Skyrocketing Gas Prices

“Hiking is getting expensive. This weekend's drive is going to break me!”

“Hitchhike!”

“Regular here in Florence OR.
was $ 1.60 a gal. in the am.
Buy 5:00 it was $ 1.63 a gal.

I've heard it will get as high as $ 3.00 but i'le believe it when I see it. Probobly get to $2.50.”

“Skippy--
That's nothing. On Tuesday around noon gas was $1.62, and by 3 PM it was up to $1.75. Talk about a nice bite in the pants.”

“Gas hit $1.83 today in Fresno Ca. The rumors are that it will hit about $3.60 this summer.”

“I have seen $1.89 for basic unleaded, $1.98 for premium. It will hit $3 it will suck!”

“Yesterday, gas prices went from $1.68 to 1.83 in Northern Indiana. We had one station taht did not increase its pump price with the others and you should have seen the lines tehre! Of course, today tahey are in line with the rest since their replacement prices went up.”

“Flame suit on!!!!

I am of the opinion that gas prices in the US are artificially low. If drivers were charged for the true cost of providing a gallon of gas to the consumer (the gas and auto industries are heavily subsidised) and the cost of building and maintaining the highway system perhaps more people would be willing to support an improved rapid transit system.”

“pepperDog: I'm inclined to agree with you, but I do wonder exactly what the breakdown is on the high European gasoline prices ($3 gas has been old news to them). With our gas, a significant percentage of the price is taxes. Is the higher price of gasoline in Europe, for example, all higher product cost or also due to significantly higher taxation of fuel?

Here in the Northwoods, the hope of ever having real mass transit is pretty remote -- not exactly the population density currently to make it economical in any real sense, but I sure don't want the population density to come to the Northwoods, either.”

“Better mass transit in the US would be nice. But it will only work in the urban areas. It is ridiculous to hoe for it in the vast majority of rural America. We will never get it out here. There is not enough mass to transit!”

“Thank you pepperDog!! Finally, someone agrees with me on this one. I think I might be the only one in the US happy about rising gas prices. It'll get all those soccer mom's to stop driving trucks (doubtfully, but it's worth a shot). Even in Canada gas prices are about a dollar more a gallon when adjusted for the exchange rate. The extremely unfortunate consequence might be that good ole Dickless Cheney will get his way with ANWR. Yes, I know calling our VP names is immature and shows lack of respect and even wit. Yadda yadda yadda. I just really hate that man.”

“I don't care how high the gas prices go, but keep you damn dirty grubby hands off the ANWR!!!!!!

8-)”

“Remember Reagan used to talk about all the methane gas that cows were giving off? Now THAT is a major untapped resource that the Bush administration need to be exploiting!! Stick a hose up the ass of every cow in America and you'll get 10 times the gas you'll ever find at ANWR!!!

8-)”

“pekka, the price difference for gas between the US and Europe is almost entirely higher taxes in Europe.

I think that we need higher gas taxes. I think that $2.00 a gallon is too low. That is easy for me to say since I work at home, though. Anyone remember the carbon tax proposed at the beginning of Clinton's first term? Went over like a lead balloon. I liked the idea.

I think that we need to invest in better mass transit in urban/suburban areas. The problem is that we would really also need to change local zoning practices to make transit useful for most Americans. I am afraid that I will not live to see the day that most cities have quality transit systems (which sucks). I love taking busses and trains when I go to places that have good systems.”

“I saw a show on the Discovery Channel about a Cattle Ranch that is run entirely on the Methane that Cows produce. They bulldose all the poo into these huge containers then cover them with some sort of black tarp to trap heat and gas. The gas is piped to two large generators that power the entire ranch.”

“If cows give off such a great quantity of methane, a greenhouse gas, then think of how much an enormous dinosaur would give off...how 'bout millions of them! This could have had an affect on the global climate, and may have been a contributing factor to the climate change associated with the end of the Mesozoic Era (the Age of the Dinosaurs).

I tried arguing this fact, to no avail, with one of my professors...that dinosaurs may have flatulated their own demise by generating their own global greenhouse effect.

It could happen!”

“Eat more beef, save the environment!”

“I heard about that cattle ranch a few years back. What wonderful idea. We need others to follow that example. So listen up you vegans.

We should look into landfills and other waste management operations to provide some alternative resources. Every landfill I have ever driven past is burning fuel at release vents, why wasted it? Save it, clean it, sell it and use it.

So how many farts does it take to warm a sleeping bag?

Gas is a @ $1.87 for the cheap grade in my neck of the woods. The prices normally increase for the weekend and decrease @ the first part of the week by a few cents.”

“Yes, gas prices should go up. Americans rely far too much upon their cars. I would love to see high-speed rail connecting all major and minor cities, and commuter rail in cities of decent size. Effective mass transit would, imho, significantly decrease auto traffic. Think about what it would be like to be able to train from Minneapolis to Chicago in 2 or 3 hours rather than the 7 or 8 it takes by car.

It would all cost tremendous amounts of money, but didn't the incredible production of equipment for WWII pull the US out of the Great Depression. A giagantic public works project like this could really stimulate the economy, and help out environment in the long run. A public works project could employ millions, and even though the US would probably have to use deficit spending to fund it, I think the increased consumer income would pay for it.

Down with SUVs and down with internal combustion engines in general! Fossil fuels suck.”

“Oldie:

That's wonderful!!! Stupendous high speed trains from the Twin Cities to the Windy City to the Big Apple! How neat!

So how the hell do you get from Middle of Nowhere (geographically, most of the country) to these great megalopoli?

Wishful thinking and dreaming. maybe it'll get somewhere, but its going to be one hell of a rough ride getting there. And there will probably be some major EPA issue that will crop up in the middle of it to put the Brakes on, too!”

“Here you whiners go. Hope this helps.

(sorry, no html)

http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_index.asp”

“BIOMASS”

“How about making friends with Saddam Hussein? We send some of our boys from Texas to help him get his oil back fully on line - prices back to a dollar.

Really, is it more important to keep failing sanctions in place? Would we rather the economy crashed and ANWR ended up looking like swiss cheese?”

“Bicycle Belong!”

“damn! i had to pay $1.39! highway robbery, i tell ya!”

“Strap yourselves in tight. We are in for another bumpy ride through "republican prosperity!"”

“Be glad your not in WI. Prices here are anywhere from 1.89 to 2.00 per gal. They are say $3.00 by this summer. I thought I could ride a motorcycle to work but it may be a bicycle. The US does not have there act together to have a good mass transit like europe.”

“I just saw $1.93 in Lanesboro, MN tonight!!!!!!!!!!!! EEEEEKKKKKK!!!”

“Yeah well, keep in mind if gas prices went up the same as the overall rate of inflation it would be at least $3.00 a gallon all year long. We have just gotten so used to cheap gas that we freak out when the price gets even close to what is is in most of the rest of the industrialized world.”

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“Loser!”

“$2.09 for regular unleaded locally. I bicycle a lot now.

I filled a couple of jerry cans with 10 gallons about a month ago at 1.83 gallon for the usual lawnmower/home use purposes. I could resell it now at a profit. I never before considered gasoline to be a investment.

BTW -- notice that gas tanks are larger now than they used to be?

I remember when I couldn't put $30 worth of gas in a tank -- it wouldn't fit. Now I do it every fill up.”

“How much gas would it take to burn the Backstreet Boys and N'Sync to a crisp?

I don't care what it costs to do that.”

“your such a flamer.”

“I don't care what anybody else says, but gas needs to go down. Yes Europe has higher gas prices. So, so what. All of Europe is also a quarter the size of the US. Things are actually close enough to make mass transit really economic. It's like one giant city in terms of size. We're too spread out here. Not enough people want to go to the same place at the same time. Yes it would work for large cities, but why try and force areas that it won't work into doing it. I say decentralize more and allow the states to worry about the transit problem. Even more, just allow the individual cities. As for the methane cow thingie, that kicks ass. Talk about cutting out overhead. I wonder how the savings on power compares to the cost of maintaining the equipment?”

“Drive less

How about getting the auto companies out of politics and putting pubic money into public transportation.

At least in Europe some of the "high" cost of gazoline goes to public tranportation.

In the east we ARE close and densely populated.
Out west is another story.”

“Not only should we drill Alaska we should TAP THE ROCKIES TOO!”

“Last time I filled up it cost me $4. $2 for da gas and $2 for a pack of cigars.

Them Arabs can kiss my a@@! Me an' my little geek scooter are dodgin' the hikes!”

“Russia passed Saudi Arabia and became the world's largest producer of crude oil last month.
So the Arabs need us more than we need them now.”

“GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“For the time being, a bike is the best option for convenience/saving money. We have a bus system in Reno, but it doesn't fit to good with my schedule. Also, it seems like alot of creepy people use the tansit system. The bus actually stops in front of where I work, but not at the right time.”

“This pisses me off. OPEC has been squeezing us big time the past couple of years, ever since gas went real low a few years ago. Now they're determined to keep prices sky high.

Why don't we join Isreal and bum a few Arabs?”