Fuel prices! - Here we go again!

[TboneMan]

Up $0. 09 in 6 days. The store manager said $0. 06 of that was in one day.



$1. 72 at this time and climbing.



This is higher than last year at the same time. I max'ed out at $2. 10 last year by early March.

 

[Shovelhead]

I check this site frequently.

http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/gdu/gasdiesel.asp

It shows the current price trends for On-Road Diesel

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[MO'Donnell]

Yep. Paid $1. 719 last weekend, $159. 9 the previous weekend at the same station.

 

[TnLRacing]

Right now I am paying about an Average of $1. 53 a gallon here in Connecticut

 

[DEickhoff]

You guys B$%&ch to much. Come on up to Kodiak and pay $1. 86 at one of the 5 stations.



Dawna

 

[robobx]

It's gone up . 20 in the last couple weeks here. worst of all most every station is at the same price or slightly higher. up to $1. 559 here in Charlotte, NC

 

[midwestdually]

too be honest with you... does it really make much difference ... i kno i kno... it does but just think about the big rigs that are fillin 2-300 gallons... now THATS a difference

 

[TboneMan]

Originally posted by midwestdually

too be honest with you... does it really make much difference ... i kno i kno... it does but just think about the big rigs that are fillin 2-300 gallons... now THATS a difference

While it is not as significant as and OTR or Hotshotter, I've pump 5,027. 352 gallons of fuel into the truck since December 2000 and spent $7,604. 38 to do so. Ten or twenty cents can make a big difference when you add it up over time.

 

[robobx]

makes a big difference to me. 51,000 miles since 11-23-02 in the truck and 30,000 in the TDI since 10-02



add . 20 a gallon actually it has gone up . 35 since sept.

 

[midwestdually]

ok ok... settle fellas

 

[MLee]

fuel prices

TBONE;

just curious, is there a lot of fuel oil being burned back there for heating purposes?????

That is usually the reason, they give for diesel price increase. out here (see sig) we heat with Nat gas, no fuel oil burners that i know of, and it still SKY ROCKETS.

Marv.

 

[barbwire]

Originally posted by midwestdually

too be honest with you... does it really make much difference ... i kno i kno... it does but just think about the big rigs that are fillin 2-300 gallons... now THATS a difference

Ya it makes a difference, when we know that all it is doing is filling some greedy pockets.

 

[rholcom2]

Bought Fuel this weekend in Greenwood, IN for 1. 519 I think it is a bit outrageous. Someone is making big money. There are no excuses. I see more and more new vehichiles on the road.

 

[Sticks]

It's funny how you can say "Arab Oil Field Terrorist Attack" and the price instantly jumps $. 15 or more, but it takes and act of God to get the price back down to where it was over the course of three months - even if nothing happened at the oil field other than one guy with a grenade strapped to his chest blew up in the parking lot 3 miles away.



As far as the heating oil reflective increases is concerned, in Denver last year the price of Diesel went from $1. 25 at the beginning of the season to a high of $1. 69, then took 10 months to drop back to the $1. 45 we have now (still the lowest I have seen).



Maybe I better fill up today. It's still $1. 45 here, or at least it was yesterday when I went to work.

 

[DEickhoff]

There is but one way to lower the fuel prices and it means a huge sacriface on everyones part (which is why it will never work).



STOP DRIVING!!! (yes I was shouting). If everyone stopped driving and did not purchase fuel the big oil companies (that is who we are lining the pockets of) would begin to drop prices (supply/demand). But to get the prices back down to under a dollar per gallon we would need to not drive for a couple of weeks to a month. This is just not possible to do. I for one love to drive my truck.



This is the only way I can think of.



Dawna

 

[robobx]

I would think that bio d would make a huge dent. but they gotta sell more to make the cost come down and the large numbers aren't gonna buy it until the price does come down.

I would love to see all city busses and school busses running bio. then start on semis

 

[Shovelhead]

If you stop driving, the companies will shut down production, leading to short-term reductions in price, followed by astronomical hikes when demand rises above supply.

The oil companies will laugh all the way to the bank.

 

[98rammer]

$1. 73 right now, not as bad as $1. 99 last winter--and this winter has been colder.

 

[Tony T.]

Originally posted by DEickhoff

There is but one way to lower the fuel prices and it means a huge sacriface on everyones part (which is why it will never work).



STOP DRIVING!!! (yes I was shouting). If everyone stopped driving and did not purchase fuel the big oil companies (that is who we are lining the pockets of) would begin to drop prices (supply/demand). But to get the prices back down to under a dollar per gallon we would need to not drive for a couple of weeks to a month. This is just not possible to do. I for one love to drive my truck.



This is the only way I can think of.



Dawna

You are basically on the the right track, but we need to curve that a little I think. Not just stop driving altogether, but stop going "yes" a (sacrifice). You know you've been promising little "JIMMY" that trip to Disneyland, or Disney World, or that trip to Yellowstone, or that trip to The Grand Canyon. "Yeah call them reservations off", and give the reason fuel prices are just too high ( make sure you give this reason) I believe we will just stay home. I believe as time goes on the fuel will increase more from year to year. If you think about it the fuel prices have only came up a little compared to the inflation of other items. If it keeps going I'll say the fuel prices will get to be like in Europe, and other countries "High as Hell". This is the age of the almighty "credit card" and some living beyond there means. My theory is if they lowered prices they would more than make up the difference in volume sales. There would be more people out, and about for those Sunday drives contributing to more money flowing to stores, restaurants, etc. More vacations taking place etc. Just a few would not make a difference, but a whole country would, here is the challenge though "let the other guy sacrifice I'm going for a good time". Supply and Demand fuel shortage (BS-IMO) these people having a tough winter on the upper east coast "yes they are" but they should not be "gouged" an neither should we not having a bad winter. JMHO!

 

[skobylenski]

Here's what I don't understand: when prices go up Tuesday morning, does that mean the retailer is getting more money for the same fuel that was in his tanks Monday night? I understand the the suppliers are raising prices, but not on the fuel that is in the storage tanks. That fuel is already out of the hands of the supplier and is controlled by the guy who owns the pumps. If you ask me, prices should go up at the pump when new fuel is delivered. The same thing should happen with price drops. That way you are paying for the fuel in the storage tanks, not the fuel that is under control of the suppliers.



Okay, I'll get off the virtual soapbox now and pay the astronomical prices just like everyone else.