WTF THE GAS PRICES!!! AHHHH NOOOOOOO

[ThisIsMatt]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
I remember 8 or so years ago when we were driving through West Virginia....

.89 cents/gallon and that was common in that area

hehehehe

it would either be 89 cents a gallon or $0.89 / gallon.

.89 cents > 1 cent.

anyway, that's not why i was quoting you. i quoted you to say, 8 yrs ago, 89 cents / gallon was the norm in NJ also. NJ as expensive as it is to live here has surprisingly low gas prices.

even now 2.29 is not uncommon. i've seen 2.23 and 2.26 in NJ.

.89 > 1? Go back to gradeschool, geez.

get a sense of humor.

Misuse of comparison operators is no laughing matter. I once bidded on alot of stuff on ebay because of the incorrect use of one, and it costed me a rediculous fortune. The seller said there not responsible and ebay said the same thing, to.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: ahurtt

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
$2.13 a gallon, what is going on? its so cheap now. WHAT why must they do this with the gas.


sorry, we needed acheap gas thread, so as to offset all the prior Expensive gas threads.

OP thinks $2.13 for gas is cheap. Brainwash successful.

Still $2.69 down here in New Orleans for regular.

Think we're not getting screwed, raped and price gouged???

 

[Pabster]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
$2.13 a gallon, what is going on? its so cheap now. WHAT why must they do this with the gas.

:thumbsup:

I call for an investigation in to these ridiculously low gas prices.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
I remember 8 or so years ago when we were driving through West Virginia....

.89 cents/gallon and that was common in that area

hehehehe

it would either be 89 cents a gallon or $0.89 / gallon.

.89 cents > 1 cent.

anyway, that's not why i was quoting you. i quoted you to say, 8 yrs ago, 89 cents / gallon was the norm in NJ also. NJ as expensive as it is to live here has surprisingly low gas prices.

even now 2.29 is not uncommon. i've seen 2.23 and 2.26 in NJ.

.89 > 1? Go back to gradeschool, geez.

get a sense of humor.

Misuse of comparison operators is no laughing matter. I once bidded on alot of stuff on ebay because of the incorrect use of one, and it costed me a rediculous fortune. The seller said there not responsible and ebay said the same thing, to.

uhhh you don't think misuse of a DECIMAL point could be just about as disasterous? i was making a point as most people saw.

next time i won't be as subtle i guess. :roll:

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: ahurtt

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
$2.13 a gallon, what is going on? its so cheap now. WHAT why must they do this with the gas.


sorry, we needed acheap gas thread, so as to offset all the prior Expensive gas threads.

OP thinks $2.13 for gas is cheap. Brainwash successful.

Maybe he grew up in the UK...or anywhere else in the world that's not the US

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

As low as $2.06 for 87 octane stuff at Citgo. WTG Venezuella!

 

[jpthomas]

Still $2.60-$2.70 around here for regular. And that's if you know where to look. I still frequently see prices in the $2.80 to $2.90 range for regular, and amazingly people still go to these gas stations...

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
I remember 8 or so years ago when we were driving through West Virginia....

.89 cents/gallon and that was common in that area

hehehehe

it would either be 89 cents a gallon or $0.89 / gallon.

.89 cents > 1 cent.

anyway, that's not why i was quoting you. i quoted you to say, 8 yrs ago, 89 cents / gallon was the norm in NJ also. NJ as expensive as it is to live here has surprisingly low gas prices.

even now 2.29 is not uncommon. i've seen 2.23 and 2.26 in NJ.

.89 > 1? Go back to gradeschool, geez.

get a sense of humor.

Misuse of comparison operators is no laughing matter. I once bidded on alot of stuff on ebay because of the incorrect use of one, and it costed me a rediculous fortune. The seller said there not responsible and ebay said the same thing, to.

uhhh you don't think misuse of a DECIMAL point could be just about as disasterous? i was making a point as most people saw.

next time i won't be as subtle i guess. :roll:

lmao

 

[yobarman]

How loooooooooooooow can it go!

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
I remember 8 or so years ago when we were driving through West Virginia....

89 cents/gallon and that was common in that area

Being FROM WV and having got my license about 8 years ago, I too remember those prices and people always tell me BS they werent that cheap

 

[FeuerFrei]

Yay, a cheap gas thread.

I filled up today for $2.18/regular.

For the record, oil companies' third quarter profits were up 65%.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
I remember 8 or so years ago when we were driving through West Virginia....

89 cents/gallon and that was common in that area

Being FROM WV and having got my license about 8 years ago, I too remember those prices and people always tell me BS they werent that cheap

You send them to me, I'll learn them!

 

[tyler811]

2.19 here in ????????

 

[necine]

1.99 in South Jersey

 

[tyler811]

Originally posted by: ahurtt

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1

Originally posted by: ahurtt

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
$2.13 a gallon, what is going on? its so cheap now. WHAT why must they do this with the gas.


sorry, we needed acheap gas thread, so as to offset all the prior Expensive gas threads.

OP thinks $2.13 for gas is cheap. Brainwash successful.

what was gas PRIOR to the hurricanes? it wasnt much less, and people said Lutz was nutz when he said $2 a gallon would be reached again.

I remember in the summer of 2004 in my area it was steadily climbing. Around that time it was about $1.75-$1.90 depending on how far I was willing to drive to fill up. Before that, "normal" prices in my area that had remained relatively consistent for as long as I can remember were around $1.40-$1.60 range. I think the only reason it's dropping so much right now is because congress is holding the oil barrons feet to the fire over their insane profits. Exxon Mobil posted the single biggest corporate quarterly profit in HISTORY last quarter! And that's not just in THEIR history but as I understand it the biggest quarterly profit of ANY corporation. Soon as the CEO's grease all the right palms and manage to squirm their way out from under this current congressional inquisition, prices will shoot back up again.

you are so right

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
For the record, oil companies' third quarter profits were up 65%.

Yes, but they had only a ~10% profit margin which is where they usually are historically. There are other companies that run higher margins than that.

Also, most of the oil companies didn't meet analyst's expectations causing their stock price to drop despite the "windfall profits".

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: tyler811

Originally posted by: ahurtt
I remember in the summer of 2004 in my area it was steadily climbing. Around that time it was about $1.75-$1.90 depending on how far I was willing to drive to fill up. Before that, "normal" prices in my area that had remained relatively consistent for as long as I can remember were around $1.40-$1.60 range. I think the only reason it's dropping so much right now is because congress is holding the oil barrons feet to the fire over their insane profits. Exxon Mobil posted the single biggest corporate quarterly profit in HISTORY last quarter! And that's not just in THEIR history but as I understand it the biggest quarterly profit of ANY corporation. Soon as the CEO's grease all the right palms and manage to squirm their way out from under this current congressional inquisition, prices will shoot back up again.

you are so right

You are both wrong. Take two economics classes and call me in the morning.

 

[Slew Foot]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
For the record, oil companies' third quarter profits were up 65%.

Yes, but they had only a ~10% profit margin which is where they usually are historically. There are other companies that run higher margins than that.

Also, most of the oil companies didn't meet analyst's expectations causing their stock price to drop despite the "windfall profits".

I heard the profit margin was around 7% which is actually low for the oil sector. When you look at profit margins, Pharmaceuticals are the true robber barons with margins around 18%.
Of course, my average turn around for a hot deal on ebay is around 50% but thats another story

 

[EKKC]

pre-Katrina prices are not cheap. pre-2005 and then I'll say it's cheap.


still 2.59 in NYC for cheap 87octane gas.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Slew Foot

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
For the record, oil companies' third quarter profits were up 65%.

Yes, but they had only a ~10% profit margin which is where they usually are historically. There are other companies that run higher margins than that.

Also, most of the oil companies didn't meet analyst's expectations causing their stock price to drop despite the "windfall profits".

I heard the profit margin was around 7% which is actually low for the oil sector. When you look at profit margins, Pharmaceuticals are the true robber barons with margins around 18%.
Of course, my average turn around for a hot deal on ebay is around 50% but thats another story

I think one was at 9.something percent and another was ~7%.

Citigroup is another company that had 18% profit margins.

 

[Xcobra]

i remember it being $1.50, so its still quite expensive here, $2.45, though its dropped like 10 cents, but its certainly not cheap at all...

 

[Slew Foot]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Slew Foot

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei


Citigroup is another company that had 18% profit margins.

As a shareholder, I have no problem with that Or the 5% dividend for that matter.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: Slew Foot

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
For the record, oil companies' third quarter profits were up 65%.

Yes, but they had only a ~10% profit margin which is where they usually are historically. There are other companies that run higher margins than that.

Also, most of the oil companies didn't meet analyst's expectations causing their stock price to drop despite the "windfall profits".

I heard the profit margin was around 7% which is actually low for the oil sector. When you look at profit margins, Pharmaceuticals are the true robber barons with margins around 18%.
Of course, my average turn around for a hot deal on ebay is around 50% but thats another story

I think one was at 9.something percent and another was ~7%.

Citigroup is another company that had 18% profit margins.

Thought I'd post the following excerpt. :shocked:

Leading the pack was ExxonMobil, the world?s largest oil company. Exxon reported third-quarter profits of $9.92 billion, 75 percent higher than its third-quarter earnings last year and the largest quarterly profit ever reported by a US company. The company also boasted revenues of more than $100 billion, another US record and a 32 percent increase over the company?s revenues in the second-quarter.

The Wall Street Journal on Friday noted that Exxon?s profits amounted to nearly $75,000 a minute, every minute, for the entire three months of the quarter (July, August and September). Exxon?s profit for the first nine months of the year, more than $25 billion, already exceeds its annual profit last year. The company made more money in the third quarter than all but eight companies in the S&P 500 made in all of 2004.

 

[0roo0roo]

its nearing 2bucks in ca. wtf heh

i'm sure euro envy and bitterness will spike again.. we aren't going to be suffering because of our suvs for the time being

 

[SmoochyTX]

$1.92 here