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Decreasing gasoline prices in the USA
Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:44 pm
by Roy Hersh
Is anyone out there shocked that the price of gasoline has dropped in the peak driving month of August and is now $.30 per gallon lower than 5 weeks ago? Of course this has nothing to do with the fact that there is an upcoming election.
I realize it is politically incorrect of me to make this type of assertion ... but at least I don't have to worry about anybody deleting this.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:44 am
by Tom Archer
Try filling your tank in the UK...
..and be grateful for how little you pay in the US :!:
Tom
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:54 am
by Derek T.
Roy,
You guys don't know how lucky you are - I filled up last week and had to pay £1.01 per
litre 
Perhaps Tony Blair could boost his popularity by dropping the price down to £0.20, or then again, no he couldn't :?
Derek
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:19 am
by Andy Velebil
Not surprised, but very glad. I have friends who work in the upstream side (pumping from ground) and in the downstream side (refinery to your local gas station). The upstream is producing plenty. The downstream side is a bunch of bone-heads. It's amazing the stories I hear about the lack of oversight and just shear lazyness of refinery people which causes a large amount of refinery problems. That translates into refineries shutting down or losing capacity and causing retail prices to go up.
I realize it is politically incorrect of me to make this type of assertion ... but at least I don't have to worry about anybody deleting this.
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:38 am
by manuva
High prices of petrol here in the UK certainly keeps my driving to a minimal!