Author Topic: Fill your gas tanks... NEW: FTC is investigating gas price gouging by refineries (Read 6801 times)

Crazy Cooter · « **on:** September 19, 2005, 05:20:28 pm »

Crude jumped $4.25 a barrel in fear of Rita. $:-\$

I'm guestimating fuel to be $0.25 a gallon more come morning (or now depending on your station).

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link to story:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9424585/

Daniel270 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 19, 2005, 06:47:53 pm »

I gassed up 2 days ago... was $2.69 a gallon then

daywane · « **Reply #2 on:** September 20, 2005, 08:45:43 am »

filled up at 2.65 a gal. just a few minets ago

Stingray · « **Reply #3 on:** September 20, 2005, 08:50:37 am »

Filled up for $2.39 on the way to work today. Lowest prices I've seen in some time.

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #4 on:** September 20, 2005, 08:57:16 am »

Okay, WTF. It is still $2.95 here.

Stingray · « **Reply #5 on:** September 20, 2005, 09:00:18 am »

The gasoline gods smile on Oklahoma.

-S

Havok · « **Reply #6 on:** September 20, 2005, 09:08:42 am »

He sure as hell hates New York. We just got down to $2.99

Stingray · « **Reply #7 on:** September 20, 2005, 09:10:23 am »

Quote from: Havok on September 20, 2005, 09:08:42 am

He sure as hell hates New York. We just got down to $2.99

The gasoline gods are trying to teach you New Yorkers a lesson. I'd like to tell you what the lesson is, but that would violate my non-disclosure agreement.

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #8 on:** September 20, 2005, 09:16:03 am »

I believe the gasoline gods made their message pretty clear to New York when they flew jetliners full of their own product into the World Trade Towers.

missioncontrol · « **Reply #9 on:** September 20, 2005, 11:58:26 am »

We aren't even back to pre-Katrina prices in NC. pleas no more gas hikes I don't wnat to get rid of my truck. then I'd have to order all new stickers for the windows.

ChadTower · « **Reply #10 on:** September 20, 2005, 12:12:40 pm »

We're no where near preKatrina prices, nor will we ever be. Gas always goes up, but it never goes down to where it was. Ever.

Stingray · « **Reply #11 on:** September 20, 2005, 12:43:17 pm »

I think it's actually a little cheaper than it was pre-katrina here, but I don't usually watch gas prices closely enough to say for sure. I'm thinking it was $2.45ish.

-S

missioncontrol · « **Reply #12 on:** September 20, 2005, 12:46:40 pm »

matbe I should get a bicycle and paper route to pay for my gas to go to work

markb · « **Reply #13 on:** September 20, 2005, 02:24:38 pm »

A Washington Post article from a couple of months ago (though still perfectly valid) shows where the money is going.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/28/AR2005072802085.html

We've been getting screwed in the UK for years from the taxes we pay on fuel, now it looks like the whole world is being screwed by the oil industry.
Sure there is a supply and demand problem but why should they be bothered about fixing it when their profits are going up?

ChadTower · « **Reply #14 on:** September 20, 2005, 02:27:01 pm »

Quote from: markb on September 20, 2005, 02:24:38 pm

Sure there is a supply and demand problem but why should they be bothered about fixing it when their profits are going up?

Well, we keep voting oil barons into governmental power, so we deserve the shafting they give us.

Stingray · « **Reply #15 on:** September 20, 2005, 02:40:10 pm »

I voted against the current oil barron twice.

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #16 on:** September 20, 2005, 02:42:15 pm »

It is not possible to vote against someone in the US election system.

You can vote for someone else, but you cannot vote against someone. Apparently not enough people voted for someone else.

missioncontrol · « **Reply #17 on:** September 20, 2005, 02:44:00 pm »

it allways has to become political

Stingray · « **Reply #18 on:** September 20, 2005, 02:46:02 pm »

I had a political reply all typed up. I hit submit and saw:

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Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post.

Then I saw:

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it allways has to become political Sad

I'm off to the cheesecake threads

Always the voice of reason. I'm following MissionC to the Cheesecake threads.

-S

Crazy Cooter · « **Reply #19 on:** September 20, 2005, 08:11:04 pm »

$0.20 - $0.26 rise in my area.

If you haven't read the story of the Rockefeller family, you should. It's umm... interesting.

whammoed · « **Reply #20 on:** September 20, 2005, 08:22:35 pm »

Got it today for 2.659. Tampa Florida.
Whats with the @#$% 9/10 of a cent crap anyway? How did that get started?

Minwah · « **Reply #21 on:** September 21, 2005, 07:24:01 am »

You're all daisies!

(edit: hey that autocensor is not fair)

Based on the first price given ($2.69) I equate that to

danny_galaga · « **Reply #22 on:** September 21, 2005, 08:40:51 am »

Quote from: Daniel270 on September 19, 2005, 06:47:53 pm

I gassed up 2 days ago...

ChadTower · « **Reply #23 on:** September 21, 2005, 09:03:49 am »

Quote from: Minwah on September 21, 2005, 07:24:01 am

I think you gas-guzzling Americans should be charged a crapload more, it might discourage so many V8's....

Believe it or not, there aren't many V8s on the road here. There is a huge proportion of large V6s but the V6s are powerful enough now that you have to go out of your way to buy a V8. Even larger trucks and sports cars often come with a V6 if you don't pay for the upgrade to a V8.

Stingray · « **Reply #24 on:** September 21, 2005, 09:04:50 am »

Gas went up by 11 cents a gallon here overnignt. Here comes Rita and another round of big oil price gouging.

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #25 on:** September 21, 2005, 09:06:56 am »

Up by 11, down by 4.

Minwah · « **Reply #26 on:** September 21, 2005, 10:30:12 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on September 21, 2005, 09:03:49 am

Believe it or not, there aren't many V8s on the road here. There is a huge proportion of large V6s but the V6s are powerful enough now that you have to go out of your way to buy a V8. Even larger trucks and sports cars often come with a V6 if you don't pay for the upgrade to a V8.

My point exactly! Hardly anyone has V6's here...

ChadTower · « **Reply #27 on:** September 21, 2005, 10:35:01 am »

With engines such as they are, the V6 is unnecessary for your average car. SUVs should be far more limited. V6s are necessary for trucks, sure, but can't say that many of those V6 Mitsubishis actually need a V6.

Minwah · « **Reply #28 on:** September 21, 2005, 10:37:59 am »

Quote from: Stingray on September 21, 2005, 09:04:50 am

Gas went up by 11 cents a gallon here overnignt. Here comes Rita and another round of big oil price gouging.

That's only just over 1p per litre...

Ours went up (not sure exactly how much recently, maybe 5p) but nearly 20p (per litre) over the last year. We get ripped off left, right & centre. The only people that do well in Britain are criminals and scroungers. I'm already techincally a criminal but I'm considering becoming a money-making one - crime pays.

As you can tell I'm in a moaning mood at the mo.

Stingray · « **Reply #29 on:** September 21, 2005, 10:46:50 am »

Yeah, okay your gas costs more. Granted. However I live in Oklahoma where beer is 3.2% alcohol. You live in the land where good beer flows like water (please don't contradict me and ruin my mental image of your fine country).

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #30 on:** September 21, 2005, 10:48:28 am »

Last time I checked he does not live in Canada.

Stingray · « **Reply #31 on:** September 21, 2005, 10:54:22 am »

I was thinking of Great Britain, but the same applies to Canada.

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #32 on:** September 21, 2005, 10:55:11 am »

I have never had good British beer, and my wife's family is from Dublin and throws British food around like it's edible.

Crazy Cooter · « **Reply #33 on:** September 21, 2005, 11:47:25 am »

Minwah, what companies run your refineries?

ChadTower · « **Reply #34 on:** September 21, 2005, 11:49:18 am »

Who exactly would run such an investigation?

Crazy Cooter · « **Reply #35 on:** September 21, 2005, 11:57:31 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on September 21, 2005, 11:49:18 am

Who exactly would run such an investigation?

Someone that will take bribes I'm sure $:-\$ . There's too much at stake for an investigation to show any wrong-doing.

Stingray · « **Reply #36 on:** September 21, 2005, 12:22:03 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on September 21, 2005, 11:49:18 am

Who exactly would run such an investigation?

The CEO of Texaco.

-S

Crazy Cooter · « **Reply #37 on:** September 21, 2005, 01:24:16 pm »

Whoa.

Dartful Dodger · « **Reply #38 on:** September 21, 2005, 01:30:50 pm »

All that will come out of that is some Federal Trade Commissioner's family is going to have a very Merry Christmas this year.

Stingray · « **Reply #39 on:** September 21, 2005, 01:33:08 pm »

Quote from: Dartful Dodger on September 21, 2005, 01:30:50 pm

All that will come out of that is some Federal Trade Commissioner's family is going to have a very Merry Christmas this year.

Cynical, but probably correct.

-S


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