Massive Power Outage - Page 9

DavidG · #81 August 23rd, 2003, 08:17 PM

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Originally posted by Alpha Kodiak:

It's funny how fast the prices go up when there is a shortage (or even the slightest hint of a possible problem), and how s l o w l y they come down when there is plenty of gas.

Ha yea!!! Reminds me of the crap coffee crop they had in I think about 1994. Time Hortons (massive coffee chain here in Canada) prices jumped like you'd expect and then NEVER went back down. A couple years ago they raised their prices again and the were so proud of themselves that this was the first price increase thet've had for like 6 or 7 years. Gee are we supposed to be pleased that you've been over charging us for 7 years???

Me Loonn · #82 August 25th, 2003, 02:34 AM

Ha Ha !
We had one of those outages too here in finland, yesterday night about 20:30 local time.

I guess we just HAVE to mimic EVERYthing the americans do rofl ...

Xaren Hypr · #83 August 25th, 2003, 10:15 AM

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Originally posted by Alpha Kodiak:

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Originally posted by Wardad:
WoW!!!
I got the Last word in!!!

Sorry Wardad, I can't let you get away with the Last word.

Fuel supplies in the Phoenix area seem to have pretty much stabilized, with no lines and most stations having gasoline. Now if the price would drop down below $2 a gallon....

Yeah right... I don't see the prices dropping any time soon, at least not by a significant amount...

[ August 25, 2003, 09:16: Message edited by: Xaren Hypr ]

Wardad · #84 August 25th, 2003, 06:11 PM

Ok, Now I have the Last word.

DavidG · #85 August 25th, 2003, 06:16 PM

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Originally posted by Wardad:
Ok, Now I have the Last word.

What are you trying to do turn this into on of those nonsense threads??? You know statments like that just beg people to respond.

Wardad · #86 August 25th, 2003, 06:40 PM

The Phoenix gas situation has eased.
Mostly due to a temporary measure putting aside the requirements for our unique anti-pollution summer blend.
Now many distributors can help truck in gas from many directions.
On a really sad note, the tanker drivers will be allowed to work a 70 hour week. There are still hours-per-day driving restrictions. With two drivers, and a sleeping cab, the trucks can cover a lot of ground.

We are paying a lot more now.
It may not be gouging, at least by the little guy. Truckers get paid overtime. Gas stations have fixed expenses, rent, mortgage, utilites, insurance, and were selling less of a product that cost them more.

DavidG · #87 August 26th, 2003, 12:19 PM

Oh great now our gas prices are going up! Guess what they're blaming it on? It's hard to understand how a broken pipe way down there can cause our prices to go up.

CEO TROLL · #88 August 26th, 2003, 05:20 PM

Oh sure David G.... you you you it's always about you!!!

One lousy pipe between Tuscon and Phoenix and you think you you you......

LAST WOORD

Alpha Kodiak · #89 August 26th, 2003, 06:23 PM

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Originally posted by DavidG:
Oh great now our gas prices are going up! Guess what they're blaming it on? It's hard to understand how a broken pipe way down there can cause our prices to go up.

It's amazing isn't it.

And even though our gas shortage is pretty much a non-issue now, one of the outlying stations that I had to stop at this morning just raised its prices by six cents a gallon (sometime within the Last 4 days). I think they realized that they could squeeze a little more out of us, since they had been at $1.999 Last week when things were bad (they are about 5 miles out of town), and the in-town stations are running between $2.069 and $2.259 for the same gas.

Loser · #90 August 26th, 2003, 06:26 PM

That would be price gouging. I don't think there are laws against price gouging or certain banking practices to protect the consumer. I think those laws are to prevent anger mobs from lynching business owners and bankers.