Whats up with the gas prices?

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10-26-2009, 08:02 PM
dookie drawz

Whats up with the gas prices?

Here where I live the gas prices jump like 10-15 cents overnight, but when they start coming down they only drop like 2 cents a week. whats up with that?
10-26-2009, 08:12 PM
HD DON

In alittle over a week gas went from $2.17 up to $2.47 to $2.43 for regular as of yesterday in NJ... DON
10-26-2009, 08:13 PM
Charger68

$2.77 here in Illinois....
10-26-2009, 08:22 PM
redlinemanJK

SD, CA 2.77 to 2.83 in a couple days for reg, but the '57 wagon with the 283V8 has to get 91 oct 3.01, I'll pay theextra 18 pennies a gallon for higher oct any day. Cheers, JK
10-26-2009, 08:50 PM
dookie drawz

Here in Okla. it has jumped from 2.23 to 2.59 in one week, and I have three 350 v8's in my garage I need to buy something cheaper on gas huh? LOL
10-26-2009, 11:09 PM
mattdmc.ttpredlines

2.38 last week, 2.65 this morning. good day to drive a prius.
10-27-2009, 12:15 AM
redlinemanJK

<blockquote> dookie drawz wrote: <hr> Here in Okla. it has jumped from 2.23 to 2.59 in one week, and I have three 350 v8's in my garage I need to buy something cheaper on gas huh? LOL</blockquote> I here ya, it's not the 70s anymore, so I ride either one of these around town, when I'm not in the mood to take the'57 Chevrolet wagon out, Both bikes get about 100 miles to the gal, but 35 MPH is the fastest I'll go around the city, were mostly a flat mesa area,with some hills....lol. 1965 Honda 50cc street bike C102 Japanese Import model. <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/redlineman/PICS/JK/DSC05793.jpg" alt="image"> 1970 Honda 70cc CT70 trail bike <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/redlineman/PICS/JK/DSC05796.jpg" alt="image"> Cheers, JK
10-27-2009, 11:08 AM
bobbyj59

Never once saw prices drop 19 cents in one day, but they sure as heck went up 19 cents a gallon one day last week. Another bunch of crooks (oil future traders) and the next investment bubble (unregulated trading in oil future contracts) that will continue us on our way outas a world economic superpower..... Bob Jordan
10-27-2009, 01:49 PM
MINGOTOY

I had read that some plants shut down for maintainance. This sounds like bull to me. There is also a fire in an oil refinery in Puerto Rico. A fire that has lasted several days. As I recall , my dad told me that the oil from Venezuela isrefined in PR. So maybe this is the new excuse. Perhaps , US companies should up the charges for the US items imported to these oil producing countries. Price of oil goes up,then the price of grain, meat, Chevies, Fords, etc goes up too.... This is where the gov't needs to step in and doesn't. maribell
10-27-2009, 02:16 PM
aranjaloca1

Honda 70s are awesome. I sure you have fun on that thing; money in the bank, too!
10-27-2009, 04:26 PM
1Perry

Plants do often times shut down for maintenence which used to make maybe a few cents difference. Stockpiles are up, consumption is down but yet prices are up. It is indeed speculators in the markets driving the price. Not supply and demand. We just went through this and we saw what $4.00 gas does to the economy. Some people will never learn though. What's worse is that the large investors areusing YOUR money to drive up the price. Goldman Sachs got 16 billion in bail out money which went right into the markets. Yes, they paid it back but only aftermaking gobs of money off us. They also are getting basically "free" money right now to invest. It's free becasue interest on it right now isbasically 0%. That low interest is also driving the dollar down which in turn drives more investors to oil. So remember, every time you pay 25 cents more, you are actually paying far more than that. You are going to end up paying back much of this money that wasprinted to give to banks to use recklessly again.
10-28-2009, 08:22 PM
flatbrokebloke

$2.57 cash, self serve..... Up 15 cent a gallon since last fill up..........
10-28-2009, 11:21 PM
Charger68

<blockquote> flatbrokebloke wrote: <hr> $2.57 cash, self serve..... Up 15 cent a gallon since last fill up..........</blockquote> There are still "full service" stations????????????????
10-28-2009, 11:43 PM
mr haney

In Oregon there is no self pumping at all, it's all done with an attendant. I wouldn't call it "Full service" though. The days of gettingyour tires, oil, water etc. checked are long gone. They don't even wash your windshield anymore. I can remember "Gas Wars" and the days when the gas stations not only did all those services automatically , (with a smile) but they hired guys onstilts and had search lights going, free dishes, and cases of pepsi , all for 29.9 cents per gallon. "Those were the days, my friend, we thoughtthey'd never end" Michael
10-28-2009, 11:44 PM
sverrefehn

<blockquote> There are still "full service" stations????????????????</blockquote>Oregon. All of them. I think New Jersey also. EDIT: Michael beat me to it while I was typing.
10-29-2009, 08:20 AM
ndakotan

<blockquote> Charger68 wrote: <hr> There are still "full service" stations????????????????</blockquote>There's one in Mahtomedi, MN (Twin Cities suburb) that's still in business. I've been waiting for it to close for well over a decadenow but it hasn't. Maybe when its elderly clientele "moves on?" <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/smile.gif" alt="image"> What's the reason for Oregon's (corncob up the butt) ways?
10-29-2009, 09:34 AM
bobbyj59

Here in the wonderful state of New Jersey, we aren't allowed to touch a gas pump. I guess the authorities fear we would all self immolate if we did <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/laugh.gif" alt="image"> Bob Jordan
10-29-2009, 02:48 PM
flatbrokebloke

Dave, If they pump it 10 cents more a gallon... If you use a credit card 5 cents more per gallon either way... If you want to buy smokes they get them foryou... If you have to use the facilities they get the key with the 12 inch long 4x4 piece of wood attached to it for you.... That is the extent of theirservice... Don't ask them for directions, you will get lost........<img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/laugh.gif" alt="image">