jbarnett31 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 what is going on with the gas in your area. everyone is going nuts here and the stations are running out and the prices are already at $5 a gallon in some places. is it like this everywhere or is it just a bunch of idiots around here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARRY BRUDZYNSKI Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Price gouging is happening everywhere, Up here in Mi. I have heard that in Hillsdale county gas going for $5.29 a gal. Around here in Detroit gas went from $3.59 last night to $3.99 this morning, have yet to see what it's at after work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveS Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I haven't noticed it today, here in the Pacific Northwest we might be a little bit behind the hurricane panic. Gotta love that, raise the prices just in case something goes wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony302600 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 It only went up 20 cents here. My girlfriend called me last night andtold me to fill up because people were going crazy at the gas stations saying its going to be $5.00 a gallon plus. Its price gouging again, just like after 9/11 happened. Member that...in a matter of 4 hours gas jumped $4 a gallon for one night. /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek.gif Stupid people make smart people rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastendpowerstroke Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I put $20 in the truck on the way to work yesterday at the cheapest station around @ $3.55 per gal cash ($3.61 credit) I didn't have any more cash. this morning I ran out to fill up and it was up to $3.65 cash .10 overnight. It's criminal what the oil company's are doing to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Stupid car with the PCM programmed for 94 octane. 1.539 a litre. Roughly $6 a gallon, depending on which gallon you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 A buck 41 per liter... and we live right over top of it.... This is most confusing.... crude is dropping in proce but now a far away hurricane is affecting the price of gasoline EVERYWHERE?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 All our stations went from $3.79 to $3.99 this afternoon...... /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamageINC Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I paid $3.80-something on Tuesday, today I just paid $4.35. Hey, at least the dollar's getting stronger, right?? /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eeeesh.gif Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysonfordtech Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Well guys as much as it sucks to pay out the nose for fuel, there is a good that comes from it. The price mechanism performs the task of rationing a scarce resource. If fuel was set by law at a level as low as it was before there was a reduction in supply it would encourage wasteful consumption. Think about ice after a hurricane. At 2 bucks a bag you would take as many as you could to keep your food cold, have some for your drinks and have extra just because. The supply being limited there would be a shortage in no time. The person with insulin that had to be refrigerated could and would likely be without something they need to sustain life while a few people would have a frosty beer. However if the price of ice was 8 bucks a bag you would take only what you had to have to make sure what was important to you was protected. Sometimes we forget that fuel moves throughout North America. The price of fuel will react to a supply disruption anywhere on the grid and will show the most pronounced change closest to the shortage. If you care for a better explanation of this idea here is a link http://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2007/Mungergouging.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Clark Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 On the way to work on fri. it was $3.62,on the way home $3.99. I left to go on a trip sat morning and paid $4.39. it's out of control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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