Subj : Re: Larry King To : alt.tv.farscape From : John I Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 19:09:35 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Rick Savoia wrote: > 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. > In NC it's not gouging until the Gov. declares a state of emergency. .