why did gas prices fall so much? - GoFuckYourself.com

hydro · 11-24-2005, 07:51 PM

I just got back from filling my tank and was suprised to see premium for $2.14 per gallon but im wondering why the prices fell so much so fast especially with all the hurricanes?

directfiesta · 11-24-2005, 07:59 PM

False shortage ...

Inquiry in excessive profits of the gas gouging corp.

ronbotx · 11-24-2005, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by hydro

I just got back from filling my tank and was suprised to see premium for $2.14 per gallon but im wondering why the prices fell so much so fast especially with all the hurricanes?

Supply & demand? Refineries back online? Simple really. Or believe the conspiracy theories.

bringer · 11-24-2005, 08:12 PM

no natural disasters this week to blame on 90 cent increases

bringer · 11-24-2005, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ronbotx

Supply & demand? Refineries back online? Simple really. Or believe the conspiracy theories.

yeah, thats why a month ago diesel, which is easier/cheaper to refine, was 20-30 cents a gallon more than premium

directfiesta · 11-24-2005, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ronbotx

Or believe the conspiracy theories.

I open my eyes and believe the PROFIT theory .... You should open yours now and then ...

WarChild · 11-24-2005, 08:21 PM

Oh, they finished the pipeline that runs from Iraq to Cheney's house and it's open for business. Finally the looting can begin.

bringer · 11-24-2005, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by directfiesta

I open my eyes and believe the PROFIT theory .... You should open yours now and then ...

record profits that coincide with outrageous price increases aren't just a coincidence? lies

MrJackMeHoff · 11-24-2005, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ronbotx

Supply & demand? Refineries back online? Simple really. Or believe the conspiracy theories.

its no theory

Furious_Male · 11-24-2005, 08:24 PM

Come to NY they didn't fall much at all.

ronbotx · 11-24-2005, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by WarChild

Oh, they finished the pipeline that runs from Iraq to Cheney's house and it's open for business. Finally the looting can begin.

I'm sure Halliburton must be involved somehow too

WarChild · 11-24-2005, 08:37 PM

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I'm sure Halliburton must be involved somehow too

Just wait until the indictments fall! Should be any day now ...

On a unrelated note, banks are making a record profit every year and yet their service charges keep on going up. It's almost like they're running a business based on profit and are going to charge you what you'll pay. Sort of like they're trying to make as much as they can. God damned bankers.

Tempest · 11-24-2005, 08:43 PM

<conspiracytheory>
Thanksgiving is the start of the big XMas buying time frame.. So lowering gas prices just beforehand means people will feel like they have more money to spend and so will now go out and buy buy buy.. gotta keep that economy going strong...
</endconspiracytheory>

SuckOnThis · 11-24-2005, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ronbotx

I'm sure Halliburton must be involved somehow too

You really should try picking up a newspaper sometime. In the last quarter alone Exxon made almost $10 BILLION PROFIT. No company in the history of the world has ever made that much profit in 3 months. If that doesnt paint a picture of price gouging I don't know what does.

$5 submissions · 11-24-2005, 08:46 PM

While there ARE some fundamental changes (ie., rise of India and China as massive oil consumers) that warrants the price rise, most of the sharp spikes in price is due to speculation.

slapass · 11-24-2005, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SuckOnThis

You really should try picking up a newspaper sometime. In the last quarter alone Exxon made almost $10 BILLION PROFIT. No company in the history of the world has ever made that much profit in 3 months. If that doesnt paint a picture of price gouging I don't know what does.

You should do the same. Oil companies get a percent of the profit of what they pump out of these foreign owned wells. Not a big surprise that they are making more money on the same gallon of gas. Do you think the Saudis should keep it all? Maybe, we should applaud them for bringer huge cash to the USA?

bringer · 11-24-2005, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by slapass

You should do the same. Oil companies get a percent of the profit of what they pump out of these foreign owned wells. Not a big surprise that they are making more money on the same gallon of gas. Do you think the Saudis should keep it all? Maybe, we should applaud them for bringer huge cash to the USA?

dont blame me, i didnt do it

directfiesta · 11-24-2005, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bringer

dont blame me, i didnt do it

We all know you are behind the huge oil companies ....

bringer · 11-24-2005, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by directfiesta

We all know you are behind the huge oil companies ....

my million dollar gas powered super robots are on their way to your house to silence your outrageous claims.

WarChild · 11-24-2005, 09:08 PM

Americans paying less for gas than any other industrialized nation and driving around in massive SUVs don't really draw that much sympathy.

bringer · 11-24-2005, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by WarChild

Americans paying less for gas than any other industrialized nation and driving around in massive SUVs don't really draw that much sympathy.

http://money.howstuffworks.com/gas-price1.htm
http://money.howstuffworks.com/gas-price2.htm

tony286 · 11-24-2005, 09:16 PM

its funny people get pissed off , they go in front of the senate and then the price drops. hmmmmm

SuckOnThis · 11-24-2005, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by slapass

Oil companies get a percent of the profit of what they pump out of these foreign owned wells.

Huh? Companies such as Exxon get a percent of the profit from oil pumped from a Saudi owned oil well? What the fuck are you talking about?

directfiesta · 11-24-2005, 09:39 PM

George got it to go down:

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"Americans should be prudent in their use of energy during the course of the next few weeks. Don't buy gas if you don't need it." ?George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2005

hydro · 11-24-2005, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by WarChild

Americans paying less for gas than any other industrialized nation and driving around in massive SUVs don't really draw that much sympathy.

nothing gives me a hardon faster than seeing those little lcd letters say 9 mpg

WarChild · 11-24-2005, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by hydro

nothing gives me a hardon faster than seeing those little lcd letters say 9 mpg

I like seeing average working joes driving SUV's that get 9mpg, spending 50% of their income on their car payment and then screaming how the gas company is screwing them.

ThunderBalls · 11-24-2005, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by WarChild

I like seeing average working joes driving SUV's that get 9mpg, spending 50% of their income on their car payment and then screaming how the gas company is screwing them.

Sorry to burst your bubble but there's not an SUV out there that gets 9 mpg. I have a lifted F250 and I get a little more than 9 pulling a 13,000 lb 5th wheel.

Rob · 11-24-2005, 10:02 PM

Did you catch the Congressional hearings where 3 Oil Tycoons (C.E.O.s) were caught in a blantant lie? This could be a good reason.

bringer · 11-24-2005, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by WarChild

I like seeing average working joes driving SUV's that get 9mpg, spending 50% of their income on their car payment and then screaming how the gas company is screwing them.

what about the working joe making min wage driving an 89 civic getting 13mpg who cant afford a hybrid but still needs to get to work? you like seeing that too? he works 7 hours a day and 1 goes to the drive to and from work. that rules!

WarChild · 11-24-2005, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bringer

what about the working joe making min wage driving an 89 civic getting 13mpg who cant afford a hybrid but still needs to get to work? you like seeing that too? he works 7 hours a day and 1 goes to the drive to and from work. that rules!

Like I said, it's hard for the rest of the world to have too much sympathy for Americans in this area .. We're cumatively used to paying more for gas, so it's nearly impossible to empathize.

WarChild · 11-24-2005, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ThunderBalls

Sorry to burst your bubble but there's not an SUV out there that gets 9 mpg. I have a lifted F250 and I get a little more than 9 pulling a 13,000 lb 5th wheel.

I was being dramatic.

PixeLs · 11-24-2005, 10:28 PM

increased supply i guess. I just hope it would drop down more till next month.

MetroPornTour · 11-24-2005, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by hydro

I just got back from filling my tank and was suprised to see premium for $2.14 per gallon but im wondering why the prices fell so much so fast especially with all the hurricanes?

Slave Iraqi Labourers.

Sosa · 11-24-2005, 10:58 PM

filled up at 2.05 last night.

Odin88 · 11-24-2005, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MetroPornTour

Slave Iraqi Labourers.

I am starting to wonder if this is a made up board character

spunkmaster · 11-24-2005, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SuckOnThis

You really should try picking up a newspaper sometime. In the last quarter alone Exxon made almost $10 BILLION PROFIT. No company in the history of the world has ever made that much profit in 3 months. If that doesnt paint a picture of price gouging I don't know what does.

Yea and they did over 100 Billion in sales so their profit was less then 10% which in the business world is just average !

You've been suckered by the press with this 10 Billion Profit line. There are many other fortune 500 companies making 30% - 40% profit but they don't sell gasoline or oil.

11-24-2005, 07:51 PM	#1
hydro Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Dirty 3rd Posts: 4,216	why did gas prices fall so much? I just got back from filling my tank and was suprised to see premium for $2.14 per gallon but im wondering why the prices fell so much so fast especially with all the hurricanes?

11-24-2005, 07:59 PM	#2
directfiesta Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 29,753	False shortage ... Inquiry in excessive profits of the gas gouging corp. __________________ I know that Asspimple is stoopid ... As he says, it is a FACT ! But I can't figure out how he can breathe or type , at the same time ....

11-24-2005, 08:12 PM	#4
bringer i have man boobies Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: van down by the river Posts: 13,082	no natural disasters this week to blame on 90 cent increases __________________ 333-765-551

11-24-2005, 08:21 PM	#7
WarChild Let slip the dogs of war. Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bermuda Posts: 17,263	Oh, they finished the pipeline that runs from Iraq to Cheney's house and it's open for business. Finally the looting can begin. __________________ .

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Furious_Male Doing the grind since 99 Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 16,883	Come to NY they didn't fall much at all. __________________ Living in Virtual Reality Contact: Email (preferred): furiousmale .at. gmail - Skype: live:shanedws

11-24-2005, 08:43 PM	#13
Tempest Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2004 Location: West Coast, Canada. Posts: 10,217	<conspiracytheory> Thanksgiving is the start of the big XMas buying time frame.. So lowering gas prices just beforehand means people will feel like they have more money to spend and so will now go out and buy buy buy.. gotta keep that economy going strong... </endconspiracytheory>

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$5 submissions I help you SUCCEED Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Pearl of the Orient Seas Posts: 32,195	While there ARE some fundamental changes (ie., rise of India and China as massive oil consumers) that warrants the price rise, most of the sharp spikes in price is due to speculation. __________________ Need a NON-ADULT income stream? We build your YOUTUBE CHANNEL for only $20 per video! For Hire: $3/hour or $400 per month Marketing Specialist Virtual Assistants

11-24-2005, 09:08 PM	#20
WarChild Let slip the dogs of war. Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bermuda Posts: 17,263	Americans paying less for gas than any other industrialized nation and driving around in massive SUVs don't really draw that much sympathy. __________________ .

11-24-2005, 09:16 PM	#22
tony286 lurker Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: atlanta Posts: 57,021	its funny people get pissed off , they go in front of the senate and then the price drops. hmmmmm

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PixeLs Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 11,922	increased supply i guess. I just hope it would drop down more till next month. __________________ Make money on any traffic. Bi-weekly payments with no hold. Last edited by PixeLs; 11-24-2005 at 10:29 PM..

11-24-2005, 10:58 PM	#34
Sosa In Tushy Land Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nebraska Posts: 40,149	filled up at 2.05 last night.