GAS PRICE INCREASE...

[VTSTOMPER]

Yeah, now they are just taking advantage of the public.

[Frank2005]

I filled up yesterday @ $2.67 per gallon. Today the same station was at $3.19.

[slgcmg]

new guy here.. this is pathetic. this is going to kill the economy. there is no way in hell that our already weak economy can sustain this more then 3 weeks. the retailers will suffer. the general public will only go to and from work. no more going out for dinner, shopping etc. bush better step it up. we spent billions of $$ and lost lives helping a worthless country when all the money could have been pumped into our own economy and helping us here.

[VTSTOMPER]

Thank god I pre-bought my home heating oil!

Something will happen - it always does. Remember the 70's? I don't, but my parants told me about it!

[Klaus]

Try $6 at a BP in Atlanta.

Generally, gas is $3.49 - 3.99 /gal for premium.

[ckhagman]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by slgcmng:
new guy here.. this is pathetic. this is going to kill the economy. there is no way in hell that our already weak economy can sustain this more then 3 weeks. the retailers will suffer. the general public will only go to and from work. no more going out for dinner, shopping etc. bush better step it up. we spent billions of $$ and lost lives helping a worthless country when all the money could have been pumped into our own economy and helping us here. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Do you really think that the war was up to this point the only reason gas prices have gone up?

[ckhagman]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by VTSTOMPER:
Thank god I pre-bought my home heating oil!

Something will happen - it always does. Remember the 70's? I don't, but my parants told me about it! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

The funny thing about the 70's oil crisis was the fact that the media and government led everyone to believe that there was a gas shortage and there wasn't.

[Klaus]

Read 'em and weep!

[JMV1210]

Call me crazy, but countries have been invaded and seized, I mean wars have been fought over controlling a countries natural resources. Who should we go to war with?

Why in the world is Atlanta charging 6 plus, when most of the rest of the country is (exception San Fran Area) behind them by about 3 bucks or so…

Maybe the federal government can “ease up” on the federal taxes on gas. Maybe the state can back off on their 60 cents (if not more in some states) tax per gallon of gas.

I need a car that runs on garbage and gets 250 miles to the gallon…..

[Dick Renaud]

3.15 at Indiana/Michigan border, 3.19 to 3.39 across southern MI this afternoon.

[JMV1210]

By the way I heard Hawaii actually passed a law capping gas prices. Not sure that it helps retail though.

http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=8754

[MUH_HUM]

So I'll be the first to admit that I know NOTHING about oil production, but wasn't the gas that we put in our vehicles today refined weeks if not MONTHS ago?

And why is gas 6 bucks a gallon in Atlanta? Are the retailers blaming Katrina?

And if a barrel of crude is up from 55-60 to 70 that is about a what 20% increase? So how it is that fuel prices @ the pump go up MUCH MUCH more than that?

General economic trends are showing that things are pretty strong from what I've read in Forbes, and Business Week. That being said, I think the one potential derailing factor could be oil prices.....Since EVERYTHING is dependant upon fuel it would really cause some heartache.

[JMV1210]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">So I'll be the first to admit that I know NOTHING about oil production, but wasn't the gas that we put in our vehicles today refined weeks if not MONTHS ago?

And why is gas 6 bucks a gallon in Atlanta? Are the retailers blaming Katrina?

And if a barrel of crude is up from 55-60 to 70 that is about a what 20% increase? So how it is that fuel prices @ the pump go up MUCH MUCH more than that?

General economic trends are showing that things are pretty strong from what I've read in Forbes, and Business Week. That being said, I think the one potential derailing factor could be oil prices.....Since EVERYTHING is dependant upon fuel it would really cause some heartache. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

It is called getting raped at the pump all over including Atlanta.

[KenP]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by slgcmng:
new guy here.. this is pathetic. this is going to kill the economy. there is no way in hell that our already weak economy can sustain this more then 3 weeks. the retailers will suffer. the general public will only go to and from work. no more going out for dinner, shopping etc. bush better step it up. we spent billions of $$ and lost lives helping a worthless country when all the money could have been pumped into our own economy and helping us here. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Our economy is not weak.

Excuse me? We didn't go to Iraq to help them. We went there to secure the safety of America. That cesspool was a breading ground for terrorists, just like Afganistan. Thank God for President Bush and his steadfast intolerance to terrorism. Another hit and we'd be ****ed.

[KenP]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Klaus:
Read 'em and weep! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Saw that on FOX News, Klaus. The one across the street was a ton cheaper.

[Albie]

2.71
2.81
2.91

This was at my Cheveron. At shell it was
2.79
2.89
2.99

[mr.jeepster]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by JMV1210:
Call me crazy, but countries have been invaded and seized, I mean wars have been fought over controlling a countries natural resources. Who should we go to war with?

I need a car that runs on garbage and gets 250 miles to the gallon….. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


If you could get a car that ran on bull****, you'd have it made. With every syllable you type, you appear more of a moron. Until you understand geopolitics and WHY America is at war, you should shut the **** up.

[MUH_HUM]

VIENNA, Austria - From papal prayers to telegrams from China, the world reacted with an outpouring of compassion Wednesday for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in messages tinged by shock that a disaster of this scale could occur in the United States.

Islamic extremists rejoiced in America’s misfortune, giving the storm a military rank and declaring in Internet chatter that “Private” Katrina had joined the global jihad, or holy war. With “God’s help,” they declared, oil prices would hit $100 a barrel this year.

Venezuela’s government, which has had tense relations with Washington, offered humanitarian aid and fuel if requested.

The storm was seen as an equalizer — proof that any country, weak or strong, can be victimized by a natural disaster. Images of flood-ravaged New Orleans earned particular sympathy in central Europe, where dozens died in raging floodwaters only days ago.

“Nature proved that no matter how rich and economically developed you are, you can’t fight it,” says Danut Afasei, a local official in Romania’s Harghita county, where flooding killed 13 people last week.

Mourning for 'European' city
Throughout Europe, concerned citizens lamented the loss of life and the damage caused to New Orleans, often described as one of North America’s most “European” cities.

French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder sent messages of sympathy to President Bush. Chirac, who has famously quarreled with Bush over the Iraq war, addressed this letter, “Dear George.”

Pope Benedict XVI said he was praying for victims of the “tragic” hurricane while China’s President Hu Jintao expressed his “belief that that the American people will definitely overcome the natural disaster and rebuild their beautiful homeland.”

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II also sent a message to Bush saying she was “deeply shocked and saddened” at the devastation caused by the hurricane and expressing her condolences, “especially to the families of those who have lost their lives, to the injured and to all who have been affected by this terrible disaster.”

The U.S. Embassy in Bern, Switzerland — a capital at the foot of the Alps hit by flooding last week — said calls were rushing in from Swiss individuals and institutions looking for a way to donate to relief efforts.

“We are getting calls from the Swiss public looking to express their condolences, (and) people are also asking for an account number where they can make donations,” said spokesman Daniel Wendell.

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz called President Bush offering condolences to the victims of the disaster.

On Monday, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Naimi said that Saudi Arabia was prepared to immediately increase its crude oil production to ease the effects of Hurricane Katrina and stabilize world crude prices.

Arguing over aid
The Internet-edition of the Vienna daily Der Standard had recorded 820 postings commenting on a front-page story on the hurricane. One posting asked where money could be donated to the victims, but the question sparked a debate about whether a rich country like the United States needed such aid.

A response argued that hurricane victims who are poor still needed support.

Amid the sympathy, however, there was criticism.

As U.S. military engineers struggled to shore up breached levees, experts in the Netherlands expressed surprise that New Orleans’ flood systems failed to restrain the raging waters.

With half of the country’s population of 16 million living below sea level, the Netherlands prepared for a “perfect storm” soon after floods in 1953 killed 2,000 people. The nation installed massive hydraulic sea walls.

Amid sympathy, criticism
“I don’t want to sound overly critical, but it’s hard to imagine that (the damage caused by Katrina) could happen in a Western country,” said Ted Sluijter, spokesman for the park where the sea walls are exhibited. “It seemed like plans for protection and evacuation weren’t really in place, and once it happened, the coordination was on loose hinges.”

The sympathy was muted in some corners by a sense that the United States reaped what it sowed, since the country is seen as the main contributor to global warming.

[JMV1210]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by desertfox:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by JMV1210:
Call me crazy, but countries have been invaded and seized, I mean wars have been fought over controlling a countries natural resources. Who should we go to war with?

I need a car that runs on garbage and gets 250 miles to the gallon….. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


If you could get a car that ran on bull****, you'd have it made. With every syllable you type, you appear more of a moron. Until you understand geopolitics and WHY America is at war, you should shut the **** up. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ya, by any chance did you see the smiles at the end of the sentence? Who is the "moron"? Shut your fucxxxx pie hole! Get back in the box you new fish.

[Hum2]

BP is a true "GOUGER" and ought to be taken to it's knees for doing so.

Here in NE they warned of a 10-15 cent hike next week...we got 50 cents plus the same day from BP. I will stop buying gas from them, and I hope everyone else stops as well. BP....what does that stand for....Big Pricks?

Ric