Sky High Gasoline

“Any one ever think that OPEC is retaliating our involvement in Iraq? Sure you could kill our soldiers, but if you really want to hurt this country, attack our wallets.”

“Cohersion eh? I was just stating what Dateline said, I'm saying it was not propaganda. I NEVER buy from Mobil in Upstate they are one of the "Tube of Lube" (btw Rotflmao @ that) companies. I buy all my gas from Hess only....
Your right the Lube companies (Pun intended) are to powerful. Dubya is one of them too!”

“Lum,
Yup! They know that taking our money and cutting our heads off are two ways to piss us off!”

“"demand,OPEC should have cut oil production the last 2 years...."

Sorry.....should read "demand,OPEC should NOT have....."

`Zac - That would be too coincidental. I don't think they really dig Iraq and Saddam. Plus, they're having the Bush family ver for a Memorial Day BBQ. :)”

“snafie - Did you mean "collusion"?

Fact be known that when the price of gas has went up before, past Presidents released some of the reserve and switched a little bit of hte burden to the Gubment, who would have to replenish the supply at higher rates, but the Gov would take that hit.

There is a reason Fair May La Bush failed as an oil man. We're seeing this now.



Is it November yet!!?”

“LOL
yep brain fart there... still early yet...
I did not like Clinton and have always voted Rep. I don't know how I will vote come November. I just know I don't like the "global economy" and our jobs are leaving the country. Our costs are going up and our wages are going down (if you have a job) We are spending billions to help other countries, or to go to war with them, while we have education problems, starving, homeless and other troubles of our own....
the Gas situation is just one bite out of the whole sh1t sandwhich. I'm not being totally negative about it. I do count my blessings that we have it as good as we do, but we are the leaders in the free world, I think? Actually I think Japan has it purdy good too...”

“Maybe I'll just burn dollar bills in my gas tank and cut out the middlemen.”

“Snaf - I couldn't have put it better myself.”

“BTW, why are milk prices going up so high?”

“because of the increase in gas and desiel. When transportation costs go up, you pay more.

It all comes back to us. Until we, the people, do something about it, get used to it.”

“What do you guys think about cutting out the middle man on a lot of things?

I heard a segment on NPR on how a lot of people are going back to organic foods and local markets that is reviving the need for the small farmer that doesn't have to compete with the big markets.

I personally do a little of this. I buy farm fresh eggs from a girl here at work for $.75 a dozen. I get a lot of my produce in the summer from local farm markets and buy meats from local butcher shop that buys direct from local farmers.

I'm not saying this is the way to go, or pushing it on anyone, just curious about your thoughts on this.

I personally like to see my dollars, (at least some) stay local.”

“Several factors are causing higher milk prices in 2004; cow numbers have declined, fewer dairy farms obtained financing to expand, and replacement heifers will be expensive.
Also:
Milk per cow is likely to increase less than 2 percent through July, which is below the long-term trend. With replacements expensive and in short supply, more producers will hold on to lower producing cows.

feed prices are higher too, which leads to less incentive to feed for more production.”

“I don't drink milk.....but my boys still go through a gallon per day.....oy vey!”

“I'm with ya dude!!!
Cut all the Conglomerates (sp?) as much as possible. In Upstate NY we havce tons of local places especially in my town! We even have the carts with the goods on them and a cash box with a slot for the $$$. I do and can buy, meat at a local butcher, corn, beans, peas, lots of fruits, Etc...We have a local small grocery store that also provides local farmers produce.... I may pay a few dollars more now, but I feel better knowing the money goes to my neighbor rather then some Greedy CEO's pocket.
If we all did it and and stuck to it for a long time it would help I'm sure.
It is well known on how conglomerates buy a failing farm and give the farmer his hiuse and a few acres have him run the farm at a yearly salary, then the company takes the produce and jacks it up!
The Farmers have and always will be the Backbone to our contry. The other countries can have the oil we have the food... I can live alot longer on food then oil...”

“Well, we all like to hike, so maybe we'll be forced to hike a little more...to the store, work, school, etc...”

“Bio Diesel is made by farmers.”

“This is something that I have been reading of late concerning Parmalat and the New York milk situation. The effort to head this off has been spearheaded by Senator Schumer locally. Not sure if this has national significance, but it been a local issue with milk prices here in New York:

”

“"Well, we all like to hike, so maybe we'll be forced to hike a little more...to the store, work, school, etc..."
aero
09:37:22 AM
05/12/04

If I hiked to work, by the time I got there it would be time to turn around so I could make it home for the weekend.”

“I could probably do it; I'm 3 miles from work, 1 mile from the college, 1 from the grocery store, 1.5 from downtown and 1 mile to the nearest bar.”

“40 miles is a bit far for me. Maybe I could convince the boss to move the office closer to home.”

“The amish and menenite's are'nt looking so dumb now....”

“One mile to work for me....about 15-17 minutes.

Moooooohahahahahahahaha!!!!”

“They'll be laughing as they pass us in their buggys as we're pushing our cars to the gas lines!”

“snafu, they aren't!


They just dress funny.”

“I can actually bike the three miles to my office faster than driving. Haven't tried it in a snowstorm yet, though...”

“I would do the buggy deal if I could fing the Gas cap on the horse!”

“Hmmm. Sounds like an invention needs to be made. How about an enclosed peddle powered snow cart. Instead of turning a back wheel, you power a little tread like a snowmobile?”

“Come on, aero, live a little!

I rode a motorcycle in the snow........in downtown Washington.

It was youthful indiscretion.”

“I work with a couple guys who bike all winter- they've got little studded bike tires. We made some studded tires once by shoving carpet tacks throught he tire from the inside out through the knobbies. It worked pretty well. You really only need them on the front tires and use them for cornering, so you angle them outward a bit.”

“I wish gas was a $1.95 here.”

“I wish it was $1.79 like in NC!”

“I just bought gas for $1.49 a pound.”

“"I just bought gas for $1.49 a pound."
VioliN
01:13:23 PM
05/13/04

Grandma Brown's?”

“Pepe's Bean Barn.”

“I wonder how long it will be before CAFE standards become a topic for conversation again. The car company mouthpieces like Andy Card are keeping a low profile these days.”

“I'm having a 550gal above-ground storage tank placed beside my driveway.

And I'm having it filled...at $1.25/gal with unleaded.”

“Cool, sounds like a plan Buddur!”

“NY might be removing it's $.33 per gallon tax on gas for the summer season.”

“I have a question for anyone who might have an answer:

If a number of refining companies and oil conglomerates were to use the same computer formula for determining optimum output to maximize profit, would this be considered price fixing?”

“What ever brought that crazy thought to mind? lol”

“If a company were selling that formula to the oil conglomerates as an outside vendor or service, who would be guilty of price fixing?”

“Would y'all feel better if I told you that prices hit $4 cdn for a US sized gallon here today
:-(”

“"I'm having a 550gal above-ground storage tank placed beside my driveway.

And I'm having it filled...at $1.25/gal with unleaded."
Buddur
06:06:09 AM
05/21/04






my family beat you to that one...got a 2000 gallon gas tank for the gas cars and trucks while a little ol 20k gallon tank for equipment and trucks that use diesel...my uncle has a tank that requires a full sized tanker load to fill...in case you cant tell we buy in bulk...”

“what is $4 canadian anyways...like 2 bucks or what?? i have no clue about that kinda stuff”

“$4 cdn = $2.92 US

Ouch !!”

“I don't know how much longer I'll be able to afford to drive my car. I wish I could just walk to work!”

“I wonder what kind of mileage that new Dodge station wagon with the 5.7 liter Hemi gets, LOL ---”

“Toyota dealer in Southern California on the boobtube just now says the SUVs just aren't moving.

He also said that he could sell between 200 and 300 Prius' today if he had them.”