Tim's Web Log #3

Tim's Web Log #3
Thoughts and opinions of an opinionated person

Tue, 25 Feb 2003

Gas prices here in Portland at "prime" locations (near freeway exits) hit $2.00 for regular unleaded, and $2.20 for premium yesterday. That is basically a 75% increase from six months ago.

I'm searching for the right adjectives to describe this. Predatory, immoral, price gouging, mercenary; all of these are accurate, but they don't express the depth of the vitriol I feel for the slimeballs setting these prices.

Yes, crude oil prices and futures have gone up recently. However, it takes MONTHS for crude oil to be refined into gasoline and appear at the pump. What that means is that gas stations and oil companies are using the tension in Iraq as an excuse to charge usurious rates for gasoline they had sitting in their tanks, purchased and refined long ago at a cheap price.

That's offensive. The government ought to do something about it, and I believe it is within their powers to do so. Will they? Not as long as we have a president who gets is part of that same industry. It is not impossible to believe that Bush anticipated this result from his quest for Iraq, and pushed his agenda along to help his friends in Texas.

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# From Ken at Wed Apr 23 18:35:00 2003:

Don't like high gas prices? do you have a deisel auto? Convert it over to greasel!!! Run your car on vegitable oil; cheaper, cleaner, and better for the environment!

# From crissy at Wed May 12 15:13:06 2004:

If we want to blame some for gas prices lets blame the right person; our President. As a manager at a BP station i sign the invoice for our company that pays 3 cents cheaper then what we charge at the pump. 3 cents isn't alot when you think about the cost of maintaining the pumps and having a cashier to sell the gas. President Bush recievied more then 1.8 million in contributions from the oil and gas industry. This goes much higher then my head or the comany president head. I've been doing research on this subject to be able to explain to my custumers why our gas prises our almost 2 dollar a gallion. We need to ban together and use as little fuel as possible. Just please remeber when at a gas station it,s not the employies fault. I pay the same price as you.

Thank you