Fafhrd on 16/4/2006 at 04:07
Quote Posted by Frikkinjerk
They've even intentionally sunk ships as an excuse to jack up prices.
Do you have any idea how many billions of dollars in lost revenue occurs whenever a supertanker sinks or is breached? Far far more than they could possibly make up for by increasing gas prices afterwards.
Wyclef on 16/4/2006 at 04:20
Quote Posted by JACKofTrades
no u
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RyushiBlade on 18/4/2006 at 19:58
This thread seems to have wandered enough for me to mention, more diplomatically, what Dirty_Brute said. Gas prices have risen from $2.20 to $2.79 per gallon in the past three weeks (here in St. Louis.) This is all due to the panic over a war with Iran.
Gas prices, right now, are raising not because there is a lack of supply, but because there is a potential lack of supply if we (you yanks) go to war. A quick article from Bloomberg which touches on this can be found here: (
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=af8cXyiGIPSQ&refer=home) Oil Rises to Near Record as Iran's Dispute May Lead to Attacks.
(Wow, sorry. My internet seems to have cancer.)
Convict on 18/4/2006 at 20:06
Link doesn't have an address Ryushi.
D'Juhn Keep on 18/4/2006 at 22:14
Oh yes, this.
Forgive me, but did you just ask me to read your proof as "See this graph? IMAGINE that it's something different. QED." This is the fundamental part of what I want to see proof of in your argument. Not saying there ISN'T any or that you're wrong, but you haven't given it yet is all ;)
Edit: I hadn't looked at this for a while:
Inline Image:
http://www.wtrg.com/daily/small/cbfclose.gifWhen I started looking at it (late 2003) it was at $30 max.
Stitch on 18/4/2006 at 22:40
Quote Posted by Starrfall
Anyways, the main thing is that gasoline shouldn't be viewed as a luxury item. It's not like a CD. If CDs were $30 each, people would just stop buying them. But for many people the option of not buying gasoline isn't really possible. For others it probably is, and others are probably in the middle.
This would actually be one of the instances in which good 'ol Strontz is right.
Not to pick on you specifically as you and your coworkers are doing your best to minimize gas consumption, but the fact is we always have a choice. We've lived with cheap gas for so long we've come to believe that it's standard to have simultaneous access to good jobs, cheap housing, and affordable transportation, and that's simply not the case. Gas may not be a luxury, but commuting 100 miles each day from a large, affordable house in the suburbs certainly is.
America was planned and built on the cheap price of gas, and now that we're slowly catching up with the rest of the world the system is starting to crack. The good news is we'll eventually sort this out and then we'll be all the better for it. The bad news is the transition will be long and painful.
Rug Burn Junky on 18/4/2006 at 22:53
I've got an even better reason to boycott Exxon/Mobil. Can you believe that I pulled into not one, but TWO of them on Sunday, and neither of them had any premium for sale, only regular?
As if I'm going to pollute my gas tank with that shit.
Fuckers didn't even have the decency to put a sign out front.
Thank god for Hess, I'll tell you that.
Paz on 19/4/2006 at 00:25
We don't need water, we can exist perfectly happily on the smug sense of self-satisfaction that we're better than everyone else.
SD on 19/4/2006 at 00:42
Quote Posted by AR Master
acheive
achieve
RyushiBlade on 19/4/2006 at 01:57
So... Basically:
1) The price of oil has gone up considerably due to the gas companies hitching up the prices and the threat of war with Iran.
2) Once gas reaches a certain price (anyone care to take a guess? I'd say $5 a gallon) we'll start a more rapid switch from gasoline to E85 and more fuel efficient cars (that one car that gets 330mpg? Very cool). All the rich people will be ok and all the poor people won't be able to afford the fancy new cars. Thank god I'm rich.
3) English people are still cooler than everyone else. And the girls dig our accents. Yep.
Is that all we've established so far?
