Gas Under $2.00!!!!

[ABM]

I can't believe they (whomever) even made it such a political campaigning issue.

 

[maxiep]

Yeah, we don't hear much about those "evil speculators" now, do we?

Well, we should enjoy these prices while they last. Prices are going back up to $4.00 in short measure.

 

[umair]

Don't know about you guys, but the lowest I've seen in Houston is $1.93!

 

[ABM]

Don't know about you guys, but the lowest I've seen in Houston is $1.93!

Yep, no doubt due to the effects of Hurricane Ike.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

I saw $2.29 in Vancouver.

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

Prius owners = owned.

 

[bbwchingy0007]

This is per gallon, right? In the UK the lowest I've seen is 96.9p per litre, which is $1.57 per litre, which is $5.93 per US gallon. You don't know how good you have it, even at $4 per litre.

 

[Colonel Ronan]

This is per gallon, right? In the UK the lowest I've seen is 96.9p per litre, which is $1.57 per litre, which is $5.93 per US gallon. You don't know how good you have it, even at $4 per litre.

I was just about to say that. We've had petrol cuts too though.

 

[Petey]

This is per gallon, right? In the UK the lowest I've seen is 96.9p per litre, which is $1.57 per litre, which is $5.93 per US gallon. You don't know how good you have it, even at $4 per litre.

Yes. We have had it good.

-Petey

 

[maxiep]

Yes. We have had it good.

-Petey

Bullshit. The only difference between the US and Europe regarding petrol costs is government taxation.

 

[Petey]

Bullshit. The only difference between the US and Europe regarding petrol costs is government taxation.

If we are paying less than half of what some European countries are, now are we not in a better position than they are?

-Petey

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Good . . . can I go buy my oversized SUV now?

 

[maxiep]

If we are paying less than half of what some European countries are, now are we not in a better position than they are?

-Petey

We pay the same amount. The government taxes it more. It's the fault of the governments in those countries, not that the American consumer is lucky.

 

[Colonel Ronan]

We pay the same amount. The government taxes it more. It's the fault of the governments in those countries, not that the American consumer is lucky.

Europe cares about its environment.

 

[maxiep]

Europe cares about its environment.

Um, have you been to Belgium or the Midlands?

 

[e_blazer]

Hmmm. Kind of makes you wonder about those price-fixing allegations last summer against "Big Oil". I guess OPEC must not be as good at it now as they were in June.

 

[istolebillwaltonsbike]

The Costco by me is $2.18 a gallon as of yesterday...

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Hmmm. Kind of makes you wonder about those price-fixing allegations last summer against "Big Oil". I guess OPEC must not be as good at it now as they were in June.

I know oil about as much as Jed Clampett, so I'm not sure how OPEC affects oil companies or their exact relationship. But I think the big oil corps are still looking good. God Bless Texas


Exxon Mobil sets new profit record: $14.83 billion in third quarter
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Originally published 8:34 a.m., Thursday, October 30, 2008
Updated 8:34 a.m., Thursday, October 30, 2008

HOUSTON — Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest publicly traded oil company, says it shattered its own record for the biggest profit from operations by a U.S. corporation, earning $14.83 billion in the third quarter.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Wasn't their a deal by then Chrysler about being locked into 2.99/gallon for as long as you own the car . . . or something like that.

Sounded attractive at the time . . . now, not so much.

 

[44Thrilla]

I've been told that gas is going to start going back up right after the election.

 

[ghoti]

What is the average commute in these European countries?

What is the availability of public transportaton?

 

[MARIS61]

Bullshit. The only difference between the US and Europe regarding petrol costs is government taxation.

Yep.

I really get tired of that misrepresentation, but since there is no real way to justify the raping of our wallets by Big Oil...

 

[e_blazer]

Yep.

I really get tired of that misrepresentation, but since there is no real way to justify the raping of our wallets by Big Oil...

I'm still looking for that station where I can fill my tank with gas from "Little Oil".

Given the cost of exploration for resources, drilling, pumping, shipping, refining, and distributing the product, I'm not holding my breath. I guess it's just so much easier to curse the companies that bring us a commodity that we all need on a daily basis if we lump them under the derogatory sounding title of "Big Oil".

 

[MARIS61]

Europe cares about its environment.

Yeah, sure.

I hear they're selling drtinking water bottled in Venice.

 

[MARIS61]

I'm still looking for that station where I can fill my tank with gas from "Little Oil".

Given the cost of exploration for resources, drilling, pumping, shipping, refining, and distributing the product, I'm not holding my breath. I guess it's just so much easier to curse the companies that bring us a commodity that we all need on a daily basis if we lump them under the derogatory sounding title of "Big Oil".

"Big" refers to their obscene windfall profits, and the fact that they are a very Un-American monopoly.