around here it's definitely the intependents that are cheaper, and the difference can be as much as 50 cents.
On 11/16/05, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It isn't manipulation, it is speculation. > > The cost of oil is set by the market based on supply and demand. The > various > stations and the government add in their fees. The Refineries add in their > fees and the circle of life is allowed to continue. > > A week or so ago I complained that gas went from 2.04 up to 2.25 in one > day. > Turns out that was the same day an Anwar drilling bill was voted down in > the > house. Of course a week later the gas is back down, and the prices are > falling. > > They aren't going to drop the price, then it looks like they were price > gouging to begin with. They may have been price gouging, I don't know, but > the stations don't want to make it look that way. > > Here the gas prices are very interesting. A Speedway right next to a Shell > can have roughly 10 cents between the price. > > The highest gas around here is by far the individually owned stations. > Most > Marathons here are independently owned. Saturday a Marathon station had > gas > at 2.34 for regular, while the Speedway, Shell and BP stations were around > 2.00 a gallon. > > Pretty interesting, I've heard some people on this list comment that the > chains are the ones that keep the gas price higher, I'm not so sure about > that here. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ken Ketsdever [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 3:20 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Gas Price Check > > > > I will buy the supply and demand argument when I see a gas station run > > out of gas. Until then it's a bunch of crap! I don't care if there is > > only one refinery in the whole damn country. If there is adequate > > supply at the station on the corner there is no supply v. demand problem > > its all manipulation. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase RoboHelp from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=59 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:182500 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
