Crap Throwing Monkey Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 I passed by a station last night by the Columbus, OH airport: 3.69 reg 3.89 prem This station is normally high, but is over 50 cents more than the second highest price I have seen. 425491[/snapback] But that's near an airport. They've been gouging rental-car renters long before this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevbeau Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Filled up late last night at $2.99 (SW Atlanta Burbs). More than one pickup filling up a bed full of gas canisters. Haven't seen today's price. Luckily, I work from home on Thursdays. My commute is 45 miles each way...which is not unusual in Atlanta. And I'm one of the lucky ones as I have an Accord. Public transportation is a joke here. For me to get to work, I'd have to drive 22 miles, take a train and then 3 bus connections. Total time is about three hours This is gonna suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bman Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Hershey, PA Tuesday- $2.48 Wednesday - $2.79 Thursday - $2.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester43 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 correction...today it is $3.40/gallon....mother!@#$ers! i just emailed 2 of my colleagues about starting a carpool. it will be inconvenient for sure, but i figure i can get a few extra papers graded on the way, and use the gas i save to do fun stuff on the weekends. 425221[/snapback] holy shite! make that $3.60!! 80cents in three days. that is !@#$ing bull sh--. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 CNN's web site is reporting that the eastern pipelines are back in service and combined probably working at about 35% capacity right now. Expected to go up to maybe 70% by the beginning of next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Rochester officially joins the ass-raped club. $2.69 on the way to work, $3.09 on the way home. On the plus side, maybe most of those SUV driving soccer mom retards will get a sensible car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMannn Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Hershey, PA Tuesday- $2.48 Wednesday - $2.79 Thursday - $2.99 425819[/snapback] In West Seneca, same price-day hike that you state, except a dime higher, $3.09.9 Which brings up another B word. When are they going to drop the .9 crap. 40 years ago when gas was 25 cents, the .9 meant something. But what's the difference between $3.09.9 vs $3.10? Of course billions of gas multiplied by .9 is big $$$$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 In West Seneca, same price-day hike that you state, except a dime higher, $3.09.9 Which brings up another B word. When are they going to drop the .9 crap. 40 years ago when gas was 25 cents, the .9 meant something. But what's the difference between $3.09.9 vs $3.10? Of course billions of gas multiplied by .9 is big $$$$. 426082[/snapback] And billons of gallons multiplied by .1 cent is big bucks, too. If they started rounding up the .9 to 1.0, they'd be pulling in even bigger profits and people would B word even more. I was always under the impression that the nine-tenths a cent thing was tax-related, anyway (tax at the pump, not corporate income tax). I remember being told that as a kid, but I don't know if it's true or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Today it is: 3.31 3.19 3.09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frez Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Watertown ,NY 3.60 3.99 for high test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 I was always under the impression that the nine-tenths a cent thing was tax-related, anyway (tax at the pump, not corporate income tax). I remember being told that as a kid, but I don't know if it's true or not. 426089[/snapback] The link to this conservative blog was emailed to me by my old Poli-Sci professor, a devout Libertarian, by no means a liberal Bush-basher. Not sure if I've completely digested the pros and cons, but after just dropping $50 to fill up, the idea of a little relief at the pump does appeal to me. When the folks on my local TV news this morning breathlessly broke in to with the news of the Bush decision this morning, they were positively orgasmic. You would have thought Bush was out there raising the dead or turning loaves into fishes. No, he was just approving the release of a statistically insignificant amount of oil that was supposed to (in their words) "bring some much-needed relief from skyrocketing gas prices." What an unmitigated bunch of BS. If Bush really wants to have an actual impact on gas prices, he should immediately suspend the 18.4-cent federal tax on gas and he should implore the governors of the 50 states to do the exact same thing with state taxes that range from a low of eight cents in Alaska to a high of 32 cents in Wisconsin. http://www.pardonmyenglish.com/archives/20...to_kill_th.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Rochester officially joins the ass-raped club. $2.69 on the way to work, $3.09 on the way home. On the plus side, maybe most of those SUV driving soccer mom retards will get a sensible car. 426017[/snapback] How do you fit 7 passengers and be safe in a "sensible?" Can you tow also? I still don't know why people are pissing and moaning... Sure it sucks. I feel sorry for the people who don't have any cushion in their budget. The rest? Let the market dictate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 How do you fit 7 passengers and be safe in a "sensible?" Can you tow also? I still don't know why people are pissing and moaning... Sure it sucks. I feel sorry for the people who don't have any cushion in their budget. The rest? Let the market dictate. 426119[/snapback] How many people who drive an SUV have 7 passengers to carry or tow? Yeah, thought so. They need to carry 7? Buy a mini-van. Still not as good as a car but better then a SUV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 The link to this conservative blog was emailed to me by my old Poli-Sci professor, a devout Libertarian, by no means a liberal Bush-basher. Not sure if I've completely digested the pros and cons, but after just dropping $50 to fill up, the idea of a little relief at the pump does appeal to me.http://www.pardonmyenglish.com/archives/20...to_kill_th.html 426114[/snapback] Yeah, the government drop taxes. That'll happen. The government, any government, is run by the First Ferengi Rule of Acquisition: "Once you have their money, never give it back." As for the release of stocks from the SPR...that blog entry underestimates the psychological impact of the action. Sure, a million barrels makes virtually no difference to overall supply (particularly when the bottleneck's not the oil supply but refinery capacity). But just releasing ANYTHING shows the oil and gas markets that the administration is committed to keeping gas and oil, if not low, at least stable. Even if the amount is insignificant, the act itself serves to calm the rising panic in the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper13 Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Lancaster, NY: I passed a Citgo on the way to school this morning and gas was $2.99 a gallon. On the way back in the afternoon it was $3.09. Close to RWS, I saw gas range from $3.06 to $3.29 a gallon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 How many people who drive an SUV have 7 passengers to carry or tow? Yeah, thought so. They need to carry 7? Buy a mini-van. Still not as good as a car but better then a SUV. 426128[/snapback] It should be their perogative to operate anything they want to... If the vehicle or vessel gets 1/2 mile gallon, so what I don't mind just as long as they don't whine about the fuel costs. When they begin to squeal like a stuck pig, then let 'em have it. It isn't my job to decide what somebody needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Yeah, the government drop taxes. That'll happen. The government, any government, is run by the First Ferengi Rule of Acquisition: "Once you have their money, never give it back." As for the release of stocks from the SPR...that blog entry underestimates the psychological impact of the action. Sure, a million barrels makes virtually no difference to overall supply (particularly when the bottleneck's not the oil supply but refinery capacity). But just releasing ANYTHING shows the oil and gas markets that the administration is committed to keeping gas and oil, if not low, at least stable. Even if the amount is insignificant, the act itself serves to calm the rising panic in the market. 426144[/snapback] They dropped them temporarily in Illinois when the gas prices spiked up before 911. Post 911 and local budgetary shortfalls... Forget about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzer32 Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Hess in Bushnell's Basin (Rochester Suburbs) still has gas at $2.84 as of 6 pm tonight. The owner said they have not yet received any notice on an increase, although the Hess in Henrietta is $3.09 so haul ass to the Basin quick and fill up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMannn Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 It should be their perogative to operate anything they want to... If the vehicle or vessel gets 1/2 mile gallon, so what I don't mind just as long as they don't whine about the fuel costs. When they begin to squeal like a stuck pig, then let 'em have it. It isn't my job to decide what somebody needs. 426172[/snapback] The problem with this logic is that there is a finite supply of gasoline. The more guzzlers out there drive up the demand, raising prices for everyone, regardless of what you yourself drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjeff215 Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Filled up late last night at $2.99 (SW Atlanta Burbs). More than one pickup filling up a bed full of gas canisters. Haven't seen today's price. Luckily, I work from home on Thursdays. My commute is 45 miles each way...which is not unusual in Atlanta. And I'm one of the lucky ones as I have an Accord. Public transportation is a joke here. For me to get to work, I'd have to drive 22 miles, take a train and then 3 bus connections. Total time is about three hours This is gonna suck 425814[/snapback] Saw two of them on the way home (of the eight gas stations I passed, 6 were out of gas, and the other two were @ 2.99 for regular). Lots 'o guys lining the bed with gas cans. NW ATL. -Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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