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California Oil Price Madness
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It's up to about $2.74 at my local station as of last night here in Broomfield Colorado.
It's weird how the crude oil prices DO NOT affect the price we pay at the pump anymore.
It's weird how the crude oil prices DO NOT affect the price we pay at the pump anymore.
I paid $2.34 a gallon when I filled up today at Costco. They are usually about 10-30 cents cheaper than other stations in the area.
Nope, I'm in The Dallas area. I don't want to think about over $4 a gallon. I'm old enough to remember prices under a buck a gallon in the 80's.
They do, when the crude oil price goes up the price of gas goes up a bit faster, and then stays there when it goes down, and then goes up even more the next time crude goes up.
Compare that to the quality and quantity and frequency of public transportation options, and there's likely a fair bit to still complain.
People in the US love love love to complain about gas prices, often in complete ignorance of the fact that they tend to pay some of the cheapest prices worldwide.
It's quite common to encounter price gouging during the summer travel season.
Seems like wondering about something pointlessly increasing in one region while decreasing in another is fairly valid, no matter how much cheaper it all might be in the overall sense than some other places across the world which have different variables involved and can have lower prices on other goods and services and better transportation systems in place to make up for higher costs elsewhere.
Sorry, I had a really hard time reading that. If I understand you correctly though, I did not say it was unreasonable to wonder about certain trends. In my first post I expressed skepticism of the claim in the OP given the limited information presented, although I did offer a possible reason to investigate for an explanation.
As for people complaining about gas prices, well they do. Again that doesn't mean it isn't valid to wonder about the trends.
Seemed like that was basically what was being implied. But if not, then that's different.Sorry, I had a really hard time reading that. If I understand you correctly though, I did not say it was unreasonable to wonder about certain trends. In my first post I expressed skepticism of the claim in the OP given the limited information presented, although I did offer a possible reason to investigate for an explanation.
As for people complaining about gas prices, well they do. Again that doesn't mean it isn't valid to wonder about the trends.
I think it's less that we complain about high gas prices and more that we complain about high CHANGES in gas prices.
A couple of weeks ago as I was going to work, a station near my home had gas for $2.32 per gallon. On my way home, it was $2.69 at the same station. That's an enormous jump for one day, and when you live in an area where having a car is a must, that's a difficult adjustment to make.
Even throughout the mid to late 90's it hovered around a $1 a gallon. I remember filling up my 20 gallon tank for about $20 throughout the 90's. (in Upstate NY)
I live in Alberta where I believe we produce 3% of the world oil. We are currently at $100.9/ltr. Can't complain since our dollar is taking a beating on the market right now. Think we are pretty lucky. When I first came to Alberta in the late 90's, it was $0.36.9/ltr.
Apple fanboy, do not know how you do it over there. I would own a motorcycle in the low CC,s or be looking for a moped. Those prices are insane. Guess we are blessed over here in NA.
Apple fanboy, do not know how you do it over there. I would own a motorcycle in the low CC,s or be looking for a moped. Those prices are insane. Guess we are blessed over here in NA.
Toronto and Vancouver usually sit around the same price. Was in Toronto in March to visit family and was not surprised that I paid about 20% more in price. Probably due to extra shipping cost to bring it inland. We travel to B.C. quite often and as soon as you cross the provincial border the prices increase.
It happens a lot - it will spike typically around $0.20-0.30 in a single day, then slowly fall over the next two weeks or so. The price always rises faster than it falls, but a 10% rise in a single day seems pretty routine.