WHAT IN THE FUCK HAPPENED TO GAS PRICES Options

[Mommy]

In Port Wentworth, GA, here is a 3 day time line of gas prices:

2 days ago: $3.83
Yesterday: $3.69 (went DOWN)
This morning: $3.79
This afternoon: $3.97
Now: $4.39

Oh and it's not like it's just like that at the gas station by our house. We went to the island and to Savannah this evening. We filled up in Savannah. The pump read $4.39, and it pumped at $4.49/gal. It cost us $68.01 to fill up a CAR. Jesus fucking Christ. Seriously, anyone who votes for Obama can kiss our economy goodbye.

[Mommy]

I guess that was my point all along.... that price gouging was going on. I know the situation in the gulf with the oil refineries, but like I said, it's always a trickle effect. It takes time for the prices to spike. 10 cents one day, 5 cents the next. Not over a dollar in a day in some places. Florida had gas prices of $3.89 when we drove through there 2 weeks ago. Now it's $6, and I guarantee that all happened midday. The news stations here said the change in price happened overnight. BULLSHIT. My husband put some gas in yesterday morning, and he got it at $3.79/gal. He was in a hurry to get to work, though, so he didn't fill up. He checked prices at 4:00 in the afternoon as he drove home, and it was 20 cents higher. An hour later it was 60 cents higher than that.

And you say some states are worse and then you post a picture of $4.50 in Kentucky... umm that's the same price it is here.

[dauss]

I guess that was my point all along.... that price gouging was going on

You guess? Then what was this shit?

Seriously, anyone who votes for Obama can kiss our economy goodbye.

I know the situation in the gulf with the oil refineries, but like I said, it's always a trickle effect. It takes time for the prices to spike.10 cents one day, 5 cents the next. Not over a dollar in a day in some places.

Again, that would be due to price gouging. From what you have noticed, there is a trickle effect, but this is a special situation. There hasn't been a devastating hurricane in 3 years.
The price of crude goes up, refineries buy the oil which has to be shipped to them from the Middle East, then the oil is refined and sold to the wholesalers, and so on and so forth. That is the trend that you have noticed. Yes there is lag time due to all the shipping times, processing times, more shipping times, and as it moves on down to the consumer, the increased crude oil prices are passed along at each step.

I've already explained to you what has happened, and you still do not comprehend. I'll explain it further. Here's what's happening.

Refineries: We're shutting down production, there's no more gasoline from us anymore until we assess the damage after the hurricane passes through.
Wholesalers: Fuck me, *raise prices*

You notice how that step of buying crude oil and have it shipped across the mother fucking Atlantic and the time to refine the crude oil into gasoline was skipped? Was there lag time, there was, but fractionally shorter.

Florida had gas prices of $3.89 when we drove through there 2 weeks ago. Now it's $6, and I guarantee that all happened midday. The news stations here said the change in price happened overnight. BULLSHIT. My husband put some gas in yesterday morning, and he got it at $3.79/gal. He was in a hurry to get to work, though, so he didn't fill up. He checked prices at 4:00 in the afternoon as he drove home, and it was 20 cents higher. An hour later it was 60 cents higher than that.

No...it's $6 wherever that price gouging gas station is. Every single gas station in Florida isn't selling gasoline at $6/gallon. Just reading a few news articles from Florida local news, many stations are raising prices, but are at around $3.80 in some areas, which means other areas are lower.(http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/28297219.html)

And you say some states are worse and then you post a picture of $4.50 in Kentucky... umm that's the same price it is here.

I didn't write a letter to ABC News "Hey, I want you to write a new article about gasoline price gouging, and please don't post pictures of prices where Jessica has been, because then it would make it look like I have a weaker argument on Techsans, kthxbye."

Here's a yes or no question for you.
Is $4.50 more than $4.49?

Yea.....fuck you.