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You know, I agree with you 100%. It's almost like you were riding with me
the other day when I was talking to my buddy. I was saying about how much
of an impact if consumers would strike for even one day across the nation of
how MUCH that would impact them.
I think a clear message needs to be sent. We won't take this and we know
we're getting screwed. It just pisses me off when I have to fill up and see
what i'm paying.
There has to be some regulation in place and I for one feel like we are all
getting taken advantage of.
Thomas
"Zinfer" <rmassman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone else feel the oil companies are really pushing it too far?
> Going over the edge with the whole oil prices gig?
> I guess the norm would be to say, well you gotta pay it...what are you
> going to do?
> Hmm. Well scrap the vacation. So much for that long road trip. Get
> rid of the SUV. Work 4 10 hour days instead of 5 8's. Remove the
> commute by moving or getting a closer job. Telecommute? Public
> Transport, bus and train. Just to name a few. If this is a long term
> thing-which I think it is (I don't see prices going back down) then
> were in for alot of trouble. Anyone else think we'll see $1 something
> for gas again?
> Not sure why they don't glut the market with the Strategic Petroleum
> reserve to drive the prices back down. Well, then again I gotta
> consider who we have in office right now then I guess it puts it all
> into perspective. Wouldn't want to separate his buddies from their
> record profits.
> The people that actually work for a living at the refineries aren't
> getting rich, that's for sure. Guess it's just the execs pocketing
> all of it since they don't want to put anything into building more
> refineries, which should drive prices even higher since we just CAN'T
> keep up with demand. They'll have it up to 3.00 before summer's out.
> And then my oh my, another excuse among the plethora of them to jack
> prices because heaven forbid, low and behold it just might get cold
> outside. Wow, now that's unexpected! We just might not be able to
> keep up with demand. Demand? 20 or 30 years ago I'd have agreed that
> we used more. I used to have to pump 20 to 30 gallons a week in my
> Ford LTD Broham. Now with compact lightweight all aluminum, plastic
> and fabricated autos I maybe use half that and travel further. So I
> use less. Therefore the price is more?
> Off on a tangent I think that even if we burned 1 gallon a week the
> price of the gallon would then be $20 to $30. They can't be beat.
> I'll wager even switching to the new Hydrogen engine won't work. The
> fuel (now known as energy) companies will get their fingers in it,
> We'll be filling up at a BP (renamed to BE) or Speedway and we'll have
> the very same charade.
> I don't believe it's supply and demand. I feel it's artificial S&D.
> Produce less to drive up prices. I believe it's pure and raw as well
> as legalized employee theft by the Corporate CEO's, execs and managers
> raiding pension funds, employee benefits, 401k's, general and overtime
> wages yet not sacrificing 1 iota themselves.
> With imported and exported cheap labor driving wages down and energy
> barrens driving prices up I don't see how things can improve. But
> maybe it's just an Ohio thing. Maybe things aren't like this all over?
> If there were a way all of us could work together it'd be a cinch, but
> we can't even go 1 day without buying fuel. That's asking just way
> too much.
> Wow! What a thing a fuel boycott would be to see happen. Shew!
> Now the look on an oil execs face would be just priceless. A day that
> everyone just has had it up to here with this. A day? A week? Dare I
> say a Month? WOW! Could you imagine all hell breaking loose? Prices
> plummeting to what-60 cents/gallon? Aw the poor poor oil barrens.
> Yep, I know, couldn't happen. Can't even go a single day. Still it'd
> be fun.
> Knowing how the two are joined at the hip an executive order would
> probably be issued that if we don't buy gas were going to be sent to
> Guantanamo Bay for our conspiracy in affecting our national security.
>
>
> On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 21:47:02 -0400, "ProStreet36"
> <prostreet36@rcn.com> wrote:
>
>>The difference here is the average worker commutes 15-20 miles per day
>>just
>>to go to work. I travel 23 miles one way! My fuel costs add up very
>>quickly. In the UK, 100 miles is a long way, in the US, 100 years is a
>>long
>>time.
>>
>>Pete
>>
>>
>>"Martin White" <guddler@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:1123576313.483901.80900@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>>You guys crack me up big time when you start whinging about the price
>>of your fuel!!
>>
>>Assuming the $2.55 is per gallon, that's around about 5 litres i think.
>>
>>We're on £0.95 per litre, which to round it up to round figures puts
>>us up at around about the $10 per gallon price mark. Maybe $8 or $9 if
>>we're lucky.
>>
>>Yesterday i took a 5 hour round trip to deliver some fixed PCBs and
>>pick up some chips (and obviously spend a pleasent day with another
>>collector, that would have been insanity otherwise).
>>
>>Two weeks ago i did a two hour detour on top of another 5 hour round
>>trip for a Space Invaders mirror and a B&W monitor.
>>
>>I have been known to do a 10 hour round trip for a Tron cab once too. 4
>>or 5 hour round trips are about the norm.
>>
>>If you don't make the effort, you don't get anywhere!!
>>
>>
>>
>>Martin.
>>PS: I drive a car that costs £50 per tank of fuel too (roughly $100).
>>And, NO, I'm not loaded!!!
>>
>>
>
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