May 19th Gas Out

[Dr Caleb]

I just paid 2.39 per gal. from Citgo, a petroleum company that someone said doesn't buy crude from the middle east. How does this work? Nevermind, sorry I asked...

Anyway, it's May 20th. How did we do? Think anyone paid any attention?

Citgo, Sunoco and many other, if they import it's from Venezuela or here in Canada. Suncor (Sunoco) is one of the largest producers of Synthetic Crude (tarsand) here in Alberta. Disclaimer - I used to work at both Suncor and Syncrude.

Larry: Canada does not import oil from anywhere. The question we should be asking on this side of the 49th is "Why are they selling us our own natural resources back to us at such a high mark up?"

And I doubt the boycott did anything. I usually only have to fill the Crown Vic up once every two weeks or so, and I top the Marauder off about as often.

 

[junehhan]

I just paid 2.39 per gal. from Citgo, a petroleum company that someone said doesn't buy crude from the middle east. How does this work? Nevermind, sorry I asked...

Anyway, it's May 20th. How did we do? Think anyone paid any attention?

I honestly don't think it had any effect. While driving by the gas stations on my way to work, there were fewer cars, but that can probably be attributed to the fact that people are trying to reduce the amount of fuel they use. I'm just glad that my Marauder seems to get pretty decent high mileage. What's shocking in a way, is that my Marauder is getting better fuel economy than I ever got on my old 99 V8 SHO which had a much smaller engine, and weighed a lot less.

Hmmm, Ford Escape Hybrid anyone????

 

[Marauderjack]

Let's face it......You cannot organize the whole country with a few emails!!!

Getting people on your side has been what politics is about forever...most folks just wander around like sheep in a flock anyway!!!

Gas at $5.00 a gallon is still a good value as chemicals go.....we've just had it too good for so long it's hard to adjust??

I don't think we'll ever see gas at less than a dollar again but it will come back down some when greed and "Good Ole Capitalism" take over the show once again!! :up:

Marauderjack :burnout:

PS: Maybe higher prices will get some of the IDIOTS off the road!!!!!

 

[Bluerauder]

I just paid 2.39 per gal. from Citgo, a petroleum company that someone said doesn't buy crude from the middle east. How does this work? Nevermind, sorry I asked...

Anyway, it's May 20th. How did we do? Think anyone paid any attention?

I think the boycott had the effect of giving the owners and cashier clerks some additional free time to change the prices on the pumps and signs again. My last tankful cost $1.999. A week later it was $2.199. That's about 20 cents in less than 1 week. And, I think they both came out of the same tank in the ground between deliveries. Go figure.............