Gas price is rocketing upward- too greedy to sustain the drop?

Prisoner_Number_Six

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Sun Aug-31-08 08:19 PM
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Gas price is rocketing upward- too greedy to sustain the drop?

Yeah, I know, someone's gonna mention the hurricane or the holiday as a legitimate excuse for the price rise, but IMO that's bullshit of the purest sort- wet, smelly, and sitting right in the middle of the doorway. A week ago I was paying $3.24. Ten minutes ago I paid $3.47. Tomorrow? Wait and see...

This is every bit as nonsensical as the concept of an American city police force suddenly going stormtrooper on its own taxpaying citizens.... er, um, uh.....

On second thought....

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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

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Sun Aug-31-08 08:39 PM
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1. Someone's Gouging.

CLV08.NYM Crude Oil Oct 08 117.05 8:37pm ET Up 1.59 (1.38%)
HOV08.NYM Heating Oil Oct 08 3.2525 8:29pm ET Up 0.0606 (1.90%)
NGV08.NYM Natural Gas Oct 08 7.786 8:36pm ET Down 0.157 (1.98%)
PNV08.NYM Propane Gas Oct 08 1.74 Aug 29 0.00 (0.00%)
RBV08.NYM RBOB Gasoline Oct 08 2.926 8:24pm ET Up 0.0718 (2.52%) <--==Gasoline at market prices.

Low waS IN THE 2.80's. Someone is taking advantage of you. Supplies are good and the market is not going wild.

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Prisoner_Number_Six

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Sun Aug-31-08 08:47 PM
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2. I'm on a "gasoline alley" street

Must be eight or more stations in two miles. They're all going up- and I always buy at the one that's consistently five or more cents cheaper than the others (it's an impossible madhouse during rush hour).

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ThomWV

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Sun Aug-31-08 08:49 PM
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3. Everything absurd has become normal

I'm really trying to understand this and I just can't.

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SammyWinstonJack

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Sun Aug-31-08 08:51 PM
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4. I am trying to remember prior to bu$hco taking over, did the price of gas go higher

because of hurricanes in the gulf? I don't think so. But maybe my memory is faulty? :shrug:

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