Tweets from around the U.S. " long lines at gas stations right now!" Panic buying! Fights!

Gasoline is one of those strange commodities with a backwards demand curve: the higher the price goes the more you buy...

Democrats cater to environmentalists and environmentalists don't want on shore, off shore or coal energy. Canadians are stupid for not rallying against high fuel costs. High fuel costs destroy the economy. Low fuel costs should be a major political issue.

I think Venezuela is already your second or third largest importer. So stop with the smugness...

In Hong Kong, the government forced farmers off small farms and most of the population was housed in huge towering apartment buildings. 70 percent of rural and farm land is off limits. Maybe that is the plan here. Drive out small farmers, businesses, close down small towns, jack up the proce of fuel, jack up the price of houses, land, property taxes and force everyone into large cities.

Start buying gas from small independent gas station instead of big companies. Show them who is in charge and they will drop the price.

True. Why the panick? Besides, they can always print more $$$...

maybe the Governor is thinking about expropriating all
of the refineries in cali, and making their own gasoline.
(they could buy the crude from chavez)?

And "Fing" oil is only $89.92!!!!!!!!!!!
Try propane... [link to www.gotpropane.com]

When you live in a country that is 2,500 miles wide, get back to us.

And kill off a few hundred million of the herd in the process.

Yup....History Repeats.

Sounds just like Agenda 21.

Filled up in AZ today. Two cars over 20 gals each with premium, and the old diesel got full tank as well. That was 24 gallons. I paid for the whole sixty-five gallon purchase on my Shell Credit Card with no problem. The Diesel was $4.15 per gal. The premium unleaded was 3.98/gal.

People live where there is housing. There simply is not enough housing for all the people who work in a major city to live close by. Certainly there are people who used to move to the suburbs for a better quality of life, but now it is just that the suburbs are where there are places to live.

Many people in the trades work at different locations, and in construction work particularly they certainly can face long commutes, but they can't live at the jobsite. Many of them carry the tools of their trade in those big pickup trucks so many people are fond of scorning. But face it, you just can't transport a couple of ladders and tool boxes in a subcompact. So these people are stuck paying a lot of money just to get to work.

Public transport in a lot of areas is non-existent.

There are a lot of people who burn gas needlessly, but OTOH, there are just as many whose travel is justified or necessary. That is who will be hurt most by the gas prices.

Regular unleaded gas today at Cenex in Spokane, Washington was $3.85.

Spoko Fuel, Spokane was $3.89.

Another station nearby, $3.79.

Northwest of Spokane at Two Rivers, Washington - unleaded regular was $4.19.

Hunters, Washington it was $4.29.

The farther north you go, the higher the prices.

Of course, if you go south, there's Oregon and California - another story altogether.

$3.99 most gas stations in my area. Upstate New York.

Yes, but is the gas price due to dwindling reserves or global elite manipulation?

You do have to admit: We waste a SHIT TON of that precious, precious resource.

update

by me in Dallas, prices had been dropping the past few days, to a low of 3.42 near my house

Suddenly, after reading this thread, I noticed 2 stations raised their prices mid day to 3.49, so I topped off my tank @3.42

I think prices will pop tomorrow...we'll see

South east Oregon's @ 4.15 WTF?!
F.U. OPEC!
:fun67:

15.10 norwegan kroners pr. liter today, $2.65.

I paid $3.57 at Fry's in Arizona, can't complain too much when I look at CA prices.

The gas shortage is entirely the cause of insane liberals. Oh CA how you so fully deserve this you dumbasses. Unfortunately the needless suffering will not bring the needed wisdom because it requires a basic understanding of the facts and a little bit of critical thinking.

You see the libtards in Contra Costa county for years prevented Chevron from upgrading their old equipment in their Richmond plant, so that it would be more reliable and produce more product. They feared more product = more pollution. Not necessarily true of course, but libtards don't understand supply and demand. They think gasoline is cheap and abundant.

Additionally the libtards, especially the libtard in chief, governor moonbeam, are unable to relax the ethanol standards a bit so that the more plentiful richer grade fuels can be used.

The end result is that the Chevron plant had a fire that shut down production and this has cascaded into shortages.

"For years, Chevron has wanted to upgrade its Richmond refinery - replacing old equipment, increasing the amount of gasoline it can produce and giving the plant more flexibility in processing different grades of crude oil. But those plans have been blocked by residents and environmentalists, who say the changes could increase air pollution from the plant. Although the Richmond City Council approved the renovation project in 2008, a Contra Costa County Superior Court judge later blocked it, saying Chevron's environmental impact report didn't answer key questions.

Read more: [link to www.sfgate.com] "

dude that is exactly the plan

Fuel prices europe

[link to www.afneurope.net]

According to AAA web site there are no problems with gasoline supplies in Arizona - at least not yet.

I would advise all in the area to keep your tank filled at all times. When you drop below 3/4ths full, stop and top it off. Won't take but a minute. You'll probably only buy 5 or 6 gallons at most. So at least it's cheap and quick. Saves the pain of seeing an $80 fill-up, too. And you'll know you have the maximum amount of fuel your car(s) can store on hand and available, should the availability worsen for some reason. Remember CA got hit without warning of any kind. Just suddenly "boom - and we're out of gas!!"

wasnt there a gas shortage in the southeast US a few years ago?

now it's in the southwest

Stop crying allready, we pay over 1,90 euro in the Netherlands.

its been over 1,70 euro for over a year, so whats the fuzz.

Stop crying like a little baby.
Start changing your behaviour.
Take a bike or go by foot lot smore.

get your fat ass out of that car

I'm in Cali and I've been paying $4.09 for about a month now

Whats it feel like to pay real prices eh???

I just calculated the real price we in england are paying for Diesel for instance.

You dont read this on GLP because the conversion is not that simple, so most dont bother.

september 2012 UK diesel price = 145ppl (pence per Litre)
so thats £1.45 per litre. I converted the litres to US gallons and then converted the pounds sterling to US dollars, the result is $8.84 a gallon. Thats what we pay for diesel.

have a nice day,.

rural Alaska pays 11 a gallon.

Gas prices are spiking worldwide...next comes the food riots

Like how big is England? How many Englands can fit in Texas? When you have to travel over 60 miles EACH way to work, at least that far, gas is a major factor in a person's life.

Don't keep comparing countries where you can swing a cat over your head and touch another country, to the USA.

have a great day.