Fuel will rise to $5 even $6 a gallon.

[mainer29]

Most energy experts predict fuel will rise to $5, even $6 or more a gallon before this decade ends.



http://bottomline.nbcnews.com/_news...ll-change-the-way-this-industry-operates?lite

 

[Prairie Dog]

$5 yes, $6 is doubtful within this decade. Too many things start happening when fuel gets up to that kind of figure. Consumption drops, interest in other technologies is embraced.
The sky isn't falling.

 

[EGroeneveld]

Well every time a think we should get another SUV or something I think back to the summer of 2008 when I was paying 4. 85 for diesel. Yep that sucked filling up my pickup and my Ford Diesel Excursion. My work commute is only 8 miles round trip but in the summer we do a lot of traveling for camping and riding. I'm sure we'll all see $5 diesel in the next few summers and $6 diesel will be within the next ten years as the new normal summer diesel price.



Just think back in 1999 gas was around $1 a gallon and skyrocket to 1. 30ish during the summers.



Bottom line for me is, we will always live close to work. We will continue to camp, rv, travel etc... but we'll always keep in our minds that when buying things the fuel prices could easily double again. So we need to leave room in the budget for that possibility. Also my next car purchase will be for something that can knock down 40MPG.



But I do agree that if gas prices all of a sudden hit $6 a gallon in just the next summer or two. There would be hell to pay for all the politicians. Even though its a world wide supply and demand thing.



But we always have that chance of Israel bombing Iran and starting a WW3. I'd be scared what fuel prices would do then if to many middle eastern counties started fighting. Or china and japan, etc...

 

[Beast2B]

Also my next car purchase will be for something that can knock down 40MPG.

My commute is 65 miles roundtrip, hence the VW TDI for 42-45mpg! I paid $4. 399 yesterday in Sacramento, so 40+ makes sense

 

[HBarlow]

Each of you can help lower the price of diesel fuel in the voting booth in November. The current high prices were driven by restriction on supply and additional regulations imposed by the current administration.

 

[Don]

I agree with the TDI (we have one too) and I agree with the voting booth.
Don

 

[Dman]

Harvey - Thats Bolox and you know it. Why try to influence others with your poison? Please find a constructive hobby away from the keyboard!

 

[ata]

Harvey - Thats Bolox and you know it. Why try to influence others with your poison? Please find a constructive hobby away from the keyboard!

Somebody does not listen to the news or read a news paper. Green Energy will not make it.

 

[BIGNASTY]

Or you can do you commute in style its a little cool in the winter and smells bad in the summer but is always happy to see ya and TAKES NO GAS, BUT MAKES IT!!

 

[HBarlow]

Harvey - Thats Bolox and you know it. Why try to influence others with your poison? Please find a constructive hobby away from the keyboard!

It's sad that you have so little understanding of the country you were born in and live in. I know with certainty that what I wrote is the absolute truth. I think you're going to get to see it regardless of what you wish to believe.

 

[Cummins12V98]

In his speech tonight he made it sound like he is not afraid to use our resourses. Drill baby drill!

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

Most energy experts predict fuel will rise to $5, even $6 or more a gallon before this decade ends.

Before the decade ends?? We're only 50 cents shy of the $5 mark already, at least around here!

 

[EGroeneveld]

My commute is 65 miles roundtrip, hence the VW TDI for 42-45mpg! I paid $4. 399 yesterday in Sacramento, so 40+ makes sense

I do like the VW TDI models! My wife's 2007 Camry Hybrid just went past 100,000 miles so we're still good for a few years for her. But I've been thinking about getting a smallish run around town car and for out of town when we are not needing to haul the camper and toys. All the VW TDI models are in the running plus the Toyota Prius, another Camry Hybrid, and a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon My wife will not drive the dually, and in the summer I wish I could leave the Truck Camper on the truck and the trailers hooked up as we do a lot of 3 weekends in a row type camping and riding. Could really use a daily driver for me. The Jeep would let me flat tow behind the camper and do more off road site seeing when traveling.

 

[EGroeneveld]

Before the decade ends?? We're only 50 cents shy of the $5 mark already, at least around here!

I bet we'll have $5/gallon diesel next summer or 2014 summer. The US can cut all it wants but China and Asia is buying all the oil they can for the future and now. Remember they are adding cars like crazy and there is 3 times the population in China as the US.

 

[WCPoe]

I bet we'll have $5/gallon diesel next summer or 2014 summer. The US can cut all it wants but China and Asia is buying all the oil they can for the future and now. Remember they are adding cars like crazy and there is 3 times the population in China as the US.

Ok,Ok, --- I keep hearing everyone say that if we improve and develope our oil domestic oil resources the global demand just steps in. Either it's exported or we pay the global market price. I think we should fully develop our resources to ensure our independence, security and on oil that get exported it gets taxed accordingly so those foreign interests will help pay down our debt. What's so hard about that. It's just leveling the playing field. China is fixing their prices to their benefit and our loss. Let's get smart about this.
Come on people let's stop paying the global price and funding the Jihad effort and use what resources we have to be the world power we should be. Ok, I'm ready I got my flame suit on. Let 'er rip.

 

[WCPoe]

MORAL: Vote very carefully in November; the bells are not always audible!

Old Butch The Rooster

>

> John was in the fertilized egg business.

>

>

> He had several hundred young layers (hens), called 'pullets,' and ten

> roosters to fertilize the eggs.

>

> He kept records, and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot

> and was replaced.

>

> This took a lot of time, so he bought some tiny bells and attached

> them to his roosters.

>

> Each bell had a different tone, so he could tell from a distance,

> which rooster was performing.

>

> Now, he could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report by

> just listening to the bells.

>

> John's favorite rooster, old Butch, was a very fine specimen, but

> this morning he noticed old Butch's bell hadn't rung at all!

>

> When he went to investigate, he saw the other roosters were busy

> chasing pullets, bells-a-ringing, but the pullets, hearing the

> roosters coming, would run for cover.

>

> To John's amazement, old Butch had his bell in his beak, so it

> couldn't ring.

>

> He'd sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next one.

>

> John was so proud of old Butch, he entered him in the Saint Lawrence

> County Fair and he became an overnight sensation among the judges.

>

> The result was the judges not only awarded old Butch the "No Bell

> Piece Prize," but they also awarded him the "Pulletsurprise" as well.

>

> Clearly old Butch was a politician in the making. Who else but a

> politician could figure out how to win two of the most coveted awards

> on our planet by being the best at sneaking up on the unsuspecting

> populace and screwing them when they weren't paying attention?

>

>MORAL:

Vote very carefully in November; the bells are not always audible!

 

[RonD]

Harvey is completely 100% correct, the people now in charge hate oil and coal, love wind and Solar, my Dodge won't pull well with a fan on top for power, the Country is in a sad condition

 

[EGroeneveld]

Ok,Ok, --- I keep hearing everyone say that if we improve and develope our oil domestic oil resources the global demand just steps in. Either it's exported or we pay the global market price. I think we should fully develop our resources to ensure our independence, security and on oil that get exported it gets taxed accordingly so those foreign interests will help pay down our debt. What's so hard about that. It's just leveling the playing field. China is fixing their prices to their benefit and our loss. Let's get smart about this.

Come on people let's stop paying the global price and funding the Jihad effort and use what resources we have to be the world power we should be. Ok, I'm ready I got my flame suit on. Let 'er rip.

You miss read me, I am saying drill baby drill! Also even if we drill and tap everything its really not going to reduce the rising costs of gas at the pumps because China and Asis will buy all they can. So yes my next car will likely be a 40mpg model, I'll keep my truck for real hauling duties. I believe we need to drill and tap everything possible so the USA can have the jobs and the money from selling to China and the rest of the world. Its stupid to me to not try making money on the oil, gas, coal, timber, wheat, corn, etc... we have. Natural resource jobs are REAL jobs that cannot be shipped off shore.

 

[rrl989]

and how much do those Chinese folks pay for a gallon of diesel? Is it equivalent to $4-$5

 

[ata]

and how much do those Chinese folks pay for a gallon of diesel? Is it equivalent to $4-$5

I don't know what they pay in China. But if you look around Canada, Europe or heck even Hawaii our fuel price here in the 48 are CHEEP compared to most of the world. I don't like paying $4. 00 plus a gallon anymore than anybody else. Buy my problem is sending all our money to the Middle East. We need to use our oil and gas and hope some of the money stays here. Some day we are going to get in another squeese from the Middle East and we won't have a back-up and it will take to long to get our production up and running if we don't get it done now. If you were not driving in 1970 you really don't know what a fuel shortage is. I think it was 70 but it could have been 69 or 71. If you didn't know someone that owned a gas station you were looking for rides.