Get ready for Gas increase!

[Yawesh]

get ready!

[enviri]

i'm ready!

[DFA]

I'm not =(

[darthbauer]

Ready and don't really care. I'm not going out and buying an SUV anytime soon.

[pixiedixie862]

^ same here... I don't mind as long as the gas doesnt go over $5 a gallon again.

[gid]

this in reference to ISRAEL / PALESTINE conflict and the possibilty that HEZBOLLAH or IRANIAN / SYRIAN involvement that could escalate to air strike on IRAN for supplying the rockets to HAMAS / HEZBOLLAH and the threat of nukes . PEACE ON EARTH . MY . Never gonna happen . Can't even get along in here on occasion . Makes me think IRAN is telling HAMAS or HEZBOLLAH to strike like they did few years ago just to test OBAMA and his administration . Wonder if RUSSIA may have told or suggested IRAN / SYRIA to step up the pressure , they've been quite active with flexing their muscle as of lately in our backyard and abroad .

[darthbauer]

It's kind funny that I read this thread right before I left work and sure enough on the way home from work gas had gone up since I left for work.

[CKaelin]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/op...=5070&emc=eta1


TAX IT BABY!

[GeneW]

Originally Posted by CKaelin

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/27/op...=5070&emc=eta1


TAX IT BABY!

Furthermore, even if the government managed to convert General Motors, Chrysler and Ford to the cause of energy efficiency, cheap gas could open the door for a competitor — Toyota, perhaps? — to take over the lucrative market for gas-chuggers, leaving Detroit’s automakers eating dust once again.

.....this only argues for the Government getting its filthy hands off of the US auto industry, not raising the price of gasoline to fund whatever idiotic "green" programs that strike the fancy of Ivory Tower Pinheads, Activists, and Corporate Elitists who want to milk the public.

Gene

[SuperFunBall]

It does not surprise me one bit. Both Russia and Iran's are in the dumps do to the fact they set their goverment budgets at oil being between 100.00 and 120.00 a barrel, a staple for their economies.

[gid]

Originally Posted by SuperFunBall

It does not surprise me one bit. Both Russia and Iran's are in the dumps do to the fact they set their goverment budgets at oil being between 100.00 and 120.00 a barrel, a staple for their economies.

How true . The RUSSIANS need IRAN to pay for their nuclear program and arms that they supply to them . It's a chess match between the super powers and the little people in this world are its pawns ( or should I say commodities $ ) .

[SilverGlow]

Originally Posted by gid

How true . The RUSSIANS need IRAN to pay for their nuclear program and arms that they supply to them . It's a chess match between the super powers and the little people in this world are its pawns ( or should I say commodities $ ) .

Not so really. The revenue generated by Iran for Russian nuclear technology and arms is less then 1% of Russia's GNP. The reason Russia is in bed with Iran is to offset the US's influence in that region (Isreal).

[rningonfumes]

Many of the world's oil rich economies/budgets were relying on 100+ bar oil. They never expected such a plunge. They were ready to spend it like they had it.

Hope they don't tax it so soon, (gas taxes-- New congress and Obama just may). Low gas prices would be more of a jolt to the economy than a stimulus could ever do.

I'm ready though... and if it ever gets too high, I'll get a motorcyle and a road bike.

[gid]

high heating bills and gasoline prices helped to fuel this economic crisis . Many people use their credit cards to fill their gas guzzlers and to top off their oil / propane tanks . Plus the high fuel drove up the price of food putting more of a pinch on many . The CREDIT CARD business is expected to be next and is said to be worse than the downfall of housing . So , another larger bailout for banks is on the horizon . Seen on CBS news last night that LARGER vehicles are outselling small cars ( PRIUS , YARIS , etc. ) due to low gas prices and the large discounts on them . Thus setting us all up for a bigger fall if gas prices soar . PEOPLE JUST DON'T GET IT . . If there's another spike in gas , diesel , heating oil , propane , and natural gas we'll encounter catastrophic results . We the people have to come to reality that what we do impacts all on this planet in the present and future . Therefore many are unknowingly / knowingly killing their children and grandchildren's life ahead . IGNORANCE is BLISS .

[CrazedEpidemic]

I don't mind if it goes up to $2/gallon. I think it should be taxed to $4/gallon to continue our path to a greener world and we should get rebates to offset the taxes so the money stays in America.

[kou]

dont really care gas is still a whole lot cheaper at $5 a gallon than a drink from starbucks.

[bobby]

Originally Posted by kou

dont really care gas is still a whole lot cheaper at $5 a gallon than a drink from starbucks.

As a shareholder of Exxon-Mobil, I love love love this person's attitude!!

[kou]

Originally Posted by bobby

As a shareholder of Exxon-Mobil, I love love love this person's attitude!!

i buy at shell gas statons.its a good job they have nothing to do with exxon-mobil. the amount of time spent looking then digging, transporting, refining at a dollor and change it is pretty cheap considering all the taxes added in to that cost the petrol itself doesnt really cost that much. and its true that 3 grandes at star@#$!s is a tank full of gas.