Bill H boggles:

"Nautical Surcharge"? On top of already high prices?

Uhhh...yyyyyeah...

I'm not talking about an actual, formal surcharge; that's
why I put "nautical surcharge" in quotes. I was referring
to the way that fuel (gas or diesel) is more expensive at
fuel docks than the same stuff is at gas stations.

It's the result of that same "captive clientele," only-game-
in-town phenomenon that allows sports stadiums to get away
with charging astronomical prices for ****ty beer, and movie
theaters to demand ridiculous prices for the crap they sell
at the snack bar. That's why anybody with half a brain who
has a trailerable boat will fill it up at a gas station on
the way to the boat ramp, rather than buying gas at the fuel
dock.

I don't see that fuel prices being "already high" at gas
stations would prevent their continuing to be even higher
for boating use, just like they've always been. Do you?


Guess I'll see you at the truck stop in your Chevy PU with a
bed full of gerry cans.

Why not? It'd make sense. As log as fuel is more expensive
at the dock than it is at gas stations, the cost of the
jerrycans[*] would eventually be amortized.


[*] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_can


Geoff

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