Assume the position
May 15th, 2008 | by Fran | Published in Daily Featured | 3 Comments
Well folks, the government & pundits “predicted” we would have $4 buck-a-gallon gas by summer & they are making good on the promise. I watched every grade of fuel soar near or above the $4 mark in mid May in Oregon.
I’ve been watching this local gas station sign prices go up & up all week… How ’bout that $3.99.9 pricing?
Check out the subtle tape line on the #3– they took a #8 & made it a 3. I’m sure they are just being more efficient as it may well be $8 bucks a gallon sometime soon. As a boon to the economy, the people who manufacture the numbers they put up manually on gas price signs, have a a run of orders for the number *4*. Last year it was the number *3*, and some industrious folks with foresight are already busy making *5’s*. As some kind of abstract art statement, above the sign in the distance is a green traffic light ~ that would be a go for record profits for big oil.
I calculated that I had worked 5.5 hours to fill one tank of gas- last week, anyway.
May 15th, 2008at 1:35 pm(#)
That’s funny! Any attempt to make the price drop will only work in the reverse There are a lot of factors at play here but remember oil per barrel has increase $100 per Barrel since Bush. He blames everything on Congress but it is all his doing. I don’t know is attacking Iran will be what does it but gas at the pump has to hit $5 then T Boone Pickens is right about tapping our shale oil where we have more oil reserves than the entire world combined. Bush set it as a priority in 2005! Anyway just this morning I told me fiance do not be surprised at $10 gas. I personally will not be surprised and expect food and gas cards as during the depression.
May 15th, 2008at 5:16 pm(#)
I drove past that same sign today– did not catch all the numbers, but they already changed
3.87 yesterday– $3.93 today -regular
3.99 yesterday–$4.03 today.
I will predict regular at that station will be at $4 bucks by the end of next week.
It is creating a domino effect…. everything costs more as a result. Obviously the oil tycoon president is ok with the soaring prices. As he put it, he does not have magic wand.
That’s for damned sure.
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May 16th, 2008at 10:24 am(#)
So, we can’t afford to go to work to underearn so we can’t afford to purchase the overpriced food (food shortages).
Hmmm.
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