Gas Prices!!

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

It's not their faults. Blame governments for not allowing drilling in Anwar. Blame local governments for not allowing new refineries (like in California). Blame the oil companies for NOT building new refineries and for conveniently shutting down for repairs at the same time and at the same time a refinery blows up. also blame them for putting most of the refineries in Hurricane Alley.

Blame George Bush or the Iranians. Blame congressmen who get paid by big oil lobbyists. Blame Americans who drive SUVs still and never do anything other than complaining yet still go on their long vacations and drive drive drive their gas guzzlers.

Blame Bush and the rest of our government and the Federal reserve for devaluing our dollar and 70 trillion in dept.

Blame the Chinese for buying more oil.

Refineries are controlled by Government. The EPA will not allow alternative energy like the WindFarms in Tehachapi pass or those on I-680 between Stockton and Oakland. They could have installed solar as a mandate in all new construction in fast growing areas like AZ and NV- they did not.

Our local gas is $3.59 a gallon. 72 cents is tax. It was $3.49 at Costco 2 weeks ago. Diesel was $3.59 but has lowered as they have had extra refinery production to ramp up for the summer crop season. Supply will dwindle to bring Cenral Valley Produce (25% of the US supply still comes from California) and lower supply will drive up price.

Originally Posted by Neal Boortz Newz Page Thursday

JUST STOP WHINING ABOUT GASOLINE PRICES

My goodness, people! Don't you realize that there are things in your life that you really need to be worrying about? What's all this weeping and moaning over gas prices?

With every single paycheck the Imperial Federal Government seizes about 14% of the money you have earned. This money is put into an income redistribution fund from which you may or may not draw a check when and if you reach a certain age. Die too soon and that money goes to someone else .. not to your heirs. Live long enough and you may .. just may ... get most of your money back, though there is no legal guarantee that you'll get a cent.

***edited ****

We did the math here last week, but let's pull out the calculator again for those of you who don't come here every day.

First, the figures:

According to the AAA, one year ago the price of regular was $2.929. Today that price is $3.114. That's an 18.5 cents per gallon increase over the past year.

Now we go for the average gas mileage for cars in the U.S. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that as of 2004 the average mpg for new cars sold in the U.S. was 24.7. In 1980 it was 23.1. So, to make a point here, we're going to go even below the average price for 1980. We're going to use 20 mpg.

Now ... for those of you who went to government schools, I'll do the math for you. You're driving your family of four 1400 miles to get to Disney World and back. That means you'll be burning 70 gallons of gas at 20 mpg. The gas is now 18.5 cents more expensive than it was last year. Let's go ahead and round that UP to 20 cents. So, we burn 70 gallons and each gallon costs 20 cents more than it cost last year. That's going to cost you an amazing $14.00.

**edited** What an incredible tragedy! What a devastating blow to your finances! You're going to have to spend $14.00 more to drive your family to Florida this year than you did last year! That's $3.50 for each family member! How in the hell are you ever going to be able to afford this? Alert your local radio station news department! Call the newspaper! Sound the alarm! Americans are being crippled by these rising gas prices! Call your politician. Something has to be done about the evil oil companies! Get the government involved! We need more regulation!

Oh .. and you people driving to and from work need to be outraged too! Are you doing your share of the whining?

The average commute to and from work in this country is 16 miles. Now of course we know that cars don't get the mileage on a stop-and-go commute as they do on the road, so we're going to lower the gas mileage figure from 20 to 15. So, you're driving 32 miles (on the average) to get to work and back every day. That is gobbling up about 2.13 gallons of gas. Go back to that 18.5 cents per gallon increase over last year and you'll see that you're spending about 40 cents more for gas for your commute this year than you were last year. That would be about $2.00 a week. Less than the price of a decaf skinny latte at Starbucks. A lot less.

Oh, the humanity! You're spending less than the cost of three text messages on your cell phone every day to cover the increasing cost of gas! Tell your boss you're going to have to quit! You just can handle this any more! Get fired! Go on unemployment! Forty cents a day! That's it! Your back is broken!

Come on people, wake up! Your governments -- local, state and federal -- are stealing money from you every single day to fund vote-buying programs. Your local elected officials are ripping you off to support welfare artists and to study the mating habits of Polish zlotnika pigs. How do you think they feel when they see you griping about gas prices? They LOVE it! They steal you blind and there you sit complaining because you're going to have to spend $14.00 more to drive your family to Disney World and back. They take 14% of the money you earn every day -- money you may or may get back with virtually no interest -- and you're spinning around on your eyebrows because you're spending 40 cents a day more to get to that job and back home again!

[crakjak]

Originally Posted by tamor

I remember that too. We filled up two cars in Corinth that night. I was freaking out over the price!

In remember in 1965, my dad paying 0.18 cents a gallon, the lowest I can remember.

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by crakjak

In remember in 1965, my dad paying 0.18 cents a gallon, the lowest I can remember.

In 1965, My Dad was in the Union Apprenticeship program. He graduated to go painting all the Union76 Stations along I-15 from Las Vegas to El Cajon. He earned the princely sum of $8.00 an hour. When he retired in 1997 he was making about 4 times that amount.

[crakjak]

Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

In 1965, My Dad was in the Union Apprenticeship program. He graduated to go painting all the Union76 Stations along I-15 from Las Vegas to El Cajon. He earned the princely sum of $8.00 an hour. When he retired in 1997 he was making about 4 times that amount.

Eight bucks an hour was great money in 1965.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

How much would that be in real money?

Oh that was hilarious.

[LaVonne]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Tonight I paid $3.06 at Kroger in Collierville.

It's $3.59 a gallon out here...thinking about a minivan right about now!

Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

In 1965, My Dad was in the Union Apprenticeship program. He graduated to go painting all the Union76 Stations along I-15 from Las Vegas to El Cajon. He earned the princely sum of $8.00 an hour. When he retired in 1997 he was making about 4 times that amount.

So, when he retired he was actually making less money than he made in 1965?

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by CC1

Where I am it is about $2.99-$3.05 depending on the station for regular unleaded. A few months ago my son bought a used Honda Prelude that he really likes but it requires premium unleaded and those prices are killing him.

ME TOO

I'm selling my car, I refuse to pay $3.60 a gallon. I have to get premium and I cannot and WILL NOT continue to do this...it's nuts. I'll sell my car and get something that can handle the cheaper gas!

You cannot tell me someone doesnt have their thumb on these prices - you cannot go one day from 2.99 to 3.49 (regular)the very next morning - its nuts! That makes this stupid premium 3.69 - it's INSANE

And the gas companies are boasting record profits.... If crude oil prices were so high, the cost for raw goods would be high and this "increase" they are passing on to the consumer would wash....and it isnt....so they are full of..well something!

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

It's not their faults. Blame governments for not allowing drilling in Anwar. Blame local governments for not allowing new refineries (like in California). Blame the oil companies for NOT building new refineries and for conveniently shutting down for repairs at the same time and at the same time a refinery blows up. also blame them for putting most of the refineries in Hurricane Alley.

Blame George Bush or the Iranians. Blame congressmen who get paid by big oil lobbyists. Blame Americans who drive SUVs still and never do anything other than complaining yet still go on their long vacations and drive drive drive their gas guzzlers.

Blame Bush and the rest of our government and the Federal reserve for devaluing our dollar and 70 trillion in dept.

Blame the Chinese for buying more oil.

it's the same number of refineries we had yesterday and last month when prices were under $3 a gallon...


how about we place some blame where blame is due - on the gas companies that are boasting such "record" profits....

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Theresa

ME TOO

I'm selling my car, I refuse to pay $3.60 a gallon. I have to get premium and I cannot and WILL NOT continue to do this...it's nuts. I'll sell my car and get something that can handle the cheaper gas!

You cannot tell me someone doesnt have their thumb on these prices - you cannot go one day from 2.99 to 3.49 (regular)the very next morning - its nuts! That makes this stupid premium 3.69 - it's INSANE

And the gas companies are boasting record profits.... If crude oil prices were so high, the cost for raw goods would be high and this "increase" they are passing on to the consumer would wash....and it isnt....so they are full of..well something!

I do have a goodlooking horse i may cut you a deal on... Broke to ride and drive! He is full of... ...well something!