Thanks, Big Oil!

[bhallg2k]

I don't know how it is in the rest of the country, but gas here went up $0.50 today to right at $3.00/gallon. I imagine it's probably similar to that elsewhere.

So I just wanna give a big shout-out to the cretins in the oil industry. It takes balls of steel to immediately begin profiteering from mass destruction, especially after you've just been given a multi-billion dollar tax cut.

You're the best, guys!

And big ups to W., too. He made this all possible with his grossly negligent deregulation of the oil industry. He's a real leader.

[pisshead]

sounds to me like we may have a terrorist insurgent in our midst...this is clearly a violation of section 802 of the patriot act...

perhaps if you hate freedom so much you should just get the fuck out?

worship lord bush and his minions...

i'm joking, of course.

[budright03]

Get used to it! The rise in gas prices is a large part of the reason why I've had to quit smoking pot recently :(. Hold on to your butts....

[Tholiak]

you know..maybe its expensive because every major refinery in the southeast is nonoperational atm...

[Psycho4Bud]

you know..maybe its expensive because every major refinery in the southeast is nonoperational atm...

CAN'T BE!!! IT'S A CONSPIRACY BETWEEN BUSH AND BIG OIL!!! :rolleyes:

Supply and demand....etc....economics....etc.....NOTHING TO DO WITH IT!!!

[lemonboy]

It was announced today that we may "run out" of gas this weekend over radio stations and local news. On the way home there were cars out into the streets waiting to pump gas at every station I passed.

Lies + War + Fear = Money!

[Psycho4Bud]

It was announced today that we may "run out" of gas this weekend over radio stations and local news. On the way home there were cars out into the streets waiting to pump gas at every station I passed.

Lies + War + Fear = Money!

Everybody running out to fuel up is creating a shortage in an area. Therefore, running up the price. If we were actually in that type of situation right now mandatory gas rations would be in effect....remember your history of WW2.

[bhallg2k]

you know..maybe its expensive because every major refinery in the southeast is nonoperational atm...

It takes weeks for crude to be refined and shipped to various outlets around the country. The disruption in the oil supply due to the hurricane hasn't been realized yet. So why is it that prices have skyrocketed a mere couple of days after the hurricane?

It's called price gouging.

$4/gallon gas: coming soon to a city near you.

[papaw]

Get used to it! The rise in gas prices is a large part of the reason why I've had to quit smoking pot recently :(. Hold on to your butts....
Well, you could start huffing gas. No wait, gas is more expensive than grass now. Guess we'll all be holding our breath or spinning around in circles from now on to catch a little buzz.

[stoner spirit]

Thank you fat cats, for getting us into this mess. You sure know how to turn this country upside down. Hell, you might even destroy it as well, so go ahead and finnish your job. May your souls burn in the many plains of the hells, and may the evil spirits, demons, and other hellish beings torture you as well.
I curse lord Bush, and all of his court! Of course you will go down in history, but in my book, you will go down as a disgrace of the human race.
Thank you for letting me express my opinion and my thanks. May you be blessed by the Gods. But, may the Gods punnish the greedy, and corrupt life forms.

[nicholasstanko]

if there is no hell, id create one just to toss him in there.



gas is up to more than a dollar per liter up north in the land of can.



for those that cant configure the metric system...thats bad.

[makor01]

yeah it went up about 60 cents here in 30 min. $3.00 even here.

[Psycho4Bud]

Thank you fat cats, for getting us into this mess. You sure know how to turn this country upside down. .

I had to take another hit just in order to get through this one! LOL...

Now let me get this.....The Dark Lord Bush whipped up Hurricane Katrina forcing the shutdown of half of the Gulf of Mexicoâ??s crude output,more than two thirds of its natural gas production, and nine refineries therefore jacking up the price of gas for illgained profit. WOW................................

Oh crap, it's coming on ..................................



BWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! :D

I had to supersize that one! :D Stay cool... :cool:

[Psycho4Bud]

Sorry about that taking another hit thing there Nick, not pounding no salt dude! Hope ya had luck on your quest!!! :D

[budright03]

I had to take another hit just in order to get through this one! LOL...

Now let me get this.....The Dark Lord Bush whipped up Hurricane Katrina forcing the shutdown of half of the Gulf of Mexicoâ??s crude output,more than two thirds of its natural gas production, and nine refineries therefore jacking up the price of gas for illgained profit. WOW................................

Oh crap, it's coming on ..................................



BWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! :D

I had to supersize that one! :D Stay cool... :cool:


What does it matter?? Gas is up and many people cant afford it, so who cares!!

[nicholasstanko]

Sorry about that taking another hit thing there Nick, not pounding no salt dude! Hope ya had luck on your quest!!! :D

things are looking up for tomorrow....take as many hits as you can handle. just dedicate every second one to me as if we were passing it around.

[weirdo79]

Once again the fact remains it takes weeks to fully refine oil.....Looks like those judging others saying "guess economics isnt your strong suit" type of thing just bit themselves in the ass. Yes supply and demand do exist however it doesnt occur in any economic tableau in under 30 mins except with gas or stocks(stocks are the only one who have a reason for raising price as well within those 30 mins, You can't anticipate demand and raise prices before you've even refined the barrels from last week, it takes time........)Amazing how Oil companies continually whine they dont make enough but record record profits every year along with many insurance agencies which claim the same....Tax breaks for those suffering Oil companies is definitely long overdue (thats sarcasm for the slow).

But im sure I'll get the comeback , there's a real shortage now thats why the prices are up, unfortunately gas stations have ALREADY paid for that gas so they're gouging you and then the oil companies expecting growth of demand up the price to the dealer. Thats the definition of gouging not supply and demand , supply and demand would be slowly over time. A steady hard climb should only decrease the supply and not increase the price as the manufacturing process still costs the same. If the former was true certain fast foods would be worth 30$ a shot....Look at consumption rates yet prices only steadily increase slowly over time despite peaks and bumps in the road. It's a simplistic model but its the basis for our economic system (despite the slowly growing gap between min wage and the cost of living :) ).

[Psycho4Bud]

But im sure I'll get the comeback , there's a real shortage now thats why the prices are up, unfortunately gas stations have ALREADY paid for that gas so they're gouging you and then the oil companies expecting growth of demand up the price to the dealer. Thats the definition of gouging not supply and demand , supply and demand would be slowly over time. ).

I can see you have spent many years working for distribution. I worked for a multi-million dollar industrial distributor and even though we would have 2 million worth of a certain product on shelf, when we recieved notice of a price hike, it was AUTOMATICALLY adjusted to current stock. Paid for at the lower cost.
Same thing at your local grocery store. When they recieve a hike on their cookies do ya think that they sell shelf and stored items at the old cost and just mark up on the bags that come in?
This is a catastrophic event that had immediate effects!

[pisshead]

it has a lot to do with inflation too...

we have a worthless piece of legal counterfeit paper that has no value other than what we're told it does...it's not backed by anything, it's not federal and there is no reserve.

the dollar's been devalued about 40% in the last few years the last time i checked...and the country can't go on forever with multiple trillions in debt...we're considered a wealthy nation...when each of us shoulders about 23K of the debt.

and i have no debt, which means there are people out there with a hell of a lot of debt. i don't hear people with 100K debt screaming about how wealthy they are. then again, that's doublethink.

we gotta get rid of the federal reserve, but that would be real conservatism, and the fake socialist neo-cons and their partners in bed, the fake 'liberals', will make sure that never happens, and that most people have no idea how the fed works or what it is.

[pisshead]

not to mention...jim tucker of american free press, who year after year goes to the yearly bilderberg group meetings and always correctly forecasts what they say is going to happen (he said they decided that communism would fall in a staged affair before it happened, that the iraq war would star in the spring of '03, not in '02...etc. he always hits the nail on the head) said that kissinger is quite pleased that oil would get to 150 a barrel...

so we better get used to this...the prices will never come down...they'll probably settle around $10 a gallon when it's all said and done...

unless people wake up and kick these elite assholes out of the way...way to go unelected global dictatorship!

[amsterdam]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,black helicopters,red team go,red team go!!break out the tin foil hats everyone, the end is near.

[GHoSToKeR]

Couldn't be assed to read through the whole thread, but bhallg2k you're way off the mark here man. Oil refineries, fields and pipelines have been destroyed or disabled all over the South of the US. Plus a million or more people simultaneously trying to drive out of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Less oil + more demand = higher prices. :)

[weirdo79]

I can see you have spent many years working for distribution. I worked for a multi-million dollar industrial distributor and even though we would have 2 million worth of a certain product on shelf, when we recieved notice of a price hike, it was AUTOMATICALLY adjusted to current stock. Paid for at the lower cost.
Same thing at your local grocery store. When they recieve a hike on their cookies do ya think that they sell shelf and stored items at the old cost and just mark up on the bags that come in?
This is a catastrophic event that had immediate effects!

I'm sorry that is price gouging not supply and demand, may I suggest an email to your closest university economics dept. I didnt say nobody but Oil does it......I've worked in distribution as well for Canadian Tire (a retail outlet) and they do it too , doesnt make it supply and demand, email that dept man ;). And it STILL does not ever occur within 30 minutes.....Although im sure in your "personal" experience it did.......

[weirdo79]

In fact if you'de like to know what ive done (in order) here ya go ;).

Paperboy
Cashier
Salesperson (that was sweet lots of money just very unsatisfying plus I could tell fat people they were "too fat" for something , gotta love selling exercise equipment).
Dispatcher (in the distribution centre ;) )
Manager (distribution again)
(finished school)
Research for 2 years (lab in toronto)
Now Park Warden Algonquin Park ...Ont.
(I know big difference in that last one I just love the outdoors too much to say no to something like this though).

[Psycho4Bud]

In fact if you'de like to know what ive done (in order) here ya go ;).

Paperboy
Cashier
Salesperson (that was sweet lots of money just very unsatisfying plus I could tell fat people they were "too fat" for something , gotta love selling exercise equipment).
Dispatcher (in the distribution centre ;) )
Manager (distribution again)
(finished school)
Research for 2 years (lab in toronto)
Now Park Warden Algonquin Park ...Ont.
(I know big difference in that last one I just love the outdoors too much to say no to something like this though).

Let's see what my list looks like:

Stocked schools dairy
Hoed fields for Major Ind. Farm
Grocery Store clerk
Stock boy
Dairy Mgr.
Garbage Route
Linen and Industrial Dryer operator
Acadamy Maintanance
2 yrs. school Fluid Power Technician
(Got a hair cut. :( )
Outside Industrial Sales
Manufacturers Rep. for Tool Firm
Outside Industrial Sales
(Drop the suit and tie...grow out hair and goat...buy a Harley!)
Hospital Electronic Maintanance

Where has the time gone! :D

[makor01]

From the way i understand it, losing production from those stations and tankers in the gulf only made up a quarter or less of our crude oil? I keep hearing people talking about price gouging etc, but we all know that theyre using this storm as an excuse for these outrageous prices. I dont see how a loss of 1/4 or less can make fucking redicustupid prices like $6.00/gal in Atlanta. I mean shit...1 day here its $2.40/gal then within 30 fucking min its $3.00. Something just doesnt add up there in my opinion. Supply and demand my ass we have plenty crude oil, if we actually have a reserve left id say were in fine shape.

Im gonna start taking the fucking bus from now on or riding a damned bike.

[weirdo79]

You goddamn son of a bitch you have your hair back! (I miss mine so very very much , everytime someone comes into the park with long hair I feel like crying....). I'm at the "shag" point of regaining it....It looks awful.

[Psycho4Bud]

You goddamn son of a bitch you have your hair back! (I miss mine so very very much , everytime someone comes into the park with long hair I feel like crying....). I'm at the "shag" point of regaining it....It looks awful.

Much longer now in places and a lot shorter in others...LOL. I call it migration! :D Half way down my back right now and my next cut is planned for when it gets in the way of wiping my ass! :D

[amsterdam]

Much longer now in places and a lot shorter in others...LOL. I call it migration! :D Half way down my back right now and my next cut is planned for when it gets in the way of wiping my ass! :D


hahaha,thats was funny as hell!!how old are you psycho?

[Psycho4Bud]

hahaha,thats was funny as hell!!how old are you psycho?

43 years young!!! Only as old as ya feel dude! :D

[amsterdam]

right on,can you believe all the "blame bush for the hurricane" shit going on?crazy.

[Psycho4Bud]

Oh yes, the Dark Lord Bush whipped it up to jack up prices for his evil hoard. Get real! :rolleyes:

[amsterdam]

really is breathtaking.desperation.

[budright03]

Lets not get carried away guys. If anyone is blaming bush for the actuall hurricane then they should not warrant response.

However, I find it disturbing how people are looking to blame anyone for anything right now when people are out there in the gulf suffering the likes of which noone can imagine. We've got to stop wasting time blaming and start taking action.

[amsterdam]

your right about that.

[nicholasstanko]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,black helicopters,red team go,red team go!!break out the tin foil hats everyone, the end is near.



stunning show of counter-arguement from amsterdam yet again.



whattre youdoin, amster? are you either not intelligent enough to even know what pisshead is talking about, or you giving the ol' cognitive dissonance a try to keep your party...well...partying?

[amsterdam]

his posts are all funny and thats the response they rightfully deserve.

[pisshead]

stunning show of counter-arguement from amsterdam yet again.



whattre youdoin, amster? are you either not intelligent enough to even know what pisshead is talking about, or you giving the ol' cognitive dissonance a try to keep your party...well...partying?
you can't blame amstedam...the level of doublethink involved in being a neo-con is quite extensive...it's easier to doublethink.

[andruejaysin]

So why don't any of the oil companies build more refineries? It would be in their interest, individually, to increase their market share. But it is against their collective interests (to keep gas prices high) There's a word for that, it's called collution, and it's a crime. Wonder if anyone will ever be prosecutted? Steal a dollar, the jail owns you, steal a billion dollars, and you own the jail.

[nicholasstanko]

nope.


youd have to wait until one of them tried to embezzle funds.



fuckin with a white man's money? get your ass to jail.



why the hell do you think celebrities can steal, rape, and shoot guns and assault people and recieve a slap on the wrist, whereas one of the sweetest women in the world, martha stewart, was left to rot?

[Euphoric]

um..how is martha stewart..*shudders* sweet? wtf kind of post was that! ;)

[Marlboroman]

What will the Semi-Elite do with their Hummer?

Peace.

[WalkaWalka]

So diesel is about 2.50 here wheras gas is 3.00 and the diffence between road diesel and non taxed offroad usage diesel is about 70 cents so theres no price gouging going there ....
I hope bush eats a bullet for what he let happened in New Orleans he needs to know what you get for fucken around....

[nicholasstanko]

So diesel is about 2.50 here wheras gas is 3.00 and the diffence between road diesel and non taxed offroad usage diesel is about 70 cents so theres no price gouging going there ....
I hope bush eats a bullet for what he let happened in New Orleans he needs to know what you get for fucken around....

watch it with that terrorist talk. i should report you to homeland security....

all they want is to protect me and you...dont you see. i think its best to give up our rights to them...



im thirsty...mmmm...yummy flouride with a nice hint of mercury...to die for...

[andruejaysin]

So diesel is about 2.50 here wheras gas is 3.00 and the diffence between road diesel and non taxed offroad usage diesel is about 70 cents so theres no price gouging going there ....
I hope bush eats a bullet for what he let happened in New Orleans he needs to know what you get for fucken around....
Off road diesel is exempt from taxes (intended for tractors). Smart truckers find a way to put it their trucks.