Gas prices. - Page 4

Frogg GMC · 03-25-2008, 07:52 PM

If we choose one company at a time they will be forced to lower their prices. Maybe start with BP/Amaco and Chevron. Just boycotting all stations for one day will hurt them, but they will recover. If we stop buying from one or two all together they will suffer even more. I`m not sure what is the biggest fuel co. in in the US, but i know here where I live, GA, those are 2 of the biggest.

junior3382 · 03-25-2008, 08:01 PM

If you were to succeed in this, and kill off just one of the major distributors, you in turn increase the demand from the others, meaning more shipsments nescesary to keep up, and in the end, nothing changed. I have thought alot about what some people have aid here and it has put it in perspective. Really gas is not the issue, it sucks but that is life, it will balance out eventually. SO, killing just one gas station will not do it either. We need to lower the demand, if overnight we all began to get 50 miles to the gallon, then the demand will drop...LOL... b ut that won't happen. Besaides all of this, it is not the little distributors that are gouging the prices, so why would it be fair to take it out on them, and put innocent people out of work?

03chevy · 03-26-2008, 09:08 AM

gas in jax,fl is ave 3.25 and diesel is 3.99 and plan on gas to hit 4.00 to 4.50 by june/july and diesel is going to be about 5.00

o3shortbed · 03-26-2008, 09:21 PM

jimmy carter was pres in the 80's and he was in the peanut bussines. peanut butter went sky high. Bush is in the oil bussiness so go figure Drill in alaska to he!! with the middle east

72'CaminoKid · 03-28-2008, 06:40 PM

personally i think that since all the left wings and yuppies want to say this is an oil war, we make it one. take the oil from over there.

Frogg GMC · 03-28-2008, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 72'CaminoKid

personally i think that since all the left wings and yuppies want to say this is an oil war, we make it one. take the oil from over there.

Right on I agree 100%

Frogg GMC · 03-28-2008, 08:17 PM

Here locally in GA we have started to boycott Exxon, Its one of the biggest suppliers in the U.S. It`s the big dogs that are causing the little people to charge higher prices because they have to buy their fuel from the big companies. It cost too much to manufacture for a small time company.

Frogg GMC · 03-28-2008, 08:19 PM

Its not that hard just dont buy fuel from exxon it will make a differance.

junior3382 · 03-28-2008, 08:34 PM

On the news tonight was report of how some of the major truck stops here in PA have to close due to the cost of Diesel, and how peoples vacations are beinging cancelled due to then sudden jump in the cost of living. They also reported a record number of bank robberies in the last month, and i am sure that is connected. Then said due to warmer weather comming and increased driving, prices are expected to jump again this weekend. Cost of natural gas is also going up, heating oil, and lots of other things. So it is not just the cost of gasoline for our trucks, but everything it affects. It is almost out of control. Perhaps trying to hurt a big company will force them to sell less fuel, but then they will just raise the cost of ciggarettes and soda and stuff inside to make it up, then if and when business returns, those will not drop. So in the long run, it will not help. I also agree with an earlier comment that it is like a two step forward one step back plan.... scare us with huge prices for like a couple weeks, then back off to where they wanted it in the first place, which due to peoples desire for a deal, RUN to fill up when this happens and just leads to them making even more money. This is a vicious circle that has begun, and there does not seem to be an end in sight. Soon it will get out of hand, then it will be too late, and we will be facing another depression..... at least this is how i see it going anyways.....

stumpuller454 · 03-28-2008, 08:59 PM

Filled my service truck in fort nelson BC this morning and deisel was $1.42 litre = $5.396/ gallon. sweeeet ):!

03-25-2008, 08:01 PM	#32
junior3382 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Currently, I live in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Posts: 3,170	If you were to succeed in this, and kill off just one of the major distributors, you in turn increase the demand from the others, meaning more shipsments nescesary to keep up, and in the end, nothing changed. I have thought alot about what some people have aid here and it has put it in perspective. Really gas is not the issue, it sucks but that is life, it will balance out eventually. SO, killing just one gas station will not do it either. We need to lower the demand, if overnight we all began to get 50 miles to the gallon, then the demand will drop...LOL... b ut that won't happen. Besaides all of this, it is not the little distributors that are gouging the prices, so why would it be fair to take it out on them, and put innocent people out of work? __________________ *The Blazer is dead, so I pumped her with lead, laid her to bed, and bought a FORD instead!*

03-26-2008, 09:08 AM	#33
03chevy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: jax,fl Posts: 1,186	gas in jax,fl is ave 3.25 and diesel is 3.99 and plan on gas to hit 4.00 to 4.50 by june/july and diesel is going to be about 5.00 __________________ A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste!

03-26-2008, 09:21 PM	#34
o3shortbed Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: L-burg KY Posts: 334	jimmy carter was pres in the 80's and he was in the peanut bussines. peanut butter went sky high. Bush is in the oil bussiness so go figure Drill in alaska to he!! with the middle east __________________ 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.2 Full time 4WD NP249

03-28-2008, 06:40 PM	#35
72'CaminoKid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,756	personally i think that since all the left wings and yuppies want to say this is an oil war, we make it one. take the oil from over there. __________________ 99 suburban xlt 96 silverado 91 wrangler (my baby ) 08 Honday shadow 750 (my mistress)

03-28-2008, 08:34 PM	#39
junior3382 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Currently, I live in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Posts: 3,170	On the news tonight was report of how some of the major truck stops here in PA have to close due to the cost of Diesel, and how peoples vacations are beinging cancelled due to then sudden jump in the cost of living. They also reported a record number of bank robberies in the last month, and i am sure that is connected. Then said due to warmer weather comming and increased driving, prices are expected to jump again this weekend. Cost of natural gas is also going up, heating oil, and lots of other things. So it is not just the cost of gasoline for our trucks, but everything it affects. It is almost out of control. Perhaps trying to hurt a big company will force them to sell less fuel, but then they will just raise the cost of ciggarettes and soda and stuff inside to make it up, then if and when business returns, those will not drop. So in the long run, it will not help. I also agree with an earlier comment that it is like a two step forward one step back plan.... scare us with huge prices for like a couple weeks, then back off to where they wanted it in the first place, which due to peoples desire for a deal, RUN to fill up when this happens and just leads to them making even more money. This is a vicious circle that has begun, and there does not seem to be an end in sight. Soon it will get out of hand, then it will be too late, and we will be facing another depression..... at least this is how i see it going anyways..... __________________ *The Blazer is dead, so I pumped her with lead, laid her to bed, and bought a FORD instead!*

03-25-2008, 07:52 PM	#31
Frogg GMC Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9	If we choose one company at a time they will be forced to lower their prices. Maybe start with BP/Amaco and Chevron. Just boycotting all stations for one day will hurt them, but they will recover. If we stop buying from one or two all together they will suffer even more. I`m not sure what is the biggest fuel co. in in the US, but i know here where I live, GA, those are 2 of the biggest.

03-28-2008, 08:17 PM	#37
Frogg GMC Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9	Here locally in GA we have started to boycott Exxon, Its one of the biggest suppliers in the U.S. It`s the big dogs that are causing the little people to charge higher prices because they have to buy their fuel from the big companies. It cost too much to manufacture for a small time company.

03-28-2008, 08:19 PM	#38
Frogg GMC Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9	Its not that hard just dont buy fuel from exxon it will make a differance.

03-28-2008, 08:59 PM	#40
stumpuller454 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Grande Prairie, AB Posts: 2,043	Filled my service truck in fort nelson BC this morning and deisel was $1.42 litre = $5.396/ gallon. sweeeet ):!

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