Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:53:49 -0500
Reply-To: "Chris S." <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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From: "Chris S." <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Gas prices
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None. Oil does not come from dinosaurs.
Chris.
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Dnia Feb 24, 2012 o godz. 19:27 michael hann <hann.michael@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):
> how many dinosaurs had to die in iraq, iran, saudi arabi for there to be
> this huge oil lake underground?
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 4:18 PM, michael hann <hann.michael@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>