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The price of a bbl of oil last night.
Average retail price for a gallon of unleaded regular, in this state, is now $3.35. That's up 85-cents from the same time last year. Premium typically runs about 30 cents more. The annual spring price gouge we have endured each of the last several years should be getting underway very soon, as the refiners all claim to be passing along the costs of converting from winter to summer formulations. The challenge for boaters who don't care and say, "We can afford to pay for fuel, regardless of the cost", will be the disappearing infrastructure. When the working man has to give up boating because he can't afford to fuel up for a weekend's outing, it guts the infrastructure that everybody depends on. Without the critical mass of the small boaters, many of the service businesses and retailers upon which the entire boating community relies cannot remain in business. There is less justification for the state to set aside marine parks or otherwise prioritize boating recreation. I wish I had a solution. I don't. But when poor families are facing a "heat or eat" decision every week while BIGOILCO makes $40-billion profits it's possible to see the human tragedy in play, even without being able to identify a solution. |
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"Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... The price of a bbl of oil last night. Average retail price for a gallon of unleaded regular, in this state, is now $3.35. That's up 85-cents from the same time last year. Premium typically runs about 30 cents more. The annual spring price gouge we have endured each of the last several years should be getting underway very soon, as the refiners all claim to be passing along the costs of converting from winter to summer formulations. snip.. Wow...wish I could buy regular self serve for that price. At 1.18 per liter... we pay at the rate of $4.46 per US gallon |
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:12:53 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote: I wish I had a solution. I don't. But when poor families are facing a "heat or eat" decision every week while BIGOILCO makes $40-billion profits it's possible to see the human tragedy in play, even without being able to identify a solution. Don't think there is a "solution". There is a built in speculation factor which is based on too much free cash looking for a profit which has migrated out of normal channels and moved into commodities. It's a bubble and like all bubbles, it has to work itself out. It will, but it will take time. |
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Chuck Gould wrote: I wish I had a solution. I don't. But when poor families are facing a "heat or eat" decision every week while BIGOILCO makes $40-billion profits 40 Bil. is That all????? |
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"Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... The price of a bbl of oil last night. Average retail price for a gallon of unleaded regular, in this state, is now $3.35. That's up 85-cents from the same time last year. Premium typically runs about 30 cents more. The annual spring price gouge we have endured each of the last several years should be getting underway very soon, as the refiners all claim to be passing along the costs of converting from winter to summer formulations. The challenge for boaters who don't care and say, "We can afford to pay for fuel, regardless of the cost", will be the disappearing infrastructure. When the working man has to give up boating because he can't afford to fuel up for a weekend's outing, it guts the infrastructure that everybody depends on. Without the critical mass of the small boaters, many of the service businesses and retailers upon which the entire boating community relies cannot remain in business. There is less justification for the state to set aside marine parks or otherwise prioritize boating recreation. I wish I had a solution. I don't. But when poor families are facing a "heat or eat" decision every week while BIGOILCO makes $40-billion profits it's possible to see the human tragedy in play, even without being able to identify a solution. And this is with a gasoline surplus.. Just wait till supplies run low. Ouch. db |
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D-unit wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... The price of a bbl of oil last night. Average retail price for a gallon of unleaded regular, in this state, is now $3.35. That's up 85-cents from the same time last year. Premium typically runs about 30 cents more. The annual spring price gouge we have endured each of the last several years should be getting underway very soon, as the refiners all claim to be passing along the costs of converting from winter to summer formulations. The challenge for boaters who don't care and say, "We can afford to pay for fuel, regardless of the cost", will be the disappearing infrastructure. When the working man has to give up boating because he can't afford to fuel up for a weekend's outing, it guts the infrastructure that everybody depends on. Without the critical mass of the small boaters, many of the service businesses and retailers upon which the entire boating community relies cannot remain in business. There is less justification for the state to set aside marine parks or otherwise prioritize boating recreation. I wish I had a solution. I don't. But when poor families are facing a "heat or eat" decision every week while BIGOILCO makes $40-billion profits it's possible to see the human tragedy in play, even without being able to identify a solution. And this is with a gasoline surplus.. Just wait till supplies run low. Ouch. db No mystery here...just bend over for Big Oil and its facilitators in the Bush Administration. |
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"Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... I wish I had a solution. I don't. But when poor families are facing a "heat or eat" decision every week while BIGOILCO makes $40-billion profits....................... A few things to remember: 1. You are not entitled to anything... cheap gasoline included. 2. The point of setting up a for-profit business is TO MAKE A PROFIT. 3. Exxon does not set the price of oil. 4. Exxon's profit margins are around 10%, not unreasonable when you compare it to Pfizer, which manages to make 17% on the backs of the sick and dying. Exxon also paid 30 billion in corporate taxes last year which is more than the combined total income tax paid by the bottom 50% of tax payers in the US. Total taxes paid by Exxon exceed 120 billion if you include all taxes (franchise, payroll, property, severance and excise taxes). Their total corporate tax was over 300k per employee. 5. If you are unhappy with the price of gasoline, you may, at any time, take a train, ride a bike, walk, or ride the bus. All of these options will reduce your energy costs. Full disclosure- I am a shareholder of Exxon :-) |
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On Feb 27, 1:00*pm, hkrause wrote:
D-unit wrote: "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... The price of a bbl of oil last night. Average retail price for a gallon of unleaded regular, in this state, is now $3.35. That's up 85-cents from the same time last year. Premium typically runs about 30 cents more. The annual spring price gouge we have endured each of the last several years should be getting underway very soon, as the refiners all claim to be passing along the costs of converting from winter to summer formulations. The challenge for boaters who don't care and say, "We can afford to pay for fuel, regardless of the cost", will be the disappearing infrastructure. When the working man has to give up boating because he can't afford to fuel up for a weekend's outing, it guts the infrastructure that everybody depends on. Without the critical mass of the small boaters, many of the service businesses and retailers upon which the entire boating community relies cannot remain in business. There is less justification *for the state to set aside marine parks or otherwise prioritize boating recreation. I wish I had a solution. I don't. But when poor families are facing a "heat or eat" decision every week while BIGOILCO makes *$40-billion profits it's possible to see the human tragedy in play, even without being able to identify a solution. And this is with a gasoline surplus.. *Just wait till supplies run low.. Ouch. db No mystery here...just bend over for Big Oil and its facilitators in the Bush Administration.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Did you ever think our enemies who seem to control the oil and terrorism have nothing to do with this? It is a fact that you can not dispute that these terrorist regimes want to raise the prices and make the repubs look bad and get voted out of office. After all, repubs shoot back when we are attacked, dems talk.... |
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"hkrause" wrote in message ... D-unit wrote: "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ... The price of a bbl of oil last night. Average retail price for a gallon of unleaded regular, in this state, is now $3.35. That's up 85-cents from the same time last year. Premium typically runs about 30 cents more. The annual spring price gouge we have endured each of the last several years should be getting underway very soon, as the refiners all claim to be passing along the costs of converting from winter to summer formulations. The challenge for boaters who don't care and say, "We can afford to pay for fuel, regardless of the cost", will be the disappearing infrastructure. When the working man has to give up boating because he can't afford to fuel up for a weekend's outing, it guts the infrastructure that everybody depends on. Without the critical mass of the small boaters, many of the service businesses and retailers upon which the entire boating community relies cannot remain in business. There is less justification for the state to set aside marine parks or otherwise prioritize boating recreation. I wish I had a solution. I don't. But when poor families are facing a "heat or eat" decision every week while BIGOILCO makes $40-billion profits it's possible to see the human tragedy in play, even without being able to identify a solution. And this is with a gasoline surplus.. Just wait till supplies run low. Ouch. db No mystery here...just bend over for Big Oil and its facilitators in the Bush Administration. I've managed to "stick it to them" by: 1. Buying a beater 4-cylinder Honda for my running around. (which amounts to about 90% of my travel. Im considering putting a 2" receiver hitch on the Honda and buying a lightweight trailer for light hauling. This will eliminate another 5%. About the only time I'll need my truck is for heavy hauling, RV duties, etc. 2. Managing my trips into town better. i.e. Waiting to go to the DMV until my prescription is ready. 2 for 1 trips, as it were. 3. Selling my Mako (twin yamy's) and purchasing a skiff. Its really all I need. Unless someone invents/discovers a cheap clean source of energy, Many wars will be fought over what little we have. We should do all we can to curb our appetite for petroleum. If we can cut our use by 5-10% and continue finding alternate sources to further this trend, we may avoid the impending doom that surely awaits when so called "peak oil" ...er....peaks. Its coming soon. We should postpone it. db out. |
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