Gas Prices

[St1ck]

4 minutes ago, Tank said:

okay, i'll take the bait . . .

why do you want gas to be $10/gallon?

Because he's long in crude oil futures.

[Taylor]

[Tank]

2 hours ago, i8a 4re said:

 

i'll happily pay my gardener a fuel surcharge in exchange for less traffic. 

are people driving less where you live now that gas is $5.50+ per gallon?

[WicketMaiden]

25 minutes ago, Tank said:

are people driving less where you live now that gas is $5.50+ per gallon?

I paid the equivalent of $8.49 per US Gallon today ($10 UK Gallon). 

[Blarg]

1 minute ago, WicketMaiden said:

I paid the equivalent of $8.49 per US Gallon today ($10 UK Gallon). 

Liar.

You bought in litres. 

[St1ck]

8 minutes ago, WicketMaiden said:

I paid the equivalent of $8.49 per US Gallon today ($10 UK Gallon). 

At least your pints of beer are larger than ours. 

[Tank]

8 minutes ago, WicketMaiden said:

I paid the equivalent of $8.49 per US Gallon today ($10 UK Gallon). 

is your traffic lighter because of the higher prices?

[WicketMaiden]

49 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Liar.

You bought in litres. 

Hence the use of 'the equivalent of'.

 

41 minutes ago, Tank said:

is your traffic lighter because of the higher prices?

Hard to judge after the past two years, people's behaviours have changed and the roads are quieter for it, but that could be for myriad reasons.

Most people are feeling the rise in the cost of living here that's for sure, especially working families. Heating oil is up 90%; Coal 60%; Electricity 60%; Food is rising at 2% - 3% per month; our National Insurance just went up by 1% of wages earned between £10k and £50k. Everything is more expensive.

EDIT: On the plus side, UK minimum wage for age 23+ is now $475 for a 40 hour week.

[St1ck]

10 minutes ago, WicketMaiden said:

Hence the use of 'the equivalent of'.

 

Swing and a miss from Blarg again. 

[gotbeer]

5 hours ago, Taylor said:

 

I don't think they would be fighting each other.  Just wait till only electric cars are sold.  It's a win win for higher everything.

Average Energy Prices, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim – March 2022

 

[gotbeer]

Gas prices race back near record highs

 

[tdawg87]

Fucking dumb.

The gas station down the street got down to 3.98 for about 2 days and now it's back to 4.16. 

[katie]

On 5/9/2022 at 8:08 AM, tdawg87 said:

Fucking dumb.

The gas station down the street got down to 3.98 for about 2 days and now it's back to 4.16. 

I paid $5.69 at the "cheap" place yesterday

[Jason]

24 minutes ago, Katie said:

I paid $5.69 at the "cheap" place yesterday

It’s not getting better anytime soon either 

[Tank]

saw a gas station across the street from union station in downtown LA Monday morning. the cheapest gas there was 7.39.

 

Edited May 12, 2022 by Tank

[Taylor]

On 5/10/2022 at 10:25 PM, Jason said:

It’s not getting better anytime soon either 

Not until after the midterms.

[Redondo]

Saudi oil giant Aramco's first-quarter profits surge 80%

Oil giant Saudi Aramco said Sunday its profits soared more than 80% in the first three months of the year, as the state-backed company cashes in on the volatility in global energy markets and surging oil prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The bumper first-quarter earnings by the firm formally known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., which overtook Apple as the world’s most valuable company last week, show a record net income of $39.5 billion, up from $21.7 billion during the same period last year.

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, Redondo said:

Saudi oil giant Aramco's first-quarter profits surge 80%

Oil giant Saudi Aramco said Sunday its profits soared more than 80% in the first three months of the year, as the state-backed company cashes in on the volatility in global energy markets and surging oil prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The bumper first-quarter earnings by the firm formally known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., which overtook Apple as the world’s most valuable company last week, show a record net income of $39.5 billion, up from $21.7 billion during the same period last year.

I blame the speculators more than the company.  The oh noes Ukraine people.  Russia bad.  Are driving the futures up.  The companies are just selling at what the cry wolf people are determining.  Nothing is changing on the companies end, so when everyone panics, it's $$ time.  The system is just fucked.  Speculation from the gambling pricks on Wall Street are guaranteeing it.  

[gotbeer]

Average LA County gas prices tops $6 for 1st time since April 1

 

[tdawg87]

Ok gas prices have gone up 50 cents in 2 weeks.

[AngelsLakersFan]

1 hour ago, gotbeer said:

I blame the speculators more than the company.  The oh noes Ukraine people.  Russia bad.  Are driving the futures up.  The companies are just selling at what the cry wolf people are determining.  Nothing is changing on the companies end, so when everyone panics, it's $$ time.  The system is just fucked.  Speculation from the gambling pricks on Wall Street are guaranteeing it.  

I think the word you were looking for is "inflation"

[Taylor]

10 hours ago, Redondo said:

Saudi oil giant Aramco's first-quarter profits surge 80%

Oil giant Saudi Aramco said Sunday its profits soared more than 80% in the first three months of the year, as the state-backed company cashes in on the volatility in global energy markets and surging oil prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The bumper first-quarter earnings by the firm formally known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., which overtook Apple as the world’s most valuable company last week, show a record net income of $39.5 billion, up from $21.7 billion during the same period last year.

Still think we need "I did that!" stickers with these oil execs on them.

[fan_since79]

Oil price spikes to $113, a one-month high.

Get ready for more pain at the pump. 

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, fan_since79 said:

Oil price spikes to $113, a one-month high.

Get ready for more pain at the pump. 

[Taylor]

20 hours ago, gotbeer said:

I like how the GIF is subtitled in Spanish.