Why are we Californians charged such high gas prices now?

[Merlyn3D]

Current Gas Price Map

What the hell gives??? Look how isolated it is! The chevron across the street from my place is the cheapest here in sunnyvale, and it's at 3.16 for regular unleaded.




....sorry, I just feel like ranting about this, it shot up like .30 in the past 2 weeks.



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[ChaoZ]

Tougher environmental laws I guess.

 

[Merlyn3D]

Originally posted by: ChaoZ
Tougher environmental laws I guess.

I think that's BS.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

taxes?

 

[DaWhim]

we should keep it like this.

 

[tasmanian]

Pretty sure ca has 50-75 cents per gallon tax.

 

[Ronstang]

Ask your idiots in Sacramento to open up the coast for offshore drilling.

 

[MotionMan]

I was just noticing that gas prices seemed to be jumping up recently (I'm in L.A.).

What gives?

MotionMan

 

[chuckywang]

More SUVs in California?

 

[tasmanian]

Originally posted by: MotionMan
I was just noticing that gas prices seemed to be jumping up recently (I'm in L.A.).

What gives?

MotionMan

If you dont now you shouldnt live in CA. CA probably has the most highest gas prices and they allways will.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: ChaoZ
Tougher environmental laws I guess.

I think that's BS.

But it's true. CA laws require special formulations that increase the cost of gas in your state. Can't have your cake and eat it too.

 

[miri]

Why? Because so many people live here and pay it, that is why

 

[Merlyn3D]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: ChaoZ
Tougher environmental laws I guess.

I think that's BS.

But it's true. CA laws require special formulations that increase the cost of gas in your state. Can't have your cake and eat it too.

Mr. Cheney? Is that you?

 

[jdoggg12]

Originally posted by: Ronstang
Ask your idiots in Sacramento to open up the coast for offshore drilling.

Uhh no... i like the beaches having no oil on them thanks. I live in Santa Barbara and we DO have some off site drilling... occasionally theres some spillage and the beaches get screwed for months/years.

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: ChaoZ
Tougher environmental laws I guess.

I think that's BS.

But it's true. CA laws require special formulations that increase the cost of gas in your state. Can't have your cake and eat it too.

Mr. Cheney? Is that you?

You don't like the truth so you figure you will be a smart ass? How about CA also having one of the highest taxes on gasoline or the fact that they have to import much of it because it is not produced in state? You are one of those conspiracy idiots, huh?

 

[NoShangriLa]

You can move to Venezuela or Nigeria for the cheap gas price.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: ChaoZ
Tougher environmental laws I guess.

I think that's BS.

But it's true. CA laws require special formulations that increase the cost of gas in your state. Can't have your cake and eat it too.

Mr. Cheney? Is that you?

Do you need a WAHmbulence? Sorry if the truth hurts so bad that you feel the need to shoot the messenger.

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: jdoggg12

Originally posted by: Ronstang
Ask your idiots in Sacramento to open up the coast for offshore drilling.

Uhh no... i like the beaches having no oil on them thanks. I live in Santa Barbara and we DO have some off site drilling... occasionally theres some spillage and the beaches get screwed for months/years.

So what are you going to do one day when oil becomes even more scarce and states like mine, Texas, just decide we won't ship it your way as it best suits fueling our economy?

I love the CA mindset of "not in my backyard" but then expect everyone to bend over backwards providing them with the things they don't want to produce in state and then bitch about the price. This will continue to bite you in the ass and one day it will be your undoing.

 

[WildHorse]

We are the little helpless fish in a barrel and the big oilys are preying on us.

It's not like we have a choice of alternatives or a big menu of mass transit choices like they have in the east. They squeeze us, what can we do?

i like the beaches having no oil on them thanks. I live in Santa Barbara and we DO have some off site drilling... occasionally theres some spillage and the beaches get screwed for months/years.

GET OIL OUT! GOO!

 

[So]

Yeah, and thanks to you assholes, I have to pay more for gas too! :|

<--right over the Nevada border.

 

[PAB]

If you look at the map, and correlate gas prices with red state/blue state, you can see a correlation between democrats and gas prices.

 

[jdoggg12]

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: jdoggg12

Originally posted by: Ronstang
Ask your idiots in Sacramento to open up the coast for offshore drilling.

Uhh no... i like the beaches having no oil on them thanks. I live in Santa Barbara and we DO have some off site drilling... occasionally theres some spillage and the beaches get screwed for months/years.

So what are you going to do one day when oil becomes even more scarce and states like mine, Texas, just decide we won't ship it your way as it best suits fueling our economy?

I love the CA mindset of "not in my backyard" but then expect everyone to bend over backwards providing them with the things they don't want to produce in state and then bitch about the price. This will continue to bite you in the ass and one day it will be your undoing.

Uhh.... you DO realize that digging for more oil is just a band aid right? The answer is to find alternative power methods.

Why don't you get off your high horse. If you moved to CA and paid the premium that we all pay to live here, you wouldn't want it either... it wouldn't affect the price of gas greatly anyway.

I wasn't bitching about the price. I live here and accept that there's a financial premium to do so. But since you seem to know whats best for the county - why dont you lay out a 5/10/50 year plan on how CA should sort out its gas/energy issues.

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: PAB
If you look at the map, and correlate gas prices with red state/blue state, you can see a correlation between democrats and gas prices.

Actually that would correlate to prices in general and high costs of livings also. They sure make life better for everyone, don't they?

 

[atomicacid55]

It used to be Berkeley was a nickel to a dime more than gas in Sunnyvale. I gas in Sunnyvale (Chevron on DeAnza and Homestead) because its usually cheaper than the one in Cupertino (DeAnza and Stevens Creek), or at worst they're even. However, recently, South Bay gas is pricier...

I gassed for $2.99 last Thursday and when I drove up to Sacramento, I saw Vallejo gas for $2.69. I was totally like WTF?! Yea.. it sucks how we get ripped off.

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: jdoggg12

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: jdoggg12

Originally posted by: Ronstang
Ask your idiots in Sacramento to open up the coast for offshore drilling.

Uhh no... i like the beaches having no oil on them thanks. I live in Santa Barbara and we DO have some off site drilling... occasionally theres some spillage and the beaches get screwed for months/years.

So what are you going to do one day when oil becomes even more scarce and states like mine, Texas, just decide we won't ship it your way as it best suits fueling our economy?

I love the CA mindset of "not in my backyard" but then expect everyone to bend over backwards providing them with the things they don't want to produce in state and then bitch about the price. This will continue to bite you in the ass and one day it will be your undoing.

Uhh.... you DO realize that digging for more oil is just a band aid right? The answer is to find alternative power methods.

Why don't you get off your high horse. If you moved to CA and paid the premium that we all pay to live here, you wouldn't want it either... it wouldn't affect the price of gas greatly anyway.

I wasn't bitching about the price. I live here and accept that there's a financial premium to do so. But since you seem to know whats best for the county - why dont you lay out a 5/10/50 year plan on how CA should sort out its gas/energy issues.

Hey dipshit I am not on a high horse and I LIVED in CA and will never go back except to visit my brother. Drilling for more oil is more than just a band aid it is a REALITY at the moment so you need to deal with it whether you like it or not. The funny thing about the whiners like you is they always say things like "THEY need to find alternatives" which puts the responsibility on someone else (what else would I expect) and makes it sound simple. You solve the problem why don't you? You wouldn't be such a whiney ass about prices then.

You do realize that if there was an economically feasible alternative it would already be in mass use noe don't you? Oil is damned hard to get to and get to a usable form to put in your tank so if there was a feasible alternative it WOULD be in use. Any alternative is going to cost more than gas does anyway so who are you going to complain to about the price then? Who will be the scapegoat of your delusional conspiracy crap then?