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[kodydog]

Iran rattles their sabres and crude prices increase 11% since Nov. I don't get it. We get most of our oil from Candida. Iran isn't even in the top 15 of US oil importers.

1/3 of the worlds oil comes through the Straight of Hormuz. Don't you think if they tried to disrupt supplies that they would be squashed like a bug within a week by more powerful countries. Whats the panic?

If you need something to worry about, think nuclear Iran. 

[Mike]

The trouble I see is you can buy if you have the money a electric car but boat motor need more power snd I don't see anything comming that for them  and aside from sail I like to go fishing and that's a problem
Well i probly be gone before that. Ones and. It be philly able or afford gas

[jojo]

Mike, maybe soon we'll be going really primitive: sail boats, no motor  :D

[gene]

Mr. byhammerand hand: Regarding walking softly and eating your peas and carrots: It is not a mixed metaphor. It is a brand new metaphor. One that I just made up.

Mr. Kodydog: Regarding a nuclear Iran: I think a little oil and gas that glows in the dark will not be a problem for us.

Our current gas prices have nothing to do with the price of crude oil. That connection ended during the Clinton administration.

gene

[kodydog]

Our current gas prices have nothing to do with the price of crude oil. That connection ended during the Clinton administration.
gene

Not sure I follow Gene. Maybe this?

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- It's the same story every year.

Each spring, just before the summer driving season, gasoline prices skyrocket. And every year, these four words appear in news reports nationwide as a big reason for the runup: "lack of refining capacity."

Then experts call for more refineries, politicians pledge to make the dirty behemoths easier to build, but guess what? Nothing really happens. Next year, repeat story.

So why hasn't a new refinery been built in the U.S. since 1976?

http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/17/news/economy/refineries/

The article, written in 2007 also said this.

Some experts say new investment, in both alternative energy and conventional sources, will boost supply and could cut prices in half. If a global recession hit, the drop could be even more dramatic.

Wow!

[fragged8]

added to the price of oil from the ground, they add Ethanol
which is made from mostly grain so not only is driving cars
costing a lot in fuel it also makes your food and beer more
expensive too.

[kodydog]

makes your food and beer more expensive too.

BEER! Now I'm really pissed. Wheres my boot.

[Mike]

Well they went down one penny today

[kodydog]

Well they went down one penny today

Beer or gas? The way I figure it beer costs me about $10.60 a gal. One cent is not gonna make much difference. Might be better off drinking gasoline.

[Mike]

Well it had gone down one penny now it's up 11

[byhammerandhand]

Saw $3.99 at several places yesterday.  I think in financial circles they call this "ceiling resistance."    Nobody wants to break through $4 a gallon, but once they do, they'll have no problem going up from there to $4.20 or $4.25.


I use "Gas Buddy" to search locally for best prices.  http://www.cincygasprices.com/Price_By_County.aspx    Just type in your zip code and zoom in or out.   My neighbor uses this on his smart phone and it also knows where he is at the time.  I don't have a smart phone.

[sofadoc]

I have a neighbor that will drive to the other side of town just to save a nickel a gallon. Based on a 20 gallon tank, that's a whoppin' whole dollar that he drove the extra 3 or 4 miles for. Then while he's there, he'll go inside and pay 4 bucks for a Coke and a bag of chips. Smart, huh?

[byhammerandhand]

How to tell you're from a small town:

I have a neighbor that will drive to the other side of town just to save a nickel a gallon. Based on a 20 gallon tank, that's a whoppin' whole dollar that he drove the extra 3 or 4 miles for. Then while's there, he'll go inside and pay 4 bucks for a Coke and a bag of chips. Smart, huh?

[sofadoc]

As for me personally, I just pull in to the most convenient gas station. I don't care if it's a quarter a gallon higher than the one on the other side of the highway. I'd rather pay the extra 5 bucks than cut across 4 lanes of traffic, and loop around on a service road.

[Mike]

When I first moved to new Hampshire in 81 there was nothing in town I had to drive 16 miles to get a pizza and. Ring it home