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) as often as I'd like."I might as well stick with my bicycle.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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BeauChan got a whole lot of nerve:
it hit $1.196/L here today.
It's about that here as well, last I checked. You suckers and your cars. Hahahaha.
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Demos stopped staring at Deedlit long enough to write:
Chicago has the highest in the country, about 3.30 I think. Dixon, IL set a record with 4.07 for premium.
Some of the gas stations around here have started to run out of gas from the shortage. Katrinity fucked around with this message on 08-31-2005 at 03:18 PM.
Buy your gas tonight and hopefully the boycott will do some good
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Redmage Darkrayver said:
I heard on the news/radio that people are trying to Boycott buying Gas on Sept 1st to let the oil/gas companies know of our displeasure of the increasing gas prices.
That is the most retarded thing I've ever heard.
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Redmage Darkrayver stopped beating up furries long enough to write:
I heard on the news/radio that people are trying to Boycott buying Gas on Sept 1st to let the oil/gas companies know of our displeasure of the increasing gas prices.Buy your gas tonight and hopefully the boycott will do some good
Yeah, that'll work. You know, like all the time that has worked when someone tried similar boycotts in the past... Oh, wait that never works.
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Redmage Darkrayver stumbled drunkenly to the keyboard and typed:
I heard on the news/radio that people are trying to Boycott buying Gas on Sept 1st to let the oil/gas companies know of our displeasure of the increasing gas prices.Buy your gas tonight and hopefully the boycott will do some good
The increase in price is at least in part due to rising demand for oil. Also gas is about the one commodity whose producers have to worry about some silly boycotts, even if x people decide to spend less money on gas x ^ 10 people who need gas to get anywhere are there to provide a revenue stream.
Im amazed at how it can jump up so high over night.. but then take months to trickle back down, even with the release from the surplus stockpile.
On that note, Regular is hitting the 2.99 mark in most of Central NJ, with premium topping off at 3.25
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Talonus got all f'ed up on Angel Dust and wrote:
Yeah, that'll work. You know, like all the time that has worked when someone tried similar boycotts in the past... Oh, wait that never works.
*shrugs* I got an email today saying this.
code:>>>>IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES AND
>>>>CANADA
>>>>DID NOT PURCHASE A DROP OF GASOLINE FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE
>>>>SAME
>>>>TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET LOSS
>>>>OF
>>>>OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE
>>>>OIL
>>>>COMPANIES.
>>>>
>>>>THEREFORE SEPTEMBER 1st HAS BEEN FORMALLY DECLARED "STICK IT UP
>>>>THEIR
>>>>BEHIND " DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THESE TWO NATIONS SHOULD NOT BUY A
>>>>SINGLE
>>>>DROP OF GASOLINE THAT DAY.
>>>>
>>>>THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO AS
>>>>MANY
>>>>PEOPLE AS YOU CAN AND AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT.
>>>>
>>>>WAITING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND CONTROL THE PRICES IS
>>>>NOT GOING
>>>>TO HAPPEN. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REDUCTION AND CONTROL IN PRICES
>>>>THAT
>>>>THE ARAB NATIONS PROMISED TWO WEEKS AGO?
>>>>
>>>>REMEMBER ONE THING, NOT ONLY IS THE PRICE OF GASOLINE GOING UP
>>>>BUT AT
>>>>THE AME TIME AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES, TRUCKING
>>>>COMPANIES
>>>>ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES WHICH EFFECTS PRICES ON
>>>>EVERYTHING THAT
>>>>IS SHIPPED. THINGS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING, BUILDING MATERIALS,
>>>>MEDICAL
>>>>SUPPLIES ETC. WHO PAYS IN THE END? WE DO!
>>>>
>>>>WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF THEY DON'T GET THE MESSAGE AFTER
>>>>ONE DAY,
>>>>WE WILL DO IT
>>>>AGAIN AND AGAIN.
>>>>
>>>>SO DO YOUR PART AND SPREAD THE WORD. FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO
>>>>EVERYONE YOU
>>>>KNOW. MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE SEPTEMBER 1ST A DAY THAT THE
>>>>CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA SAY "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH"
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Redmage Darkrayver impressed everyone with:code:>>>>IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES AND
>>>>CANADA
>>>>DID NOT PURCHASE A DROP OF GASOLINE FOR ONE DAY AND ALL AT THE
>>>>SAME
>>>>TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON THEIR STOCKPILES.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A NET LOSS
>>>>OF
>>>>OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE BOTTOM LINES OF THE
>>>>OIL
>>>>COMPANIES.
>>>>
>>>>THEREFORE SEPTEMBER 1st HAS BEEN FORMALLY DECLARED "STICK IT UP
>>>>THEIR
>>>>BEHIND " DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THESE TWO NATIONS SHOULD NOT BUY A
>>>>SINGLE
>>>>DROP OF GASOLINE THAT DAY.
>>>>
>>>>THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO AS
>>>>MANY
>>>>PEOPLE AS YOU CAN AND AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT.
>>>>
>>>>WAITING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO STEP IN AND CONTROL THE PRICES IS
>>>>NOT GOING
>>>>TO HAPPEN. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REDUCTION AND CONTROL IN PRICES
>>>>THAT
>>>>THE ARAB NATIONS PROMISED TWO WEEKS AGO?
>>>>
>>>>REMEMBER ONE THING, NOT ONLY IS THE PRICE OF GASOLINE GOING UP
>>>>BUT AT
>>>>THE AME TIME AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES, TRUCKING
>>>>COMPANIES
>>>>ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES WHICH EFFECTS PRICES ON
>>>>EVERYTHING THAT
>>>>IS SHIPPED. THINGS LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING, BUILDING MATERIALS,
>>>>MEDICAL
>>>>SUPPLIES ETC. WHO PAYS IN THE END? WE DO!
>>>>
>>>>WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF THEY DON'T GET THE MESSAGE AFTER
>>>>ONE DAY,
>>>>WE WILL DO IT
>>>>AGAIN AND AGAIN.
>>>>
>>>>SO DO YOUR PART AND SPREAD THE WORD. FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO
>>>>EVERYONE YOU
>>>>KNOW. MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE SEPTEMBER 1ST A DAY THAT THE
>>>>CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA SAY "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH"
Something tells me that the guy who wrote this is neither an economist nor a brain surgeon.
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How.... KaLourin.... uughhhhhh:
On that note, Regular is hitting the 2.99 mark in most of Central NJ, with premium topping off at 3.25
$2.75 for regular up here with premium at 2.99. Yay for northern NJ!
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There was much rejoicing when Redmage Darkrayver said this:
Crap
Do you pass along chain letters too? This isn't the first time this chain email has gone around. Don't believe all the crap you read.
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Katrinity had this to say about Pirotess:
According to CNN, this place is one of the highest so far. Gas station in Michigan with Regular Unleaded at $3.92Some of the gas stations around here have started to run out of gas from the shortage.
The price of unleaded regular at a Marathon station in Garden City was at $3.92, but the owner told Local 4 that the station has been closed for three weeks.
I live 20 miles from Garden City, the highest I've seen gas is $3.09 so far.
This is hearsay. No source.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
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Verily, the chocolate bunny rabits doth run and play while Karnaj gently hums:
As I understand it, most of NJ's increase is blatant price gouging. The real hurtin' is going to be put on in a few weeks, when the reduction in supply becomes sustained.
Yeah, unfortunately, although demand has increased, the current price of gasoline has more to do with speculation and worry and outright gouging than supply and demand. Supply right now is fine--it may not be in 10 or 20 years, but at this moment it's perfectly fine. There is a legitimate issue with refining the oil, but that, too is overplayed. A lot of the speculation is pure baseless fear because there's a war going on in the Middle East.
So the moral of the story, boys and girls, is to kneel gracefully in front of the coffee table and get comfortable. . .because it'll hurt less than being pushed over.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
He said that both of the 2 main lines that run to the NE States are out. One should be back in business within a week and the other within 2-3 weeks (waiting for power to be restored).
On top of that, there are currently 8 refineries not operating. 4 produce nothing but gasoline, and the others produce several different things.
Supposedly, since LA didn't take a direct hit, some of the production will kick back in within weeks, and there shouldnt be a long drawn out oil crisis.
Prices will raise, but it's not a gas shortage like we saw in the early 80s.
This is of course, one mans opinion. I for one don't think it will be as bad as people are predicting, though we will definatly take a hit.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
