Curse

zehly · Aug 31, 2005, 11:21 PM // 23:21

So, I go to buy some cigarettes at the local "Oh Thank Heaven for" 7-11, and I figure I'd fill up my tank with gas.

WTF?

I couldn't believe it. I wrote them down:

Regular: $3.02
Mid-grade: $3.13
Premium: $3.19

WTF?

I might have to rob the gas station next time to even fill my tank up. OMFG.

How much is gas where you are?

WTF?

MSecorsky · Aug 31, 2005, 11:23 PM // 23:23

That's about the same as it is here in Southern California, but haven't checked since the hurricane.

Ultimate_Gaara · Aug 31, 2005, 11:25 PM // 23:25

wow, its only $1.07 here in canada...

the prices will go up since the hurricane as MSecorsky already stated

Thanato · Aug 31, 2005, 11:28 PM // 23:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultimate_Gaara

wow, its only $1.07 here in canada...

the prices will go up since the hurricane as MSecorsky already stated

well maybe in your area, but over in montreal its 1.34 a liter -.-

Starbeast · Aug 31, 2005, 11:29 PM // 23:29

I only get premium and the highest I've seen yet is $2.72 a gallon here in Minnesota

_Zen_ · Aug 31, 2005, 11:30 PM // 23:30

124.9 around this area of Ontario...

Lasareth · Aug 31, 2005, 11:30 PM // 23:30

Don't forget that there's about 3.7[8] liters/gallon

so the conversion is about right...

prices are getting scary.

Mr Fizzle · Aug 31, 2005, 11:31 PM // 23:31

Well....my dad had a empty tank and we filled up it was $55+

.

zehly · Aug 31, 2005, 11:33 PM // 23:33

Lfg - Group Of 8 To Begin Robbing Banks Because Gas Is Expensive - Expert Nuker/smiter - Must Be Rank 14+ - No Blind Invites - Fufufufufu

Priest_Ezekiel · Aug 31, 2005, 11:34 PM // 23:34

get used to these higher gas prices. the demand keeps rising and its not going to stop for nobody.

Ultimate_Gaara · Aug 31, 2005, 11:35 PM // 23:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thanato

well maybe in your area, but over in montreal its 1.34 a liter -.-

i guess so, i live in the west so thats most likely why.. i think the eastern side has way more people living there so they jack up the prices

Crimson_1190 · Aug 31, 2005, 11:36 PM // 23:36

2.96 here in maryland as of when i went to the bar 3 hrs ago..... you know....when is the bio-desel going to hit the market....i meean for goodness sake it would kill two birds with one stone, end farming subsidies and cheaper gas blends.

Lasareth · Aug 31, 2005, 11:36 PM // 23:36

http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/31/news...ex.htm?cnn=yes

Yay... higher prices.

MSecorsky · Aug 31, 2005, 11:38 PM // 23:38

They're talking now that $4.00 per gallon may be in the not-too-distant future.

As for bio-deisel... it's already on the market, just not enough to make a dent. The problem is that currently it requires more energy to create bio-deisel than you get out of it. Plus... only a small fraction of cars on the road run on deisel, and not all of them can take alternative fuels.

Mr Fizzle · Aug 31, 2005, 11:40 PM // 23:40

Actully I heard from my teacher(American History to be exact but his a knowledgable guy)that Bush wanted to pump some oil in Alaska,BUT was rejected since the oil is in some Caribu reserve(big deer like animal not sure on spelling)and they want to save it when the Middle East can no longer give us enough gas,prepare for real high gas!

Thanato · Aug 31, 2005, 11:41 PM // 23:41

and in a few months we'll be reminising back in the day when gas was less than a dollar a liter -.-

MSecorsky · Aug 31, 2005, 11:41 PM // 23:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Fizzle

Actully I heard from my teacher(American History to be exact but his a knowledgable guy)that Bush wanted to pump some oil in Alaska,BUT was rejected since the oil is in some Caribu reserve(big deer like animal not sure on spelling)and they want to save it when the Middle East can no longer give us enough gas,prepare for real high gas!

The ANWAR oil reserves, even if Bush got it passed to pump it, wouldn't hit the market for some 10 years, so that's irrelevant. They would have to build the entire infrastructure from scratch, including the pipelines, pumping stations, etc... then drill for it and hope they find it.

Ultimate_Gaara · Aug 31, 2005, 11:42 PM // 23:42

I think we should have a tribute to $0.40 a gallon fuel.. let us all take a moment to think of the good times

Lasareth · Aug 31, 2005, 11:45 PM // 23:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Fizzle

Actully I heard from my teacher(American History to be exact but his a knowledgable guy)that Bush wanted to pump some oil in Alaska,BUT was rejected since the oil is in some Caribu reserve(big deer like animal not sure on spelling)and they want to save it when the Middle East can no longer give us enough gas,prepare for real high gas!

Aye, this was a bit of a controversy, but ultimately (dabate in my enviromental science class) the reserves there wouldn't really last long enough to make it worth it.

Best thing is to actually start putting some damn money into research and funding for alternative fuel sources... Until we can come up with a renewable resource (oil can hold us, yes, but there's only so much till we run out), then we'll risk facing this problem always during the future. The government(s) need to start learning that sometimes you need to lose money in the initial investment before you gain money.

By the way, the main reason research has been delayed and scantly looked into at this point is because it's vastly more profitable to everyone to just keep using oil. That's what it all burns down to, money... (no pun intended)

Danny_Rowe · Aug 31, 2005, 11:46 PM // 23:46

when i was in school 3 years back my science teacher told me we have about 40 years of oil left at the current rate, i think the rates got up since then tho