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Anyone capable of discussing gas without politics? Anyone?

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I ran the Tahoe down to fumes waiting for the price to come down, so when I went to fillup I figured I would put every drop I could in just to see how much the tank really holds. I wasn't able to do this as the pump won't let you go over $50.00 :(

Anybody want a '97 Tahoe with 140,000 miles on it?
 
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The pissin' and moanin' over gasoline prices never ceases to amaze me.

You guys ought to be glad gas prices have increased LESS THAN the rate of inflation the last 20 years, otherwise it would be about $3.00 a gallon, minimum. A friggin box of Cheerios costs twice as much as a gallon of gas these days.

We've created a ridiculous system with state formulations (Ohio gas stations can't use Illinois gas, for example, when supply is down), seasonal formulations (can't sell winter blends in the summer), and an unwillingness to drill our own reserves in multiple places - and don't forget all the damn tax piled on gas. We're lucky it isn't a helluva lot more than it is.

World oil prices have dropped over 5 dollars a barrel the last few weeks, so help is on the way...until the next time it goes up to 2 bucks a gallon and the whining can begin anew.
 
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I remember a cartoon that had two pictures and dates. The first picture was a guy in the 1970's with gas at $1.00 a gallon. He had a look of shock and disgust on his face. The next picture was the same guy and I think the time was the 1990's. Gas was again at $1.00 a gallon but he was smiling. Do you think we will see the same cartoon repeated with $2.00 a gallon gas?

Buckeyehead you do make some valid points. The trouble is that gas is essentially a commodity and no other commodity is as volatile. I also think Americans have a strange identifcation with their vehicles. We are a mobile society and this hurts our freedom as we see it.

I see it from a different view. My customers are manufacturers and distributors. As the cost of fuel goes up so does the cost to transport the goods through the supply chain. It has a compounding effect. As oil goes up, alternative fuels such as natural gas go up as people try to switch. By paying more for fuel, profits are decreased, thus new hiring and investments are curtailed. That to me is the real problem with the increasing cost of fuel.
 
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