Gas Prices

Tom Treks · Gear Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3347

Whiiiiiiiiiineeeey?? What do ya Meeeeeeaaan??

Like I say, you only live once. This gas shortage/gouging is just a mere pittance. No big deal. Just gotta get used to it. 'They' have their 'foot in the door' now. What a shame...

evenstar · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA

imagine if ya could buy Ta-Kil-ya for $2.25 a gallon! Silly

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pfredricks · Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Posts: 347 Location: Peoria, AZ

you know what????
I gave you that gas figure in Euros-

It is actually then about
1.32/ liter (USD)

or 5.28 per gallon (USD)

Probably why these dangerous little cars are so popular over here.

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cactuscat · Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 459 Location: Phoenix

I just got an email forwarded from my sister in Ohio - apparently people are planning another one of those "buy no gas days". Actually, this one is called "stick it up their asses" day - the idea is for nobody to buy any gas on May 19th in protest of the prices. It'll never work, but I thought I'd let you guys know just in case you want to participate.

ck1 · Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 1331 Location: Mesa

Guest · Posted: 5/16/2004, 7:09 pm Post subject:

No change in plans for this girl. I put my young ones on a plane in the beginning of the summer (ahh.... freedom), then when they get back I'll board one for Colorado.

Daryl · Posted: 5/17/2004, 10:56 am Post subject:

I have relatives that have a big place on the beach in San Diego and have said come on down any time. My original plan this summer was to spend a lot of cheap weekends there (since we are saving for the house we are building).
San Diego is the only place in the country that has more expensive gas then Phoenix... go figure.
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evenstar · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA

Daddee · Posted: 5/17/2004, 1:29 pm Post subject:

Tom Treks · Gear Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3347

Uhhhh-huh. Is THAT what he told you now... he's down at the retailer level. Yeah, they're going to feel it. I think he knows a little more than he's willing to fess up with.

How come I keep hearing our gas surplus isn't at risk. Where are the high prices coming from?

whereveriroam · Joined: 16 Dec 2003 Posts: 205 Location: Chandler,AZ

There are a number of reasons with global demand being the biggest. China's economy is growing at a massive rate which means people there are turning in their bikes for cars and their heavy industry has increased it's use. China accounted for 7% of the world's oil consumption last year. Doesn't sound like much but with other emerging countries demand for oil going up that percentage grows. Turmoil in the middle east has a lot to do with it also. With the Iraq pipelines getting blown up all the time and terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia there is fear priced into oil prices. Here everyone likes big pick-ups and SUV's including me, so we burn much more gas than we should. Another thing that may be happening is that there isn't as much oil left as thought and it has been a while since any new major oil fields have been discovered. Royal Dutch Shell, one of the biggest oil companies came out earlier in the year and said that they don't have the amount of reserve oil that they thought they had. Finally OPEC cut back their production in April to fleece us. What can we do; BEND OVER or buy more fuel efficient cars. If it makes you feel better buy gas from either Conoco/Phillips 66 or Citco as of last year they sell no Middle East gas. The Department of Energy keeps track of that if you want to check their website.

fairweather8588 · Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 716

HONG KONG Hong Kong $5.45
UK London $5.23
NETHERLANDS Amsterdam $5.16
FRANCE Paris $4.95
SWEDEN Stockholm $4.58
GERMANY Hamburg $4.53
JAPAN Tokyo $4.25
IRELAND Cork $3.60
SPAIN Madrid $3.59
SLOVENIA Ljubljana $3.58
INDIA Bangalore $3.18
BRAZIL Brasilia $2.81
AUSTRALIA DARWIN $2.75
CUBA Havana $2.56
NICARAGUA Managua $2.36
VIETNAM Hanoi $1.29
UZBEKISTAN Tashkent $1.01
KUWAIT Kuwait City $0.69
EGYPT Cairo $0.55
VENEZUELA Caracas $0.14

found this online shows the price per gallon in other countries (in US$)
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mike · What box? Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 3134

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paintninaz · Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 3515

That's a classic Mike!!! ROFLMAO

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