I thought gas prices were going higher.........

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Mr N8

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Originally posted by: Ausm
Originally posted by: Joemonkey
they've gone down about 40 cents here in the past 2 weeks



Not where I live :(

Ausm

Yeah, we've now got a Minimum Fuel Markup law in effect. WI govt has got to be one of the most asinine groups of minds to ever convene.
 

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Lifer
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Just wanted to chime in instead of creating a new thread.. but today regular gas here is $2.53 a gallon! I almost couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it.. just last week it was 2.99.
 

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Lifer
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Originally posted by: jlbenedict
must be a conspiracy

Don't worry and don't get used to it.. Gas prices will rise back up again.. its almost time for school and the Labor Day holiday is coming shortly.. plus due to the fact cooler weather will be on the way..
I heard Sadaam let out a fart in the court room the other day (WMD).. better raise gas prices...

LOL

No ******.
 

dmcowen674

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Originally posted by: UDT89
Topic Title: I thought gas prices were going higher.........
Topic Summary: due to the Alaskan pipeline problem

But for whatever reason prices seem to be down 20 cents near me (new york) for regular while premium is still the same. i use premium so I'm still not happy.

I really dont understand..........

Don't worry it will be $4 a gallon in a week and a half for you because of Hurricane Ernesto in the Gulf.
 

conehead433

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Originally posted by: Naustica
Election time is coming up.

Yep , and the Repugs know that gas prices being lower is one of the only ways they can get re-elected, especially with there being no chance of a troop withdrawal in Iraq with the idiot chimp in control.
 

dmcowen674

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Originally posted by: conehead433
Originally posted by: Naustica
Election time is coming up.

Yep , and the Repugs know that gas prices being lower is one of the only ways they can get re-elected, especially with there being no chance of a troop withdrawal in Iraq with the idiot chimp in control.

That would be something to see, Election trumping storms and wars.

So it starts:

8-25-2006 Oil climbs toward $73 on U.S. Gulf storm worry

Oil prices climbed toward $73 on Friday as another storm brewed in the Caribbean with the potential to reach the Gulf of Mexico next week, creating worries over U.S. production already trimmed by an outage in Alaska.

A spinning band of squalls in the southeastern Caribbean was on the verge of becoming Tropical Storm Ernesto by Friday, expected to head northwest toward the Gulf of Mexico by the middle of next week, forecasters said.

"Traders have turned their focus from comfortable inventory levels in the U.S. to storm activity out in the Atlantic," said Tobin Gorey of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
 

JEDI

Lifer
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Bush releasing some of the US Strategic oil supply to get prices down in time for the Nov elections?
 

vi edit

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Now seems like a good time to invest in a couple hundred of extra gallons to stick away for when the prices hit the fan again.
 

Zenmervolt

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Originally posted by: vi_edit
Now seems like a good time to invest in a couple hundred of extra gallons to stick away for when the prices hit the fan again.
No, no, no. Stockpiling only creates an artificial demand which spikes prices and causes shortages.

ZV
 

Vic

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Originally posted by: JS80
THE REAL REASON: FUTURES TRADERS ARE TAKING PROFITS
Profit-taking is over. Now they are scrambling to bail out.
 

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: Mr N8
Yeah, we've now got a Minimum Fuel Markup law in effect. WI govt has got to be one of the most asinine groups of minds to ever convene.

they do it because they don't want walmart to sell it below cost and push locally owned gas stations out.