Gas Prices

[DeepDiverBob]

OKay, these are now officially out of control. Its been a long running joke, but now, I am just about to the point where I cant afford to go to work. I am alread canceling all dive trips that I have planned with the exception of this weekend and maybe my Thanksgiving trip to Florida. I just cant afford to go anywhere at 3 bucks a gallon.

[MgicTwnger]

It's up to $3.19 in Springfield, and I've heard of higher prices and rationing in some small towns. I'll bet the big oil companies are still making out like bandits, though.

[DeepDiverBob]

Not to mention a certain Commander-in-Chief...

[MgicTwnger]

Not to mention a certain Commander-in-Chief...
You mean George W. Haliburton? Oh NOoooooooo......

[Atlaua]

Just talked to my parents...as much as $5.19 in Atlanta.

Soooo....who wants to share a ride down to Mermet this weekend?

[MgicTwnger]

James,

I would except I'm 90 miles from you and will be leaving at 5:30 Saturday morning.:o

[kent_1848]

I was going to go to Oklahoma this weekend to visit some old friends, but it would be around $150 just in gas! I'm going to have to get a raise just to afford to go to work. I have even been thinking about buying a motorcycle.

[Scubagal]

Saw $3.19 at lunch today in Omaha, up from $2.79 when I drove to work this morning, and $2.59 last night. :(

[DeepDiverBob]

I "stole" gas Monday night for 2.38. Yesterday, it was up to 2.79 and today when I came home, it was 2.99, and this is all for the cheap stuff. I wish I worked by the river, I would just put on my dry suit, and swim to work.

[nauifins73]

I think I will just read this thread. But I agree the price shouldn't be that high already - the problems haven't hit the stations yet.

[Captain Caveman]

i was going to go to attica In but now the gass is that high it would of coust me 130 for the day and thats money i dont have just to spend on gas.
weres my 1.30$ that we used to pay

[ozarkjim]

I'm thankful that I have a house and a job to go to. I expect a lot of people down South would trade places with any of us. The emergence of China as a consumer of raw materials is and will continue to drive commodity prices. We can only shop at Wal Mart for so long until we have to pay the price one way or another. That being said, the oil companies appear to be taking unfair advantage evidenced by their profit reports.

[MgicTwnger]

I'm thankful that I have a house and a job to go to. I expect a lot of people down South would trade places with any of us. The emergence of China as a consumer of raw materials is and will continue to drive commodity prices. We can only shop at Wal Mart for so long until we have to pay the price one way or another. That being said, the oil companies appear to be taking unfair advantage evidenced by their profit reports.
That's all too true. And don't forget the employment situation. Remember what Ross Perot said about "that sucking sound"?

[M&P+4]

i was going to go to attica In but now the gass is that high it would of coust me 130 for the day and thats money i dont have just to spend on gas.
weres my 1.30$ that we used to pay

I was stationed in Grand Forks, ND when gas hit th $1.30 mark and had a tough time swallowing that...this is just nuts!

But to put it into perspective, the US still has cheaper gas prices than many other places in the world.

[MgicTwnger]

But to put it into perspective, the US still has cheaper gas prices than many other places in the world.
Not for long.

[Trever]

In all seriousness I wish people would keep political comments off of this board. Griping about the gas is one thing, but adding political comentary just sucks. There are several boards out there for politics. very few for midwest diving. Sorry if I am p1ssing anyone off, I'll be glad to leave if people want to make this into a political commentary board.

[nauifins73]

Just a bit of information. The Oil Companies do not set the price of a barrel of oil. The Oil Companies are like the grave yards and the farmers they take what they are given. Otherwise the price of a barrel of oil in the 80's would not have been $8.00 or $12.00 in the 90's. Look to Wallstreet, the speculators and foreign demand for the reason for the price. The Oil Companies are not getting the price shown on CNBC for their barrels of oil.

[crpntr133]

We have several stations shut down because they are dry. I to will be doing less driving after this weekends plans. If it wasn't for several others banking on me being there this weekend I would opt out. I guess I am lucky and have been able to put E-85 ($2.85 instead of $3.29) in the tank. The truck doesn't get as great gas mileage if I burn it straight but works wonders about half and half with regular.

Just keep in mind that the stations only make $.05 a gallon no matter what the price...LOL I just love that one.

[kent_1848]

In all seriousness I wish people would keep political comments off of this board. Griping about the gas is one thing, but adding political comentary just sucks. There are several boards out there for politics. very few for midwest diving. Sorry if I am p1ssing anyone off, I'll be glad to leave if people want to make this into a political commentary board.
If you want to talk about midwest diving, why on earth would you even be looking at a thread in a "Non-Diving Related" forum? I think the purpose of a "Non-Diving Related" forum is to discuss things that are "Non-Diving Related".

[Atlaua]

I find it's best to avoid discussions of religion an politics. They almost always lead to flames...

James

[nitroxbabe]

I hope I'm misunderstanding some things here, but it seems like the seeds of a "PC" atmosphere are being sown here.

I hate to see that happen. That's why I'm fed up with scubaboard: you can't voice your opinion or say something controversial unless it's PC without getting flamed, unless you preface it with lots of apologies first.

My suggestion, take it or leave it: let's let people say what they want to say (within the boundariess of good taste, right?????)

It's just like TV: if you don't like it, change the channel and/or thread.

Let's not start censoring each other purely because we don't necessarily like what's being said. Nobody said life would be perfect, did they???

[M&P+4]

I hope I'm misunderstanding some things here, but it seems like the seeds of a "PC" atmosphere are being sown here.

I hate to see that happen. That's why I'm fed up with scubaboard: you can't voice your opinion or say something controversial unless it's PC without getting flamed, unless you preface it with lots of apologies first.

My suggestion, take it or leave it: let's let people say what they want to say (within the boundariess of good taste, right?????)

It's just like TV: if you don't like it, change the channel and/or thread.

Let's not start censoring each other purely because we don't necessarily like what's being said. Nobody said life would be perfect, did they???

I agree...common sense and courtesy should prevail.

[MgicTwnger]

Yeah, Carla. PC = no me. Groovy.

[MgicTwnger]

I find it's best to avoid discussions of religion an politics. They almost always lead to flames...

James

OOOOOOOO! Mongo like flames!http://instagiber.net/smiliesdotcom/cwm/sfa3/mfight.gif

[Atlaua]

OOOOOOOO! Mongo like flames!http://instagiber.net/smiliesdotcom/cwm/sfa3/mfight.gif

Well it is easy enough to change non-diving discussions from a forum to a link....news://rec.scuba ;). Oddly enough non-diving discussions would be a perfect description for that newsgroup :D.

James

[nitroxbabe]

Yeah, Carla. PC = no me. Groovy.

Well said, Mongo

You concise.

Me groovy.

All of us just pawns in game of life.

[scubajoe]

It is $3.05 here and I can see the lights of the refinery out my front window. Ok, the producers aren't making any money, the refineries aren't, the wholesalers aren't and the retailers are just barely getting by......where is the money going?
The largest gasoline retailer in Amarillo Texas was quoted on a local radio station saying something to the effect that the only people who are complaining are those that that don't have enough ambition to get a good job. Not a direct quote just the gist of it. It seems he is suffering today from a bit of a backlash.

Joe

[Mverick]

I hope I'm misunderstanding some things here, but it seems like the seeds of a "PC" atmosphere are being sown here.

I hate to see that happen. That's why I'm fed up with scubaboard: you can't voice your opinion or say something controversial unless it's PC without getting flamed, unless you preface it with lots of apologies first.

My suggestion, take it or leave it: let's let people say what they want to say (within the boundariess of good taste, right?????)

It's just like TV: if you don't like it, change the channel and/or thread.

Let's not start censoring each other purely because we don't necessarily like what's being said. Nobody said life would be perfect, did they???

My feelings exactly...

Asking for me to be included in discussions without expecting my personality to come out?? Isn't going to happen......

[nitroxbabe]

My feelings exactly...

Asking for me to be included in discussions without expecting my personality to come out?? Isn't going to happen......

Yep, I agree. I have opinions and I don't care to BS my way around what I think.

This "PC" stuff is completely dumbing down the nation. It's gotten WAY ridiculous.

Anybody ever read a book called "Harrison Bergeron"? It's all coming true.

:eek:

[reefraff]

$2.99 at the BP on Kinzie in Kankakee today.
$3.45 at the BP on North Avenue and the Kennedy today.

I drive a Tahoe - half the admission price to the quarry is paid for by filling the tank down there...plus it was a picture perfect day and there couldn't have been more than 30 people there.

[gary masonick]

average price of gas in Crystal Lake, IL. is at 3.29 per gallon

[MgicTwnger]

I just got back from Mermet. $3.29 everywhere.

[juls64]

South Elgin, Elgin and on Rt 59 down to Aurora, $2.99 can be found pretty easily.

[DeepDiverBob]

Down in SW MO, it ranged from 2.89 up ro 3.19 mostly. I did see one little gas station that said 2.54. I found that odd, but welcomed the site of it.

[MgicTwnger]

Just FYI...on the way home from Mermet yesterday we saw a lot of military, medical and what looked like unmarket cop cars heading south, many hauling trailers or boats. God speed.

[Mverick]

$3.05 for regular in St. Louis...

Oops, Bayless QT. South St. Louis.....

[M&P+4]

It's still $3.19 here...it pegged the price meter right away and hasn't budged yet. I've had a 200 gallon fuel barrel stored for a few years along with an old gas station pump. Needless to say, I hooked them up this weekend. The way I figure it if the price does continue to climb I might be able to save a few bucks although 200 gallons of gas all on one bill will be hard to swallow.

[DeepDiverBob]

2.98 at the QT by my house in St. Peters MO.

[nauifins73]

I just paid $3.20 for reg in Osawatomie, KS

[crpntr133]

Still $2.99 in Western IN.

If this thread keeps going it will be the longest running thread in the boards history.

[Mverick]

$2.84 in St. Louis. South City....

[DeepDiverBob]

Still around 2.88 at QT at Jungerman and McClay

[Scubagal]

I saw $2.79 here in Omaha on the way to work this morning, lowest price I've seen in almost 2 weeks.

[MgicTwnger]

Still $2.99 in Springfield.

[Atlaua]

Things are at least headed in the right direction:

[DeepDiverBob]

it needs to just keep right on dropping...I am close to needing to fill up now.

[crpntr133]

I'm in the same boat. The guage says 1/4 of a tank and that won't last long.

Gas dropped to $2.89 yesterday. The totally stupid thing is that the E85 which contains little or no oil has risen to the same price as regular gas. Of course keep in mind that the gas stations aren't making but $.05 on the dollar no matter what price gas is...yah right.

[Atlaua]

E85 was a good 20-30 cents cheaper when I was in Metropolis last week.

What cars can run on that stuff anyway?

James

[Captain Caveman]

well its 2.89 in new lenox, last time i check but with nascar in town im sure it will go up.

[nauifins73]

My husband owned a station in the 70's and 80's a Mom & Pop type station he tried to keep the price at a dime over our cost. We usually paid more than the chain type stores were selling it for because of the storage . In the past some of the chains have been know to sell gas for less than they buy it for to get you in for the pop, beer, bread etc which is a lot more than the grocery stores.

[DeepDiverBob]

I just paid 2.77 at QT on Midrivers in St. Peters...still cost me 75 bucks to fill up.

[crpntr133]

E85 was a good 20-30 cents cheaper when I was in Metropolis last week.

What cars can run on that stuff anyway?

James

E-85 has been at least 40-50 cents cheaper in the past. Anything that burns gas can burn E-85. The only problem can be that you don't get as good of gas mileage so the savings does no good. Check your owners manual as to if your car can run on it. It is mostly newer cars. Even though my 99 truck doesn't say that it will run on it I do put some in to help with the savings. This hasn't affected the way that it runs and my mechanic says that it shouldn't do any harm to the engine. Personally I think it runs a bit better. Here is a link for E-85. (http://keyword.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=e-85&page=1&offset=0&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3D5 e33ebc58a927a23%26clickedItemRank%3D1%26userQuery% 3De-85%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.e85fu el.com%252F%26invocationType%3D-%26fromPage%3DnsBrowserRoll%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.e85fuel.com%2F)I do stand corrected, E-85 has 15% regular gas in it.

[DeepDiverBob]

down to 2.69...keep on dropping baby...keep on dropping.

[nauifins73]

I paid $3.10 for regular at our little independent gas station, c-store, bar and resturant yesterday.

[MgicTwnger]

I paid $3.10 for regular at our little independent gas station, c-store, bar and resturant yesterday.
Sounds like a great place. Bring a sleeping bag, and you'd never have to leave.:D

[Scubagal]

$2.59 yesterday in Omaha, NE. A .20 drop in one day.

[Mverick]

2.68 South St. Louis QT on Bayless today..

[DeepDiverBob]

I saw 2.35 on the way to Table Rock this past weekend.

[M&P+4]

I saw 2.35 on the way to Table Rock this past weekend.

And here I was happy to see $2.749....it still cost me $90 to fill up the Suburban.

[scubajoe]

$2.51 at the convienience store I won't buy gas from, $2.64 everywhere else.

Joe

[Mverick]

2.58 at Bayless QT.... In South St. Louis...

[crpntr133]

Buy it now before Rita comes through. Even if they don't evacuate the rigs the price will rise. I am filling up today at $2.65, I hope.

[DeepDiverBob]

great idea. I will top off tonight as well.

[scubajoe]

$2.49 here in Borger TX. Looks like Rita may take a shot at Texas. I'll watch it on the news...I'm 13 hours from the coast.

Joe

[Atlaua]

I find it sadly ironic that Rita (my wife's name BTW) seems to be heading strait for the largest population of Katrina refugees...

[scubajoe]

Gasoline has went up a dime today. First of many increases I'd bet. Conoco Phillips ia shutting down their Sweeny refinery and BP/Amoco is shutting down their huge refinery at Texas City for the arrival of Rita. I'm sure the rest of the refinerys in the Houston area will shut down soon.

Joe

[DeepDiverBob]

doesnt look to be getting any better...

http://money.cnn.com/2005/09/21/news/economy/rita_threat/index.htm?cnn=yes

[crpntr133]

Prices stayed the same today!!

Noticed a politician on TV last night saying that more needs to be done about price gouging.

E-85 is still the same price as regular gas around here! What is wrong with that picture?

I am thinking about a scooter for small trips around town.

[DeepDiverBob]

I am thinking about a home business so I dont have to drive to work anymore...maybe male prostitution...:D

[MgicTwnger]

I am thinking about a home business so I dont have to drive to work anymore...maybe male prostitution...:D
I hear there is a certain neighborhood on Coz that is known for that sort of thing. Do some research while you're there and write the trip off as business.

[crpntr133]

Just pack up and move to Coz, gotta be cheaper. DDB , hopefully you aren't going to run the business by hand!!