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  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Well, if that's the case, hopefully he will keep on the same course

    What I like about my 24 gallon gas tank and short commute is I really can't remember when I bought gas.
  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    ONLY $1.64 a gallon for 87 no-lead. That's DOWN a few cents from last fill-up! Whoo-hoo!

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  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,023
    I paid $1.799 for 87 octane. I think that's about the highest I've ever paid. Or if not, its danged close! I figured prices will only go higher though, so after I got home I brought the truck back and filled it up, and also filled up a 5-gallon cannister to use for the tractor, lawnmower, etc. I have a feeling cutting grass ain't gonna be cheap this year!
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    If prices don't drop between now a Memorial day weekend, prices are going to skyrocket over the summer. If they drop between now and then, there's a chance prices will be tolerable.
  • majorthomechomajorthomecho Member Posts: 1,331
    I was in Minnesota this weekend. Filled up here in town on the way up and did not refill until arriving my destination in Minnesota. I have the receipt in the other car, but cannot remember what the price was so I won't post it.

    On the way back, I filled up in Iowa and I remembered that 89 octane with ethanol was cheaper by a couple of cents than the 87 octane without.

    Gas when we got back was around $1.709 for 87 octane.
  • tornado25tornado25 Member Posts: 267
    "The idea of running an oil company IS to make profits. Are they supposed to make NONE? The market decides what they make, doesn't it? My choices, your choices, their choices. All gets mixed around and poof... an agreed upon price that the commodity sells at."

    Thank you, pf_flyer. I really don't understand what it is that people don't understand about free market, capitalist economies. A question for those "complaining" about record profits at oil companies, which to me, is either a) an indictment of any company that does what it should--show record profits quarter over quarter or b) close-mindedly arbitrary about the issue. ONLY oil companies can't make record profits, or they'll decide what a fair profit is. Has it occurred to anyone that by buying the product at a such a horrible price, they are by default, contributing to record profit? Geesh.

    "Let me ask you this, if what OPEC does doesn't control, or at least have a profound affect on gas prices, then why is it every time there's even talk of tight supplies due to either a decrease in production, or an OPEC refusal to increase production to meet an increase in demand, the price at the pump jumps almost instantainiously? OPEC and big oil companies run the world and that's exactly what's wrong with this whole picture."

    Wow, bottgers. The whole, entire world? I so missed the memo on that one. I don't understand why you think that kind of hyperbole helps your argument. How about facts that the oil companies "run the world".

    Why do you think we are the largest market? If we have the largest demand and it's increasing, doesn't elementary economics tell you our prices should be as high as long demand sustains it? If people are willing to continue to buy as much of product without regard to price, should that price not go up until demand slackens? As far as OPEC's effect on gas prices, do you read my posts or dismiss them as too wordy and just keep repeating what you said in the hopes I'll believe it? Again, slowly: Oil is a commodity. It's price is largely, but not entirely, is set by futures buyers and traders. They respond with volatility, unpredictability and often, without sound reason. OPEC says they cut production, futures traders bid up the price of oil contracts due a few months ahead, oil companies compensate for the increase in the cost of their raw product. But, that does NOT EXPLAIN why some places just do not go up, even after that news. The reason, though, is the market itself. Besides, in today's situation, I still do not believe gas prices would drop dramatically over time, even the market was flooded with oil. Unless, of course, you've determined a way to operate your vehicle on Light Sweet Crude?
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    Here in Columbus, GA, I've noticed that gas has gone up 3 cents a gallon in the last couple of days. Stations that were $1.66 to $1.68 a gallon on Monday are $1.69 to $1.71 now.
  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,023
    where gas was "only" $1.709 a gallon for 87. Naturally, my tank was just about full at the time...
  • oregonboyoregonboy Member Posts: 1,650
    Regular goes for $1.97 or so. California is worse. You Easterners doen't know how well off you are. $2.50 by mid-summer.
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    I guess my major complaint about gas prices is this is the only market where there is no price competition. All prices are fixed within a few cents of each other in any given local area. It isn't like you can find the Wal-Mart of gas stations in your local area that sells gas 50 cents cheaper than any of the other stations. Gas is a retail product and should be subject to price competition like any other retail product. Since OPEC and big oil companies have a monopoly on the market, they can, and do get away with setting prices wherever they want.
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    Since OPEC and big oil companies have a monopoly on the market, they can, and do get away with setting prices wherever they want.

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    Have you ever noticed that all cellular companies have comparable plans? How about pizza places--they are all priced close to each other. Other stores watch Wal-Mart and price competitively with them. Have you ever noticed that a comparably equipped Camry, Accord, Galant and Impala all cost roughly the same? It happens in all industries--it's just that the oil companies are the only ones who get scrutinized for it.
  • ghuletghulet Member Posts: 2,564
    Gas is up yet a bit more here, most of the 'biggies' (BP and Shell) are around $2.099 for 87 and $2.299 for 93, while most of the cheaper stations like Citgo are five to ten cents cheaper. I'm always delighted if I can feed one of the hogs for less than $2 a gallon.
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    We've made it to Thursday night before a Penn State football event and the price is STILL running in place at $1.69. It HAS to go up tommorow in time for the influx of RV's that will show up for the game.

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  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    There's a big difference between gas prices and the examples you gave. I can survive without using cell phones. I can survive without pizza. I can buy used vehicles instead of new. Almost every American could survive without all of these things, but almost none of us can survive without gas. It is absolutely essential to our country's economy. Without it, our entire economy crashes. The oil companies as well as OPEC know this and this is exactly why they set the prices wherever they want them. However, they need to be careful just how high they go. Our economy is just starting to come around again and it can't sustain $250-$3 a gallon gas prices for very long. Prices this high for long periods will certainly put our economy right back into a resession.
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    I'm not arguing with you. I was just pointing out that practically every commodity has a market price and all competitors are priced around that market price. We can not blame the oil companies for doing this also. Besides, the nature of every for profit American business is to maximize shareholder wealth. Just because the oil companies seem to do this better than everyone else is not a reason to single them out, either. Profit is not a 4 letter word. Besides, there is much you can do to curtail your fuel spending. Buy a Prius, take the bus, shop via the Internet, watch TV instead of driving to the theater, eat a sandwich instead of driving to McDonald's, plan your errands so you can run them all at one time instead of one each day. Again, I'm not arguing that energy prices aren't important and vital to our economy. I'm just reminding you that all commodities are sold like gasoline is; and, it is their job to make a profit.
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    I agree to a certain extent. Oil companies are a business and they exsist to make a profit, but there's a difference between making a healthy profit and price gouging. This is exactly what they're doing now and it's completely unnecessary. There's absolutely no reason, other than greed, for prices to be going up like they have been for the last month or so.
  • tornado25tornado25 Member Posts: 267
    capitalism ever got on its feet in this country. If you don't like the gas prices, don't pay them. Granted, very difficult in a rural area. But, if you live in an urban area, walk or use public transport. The price is what it is because the market supports that price. This is how small, economy cars finally got a foothold in this country--1970's people could not or would not pay that much for gas, so they used less. Adjusting for inflation (and that, without argument, is the only valid way to view current prices), we are still nowhere near record pricing.

    How do you think new oil is discovered each year? How do you think it's transported from some of the most inhospitable places in the world and hauled halfway around the globe? The profit these companies make is what allow investment in new production exploration and development. Without that, well then, oil would be high.

    (As a note, I don't work for any oil company, gas station, or refinery. My motives are not biased.) My opinion simply reflects that in a market-based, capitalist society, you need to let pricing work itself out. Only in collusion or racketeering situations are screams of "the big bad company's gouging us" valid. Think about this: Wal-Mart has found a way to drive down the price of virtually every consumer product out there, from TVs to toilet paper to clothes to computers. If there was a way to substantially undersell gas stations, would they not do it? Sure, but gas at Wal-Marts that sell gas, although lower, is not substantially so. Gas prices are not a result of gouging by oil companies at the pump. Believe or not, but bottgers, you've got to come to terms that just because something is not good for you, does it mean it's a grand conspiracy of evil.
  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,023
    public transportation just doesn't cut it. Maybe if you're in a highly dense urban area, but it's not just the Mayberrys, Raytowns, Pixleys, and Hootervilles of this world that have poor or non-existent public transportation. It's pretty bad in most suburbs, as well.

    Now if I really wanted to, I could walk to work in about an hour. The drive might take about 7 minutes. But if I were a few miles further out, that wouldn't cut it. I'm sure, in a roundabout way, I could take a bus there, but with God-only-knows how many transfers, and I'm sure it would be an incredibly convoluted route!

    Before I moved, I was about 13-14 miles out from work. I could drive it in about 25 minutes. Or in that same 25 minutes, I could walk to the closest metro bus stop. And that bus only went to the subway station, so I'd have to then get another bus that went to work!

    Most people are over a barrel when it comes to fuel prices, but there are things you can do to still save here and there, like consolidating trips, keeping the car tuned up, tires inflated, cutting out all the un-necessary trips, and so on. Basically the generic stuff they tell you on the internet and the news every time fuel prices rise and people start whining.
  • tornado25tornado25 Member Posts: 267
    I agree with you 100% that only those that live IN sizeable metro areas are able to efficiently use public transport. I also know that those people whose only means of getting to work is a car are affected heavily by gas prices. It's a major cost each month.

    My point, in general, though, is this:

    Many people in my town work in the nearest largish city, 30 mins away. For those people, gas is major cost, as it's 60-70 mi of driving everyday. If gas prices were such a horrible thing, these should either a) move closer to the job, b) find a different job closer to them, c) get a more efficient car or d) stop complaining about how it's the government's fault a commodity that is in high demand globally is not as cheap as they'd like.

    Apartment rents and house prices are not that out of line in the large city as to make moving there from my town an unrealistic idea. People just want to live where they are. Fine, here are the consequences. Perhaps they like their SUV or land barge, so they don't want to buy a Civic or Cavalier. Fine, here are the consequences. And on and on. The point is none of the horror is really because gas prices are too high. It's because the mitigating actions are unappealing.

    Finally, a bit of math--perspective, if you will.

    Say you drive this 30 mi one way commute everyday. (Forget running errands, etc--just look at the commute).

    If you drive a Durango and get perhaps 15mpg (see how easy the math works with made up numbers?). That's 4 gallons of gas a day, 20 per week, 80 per month. For commuting only. At 1.25/gal, that's $5/day, $25/week, $100/mo. At $2/gal, that's $8/day, $40/week, $160/mo. $60/mo, granted can be a lot for many people. But, if $60 is a make or break thing, how can they complain while driving a 15mpg veh? These are the kinds of things that drive me crazy. Complaining about the state of gas prices in general? Understandable. "Gee, I've never seen it this high", kind of stuff people say. But, to be outright upset over it while tooling around in a Suburban makes no sense.

    Topic? Another increase in NE WI on Saturday. Now at $1.869/1.929/1.989. Up 0.080 in a week or so.
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    I'm not really complaining mind you... but I keep reading about places where prices keep edging up and up... and now we've made it through a "football weekend" here in State College (which to the best of my memory ALWAYS leads to at least a temporary bump in prices) and STILL the price of 87 is sitting at $1.69, making it seven weeks with NO fluctuation in price at all.

    I've gone back through the posts here and just as an example, in the same time period my fellow host Mr_Shiftright has report almost a 10% increase in price. Might be interesting if you've posted prices here on a regular basis to go back and see what you were reporting around March 1st and compare it to what you're seeing now. Maybe there's some geographical pattern that makes sense...

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  • catamcatam Member Posts: 331
    must receive a healthy portion of his income from an oil company. It is easy to overlook the ills of your product if you profit from it, just ask any tobacco company exec.
    The other posters are absolutely correct, in our society gas is every bit as necessary as food, clothing and shelter. I can eat ramen noodles if I choose, I can buy my clothes at Wal-Mart, and I can live in a smaller house; if my finances dictate that I need to. However, we all need to get to work every day to support ourselves, and for many driving is the only real solution.
    The oil companies are acutely aware of this and price gas accordingly. The increase in prices will push more people into more efficient cars, but even that will only make a small dent in our countries need for gas.
    BTW, I do take the bus to work about 90% of the time, but I do have to make some time and convenience sacrifices, and my company provides the bus pass for free. If I had to buy my own bus pass, it would only save me about $30 per month, and wouldn't be worth the daily inconvenince.

    Also to PF Flyer, here in SLC UT, gas is running about $1.88 for reg unl. which has been on a gradual upswing from about $1.79 a month ago.
  • tornado25tornado25 Member Posts: 267
    "I guess Tornado must receive a healthy portion of his income from an oil company. However, we all need to get to work every day to support ourselves, and for many driving is the only real solution. The oil companies are acutely aware of this and price gas accordingly."

    Yes, I'm sure oil companies do nothing all day but sit around and try to figure out how much they can increase prices exactly without ticking too many people off. As for the backhanded dig, feel free. I personally couldn't care less that because you cannot understand fundamental economics, you choose to insult my ethics and motives. Boo hoo. Point of fact, which bears repeating since you chose a knee-jerk, haha response instead of reading all my posts, is that I own no oil company shares, know no one who does and am only vague acquaintances with people who manage a gas station.

    "If I had to buy my own bus pass, it would only save me about $30 per month, and wouldn't be worth the daily inconvenince."

    which is precisely my point (and one, that mind you, pretty much destroys the point of the "oil companies must be bad--they're raising the price of a product we all need" theory). If taking your car only costs $30/mo over a bus pass, then what the heck difference does if make what the gas price is? It goes up $0.25 and now you would save $40 a month? I guess I just don't get how griping about the big bad company solves anything. Closest personal example is this: I don't like Wal-Mart. Personally, I think it destroys small business, takes advantages of its workers and in general, just a bad thing. Thus, I don't shop there. But, those are emotional responses. I accept the fact that pump tons of money into communities through property taxes and employs large numbers of people, many of whom might otherwise be unemployed. And to many, most importantly, it gives low prices on everyday items and gives oridnary folks (like me) a chance to get a nice TV or clothe and feed my kids (if I had them). These are good things for the economy in general. In addition, it's hard to be taken of advantage of when you don't have to work there. Don't like the pay or health benefits? Go work at an equally low-entry job with no benefits.

    So, as much as I don't like Wal-Mart and exercise my right not to shop there (I make a probably equally bad decision by shopping at ShopKo or Target), I don't dismiss it as an evil retail empire. And why don't people scream and shout about Wal-Mart like they do oil companies? Because who cares? TVs and jeans are cheap! Gas is expensive!

    Uh wait, never mind Wal-Mart tops the Fortune 500 list (ranked by revenue) and most likely out-profits all the others, too. But, profit's good if it helps me, right?
  • sandman46sandman46 Member Posts: 1,798
    I think what stumps most people is the way the price of gas goes up and why the price isn't uniform all over the continental U S. I would think the price of most items at my Wal-Mart here in South Florida would be the same as the Wal-Mart in say El Paso Texas or Pittsburg Penna. I could be wrong about this, so someone please tell me if I am.
    If someone could give a logical answer...a truthful one, not based on speculation, I think most people would be more comfortable the current situation.
    Does any of this make sense?
    Just my opinion here folks...and no, I don't work for an oil company or Wal-Mart, I work for the U S government.

    The Sandman :-)
  • ghuletghulet Member Posts: 2,564
    I'm pretty sure that's the main reason gas prices in the city of Chicago (which taxes), County of Cook (ditto), State of Illinois (ditto) are higher than somewhere in, say, rural Texas that may not have a city or county tax. There's also the good ol' supply and demand thing. Gas stations are relatively few and far between on the north side of Chicago, and real estate prices and thus operating costs are higher, so gas is pricier.
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    Please email at jimbottger@msn.com. I have some questions for you.
  • iluvmysephia1iluvmysephia1 Member Posts: 7,709
    is still sitting at $1.64 a gallon at the Break Time convenience store. Nope-I'm not complaining. I'll also buy some cheap jeans and decent donuts at WalMart without batting an eyelid-or was that an eyelash? You get the point!

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  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,023
    around $1.799 a gallon at most of the stations around my place in PG county, Md. Over the weekend, I went up to Carlisle PA, and thought about filling up. Most places around there seemed to be around $1.709 a gallon. If I were running on fumes I probably would have, but I still had plenty of gas in the tank before my return trip.
  • tornado25tornado25 Member Posts: 267
    I think you hit the nail square on the head as to why there is the disparity in pricing across the country. Wisconsin's state gas tax is in the Top 5, I'm sure and most certainly in the Top Ten. A state with comparable demographics, population could have gas prices 10 to 15 cents lower simply due to tax differences.

    In addition, you can look at the difference between metro Chicago and other parts of IL. A lot of this difference can be attributed to the formulations the EPA requires be used in different parts of the country. Yet another refining process or step for what otherwise is the same product has to introduce cost. And, when you contemplate that these reformulated versions are typically used in urban (and thus, likely high demand) areas, you only need a basic understanding of economics to see what those prices are higher.

    This has been my only real point. That gas prices are not and cannot be totally correlated to the price of oil. And further, if the POTUS or anyone else could get oil prices down, it does not assure a similiar reduction in gas prices. (Although, I admit, it certainly is probably the best way to try).
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    North of Seattle, $2.15 for premium. Bargain!

    I'd love to see price breakdowns, justifications, and correlations to past increases every time prices jump for unknown reasons. Of course, when you're gouging, you don't have to do that. Money buys right.
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    Tornado25

    You illustrated the perfect difference here. You can choose to shop at other stores because you don't like the way Wal-Mart operates, but people buying gas don't have that option. Sure I could buy gas at Sunoco instead of at the Exxon station, but what's the point? They all operate exactly the same way, and they all charge within a few cents of each other for their product. The oil industry and its prices are strongly ruled and regulated by the iron fists of OPEC and big oil companies. If you don't think they can do exactly what they want, you must be living under a mushroom! BTW, what's up with the taxes in your state? They're ridiculously high? My outlaws live in Wisconsin. I have to admit it's a beautiful state and I wouldn't mind living there myself, but the property taxes are outragous! What is so expensive there that they have to have such high taxes?
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    You hit the nail on the head! They couldn't justify price gouging, which is exactly what they're doing.
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    Wisconsin may have low sales tax? I don't know for sure; but, usually when a state has a low tax in one place, they make up for it somewhere else. For instance, Tennessee has no state income tax, but they have a sales tax of about 9%. Florida has no income tax either, but they make up for their short fall through their lottery. I'm sure something in Wisconsin is lower to make up for the higher property tax.
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    but I think tornado was trying to point out--in his experience--how people who have long distances to drive for work or squawk the loudest about gas prices usually drive Suburbans or Durangos--or a vehicle like these. I think his point was to drive a more fuel efficient vehicle if you have to commute 50 miles a day.
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    Gas is holding pretty steady here in Columbus, GA in the low $1.70's. I have seen it as low as $1.67 a gallon, but most are $1.71 to $1.75 a gallon for regular.
  • tornado25tornado25 Member Posts: 267
    Sort of. My bigger point was in general, there's lots of things people can do to counteract higher gas prices, not the least of which is driving a more efficient vehicle. And, I'm not saying this from the tree-hugging aspect, but from the economic aspect. If a person drives an inefficient vehicle, they are the last person I want to hear complain about gas prices.

    Wisconsin's sales tax is 5%, but sales tax in any state is never a truly punitive thing. Our property taxes are generally high, but that's a function of our school and local use funding mechanism. I live in a small town of 4500. The only funding my town has to pay its police, fire, street maintainence, etc is from its share of property tax. Toss the cost of schools in there and that tax needs to be high to do the funding. Of course, we have a full-time police and a full-time fire department and rescue squad. Can't have low taxes and all the services.

    bottgers, I see your point that gas stations cannot compete in the same way that Wal-Mart competes with the local 5 and dime. My only point is that I simply do not believe the reason for a price increase (or what the price is to begin with) is the result of some nefarious plot. You may and that's fine. We can agree to disagree, no? All I'm saying is there are so many variables that I don't believe you can simply point to big oil and say "they're jacking the price".
  • andre1969andre1969 Member Posts: 26,023
    somebody driving a fuel-inefficient vehicle, and still complain about gas prices, is if they don't have much money to begin with. For instance, a few years back I dated this girl whose family didn't have much money. Her parents had an early 70's Lincoln sedan with a 460 and a '78 Olds 98 with a 403. They were both pretty beat-up, and well past their prime. They simply couldn't afford newer, more efficient cars.

    Now, I guess they could have gone out and bought more fuel-efficient used cars, but that's easier said than done. Those two battlecruisers weren't worth their weight in scrap metal, so there was no resale value. And any used car they bought to replace them would have to be inspected. Sometimes it's easier, and safer, to just go along with what you know, than dumping it for an unknown that could become a money pit.
  • johnyboyjohnyboy Member Posts: 1
    Current prices are 1.74 for regular
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    Got a 6 cent bump today up to $1.759 for 87 in State College,PA
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    .....I drive a Toyota Tercel and I'm one of the loudest complainers in here. My wife drives a Mazda MPV which I also have to gas up. This is the vehicle that hurts the wallet as it only gets about half the mileage my Tercel gets.
  • KCRamKCRam Member Posts: 3,516
    My usual Sunoco truck stop, Palisades Park NJ... the semis were jammed in there, and one crapped out on the way out the driveway... ever watch semis tank up 250 gallons, then have to BACK OUT form the pumps to the entrance driveway?

    87 - $1.699, up 2 cents from 3/29
    89 - $1.799, up 2 cents from 3/29
    93 - $1.879, up 2 cents from 3/29
    94 - $1.919, up 2 cents from 3/29
    diesel - $1.579, unchanged since 3/12 at least

    Diesel still $1.499 at the Mobil in Hackensack.

    Mount Arlington Exxon, Mt A, NJ:
    87 - $1.749
    89 - $1.849
    93 - $1.939

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  • tornado25tornado25 Member Posts: 267
    "The only time I could justify somebody driving a fuel-inefficient vehicle, and still complain about gas prices, is if they don't have much money to begin with."

    I totally agree. You can argue the cost/benefit savings even say what you gain in fuel economy overrides the cost of the car, etc--but I can tell you from personal experience, sometimes it's easier coming up with an extra $5 than it is to come up with the money for a car...
  • 18fan18fan Member Posts: 129
    ... again in Pittsburgh, PA

    $1.799 for regular 87, $1.899 for mid-grade, and $1.999 for premium.

    I hope prices start to drop soon, but I'm afraid we will likely see $2.00 for regular by Memorial Day. :(

    --18fan
  • uga91uga91 Member Posts: 1,065
    at $1.699 for regular unleaded in Columbus, GA.
  • catamcatam Member Posts: 331
    Sorry I didn't respond earlier, been offline for a few days. Anyway I guess you didn't read all my posts either.
    You stated ,"Uh wait, never mind Wal-Mart tops the Fortune 500 list (ranked by revenue) and most likely out-profits all the others, too. But, profit's good if it helps me, right?" at the end of post 1561. Well I am here to tell you you are dead wrong. In this years Fortune rankings, Wal-Mart is number 1 in revenue, with around $260 billion, and profit of $9 billion on that revenue. Exxon was number 2 with revenue about $220 billion, and profit of $21.5 billion.
    There is my exact point, Exxon earns a profit at over 2 times the rate Wal-Mart does.
    Just wait till next year, I'll be willing to bet Exxon and the other oil companies all report record profits from this year's sales.
    BTW, the prices just keep creeping, running around $1.91 for regular unl. here now.
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    And there's no sign of gas prices dropping between now and Memorial Day weekend. That's bad news for all of us because we all know what's going to happen again at the end of this month.
  • bottgersbottgers Member Posts: 2,030
    Yep, we're in for a very expensive summer. Not only are prices not coming down, they continue to inch upward. By June, we won't be able to buy gas anywhere in the U.S. for less than $2 a gallon. Way to go Bush!
  • ghuletghulet Member Posts: 2,564
    Must we go through that again (see, oh, the last 200 or so posts)? As much as I can't stand the man, we can hardly blame him exclusively for gas prices.

    As to prices in general, I keep hearing panicky news reports touting "record gas prices" or "record milk prices" and the like. Well, yeah, since when have prices NOT been at 'record highs' for almost anything? With the exception of electronics, I can't think of anything that costs less than it used to. Ten years ago, I probably could have bought a house in my neighborhood for $200k, now a tear down is worth $400-500k just for the lot, but I don't hear any news flashes about that. Which do you think has a greater impact on people's lives, their inability to pay huge mortgage payments or dropping an extra three bucks in the tank once or twice a week? Adjusted for inflation and salaries, gas is as cheap or cheaper than it's ever been.

    Back on topic, gas is holding here at about $2.099-2.299, more or less the same as two weeks ago.
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    Yes, the idea of the topic is pretty much just to track gas prices around the country to see how they're moving.

    Was down in Doylestown over the weekend and on the trip (basically across the eastern half of PA) $1.759 for 87 seemed to be the standard low price. A couple of places were as high as $1.85 in Quakertown, but within 2 miles you could find less than $1.80.

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