.

[Rage Against the McKee]

*loud, angry yelling*   wish we were the crazy oil rich country.  how does it drop 2 cents one day and raise 12 cents the next?  when 10 years ago it wouldn't move more than 1 cent every 2 months

The reason it changed so much was because recently crude oil was hovering at a little above 105. There was a temporary drop after the Japan quake things went down but crazyness in the middle east with Gaddafi and other recent uprising is caused a spike up above 108. June crude is above 109 right now so expect to pay above $3.75 next month.

This means I'll pay about $37.50 for gasoline next month instead of $32.00 this month (I'm just guessing here. I don't even know how much gas costs right now.) I think I'll manage.

[Gary Patterson Jr.]

*loud, angry yelling*   wish we were the crazy oil rich country.  how does it drop 2 cents one day and raise 12 cents the next?  when 10 years ago it wouldn't move more than 1 cent every 2 months

The reason it changed so much was because recently crude oil was hovering at a little above 105. There was a temporary drop after the Japan quake things went down but crazyness in the middle east with Gaddafi and other recent uprising is caused a spike up above 108. June crude is above 109 right now so expect to pay above $3.75 next month.

This means I'll pay about $37.50 for gasoline next month instead of $32.00 this month (I'm just guessing here. I don't even know how much gas costs right now.) I think I'll manage.

When I went by the pump it this morning it was around $3.60. The real problem I am seeing is July sweet crude oil is at 109.82. That could equate to almost $4 a gallon. The thing you're not thinking about is cost of living. Just because you won't pay much for more car for your gas doesn't mean you won't pay more for other things(Food, electricity, anything that requires fuel to be delivered or made).

It doesn't help food prices when on top of things we are using our food supplies in a futile effort to create fuel. Don't get me started on that but overall it goes back to what people have been saying, our dependence on foreign oil is killing us. We either have to start drilling off the coast or find an alternative fuel source. Perferably one that won't jack up food prices.

[wiley]

i vote for a plague to drop demand

[wetwillie]

*loud, angry yelling*   wish we were the crazy oil rich country.  how does it drop 2 cents one day and raise 12 cents the next?  when 10 years ago it wouldn't move more than 1 cent every 2 months

What do you drive that only consumes 10 gallons of gas a month?

The reason it changed so much was because recently crude oil was hovering at a little above 105. There was a temporary drop after the Japan quake things went down but crazyness in the middle east with Gaddafi and other recent uprising is caused a spike up above 108. June crude is above 109 right now so expect to pay above $3.75 next month.

This means I'll pay about $37.50 for gasoline next month instead of $32.00 this month (I'm just guessing here. I don't even know how much gas costs right now.) I think I'll manage.

[Rage Against the McKee]

*loud, angry yelling*   wish we were the crazy oil rich country.  how does it drop 2 cents one day and raise 12 cents the next?  when 10 years ago it wouldn't move more than 1 cent every 2 months

What do you drive that only consumes 10 gallons of gas a month?

The reason it changed so much was because recently crude oil was hovering at a little above 105. There was a temporary drop after the Japan quake things went down but crazyness in the middle east with Gaddafi and other recent uprising is caused a spike up above 108. June crude is above 109 right now so expect to pay above $3.75 next month.

This means I'll pay about $37.50 for gasoline next month instead of $32.00 this month (I'm just guessing here. I don't even know how much gas costs right now.) I think I'll manage.

I walk to work.

[06wildcat]

*loud, angry yelling*   wish we were the crazy oil rich country.  how does it drop 2 cents one day and raise 12 cents the next?  when 10 years ago it wouldn't move more than 1 cent every 2 months

What do you drive that only consumes 10 gallons of gas a month?

The reason it changed so much was because recently crude oil was hovering at a little above 105. There was a temporary drop after the Japan quake things went down but crazyness in the middle east with Gaddafi and other recent uprising is caused a spike up above 108. June crude is above 109 right now so expect to pay above $3.75 next month.

This means I'll pay about $37.50 for gasoline next month instead of $32.00 this month (I'm just guessing here. I don't even know how much gas costs right now.) I think I'll manage.

I walk to work.

Typical unamerican lib. Why do you hate jesus?

[sonofdaxjones]

Fascinating . . . the previous Neo-Liberal Administration was excoriated over high gas prices, with all matter of conspiracy theories abounding about how they were in bed with Big Oil.

The current Neo-Socialist administration gets a bit of passing criticism and a "oh gosh, well, that's  just the way things are" response. 

[Rage Against the McKee]

Fascinating . . . the previous Neo-Liberal Administration was excoriated over high gas prices, with all matter of conspiracy theories abounding about how they were in bed with Big Oil.

The current Neo-Socialist administration gets a bit of passing criticism and a "oh gosh, well, that's  just the way things are" response. 

The "oh gosh, well that's just the way things are" response is the correct response for both administrations. Our gas prices really aren't that high compared to the rest of the world.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Fascinating . . . the previous Neo-Liberal Administration was excoriated over high gas prices, with all matter of conspiracy theories abounding about how they were in bed with Big Oil.

The current Neo-Socialist administration gets a bit of passing criticism and a "oh gosh, well, that's  just the way things are" response. 

The "oh gosh, well that's just the way things are" response is the correct response for both administrations. Our gas prices really aren't that high compared to the rest of the world.

The reason gas prices in the rest of the world are higher is due to much higher fuel taxes. Our prices should be significantly lower.

[steve dave]

the answer to why it swings so quickly is improved market efficiencies.  

[06wildcat]

Fascinating . . . the previous Neo-Liberal Administration was excoriated over high gas prices, with all matter of conspiracy theories abounding about how they were in bed with Big Oil.

The current Neo-Socialist administration gets a bit of passing criticism and a "oh gosh, well, that's  just the way things are" response. 

The "oh gosh, well that's just the way things are" response is the correct response for both administrations. Our gas prices really aren't that high compared to the rest of the world.

The reason gas prices in the rest of the world are higher is due to much higher fuel taxes. Our prices should be significantly lower.

Are you just pointing out that our prices should be significantly lower because of the lower taxes, or are you advocating that our already low fuel taxes should be even lower?

[Stupid Fitz]

the answer to why it swings so quickly is improved market efficiencies.  

Good answer.

It is crazy to see how the "news" is reported now.  I think every news network had a gas price chart stuck to the screen no matter what they were reporting when Bush was pres.  Pretty funny that it just is what it is now. 

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Fascinating . . . the previous Neo-Liberal Administration was excoriated over high gas prices, with all matter of conspiracy theories abounding about how they were in bed with Big Oil.

The current Neo-Socialist administration gets a bit of passing criticism and a "oh gosh, well, that's  just the way things are" response. 

The "oh gosh, well that's just the way things are" response is the correct response for both administrations. Our gas prices really aren't that high compared to the rest of the world.

The reason gas prices in the rest of the world are higher is due to much higher fuel taxes. Our prices should be significantly lower.

Are you just pointing out that our prices should be significantly lower because of the lower taxes, or are you advocating that our already low fuel taxes should be even lower?

The former, but I would like the tax revenue to be used for what it was intended and not just the general slush fund source it has become.

[Bookcat]

Its percieved as a high price against the average middle income salary., not against how much it actually costs. If you're spending, say, $100.00 a month on gasoline, that is still one of the easier to manage bills in your household budget.

but, The higher that margin expands between how much it costs for a gallon, and how much money a middle income salary pulls in......the worse it'll get for the working class., who then in turn, spend less on consumer goods and entertainment which drives a whole treasure trove of other job markets. The cycle of money to keep our economy going can't be funneled into foreign oil forever, or we're going to get seriously frackstarted as a nation...Just sayin'.

[Dirty Sanchez]

Gee, I wish we had our own supply of oil and the knowhow to build more refineries.

[Stupid Fitz]

Gee, I wish we had our own supply of oil and the knowhow to build more refineries.

Lol

We aren't using ours until we use all of theirs first. It is going to be badass when we are the only ones left with oil.