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Huh?

I dunno wasn't my thread :confused:

I dunno wasn't my thread :confused:

I guess it wasn't really mine either.

Anyway, my wife just called from the gas station we normally use where gas had gone from $3.49 yesterday to $3.79 today...and it went to $3.99 while she was waiting in line.

I called the little station near my house and they said their gas was $3.59,............. but they didn't have any.:(

The run is on.

Way over 4 bucks a gallon here now. "Ike" has caused some refineries to shut down, so the oil companies see a chance to really stick it to us. And they sure are doing it. National news just reported it is over 5 bucks a gallon in some places. Stinking thieves. [thread soon headed to SP.]

someone please explain to me ...... how the stations need to raise the price on fuel that is IN their tanks was bought & paid for before IKE ???

why is it that prices skyrocket at the first hint of problems that MAY OR MAY NOT happen ??

GREED .. pure an simple !! there is no other reason :eek:

I'll be back, gonna go fill up and bend over. :eek:

We had this discussion in another thread several days ago and the majority said it is ok for the oil companies to soak us! They don't need any oversight.

I'll be back, gonna go fill up and bend over. :eek:

Don't forget the KY. :D

someone please explain to me ...... how the stations need to raise the price on fuel that is IN their tanks was bought & paid for before IKE ???

why is it that prices skyrocket at the first hint of problems that MAY OR MAY NOT happen ??

GREED .. pure an simple !! there is no other reason :eek:

They would say it's because they have to make enough money on the gas in their tank to buy the more expensive gas they are going to refill their tank with, (and still make a profit for expenses, employees, owner, etc..

Don't forget the KY. :D
Some how they don't run out of that stuff!

someone please explain to me ...... how the stations need to raise the price on fuel that is IN their tanks was bought & paid for before IKE ???

I think that too was discussed here before. Something about the gas station is about to get ripped on the next load of fuel, so they need to rip off the customers by jacking up their current tank of fuel in order to pay for that next load. :p I really don't know. But, I'll be the first in this thread to say "it's all about Supply and Demand" l:)

Was this an alert bulletin, then it turned into an actual thread? lol

Line backed up 15 cars per pump already!! l:) AND READY TO FIGHT IF THEY THINK THERE GOING TO GET CUT OFF!!!

It's like that in Florida at my folks house. HEY IDIOTS!! There is more than ONE refinery in the country! Any excuse to raise the price of gas. These same morons are out draining the grocery stores of eggs, milk and bread.

I came in and told my wife about it....she jumps up and runs out the door to fill her little tiny car up....If she only knew what I spend filling my diesel pick up every 2 days

I just came from the station. The guy said his boss just called him and told him to increase the price by $1.00 at 11 pm.:eek:

Gas station attendant just told me that his boss called him and told him to raise the price by $1 at 11 pm! :eek:

yep...station here said 5 bucks in morning:confused:

:mad::mad::mad:

Nearly 60 cents a gallon increase overnight here !!!!! Now $5.19/gal for 87 octane.

How is it where you are?

No increase here yet, still $3.32/gal for 87, we'll see what happens after the hurricane tomorrow.

EDIT: Went to get some gas around an hour from the original post and it had gone up to $3.49, being changed to $3.59 after filling.

Yikes!, Went from 3.47 a gallon to 3.56 a gallon for 87 octane here.

Things really haven't changed yet. In fact they said on the news that it went down 1/2 cent in the Pittsburgh area overnight last night eventhough the wholesale price increased 20 cents. Just filled up on the way home from dinner - because I needed to - $3.55/gallon - 87 octane. No lines, pulled right up to the pump.

They say the spike is coming, but should only last a week, or so, depending on how much damage is done.

The news has said some areas have already set the price around $5.50/gal :eek:

we just filled up at 3.59. Most other stations were around $4.

Wife just said Kroger on Highway 70 in Bartlett is $4.20

That BS.. They should not be able to price gouge like that.

You right..thanks for using the word "GOUGE" I wanted to say that earlier and couldn't remember how to spell it!!!!:beers:

It's like that in Florida at my folks house. HEY IDIOTS!! There is more than ONE refinery in the country! Any excuse to raise the price of gas. These same morons are out draining the grocery stores of eggs, milk and bread.

just like blizzards in the NoEast!

You right..thanks for using the word "GOUGE" I wanted to say that earlier and couldn't remember how to spell it!!!!:beers:


I use spell check but I spelled it right the first time:D

Maybe in New York. People don't get concerned about any snowstorm here.:noway:

In Birmingham this morning, $3.59 for 87. By lunchtime, $3.99, what a ripoff.:mad:

I guess I better go to store and stock up on beer...Not only will I not afford gas to go fetch it...but they'll hike that price monday:thumbsup:

I bought fuel at a Sunoco station in Lancaster, PA this afternoon for $3.47.9 then flew home to Detroit, MI to pay $3.91.9 for regular at a BP station and had to pay cash to get that price. Credit was $3.99.9. Somebody needs a sock in the eye!

I just filled up the wifes car $3.42 a gal as of 9:30 p.m. 9/12/08

started the day at 3.49 this morning, at 10pm it's 4.29 and all stations are out of fuel. They are quoting tomorrow's statring price at 5.55. WHAT A RIP-OFF!!

When I came home from work tonight at 5:30 it was $3.21. I went to fill the truck up around 7 PM, they jacked it up 27 cents to $3.48. Diesel this morning was $3.89, was still the same when I refueled the truck but I imagine tomorrow morning it's gonna be up as well. Why isn't there someone governing all these jackasses that start price gouging?

I still cant understand how gas can be a constant state of price gouging but goods and services in the stores are considered illegal acts with practices like that.

It's called speculators. hurricane= shortage,down refinaries,flooding, lost offshore rigs.
I filled up at sheetz 3.49 last night and tonight it's 3.69

Maybe the original mavericks can figure it out.

In my area it was $3.64 this morning, $3.99 this afternoon and up to $4.80 tonight.:mad:

Everyone needs to take notes of what stations in their areas do this type of price gouging crap and never buy from them again. I did that back on 9-11 when Caseys everywhere jumped fuel up almost $2 during the day....i havnt stepped foot in one since. They need to learn that the public wont put up with their antics.

Andy

No increase here yet, still $3.32/gal for 87, we'll see what happens after the hurricane tomorrow.

EDIT: Went to get some gas around an hour from the original post and it had gone up to $3.49, being changed to $3.59 after filling.

Coming home from work tonight, the gas in Wichita is now $3.59 and rising. And we even have a refinery 20 miles away and yet the gas still jumps up ever hour!!! I'll bet it will be $3.69 to $3.79 by morning. It is getting to the point where we won't even be able to afford going to work...

Greed :mad:

Thanks for the heads-up! I was on fumes & was going to go this weekend & fill up. Ran out as soon as I read this thread at 11:30pm. I Paid $3.73; my other half gassed up this AM & paid the same, so the gouging hasn't started out here... YET! Thanks again!

I filled up the bike on the way home, was due for it. Prices holding steady, $4.38/gal for 92 at Shell. Wife gets home, turns on the news, then sends me back out to top off everything. I reminded her that our oil stocks are on tankers most likely coming from overseas anyway, and the barrel of oil was under $100 today, and no threats to our two refineries on island. Then i figured I'd better go do it, because inevitably, it will rise. :rolleyes:

Im not buying anymore than I absolutly have to.Ill get the H.D. out. 3,4 days it should be back to the rediculous price it was a couple days ago.

Im not buying anymore than I absolutly have to.Ill get the H.D. out. 3,4 days it should be back to the rediculous price it was a couple days ago.

Don't count on it!!
The price goes up .10 cents or more in a day and comes down .02 cents a month.

reports of 8 bucks a gallon in Arkansas???:mad: They should be caned!!!:yes:

We were at about $3.48 a gallon yesterday morning, by noon most were at $3.99 (one station jumped to $4.75 by noon:mad:). I heard our Governor declared a state of emergency this morning so that it will be illegal for stations to price gouge, i hope some of them get busted!!. I have not been out this morning:boring: so i dont know where prices are today.

Several in the Detriot area were busted for this on 9 11. Had to pay back anyone who could produce a receipt and they were fined. But mayeb it was worth it as I am sure few still had there reciepts months later when it all came down.

The governor said last night they would fine stations for price gouging. Problem is she didn't consider anything under $4.75/gallon gouging.

Where are all the guys that just 3 days ago defended the oil companies right to raise prices? Tell us now that the oil companies don't price gouge all of us.

2 nights ago super unleaded was $4.09 at the corner grocery store. Can't wait to see what it is now. This after oil briefly dipped below $100 a barrel yesterday.

Still $4.09 9/10

Diesel is $4.17 9/10.

Tues gas was 3.65. Thurs it was 3.99 Sat its 4.49.

hows it possible to "run low" when its 25% of the gas. 75% comes from all over the world.

It's like that in Florida at my folks house. HEY IDIOTS!! There is more than ONE refinery in the country! Any excuse to raise the price of gas. These same morons are out draining the grocery stores of eggs, milk and bread.

What, they gonna be making French Toast?? ;)

Gas here is $1.38 a liter. That is about $5.24 to your gallon.

Here come all the gloom and doomer's :(

Hasn't change up here yet but @ the end of the road they probably haven't heard the news of Ike yet!!

I saw $3.76 at an AM/PM today; lowest price I've seen in a while.

We are at 3.89 here. It jumped 12cents BP stations though went up to 3.99 a dime higher than everyone else.:confused:

Never went up here....not yet anyway. Still $3.499.

its over 5.50 a gallon in canada quit your whining :D

Gas went down two cents here yesterday. I filled up just in case!

Gas here is $1.38 a liter. That is about $5.24 to your gallon.

$1.48.9 yesterday afternoon here on the wet coast. It was at $1.40.9 in the morning. An 8 cent per liter jump, or about 32 cents per U.S. gallon.

3.31 a gallon this morning at a local Gulf station.

As we speak...oil and gas prices are down on the exchange markets...oil at $98 a barrel.

Ike did not damage the refineries...God Bless Us All!!!!!

:)

The NC attorney general just subpoena'd a few local gas stations on charges of price gouging. I guess some action is better than nothing!

I flew to San Antonio last Wednesday for my son's graduation from Air Force bootcamp.
Gas was 3.52. Left on Sunday. Gas was 3.52. Governor spokesperson was on the TV and said anything increase over 10 cents was gouging and to report it.
Got a call on Thursday from N. GA that gas was over 4.00 and climbing. Got a call on Friday that people were pushing and shoving at the stations and verbally fighting over gas. My brother was there with us from Ft. Bragg and his wife called and said a station on Saturday was over 7.00 in Raleigh. Got home early yesterday am and gas was 4.29, it was 3.69 when I left, and this morning it was 4.09 at the same station.
People freaking out and making mad rushes on the stations caused the station owner to increase prices....not the oil companies. Went out at lunch and the same station was 4.05. It has been announced over and over on TV that there is no gas shortage. Ike did no significant damage to the refineries. The local owners of these stations should be handcuffed and their picture put on the nightly news.
Arabs aren't ripping us off. Our own local businessmen are.
This is not a supply and demand problem except what "we" are causing by panicing.
Don't buy it and it will come down. I know of a couple of people who took all their cars, their boat, and their motorcycle and filled them all up. The station shut the pump off for one guy I know at $350.00 and said he couldn't have any more. He called up all his friends and said to go fill up everything because there was a gas shortage.
Gripes, people, get a grip.

Gas went up .10 overnight here in New Haven county,CT :mad: :rolleyes:

it isn't good when the price of a barrel of oil keeps dropping and but it goes up at the pump!

Gas went up .10 overnight here in New Haven county,CT :mad: :rolleyes:

it isn't good when the price of a barrel of oil keeps dropping and but it goes up at the pump!

That's Ct. for ya. :sad:

We were at $3.60 Sunday and went to $4.15 Monday!

We're going to Laughlin, NV next Wednesday for a car show over the weekend. I think I'll wait and fill up when we leave the house in the Chevelle that morning. Maybe the prices will be back down some by then.

Still 3.59 here, and down on futures market to 91 a barrel right now, how does this happen? Gas was 2.79 in Jan. when it was 96 a barrel. Just goes to show we are being greased up and manipulated.

Was 3.66 Friday morning, local radio announced a station that had went up to 5.35 across the river, most stations went to 3.99 Friday, but now are 4.09. From what I was told is that the small independent stations that don't have a contract with a major oil company are getting screwed. The station that was charging 5.35 was said to have paid 5.32 for his fuel. The wrong thing to do in a situation like this, is to go fill up, this causes so called shortages, and gives them another excuse to raise prices.

Never went up here....not yet anyway. Still $3.499.


Well I can eat those words now...went up 10 cents today. :mad:

Ridiculous. Oil is down 33% and we only seen 40 cent drop at the pump. Gas should be around $2.68 right now if it dropped like crude did. WTF?

I haven't ever seen the prices most of you are talking about - its 3.83 a gallon in my town.

2.5 hours to the west of me its probably in the 3.20s or 3.30s.

No regulation. Politicians live and live well on the money from the oil industry. They are not going to do anything to rock their boat!