Gas prices in the south

[fog_hat1981]

I'm just south of Atlanta and the average there is $5.87 per gallon - WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

[bonebreaker]

Originally Posted by realconan

Wow, where did you find out about this? I'm interested to read it myself. I'm not questioning it, I just want to where to find it.

Go to Google and enter---"companies who do not import oil". BB

[spidey]

3.59 here.

Here's an interesting statistic: Of all the oil companies in the US, NONE of them had an increase in profits of less than 30% last quarter alone.

Conclusion: They are price gouging.

This is a perfect example of why petroleum products should be federally controlled. The entire economy depends on fuel prices. Groceries and retail products must be transported by truck to stores. Expect an immediate jump in price of 20% or more in all areas of retail simply due to the cost of diesel fuel. Heating oil will be no less than 30% more expensive this winter than last and last winter was a record year for people being unable to buy heating oil to heat their homes. The price of fuel affects every part of our economy and if these prices go on for a while, our economy will tank. Bush needs to institute federal controls on fuel prices NOW or the economic recovery will be history and he will hand the presidency to the democrats in 2008.

[bonebreaker]

Originally Posted by spidey

3.59 here.

Here's an interesting statistic: Of all the oil companies in the US, NONE of them had an increase in profits of less than 30% last quarter alone.

Conclusion: They are price gouging.

This is a perfect example of why petroleum products should be federally controlled. The entire economy depends on fuel prices. Groceries and retail products must be transported by truck to stores. Expect an immediate jump in price of 20% or more in all areas of retail simply due to the cost of diesel fuel. Heating oil will be no less than 30% more expensive this winter than last and last winter was a record year for people being unable to buy heating oil to heat their homes. The price of fuel affects every part of our economy and if these prices go on for a while, our economy will tank. Bush needs to institute federal controls on fuel prices NOW or the economic recovery will be history and he will hand the presidency to the democrats in 2008.

Sit and try to think of something, anything you use that ultimately doesn't get to you by a truck. Spidey is right, we're getting killed a the pumps now, and shortly at the checkout at the supermarket AND everywhere else too. The high gas prices are just the beginning. Yup, the feds should step in and put their feet down and do it hard. Problem is, all the senators and congressmen are so self-centered and greedy that they can be bought easily by the oil lobbyists and other oil tycoons. You have 435 congressmen and 100 senators, or 535 people who really control the country. If they were each offered $1,000,000 cash, under the table, to vote against any legislation which would freeze or drop oil prices, etc., it would only cost the oil companies $535,000,000. A drop in the proverbial bucket for them. How many senators or congressmen would not take the cash? Not many if any. We're all f----d, sooner or later. BB

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by bonebreaker

Hey Taylor, I live close by to you, about 50 miles north. I too, have a Suburban, which I topped off this morning, but had to go to two different stations. The first one would only let me have $10.00's worth and the next one I went to was out of regular and plus, so I was forced to buy premium at $3.19/gal. They don't expect their tanker in until late next week. The prices don't worry me as much as places not having anything to buy at any price. BB

fortuneatly for me i went before it was too crowded (the first time i went with the suburban), so i didn't have to wait in line and the gas was still available

the charlotte observer something like 60 of the gas stations in nc are already out

[fog_hat1981]

Originally Posted by bonebreaker

Sit and try to think of something, anything you use that ultimately doesn't get to you by a truck. Spidey is right, we're getting killed a the pumps now, and shortly at the checkout at the supermarket AND everywhere else too. The high gas prices are just the beginning. Yup, the feds should step in and put their feet down and do it hard. Problem is, all the senators and congressmen are so self-centered and greedy that they can be bought easily by the oil lobbyists and other oil tycoons. You have 435 congressmen and 100 senators, or 535 people who really control the country. If they were each offered $1,000,000 cash, under the table, to vote against any legislation which would freeze or drop oil prices, etc., it would only cost the oil companies $535,000,000. A drop in the proverbial bucket for them. How many senators or congressmen would not take the cash? Not many if any. We're all f----d, sooner or later. BB

You have to take into consideration EVERYTHING. Trains, planes, trucks and ships are just the beggining. Think about all the machines that run off of oil (mainly large manufacturing companies) and so on and so on and so on...

Also, New Orleans is the number four port in the entire world for mass tonage imports. There is a world of hurt coming in all areas of the economy...

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