Oh, I Was Irritated

Hi carolbee, I think my husband would have gone blistic if that happen to him, as it is he hardly use his car because of gas prices keeps going up, he use his bicycle to go to work and yes I think when you go by next time they would have all gone up. Tamara

How are the Gas prices in your area now? Any better? I can not believe how they jumped up and the hurricane. it was like the next day...

Because of the hurricanes in the Texas gulf the supply has been disrupted to the mid west. They always even use that as an excuse here in California to raise prices. And then with OPEC cutting production by 500,000 barrels you can see that production is down. But surprisingly here the price has not gone up and in fact yesterday the price dropped yesterday. So I think this is a matter of the gas station just having not received its supply and not a matter of deliberate attempt to raise prices.

I have drove up to gas station with no gas on the unleaded pump, but the two times it happen I had enough gas to drive to another station. This gas situation is just dreadful. I fell down and injured my leg so the increase in the last couple of days have not affected me since I can't drive. I am sure they increase the unleaded later when they restock.

Contact your representatives. We have one that complained we were 30 cents higher up here than people a little ways away from us. He promised to look into it and he said it to our newspaper. Our prices have steadily gone down since then. There was one gas station that was 20cents more than the rest up here, he's finally about the same as the rest, price came down after that press conference the very next day. Promises of fines and possible inprisonment do wonders. So whoever you voted for that's in, call them and complain or write a letter and complain. We were over 4 dollars and the rest of the state was under, a representative made a statement to the press that he was launching an investigation. We're at $3.69 now. Much better than over 4 bucks. Even the jerk who was gouging isn't at $3.89, he's at $3.69. A few stations are more or less, but that is now around the average. But when we were $4.04 and that cornball had $4.24, no one was stopping at his station that I could see. Funny how that press anouncement has had prices go down almost continuosly, despite news reports of higher oil barrel prices. It's because we have no other way to get to work and we have sub-zero winters so we need a variety of heat sources in each house most of the time. Like I have oil, electric, and wood. When it hits sub-zero with 30 or more mile per hour winds, often whatever your main heat source is, it can't keep up, so you need a secondary and if one of them quits, like the oil furnace or the electric goes out, you may need a third. They know we don't have decent mass transit for work, only for the poor to go shopping and if lucky maybe they can schedule and make a drs' appointment. They say it's because we live farther out, but 30 cents more? Just threatening has brought prices down, it's amazing.

Carol u could well be right there,they are always up to something,especially wit the fuel prices,they have rocketed here,and it so shocking the way in which the prices fluctuate,some filling stations are much cheaper than others,and once you get onto the motoways,where access is so easy for the fuel tankers,then the fuel hits record highs,it makes no sense at all.

Another excuse to line someone's pockets with extra money! I would be very irritated. And our's went up yesterday afternoon...even though most of the refineries are fine...it is gouging.....and it's getting really sickening!

I get really irritated about gas prices. I recentely purchased a new car and I feel like I made a huge mistake when it comes to the amount of gas it uses.I used to drive a small honda civic which back in the day when I drove it regulary used to cost a bout $25 to fill and would last about 2 weeks..now the same car uses about $45 which is still not bad compared to my $100 gas guzzling bmw..I try to avoid using my new car because it is just TOO much to fill it up and now I feel stupid for having purchased it.But I do love it lol..And the worst part is I cant even use the cheap gas..I have to use the highest quality gas..and the prices keep rising and falling rising and falling..its so irritating.