i understand the aspects of speculation etc, but i dont get why a gas
station "can" not would change their price daily. other than greed, here
some stations change their price multiple times a day and that infuriates
me and others around. here in my city we pay close to 75 cents a gallon in
taxes and at right now across the street it is $4.359 for 87 octane. arco
is roughly 15 cents cheaper on average depending on location and other gas
stations in the vicenity. i live in a city that has oil wells running
constantly, a pipeline/mini refinery on the shore and oil derricks/rigs on
the coast in shallow water within my view, and i still have to pay higher
than national average for a gallon of gas. sorry for ranting but if your
paying less than 4 bucks consider yourself happy and lucky. have a great
weekend im going on vacation where surely i will be pissed of by prices up
in big bear. another day another dollar wasted.

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote:

> Ever read George Crile's 2003 book "Charlie Wilson's War"?  A good story
> and a lot of information on the side, some of it to do with Iran, not
> flattering but what the heck. Not a speck of Vanagon in it. (Better than
> the movie).
>
> I've been reading that it's the speculators driving up the cost of gas
> (yes war fears from the mid-east will increase the speculation) at a time
> when there is a glut of gasoline here in the US.
> http://www.alaskadispatch.com/**article/would-reducing-us-**
> fuel-exports-stop-gas-prices-**spiking<http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/would-reducing-us-fuel-exports-stop-gas-prices-spiking>
> If you put "oil stored in tankers today" in the search block of
> http://www.news.google.com/ you can find more questions to ask.
> Do you know anyone who has an oil well & gets a royalty? Ask them what
> their crude is worth to the buyers, last I heard they didn't get the price
> 'they' are guessing it will be in 3 months <g>, we are just paying that
> price.
>
> The 'why' is only important in the hopes we can get the rise to stop, the
> fact that it has been going up every day (for a week??)  has to be dealt
> with. I just put $42.82 in my VW bus... the world has changed since 1973
> when I swore that if it went above 50 cents I was going to stop driving ..
> or was it 75 cents? Maybe a dollar ... Today I'm happy not to see a hand
> lettered "No Gas" sign & have enough cash to buy the gas to fill my tank.
>
> Oh well, back to what ever it was I'm doing today besides the twin
> grandsons 10th birthday.
>
> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
>
>
>
>
> At  2/24/2012 02:46 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote:
>
>> My comment was heading the same way but some believe they are a peaceful
>> country and I stopped short.
>>
>> Thanks, Tom Hargrave
>> www.stir-plate.com
>> www.towercooler.com
>> www.kegkits.com
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chris S. [mailto:szpejankowski@gmail.**com<szpejankowski@gmail.com>
>> ]
>> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 4:42 PM
>> To: Tom Hargrave
>> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Gas prices
>>
>> I'm afraid if Iran does something incredibly stupid the prices will
>> skyrocket. Radioactive oil can't be sold, correct?
>>
>> Time to clench buttocks tightly.
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>> Wysłane z iPhone'a
>>
>> Dnia Feb 24, 2012 o godz. 16:48 Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
>> napisał(a):
>>
>> > I'm afraid it will continue to climb until IRAN quiets down or does
>> > something incredibly stupid.
>> >
>>
>