Gas prices finally drop

[Rodger Tellefson]

Reaper,



That's $0.50 lower that it is our here in Ca.

 

[TrainTrac]

Rodger,



How much of your price per gallon is taxes?

 

[Bill V]

gas is dropping quite nicely here...

2weeks ago gas was 3.95, i filled up yesterday for 3.48

Well, if you're one of those people who believe the Big-Oil-fixing-prices conspiracy theories, then you can definitely say they were successful in changing the American thought process on fuel prices. A year or so ago, putting a smiley face after the phrase "i filled up yesterday for 3.48" would have been completely unthinkable.

 

[TrainTrac]

I sometimes get the impression that people think oil executives hold clandestine meetings where they unilaterally decide to set the price of oil and gas in order to maximize their profits. After maniacally laughing about how they are gouging the American public, they then go swimming in pools of gold ala Scrooge McDuck.

:lol:

 

[Andy Chase]

It went back up 20 cents here yesterday. It was 3.49 on the way into work, 3.69 after work. I found it near my house for 3.56 though.

 

[Ryan Schaecher]

Crude keeps dropping, and the dollar is gaining strength. This is good for America.

And is absolutely horrible for Nanci, Harry, and Barack.

 

[ray moyer]

putting a smiley face after the phrase "i filled up yesterday for 3.48" would have been completely unthinkable

yea... who would of thought id ever be happy about paying 3.48 for gas... pfft i remember paying 1.89 when i first got my license.

 

[Bill V]

i remember paying 1.89 when i first got my license.

You're clearly quite young--I remember the problems that came up when stations were needing to modify their signs to include a digit in front of the decimal point for the first time ever. And I'm only 38...

 

[TomT]

yea... who would of thought id ever be happy about paying 3.48 for gas... pfft i remember paying 1.89 when i first got my license.

It was 29 cents a gallon when I started driving.

 

[Fudged Undies]

TrainTrac,



Don't know if it's a conspiracy, but the convenience/coincidence of record profits quarter after quarter when gas prices continue to hit record highs and the country doesn't seem to be doing that well really makes one wonder what's going on. It makes perfect sense that there is some type of "fixing" going on. It strikes me as very odd that if prices are adjusting according to S/D and a global market, oil comp. profits would probably be better but I have to question if they should be/have been so good.

 

[Bill Barber]

Ah the good old days

Anyone remember the gas wars the local stations would have? ( I remember 18 cents a gallon)

Star and bar stations where you got a stamp for each gal you bought, sorta like blue chip stamps, fill up your book and get free gas. Oh the mammerys

 

[Carey Frennier]

It was $ 0.85/gal for a short time when I started driving. For the longest time it was $1.25/gal then it seemed like it just blasted it's way to $4.50/gal.

 

[TomT]

I remember those days Bill. That was back when your local gas station was also your local repair garage. I pumped gas in high school at a Humble station back then. Hell, most people today don't even know what a "full service" gas station is.

 

[ray moyer]

You're clearly quite young--I remember the problems that came up when stations were needing to modify their signs to include a digit in front of the decimal point for the first time ever. And I'm only 38...

yep... im pretty young... only 19

 

[Bill Barber]

Thread is turning into a time machine

Late 50s I was a lube rack technician 80 cents an hr, lube, oil and filter wash the windows, vacuum the car was 16 bux ($1.50 extra for complete car wash)

For you youngins, back in the day one could actually inject grease into all joints and pack wheel bearings

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

TrainTrac,



I think that the tax on gas out here in CA is about $0.50. :wacko:

 

[Bill Barber]

$0.63.9 on gas $0.72 on Deisel in kali

 

[TrainTrac]

Just goes to show that gov't's "windfall profit" is greater than that of the oil companies.:angry:

 

[KentheREALone Z]

$3.44 & 9/10 today in NC.



I'm glad the Wall Street Traders on futures now have to take delivery of 50% of their purchase. A little research does alot. Gas started dropping the day it went into effect.



Firing up the 500 Good thing you all took out 5 & 6 year loans on hybrids ....

 

[Jim parnell]

I remember when gas was $.25/gal vey well, was in the early 70's in high school, people with caddy's could fill up for $5.00