You know what irritates me to no end?
Remember the high gas prices during Desert Storm / Strike?
Ok, they jacked them up because of all the "uncertainty" and what not.
When the conflict was over, it took about 6 weeks for the gas prices to climb back down. CNN asked one of the big oil company reps, they said "Hey, the war is over, why does it take so long for the prices to come back down?"
Of course the oil guy says "Well, our current supply is still the higher priced oil, so once that's gone, then the new supply will be cheaper.

Ok, makes sense I suppose...

But why is it that the instant President Bush makes a speech, the greedy companies jack them up the prices instantly.
Isn't the current supply still cheaper?

It's not a 2 way street with the gas companies, they are all greedy sumbiches who use any excuse to screw the consumer.

Habibi

 

Gas is $1.52 per gallon for the cheapest grade here right now.

 

I think it also depends on where you live and delivery costs. If you are across the street from the refinery in Texas it's going to be cheaper than if you live in International Falls, Minnesota, heh.

 

Plus the various companies working together to screw people over.

A buddy of mine worked at a gas station for awhile and once they went lower than all the local places and the got calls asking what the hell they we doing and then the district manager of the chain called.

They could all change less, but they choose not to unless they have to.

 

Yeah, makes you want to trade that f-150 and go out and buy a "ricer" or one of those new "green cars" to get even with them doesn't it?

 

Not really

 

You'd think that, but it doesn't always work that way. There is a station right across the street from the biggest refinery in the state (12th largest in the country) in Rosemount, MN, that consistantly is one of the higher stations around.

Superamerica stations near the Marathon Ashland Refinery (Ashland owns Superamerica) are not the low price leaders, but instead are the more expensive in town.

For a state with no oil, its pretty amazing we have two oil refineries in the Twin Cities, and one just across the State Line in Superior, WI.

All the crude used here comes in by pipeline, mostly from Canada.