Subj : Re: Larry King To : alt.tv.farscape From : Rick Savoia Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 14:03:56 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Chaya wrote in news:Xns96C3D910D87DBchayaruth@ 204.153.244.170: > Tim Weaver wrote: > >> John Iwaniszek wrote: >> >>> Jim Larson wrote in >>> news:Xns96C3858C5DF3C3v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: >>> >>>> Tyler Trafford wrote: >>>> >>>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>>>> Rick Savoia wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> 30% of the US oil production comes from that area and there is no >>>>>>> way to access that for the time being. >>>>>> >>>>>> Only partial shut downs for a lot of the area and you can always >>>>>> dip into the national oil reserves. >>>>> >>>>> Between last night and this morning, gas (petrol) prices went up 22 >>>>> cents at the station closest to me. >>>> >>>> $4/gallon of gas|petrol|benzin, here we come! WOOHOO! >>>> >>> >>> $2.97 in Raleigh today. I filled my truck the other day for 2.53/gl >>> >> >> $2.99 now, was $2.49. Distribution news hit and the line backed up >> like mad. I waited, instead of parking down the highway. When I went >> back, nothing but $3.19 premium. $62 and I had a quarter tank before >> I started punping. >> >> One BP station in Atlanta had *regular* for $5.89! SHIT! > > > We were at $3.33 this morning. Same here. This is one of those things that drives me nuts. One gas station went from $2.89 to $3.33 in the same day. That's price gouging. They've already paid for the gas in their tanks, they shouldn't be allowed ot raise prices like that. -- "I'm just very selective about the reality I accept." - Calvin .