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09/12/2008 11:31:11 AM · #1 |
A friend of mine works making deliveries for a hospital. Apparently, he gets a heads up when gas prices are going to go up. He's been advised to fill up ASAP due to prices rumored to be going up a whole dollar by tomorrow.
He's pretty convincing about the reliability, but you can take from it what you will. I'm going to fill up right now. |
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09/12/2008 11:33:37 AM · #2 |
| It already went up 13 cents a liter over night where I am. |
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09/12/2008 11:36:40 AM · #3 |
| Our EMS departments got a call to get all of the emergency vehicles filled up. This caused a run on gas stations by everyone, and now a lot of stations in our county are dry. The next county over is fine, but higher than normal. |
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09/12/2008 11:39:33 AM · #4 |
Wouldn't it be weird if this was "just a rumor", yet it causes a gas panic?
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09/12/2008 11:59:06 AM · #5 |
This morning while taking my wife to work I stopped and filled up at $3.699 USG. On the way back the same station had raised the price to $3.999. A 30 cent jump within 15 minutes. So I guess I got lucking.
Now the news [local] is saying it may go to $5.00 a USG by the end of tomorrow. Another $1.00 jump on top of todays 30 cents.
What is the average person to do? |
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09/12/2008 12:03:32 PM · #6 |
| great and my gas light came on yesterday evening...knew I should have taken care of that when I had the chance. |
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09/12/2008 12:04:01 PM · #7 |
I filled up yesterday. Apparently today it's supposed to go up 13 cents a litre (has already in some places).
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09/12/2008 12:12:44 PM · #8 |
hurricane rumours. the gas/oil companies will take any opportunity to bilk us of our hard earned cash. but we have little choice, do we?
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09/12/2008 12:15:31 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by SDW:
What is the average person to do? |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
but we have little choice, do we? |
Maybe not driving suvs might help reducing energy consumption! Maybe not being so reluctant at considering smaller but more efficient cars. Maybe walking/biking for short distances may contribute to respect better the environment. Short-term solutions do exist, long-term solutions need to be seriously thought for the future of our Planet.
Message edited by author 2008-09-12 12:27:32. |
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09/12/2008 12:35:59 PM · #10 |
Gas did the same before/after Katrina. Refineries raise the wholesale price for gas in anticipation of down time, damage and shortage. High wholesale prices for instances like this are usually short-lived. But then again you never know in this day and age.
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09/12/2008 12:48:30 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by msieglerfr:
Originally posted by SDW:
What is the average person to do? |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
but we have little choice, do we? |
Maybe not driving suvs might help reducing energy consumption! Maybe not being so reluctant at considering smaller but more efficient cars. Maybe walking/biking for short distances may contribute to respect better the environment. Short-term solutions do exist, long-term solutions need to be seriously thought for the future of our Planet. |
I hope your statement is generalized not personal.
because:
We don't own a SUV
My wife works across town; she can't ride a bike to work in a dress.
We only own one vehicle which happens to be a 2004 Jetta; an fuel economy car.
Transit systems does not run in the route to take my wife to work and back or even close.
We drive bare minimum. I took my son to school this morning, wife to work, filled up with gas, and came home. Car has not be driven since and will not be till I have to pick my son up from school and my wife from work.
And before you say bus for my son. He is in a special class because he as "Asperger's Syndrome" and bus is not an option in our case.
Message edited by author 2008-09-12 12:50:19. |
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09/12/2008 01:12:49 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by SDW:
What is the average person to do?
[quote=Prof_Fate] but we have little choice, do we?
Maybe not driving suvs might help reducing energy consumption! Maybe not being so reluctant at considering smaller but more efficient cars. Maybe walking/biking for short distances may contribute to respect better the environment. Short-term solutions do exist, long-term solutions need to be seriously thought for the future of our Planet.
I hope your statement is generalized not personal.
because:
We don't own a SUV
My wife works across town; she can't ride a bike to work in a dress.
We only own one vehicle which happens to be a 2004 Jetta; an fuel economy car.
Transit systems does not run in the route to take my wife to work and back or even close.
We drive bare minimum. I took my son to school this morning, wife to work, filled up with gas, and came home. Car has not be driven since and will not be till I have to pick my son up from school and my wife from work.
And before you say bus for my son. He is in a special class because he as "Asperger's Syndrome" and bus is not an option in our case. |
Yes, it is a generalized statement. Living in the US for about 4.5 years (and traveled) gave me some experience about America.
Just for fun, biking with a dress is quite ok (Women in the Netherlands do that all the times, some Dutch even carry an umbrella in one hand while riding their bike in the rain). Though, the Dutch are quite 'unique' in many ways (I am not Dutch btw).
What you mentioned is right about some cities in the US. The lack of solid transit networks in some cities is a big issue IMO. Hopefully times will change, but it might be long. |
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09/12/2008 01:36:21 PM · #13 |
It is not just a rumor. Oil & Gas production in the Gulf of Mexico is suspended as are refinery operations along the Texas coastline. With all the declarations of states-of-emergency, state and government agencies are able to dip into US reserves. All of this leads to hire prices. Like any other commodity, natural (and unnatural) events lead to changes in pricing.
Message edited by author 2008-09-12 21:33:48. |
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09/12/2008 02:20:09 PM · #14 |
| Prices are ranging from $4.19 to $4.49 in Augusta, GA. My last fill up was @ $3.44. (That was over a week ago) Glad I have a Prius--though it costs as much to fill it these days as it used to cost to fill our mini van. (And while I'm all for saving the planet, when you have a family it's nice to be able to get everybody in one vehicle.) |
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09/12/2008 02:24:35 PM · #15 |
| I'm about to go out to pickup my son from school. I will be looking at the prices to see if they have increased since this morning 30 cent increase. I'll post when I get back. |
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09/12/2008 02:27:47 PM · #16 |
| You had me worried but I just looked out the window and the Maverik dropped four cents this morning! |
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09/12/2008 02:33:21 PM · #17 |
| Went up 20 cents a gallon overnight here in South East Missouri. |
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09/12/2008 03:04:22 PM · #18 |
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09/12/2008 03:05:33 PM · #19 |
Prices just went up nearly a dollar here in the Knoxville area. This morning it was $3.57...lunch time $3.89...right now $4.49!
Holy cripes!
Go fill up now people...I imagine it's only gonna get worse. |
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09/12/2008 03:15:58 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by SDW:
I'm about to go out to pickup my son from school. I will be looking at the prices to see if they have increased since this morning 30 cent increase. I'll post when I get back. |
Every gas station I passed was $3.999 for regular. So it hasn't gone up again since this mornings increase of 30 cent a gallon. It will more than likely go up again later today or tomorrow. |
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09/12/2008 03:17:23 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by jeger:
It already went up 13 cents a liter over night where I am. |
went up between .13-.16 c/litre where I am. |
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09/12/2008 03:22:12 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by SDW:
because:
We don't own a SUV
My wife works across town; she can't ride a bike to work in a dress.
We only own one vehicle which happens to be a 2004 Jetta; an fuel economy car.
Transit systems does not run in the route to take my wife to work and back or even close.
We drive bare minimum. I took my son to school this morning, wife to work, filled up with gas, and came home. Car has not be driven since and will not be till I have to pick my son up from school and my wife from work.
And before you say bus for my son. He is in a special class because he as "Asperger's Syndrome" and bus is not an option in our case. |
Your doubling your gas costs - have your wife drop your son off and keep the car all day. Or is there another way to get your son to school? School bus, walking, bicycle? Can your wife carpool? Get a different job, closer to home or ona bus route? Get a scooter or motorcycle?
It seems easy and obvious to me, but it's not always so when it's YOU.
A friend of mine has no car - he rides a bike or bums rides - carpools to work even though there's a lot of down time as he goes earlier than needed.
Another friend changed jobs to ride the bus. He buys gas every OTHER month. Yeah, I'm sick of hearing him talk about it too LOL.
Just before this gas nonsense started we bought 2 new (used) vehicles. I work from home so I get the minivan. My wife has to drive for her job as she manages 3 facilites and has to run by corporate once a week. None of us are happy about what it costs in gas, but there is little we can do about it but pay it and try to conserve in other areas.
I'm not looking forward to my daughter starting preschool next week - no choice but to drive really. At least my son's cubscout meetings are 4 miles closer to home this year!
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09/12/2008 03:55:34 PM · #23 |
I just filled up when I was out - thankfully it was the same price as yesterday, $3.62.
Once they shoot it up over $4, I wonder if we'll ever see it drop back down to the mid-3's?
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09/12/2008 04:49:34 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
Originally posted by SDW:
because:
We don't own a SUV
My wife works across town; she can't ride a bike to work in a dress.
We only own one vehicle which happens to be a 2004 Jetta; an fuel economy car.
Transit systems does not run in the route to take my wife to work and back or even close.
We drive bare minimum. I took my son to school this morning, wife to work, filled up with gas, and came home. Car has not be driven since and will not be till I have to pick my son up from school and my wife from work.
And before you say bus for my son. He is in a special class because he as "Asperger's Syndrome" and bus is not an option in our case. |
Your doubling your gas costs - have your wife drop your son off and keep the car all day. Or is there another way to get your son to school? School bus, walking, bicycle? Can your wife carpool? Get a different job, closer to home or ona bus route? Get a scooter or motorcycle?
It seems easy and obvious to me, but it's not always so when it's YOU.
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I know I'm doubling my gas, if she could drop off my son that would be great but we would have no way to get him home from school. To far and to busy of roads for him to walk and with his Asperger Syndrome he can't. His syndrome also keeps him from being able to ride to school via the bus system.
The only way my wife could use our transit system would be to get up at 4:00am and then walk two miles to the nearest stop and then ride the route to the station. Then Walk another 2+ miles to work. Work 9 1/2 hours. Then walk 2+ miles back to the station, ride the route to the nearest stop and walk another 2 miles. She would get home about 7:30 PM. I don't think that would work and I would not ask her to do that. Plus she would have to pay $1.50 each way, thats $14.50 /wk.
Getting a job closer to home, ha! In this town that is easier said than done :) She works at one of the largest financial institutions here...nothing closer to home would pay near what she makes now and her benefits and seniority.
Not so simple. Sometimes living in a mid-size city is worse than living in a large city. We have roughly 300K people here with an expected 30K more military arriving soon. Our town was not build to suit the growth in population. Even though my wife only works about 6 miles from home it takes 30 minutes commute there and another 30 minutes back on average because of traffic.
Message edited by author 2008-09-12 16:49:54. |
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09/12/2008 04:53:08 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by OdysseyF22:
I just filled up when I was out - thankfully it was the same price as yesterday, $3.62.
Once they shoot it up over $4, I wonder if we'll ever see it drop back down to the mid-3's? |
Funny how $3.50 looks good when in the not too distant past there were complaints that prices were over a dollar a gallon.
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