[The Godfather]

Time for the conspiracy theory to pass the test. Will gas/crude go down, stay, or go up starting today?

[Q27]

Originally Posted by The Godfather 

Time for the conspiracy theory to pass the test. Will gas/crude go down, stay, or go up starting today?

I have heard this conspiracy theory, and thought it was nuts. But to see gas shoot up 16 cents from $2.03 before I went to work to $2.19 when I was finished made me wonder.

[rickey939]

Gas has gone up 20+ cents here in a few days.

[Eriamjh]

It's been going up for the last 2 weeks. OPEC is cutting production. Big deal.

[mac128k-1984]

Originally Posted by The Godfather 

Time for the conspiracy theory to pass the test. Will gas/crude go down, stay, or go up starting today?

Its funny how the big oil companies mentioned the unrest in the mideast and the cost per barrel for oil but if it was indeed so expensive to buy the oil how can the oil companies like Exxon be making record profits, I mean billions of dollars of profits in a quarter. If the price of gas was indeed tied to the price of oil then they would not be reaping such huge profits.

[Mark Larr]

It jumped 10¢ here yesterday morning from $1.99 to $2.09.

Things ain't lookin too good, the past year was beyond hard as it cost me twice as much to go to work.

[andi*pandi]

I got gas yesterday at $2.09. Haven't seen it lower.

[nonhuman]

Boy am I glad I sold my car last month...

[Shaddim]

Still 1.89 here, been that price for a month now.

[DeathMan]

Dang, I paid $2.37 last friday. Your gas is freaking cheap.

[SirCastor]

It's hovering around $2.25 right now. I hope it doesn't go up.

[jokell82]

Winter's coming, so the prices WILL rise. It's just a question of how much...

[Rumor]

$2.62 here.

[chabig]

Now that Democrats are in control of Congress, high gas prices will be seen as a good thing.

[Big Mac]

chabig is right - at least the Al Gore brand Democrats support artifically high gas prices in order to discourage (punish) owners of internal combustion engines.

[turtle777]

Glad I started stealing gas. That way, I could care less about gas prices

-t

[The Godfather]

Originally Posted by Big Mac 

chabig is right - at least the Al Gore brand Democrats support artifically high gas prices in order to discourage (punish) owners of internal combustion engines.

Let's punish them until none of them are left.

[SirCastor]

Without fuel, the world crashes.

[Rumor]

Originally Posted by SirCastor 

Without fuel, the world crashes.

I thought the engine would just stop?

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by chabig 

Now that Democrats are in control of Congress, high gas prices will be seen as a good thing.

Yet another dumb partisan remark. There are many conservatives who are interested in the environment, this is not a partisan issue.


God damn, I am SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SOS SOS SOS ooooo sick of these stupid partisan remarks like this which can neither be substantiated nor rationally justified.

Please cut it out, these remarks serve ABSOLUTELY no productive purpose. None at all.

[King Bob On The Cob]

Well, the new speaker of the house has already said she's interested in cutting all the breaks we give to Big Oil, and instead of letting profits fall, they'll just pass the loss they're taking on to us.
Anyways, the largest travel week is nearly upon us, and gas prices ALWAYS go up this time of year, no exceptions, so expect it to go up, in combination with OPEC cutting production, less benefits to oil cos, and most likely higher taxes on oil, expect gas prices to SOAR in the next year, and there is very little you as a consumer can do about it.

[indigoimac]

They were $2.17 for regular last time I filled up here, I'd expect the prices to go up, but really only because it's November and prices always go up in the winter.

[Azzgunther]

Originally Posted by indigoimac 

They were $2.17 for regular last time I filled up here, I'd expect the prices to go up, but really only because it's November and prices always go up in the winter.

Do they always go up in the winter? I've seen that statement applied to the winter, the summer, springtime, Thanksgiving, Labor Day, Christmas, and Memorial Day. In the last few years, however, it appears that you are correct. The new year ushers in the next large jump in gas prices with disturbing predictability:Chart

[the_glassman]

Anyone want to see how gas explodes? In my pants?

[IFLY2HIGH]

It's been 2.16-2.24 for the past four weeks for me.

[brokecollegestudentF04]

2.09-2.45 a gallon here, theres a guy in town who got smart, theres been this diesel VW rabbit running around thats been converted to run off used fryer oil, not a bad idea, at least hes not stuck paying for sky high fuel prices..

[ThinkInsane]

Originally Posted by brokecollegestudentF04 

2.09-2.45 a gallon here, theres a guy in town who got smart, theres been this diesel VW rabbit running around thats been converted to run off used fryer oil, not a bad idea, at least hes not stuck paying for sky high fuel prices..

There's a guy around here that did the same thing. I think it might even have been a Rabbit as well. I saw a clip about it on the local news a year or so ago. He gets the grease from local restaurants and says it makes his car smell like french fries.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

I've asked this time and time again, and you constantly respond with vague Republican speak such as "when the job is done and they are no longer a threat"

Originally Posted by besson3c 

God damn, I am SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SOS SOS SOS ooooo sick of these stupid partisan remarks like this which can neither be substantiated nor rationally justified.

Please cut it out, these remarks serve ABSOLUTELY no productive purpose. None at all.

Shut Up

[ghporter]

Regular is $1.96 where I get it, though other places did jump to around $2.09 or so after the election. It's all sorts of mid-market nervousness, that's all. And it's stupid, but when speculators manage and control the market what can you do?

I have to (don't throw stuff at me!!!) side a bit with chabig on his assertion that a Democratic Congress will consider higher gas prices good-one Democratic platform plank has been "dependence on foreign oil is bad," and another is "using gasoline pollutes and pollution is bad." They put a lot of other stuff in with those points, but they're both true. It remains to be seen which direction they intend to go with those two ideas. However, unlike most of Europe, I don't think the American public will stand still for punitive taxation of gasoline. Tax credits for sensible gas usage and low emissions are a possibility though.

[hyteckit]

Just filled up for $2.77/gal here in Cali.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by chabig 

Now that Democrats are in control of Congress, high gas prices will be seen as a good thing.

Well atleast they can't blame Bush anymore.

[TailsToo]

Gas has gone up a little - I'm in NJ now, and it's same price as I was paying in MD last week, which is usually ten cents more.

[analogika]

Originally Posted by Kevin 

Well atleast they can't blame Bush anymore.

If you can still blame Clinton, Bush's culpability half-life still has a long and fruitful run ahead.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by analogika 

If you can still blame Clinton

I've never been so stupid as to blame Clinton for gas prices.

Or any other president for that matter.

[analogika]

No, but you've been stupid enough to blame Clinton for all manner of equally silly other things.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by analogika 

No, but you've been stupid enough to blame Clinton for all manner of equally silly other things.

Tell me analog, what have I BLAMED CLINTON for?

I would love to know.

The only thing I've said about Clinton was, he talked a lot, but did nothing.
And him "balancing the budget" by cutting military and defense spending rant.

I've never blamed Clinton for say, gas prices, terrorism, 9/11 etc like others have blamed Bush in here.

But if I have, please show me.

[hyteckit]

No one blames Pres. Bush for higher gas prices or 9/11.

Americans blame Pres. Bush for not doing anything about high gas prices and not reacting immediately when he first heard about the WTC. Just sitting around and continue reading his goat book.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by hyteckit 

No one blames Pres. Bush for higher gas prices or 9/11.

Wrong

Americans blame Pres. Bush for not doing anything about high gas prices

Like? And you mean some Americans.

and not reacting immediately when he first heard about the WTC. Just sitting around and continue reading his goat book.

The 9.11 commission came to the conclusion that nothing Bush could have done would have stopped anything. That he didn't do anything wrong.

But continue to carry that chip as if it has any legitimacy.

[el chupacabra]

Originally Posted by mac128k-1984 

Its funny how the big oil companies mentioned the unrest in the mideast and the cost per barrel for oil but if it was indeed so expensive to buy the oil how can the oil companies like Exxon be making record profits, I mean billions of dollars of profits in a quarter. If the price of gas was indeed tied to the price of oil then they would not be reaping such huge profits.

Finally somebody else sees this; its not china and the middle east ripping us off it's our own oil companies.

[ghporter]

I've seen it for quite some time. Ever since prices would jump because "Iran may get nukes" or "Someone forgot to wear clean underwear" or no reason whatsoever, I knew it had nothing to do with getting oil and was all about getting OUR money.

[The Godfather]

Everyone who's got the power to rip the consumers off (OPEC, the oil companies, the gas stations, and oil company shareholders), can and will rip the consumers.

[Kevin]

Including Apple.