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Since you invited me, I will opine!I believe that all representatives and congressmen that have served over the past twenty years should be convicted of treason and hung by the neck until dead. This would be for their crimes committed against the united states by creating the energy situation that we are in today.With that being said, we must do a few things to start the ball rolling in the right direction. 1) Repeal all laws restricting drilling in ANWR and off of our coasts.2) Build some refineries. Oil is useless without a way to turn it into fuel.3) Embrace nuclear energy. We made a few bad films about Nuclear that devastated the industry.4) Dump the subsidy and mandate for "food to fuel" programs. Admit it was a bad idea.If we embrace some of these ideas, we may see some relief down the road. If not, we won't.I saw yesterday where the House passed a bill allowing us to sue OPEC. That is simply insanity. If anyone should be sued it should be the idiots in Washington.Ok I'm done. I have to go to work now. ;-)(I need to stop and put $150 worth of gas in my Suburban)Jeff

I don't like high fuel prices !! :M:M:W:WEnd of rant and now lets get back out there and go camping !!Thanks...I feel better now !

And fuel will probably get pricier when Congress passes the CLIMATE CHANGE SECURITY ACT.

One other idea is to repeal the laws that require something like 8 or 9 different gasoline formulations depending on where you live in the U.S.

This from the AP wire a few minutes ago:NEW YORK - Oil prices bolted to a new record above $132 a barrel Wednesday after the government reported that supplies of crude oil and gasoline fell unexpectedly last week. And crude's rise in the futures market again pressured consumers by pulling prices at the pump higher — a gallon of regular gas rose overnight to a new record above $3.80 a gallon. In its weekly inventory report, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration said crude oil inventories fell by more than 5 million barrels. Analysts had expected a modest increase. Gasoline inventories also fell and took the market by surprise.Light, sweet crude for July delivery was up more about $3, rising as high as $132.08 a barrel in late morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.At the pump, the average national price of a gallon of regular gas rose 0.7 cent overnight to a record $3.807 a gallon, according to a survey of stations by AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. Prices are 60 cents higher than a year ago, and many forecasters believe they'll hit $4 on a national basis at some point over the next month. Prices are already that high in many parts of the country, and the number of stations charging $4 or more rises each day.Diesel fuel rose 1.9 cents to its own record price of $4.558 a gallon Wednesday. Rising prices of diesel, used to transport most consumer and industrial goods, are sending prices of food and many other goods higher.

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cekkk
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Mar 14, 2013
Greydog 1 wrote:
CEO's of major 3 oil distributors had a hearing with U.S. Senate at the request of some senator. It was noted during that session that all 3 CEO's sat in their chairs, looked at the Senator and Reps with laughing eyes and smiles and answered all the questions laughingly. Just to please the Senators, then went back to their offices in their corporate jets and continued to raise prices . That was a few years back now. Any changes, are price related only. Speculators feasted well too.

Were that it were so. As one whose job entailed working at hundreds of US House and Senate committee hearings over three decades, I can promise you that, BS-loaded as they usually are, no one responds with laughing eyes and and answers. You don't make light of those who can give you things you are looking for, take stuff away, or just generally make your life miserable.

The chairmen usually invite either witnesses who hold their views, or ones that they can beat up. It's a useless, expensive process 99% of the time.
LindsayRichards
Explorer
Mar 14, 2013
Greydog1 are you off topic again?
Greydog_1
Explorer
Mar 14, 2013
CEO's of major 3 oil distributors had a hearing with U.S. Senate at the request of some senator. It was noted during that session that all 3 CEO's sat in their chairs, looked at the Senator and Reps with laughing eyes and smiles and answered all the questions laughingly. Just to please the Senators, then went back to their offices in their corporate jets and continued to raise prices . That was a few years back now. Any changes, are price related only. Speculators feasted well too.
tomman58
Explorer
Mar 14, 2013
LindsayRichards wrote:
Will people ever get PO'd and get nasty with their elected representatives to find out what's happening with prices/supply/demand?

That is pretty obvious I believe.

Why get mad at the reps for there addiction to oil? We've known of this problem for years and years and now you want to get mad? It is time for tough love!
Go green when you can. Buy cars that are energy thrifty. Don't be fooled into thinking anything BP and the boys are doing is for you, from drilling to the XL pipeline. These are for profit and sale elsewhere.

These ideas will also make oil products more available for our use and the lack of demand will make the product stabilize in price.

Anything in life that affects you and your life can be somewhat controlled by you but in most cases takes some effort.
LindsayRichards
Explorer
Mar 14, 2013
Will people ever get PO'd and get nasty with their elected representatives to find out what's happening with prices/supply/demand?

That is pretty obvious I believe.
SRT
Explorer
Mar 14, 2013
Well, gasoline prices have continued their increase to $3.79 a gallon. This is back to what it was a week or so ago. This has been a 10-15 cent increase in prices. Diesel is hovering around $4.00 a gallon. Boy, getting jerked around on gasoline prices is really getting old. Plus the oil price this morning is $92.36. Glad we don't have to buy gasoline every few days like the working "stiffs." Will people ever get PO'd and get nasty with their elected representatives to find out what's happening with prices/supply/demand?
Gale_Hawkins
Explorer
Mar 13, 2013
Just filled up with Shell 87 in Newark DE @ $3.48 which was cheaper than in Murray on Monday. Diesel was $3.99
tomman58
Explorer
Mar 13, 2013
deadticket8 wrote:
I 94 Monticello MN Just off the exit next to McDonalds is a SUPER AMERICA.They take ANYONES coupons not just theirs. DOUBLE COUPON DAY on Tuesday. AND they take it for diesel! I have bought over 20 gallons without a hitch but if your coupon limits the gallons you may want to ask first. The corporate stores do the anyone coupon deal but there are some franchises that do not.

that's really great. I would also suggest that ANY price you get from Wall mart you can have Sears match it as they will guarantee to mach the lowest price!
deadticket8
Explorer
Mar 13, 2013
I 94 Monticello MN Just off the exit next to McDonalds is a SUPER AMERICA.They take ANYONES coupons not just theirs. DOUBLE COUPON DAY on Tuesday. AND they take it for diesel! I have bought over 20 gallons without a hitch but if your coupon limits the gallons you may want to ask first. The corporate stores do the anyone coupon deal but there are some franchises that do not.
John___Angela
Explorer
Mar 13, 2013
3.97 in Palm Springs California. today. Diesel 20 cents more plus or minus. Getting down to half a tank on the smart car so may have to fill up in the next few days. Might come in under 8 bucks for half a tank. :)

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