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awestruck
= Cult of Ray =
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 Posted - 05/25/2007 : 21:32:09
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I posted this on my blog, but i thought some of you would like to read about what happened in my home town.
paying for others ignorance
Current mood: thoughtful
One day last week, my boyfriend told me that the store right up the road from my apartment had folks in their cars lined up at the gas pumps. Apparently, the line was so long cars were lined up down the street. He said the sign that shows gas prices had $1.91 for regular. What!? Yep, that's right: $1.91 for a gallon of gas. I didn't believe it and of course I didn't go hop in the car to check it out. I just figured it was wrong on the sign, but when you get to the pump you would still have to give over your arm and a leg for a full tank of gas. I just couldn't believe people actually believed it to be true.
While at Wal-Mart Tuesday afternoon, I ran into a lady that worked at that store until just a couple of weeks ago. You know how it is, you see everyone at Wal-Mart. Anyway, she asked me if I had heard about what had happened last week. I told her what Josh had told me and she confirmed that the girl working there (she's new) put the price up on the sign AND the pump as $1.91. The store eventually ran out of gas. The funny thing is that supposedly this girl talked to an employee of another store in another town and this person told her it was supposed to be $2.91.
My first thought was why didn't I go check it out and get some gas, because I am feeling the pain from high gas prices. Then I began to think about all the money the gas company lost. I am not sure how the whole system works, but I am sure the gas company suffered (maybe suffer is the wrong word here) some. Who is going to pay for all that money that was lost? The consumer. I wonder if anyone ever thought to go in the store and ask the employee if she was crazy. Gas cannot be sold for $1.91 per gallon.
I wish I knew how the business works, but I can't help but wonder if this employee and all the people filling their gas tanks with gas for $1.91 per gallon cost the rest of us to pay for their ignorance.
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I would like to what others think.
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Superabounder
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 05/26/2007 : 00:30:23
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Just a drop in the bucket I'm afraid. When Exxon posts the 2 highest quarterly profits in history during the last two years, I don't think this one station is going to affect anything much, other than giving a few lucky drivers a break.
I wouldn't blame that employee for what we are suffering, just our entire oil consumer society. See Syriana for further research.
I must admit I had a good laugh when you wrote "Then I began to think about all the money the gas company lost. I am not sure how the whole system works, but I am sure the gas company suffered". That is really classic!
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awestruck
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 05/26/2007 : 06:21:06
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I figured it probably wouldn't amount to much. I just like the story. and I like telling it. I am glad you liked that line. Besides, i am sure the money the gas company lost wasn't much compared to the money they do make. I wish i understood they way it all works, because i can't understand how the gas companies are making so much money. Esp. when gas prices keep rising.(you know because they can't afford to lower gas prices and lose a buck) I know it is a business and they are in business to make money. and they are making bunches.
Favorite Quote: awestruck is a she, she's a she. -trobrianders |
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 05/26/2007 : 10:22:18
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There is not a great deal of profit in the running of a petrol (gas) station.
The oil companies make the huge profits from extracting and then selling the crude oil in the global marketplace. Tensions created by the Iran nuclear problem, the kidnappings and sabotage in Nigeria, reduced output from Iraq are not helping. Demand from China and India has also thrown a spanner in the works. The refineries are going flat out to try to keep up (resulting in more breakdowns, fires etc). On top of this we may well have reached or are about to reach the peaking of oil production. If this peaking becomes more apparent watch the oil and fuel prices go sky high.
Then there is the upcoming hurricane season to worry about.
All cheery stuff!!
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Edited by - bedrock_barney on 05/26/2007 10:23:20 |
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