biggun6ss Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Here in Borger, Texas we are paying 2.90 for the cheap stuff. Supposed to go up even more because of the hurricain. I heard around 3.30 for the cheap stuff next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeBrian Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 2.69 here in Connecticut.If the gas prices get too high America is going to look like downtown Hong Kong.I can hear the traffic report in the morning already---"We have a large bicycle accident on rt.I-95 near exit 15 involving a huffy,mongoose,cannondale and trek police are on the scene investigating and treating bruised knees". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reded Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 OK now its gettin ridiculous. Seen this morn that 87 octane is over $3.00 in KC and they say it'll be $4.00 before its all over with due to Katrina. This fuckin blows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holyman Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 What I can't understand is WHY the prices are sooo high. The US has control of the middle east, got Texas and Alaska and Venezuela and Russia that all have millions of gallons of oil and now because a storm wipes out New Orleans {I'm not minimizing the tragedy there} all of a sudden prices have to get higher. I never knew that New Orleans was such a major oil shipping hub that it would cripple the supply of oil. This is plain ol' stupid. I have even been thinking of buying a deisel and running it on corn oil or biodeisel or something. Definitely looking into getting a knock around streetbike that I don't care if it gets trashed. Just to save $$$ on fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sampleba Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 $2.99 For 87 oct. $3.21 For 93 oct. in Alpena Mi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sampleba Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 What I can't understand is WHY the prices are sooo high. The US has control of the middle east, got Texas and Alaska and Venezuela and Russia that all have millions of gallons of oil and now because a storm wipes out New Orleans {I'm not minimizing the tragedy there} all of a sudden prices have to get higher. I never knew that New Orleans was such a major oil shipping hub that it would cripple the supply of oil.This is plain ol' stupid. I have even been thinking of buying a deisel and running it on corn oil or biodeisel or something. Definitely looking into getting a knock around streetbike that I don't care if it gets trashed. Just to save $$$ on fuel. 410035[/snapback] Is this just an unplanned cover up for the oil companys to raise their oil prices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee0044 Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 i just saw 2.95$ for regular unleaded... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRed350x Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Wyoming sounds like we have the cheapest around. Still $2.49 for 85. Only $.20 more for 91. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombatTalon2 Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 (edited) Tucson is holding strong at 2.49 for 87 octane Edited August 31, 2005 by CombatTalon2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggun6ss Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 The reason for the high spike in gas prices ( 3 dollars and over) is because of the hurricain. The ports in the gulf are where most of the oil unlaoding stations are. If you can't unload oil tankers, oil refineries can't run. If oil refineries can't run, they can't make gas. This creats a shortage causing high fuel prices. The plants in the gulf produce 30% of the nations fuel, around ten million barrels a day. They are saying that Atlanta will completely run out of fuel by next week. Because of all of this, I have to work 12 hour shifts I can see some new banshee parts coming my way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holyman Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 I just got the shock of my life... $3.31 for 87 {low grade} in Chicago suburbs. This is either massive price gouging, panic, or the beginning of the end of the US economy. The only plus side to this is with a failing economy the mortgage interest rates should fall drastically and I will be able to make some money finally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scream'ntwostroke Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 now yu guys are paying what us canadians are, it relaly is a shame, cananda has ALot of oil due to alberta and up north. i seen on TV that in a pie graph 40% is the price of crude its self, 20 something is tax provincially, 2.5 is federal tax to pay off our deficit, even tho we payed it off a few years ago our pm still wont remove those crap taxes, in which could of got our gas downt o like maybe below 85 cens a litre, right now in my home town gas is 99 cents a litre for 87, idk how many litres to the gallon but i know we have been paying over 3.00 a gallon like u guys are right now for a longggg time, since like the beginning of summer, when i buy prem,ium 91 at the jump its a 1.10 a litre.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blue Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 What i find interesting is they are charging near 3.00 a gallon for gas here and alot of the gas stations havent even had new shipments of fuel yet the are raping us with higer prices on gas they picked up .50 cents cheaper than what they are selling it for a couple days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holeshotkid Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 $3.19 for 87 octane here. Christ, it cost 80 bucks to fill my truck up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian060 Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 3 bucks a gallon here in ny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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