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.

[Mommy]

You guess? Then what was this shit?

... he doesn't want off-shore drilling, which while this hurricane would have shut down those drilling rigs, a hell of a lot more circumstances effect our prices now because we get our oil from the Middle East. Not a hard concept to comprehend, but you seem to be having trouble with just about everything I am saying.

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 don't think you get what I'm saying. If the sudden HUGE spike in the gas was a DIRECT result from the hurricane then 1) It would have happened ALL OVER the U.S., not just in 5 or 6 states. (oh and by the way, gas hoarding is going on all over the nation.) 2) Gas would have gone up when new gas was DELIVERED to gas stations, not at periodic times during the day and by increments of $.20 at a time., every few hours.

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.

No... it's just that you refuse to read what I'm saying beyond me bitching that prices are high

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.



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)


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.

News organizations are reporting that prices have gone exceptionally higher in the southeast. We have looked at a 50 mile strip here and it's all the same. And yes, we did drive a great distance yesterday. You can pull out a map and look at Hinesville, Pooler, Rincon, Port Wentworth, Tybee Island, Savannah, Richmond Hill.... those are all places we drove through yesterday while doing stuff and prices were on the rise in all those places.

As for your picture, I didn't right click or hover over it to see if it was one pic. For all I knew, you posted those pics consecutively. It doesn't matter, though. One cent doesn't make a difference. There were places that had it that price... and higher *shock*. You just said places had it more expensive than here so i shouldn't bitch. Yeah, we didn't have $6 gas here, but we did have prices even with a portion of that pic.

Quit trying to educate me on the fucking oil and gas industry because frankly, I feel we are saying the same thing at some times, but you keep arguing that we aren't and I already know everything you are saying. I happen to read quite a bit of news.


And if a part of this doesn't make sense, it's because I am currently playing with my son at the same time so I'm a tad distracted. Words could be missing, but the general idea of what I want to say is there.