tkeaton
Master Velocipede Alchemist
- Joined
- Mar 20, 2005
- Location
- Chattanooga
Diesel - $4.69 as of this morning on the way in to work
Here in durham, nc the price posted as of 6am was $4.49 a gallon. Word has it that 87 octane will be $4.22 average and diesel is said to be $5.15 a gallon on US average by July 1st 2008. A friend in the oil business warned me this past weekend.
Better hope the gov't steps in by then. Those kind of numbers will produce riots or who knows what kind of violence.
I think it's already putting a dent on people eating out, plus grocery prices are shooting up fast now. Won't be long before a lot of independent truckers give up or pass the prices back to us heavily. I'm not inflation proof like some people, it's made me cut back on my driving and consolidate trips.
Bush is asleep at the wheel in my opinion now. I know he's a lame duck but this is nuts at the rate it's shot up. I'm fine with sitting on the beach and looking at an oil well, better fishing around it to I bet!
I really dont agree with that. I think people will still pay it and continue to drive around and travel and go shopping etc. Everyday i am on the highways and the traffic has not dwindled a single bit. just more little cars and less SUV's. I think it will take a USA wide 2 or 3 day strike of just ALL people living in the US to take from a fri night to mon morning and veg and do NOTHING except sit around the house. That would get their attention and the GOV and oil companys would loose SOOO much $$$ i bet mon morning the gas would be down to $2 a gallon. Dont you agree???
The one way we as the people can affect the prices would be to boycot the two major supply companies, exxon and mobile... If no one bought their gas, they would be forced to lower the price thus the smaller companies would as well to stay competative. Supply and demand is worthless when it comes to oil in America, but I bet if one million+ American's refused to buy gas from these two suppliers they're loss would be huge, so they would be forced to drop the prices at the pump. Just my .02...
I really dont agree with that. I think people will still pay it and continue to drive around and travel and go shopping etc. Everyday i am on the highways and the traffic has not dwindled a single bit. just more little cars and less SUV's. I think it will take a USA wide 2 or 3 day strike of just ALL people living in the US to take from a fri night to mon morning and veg and do NOTHING except sit around the house. That would get their attention and the GOV and oil companys would loose SOOO much $$$ i bet mon morning the gas would be down to $2 a gallon. Dont you agree???