firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted May 21, 2007 I think the picture is pretty self explanatory! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcouesandelk Report post Posted May 21, 2007 Man gas is expensive down there I filled up for $2.98 a gallon the other day. Not saying that isnt outragous because it still is. I remember when my dad would tell me stories about his dad buying gas for $0.05 a gallon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted May 21, 2007 thats in flag! heck its super cheap in tucson! im lovin 2.97!!!! i remember in hs it was about .89-92 cents a piece! i hated it! i drove a 89 F250 with a 460, id put $20 in and id pump gass for ever! now, you put $20 on the pump and squeeze the handle once and its gone! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilentButDeadly Report post Posted May 21, 2007 http://www.arizonagasprices.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamaro Report post Posted May 21, 2007 in silcer city it is 3.55... it is crazy.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASS Report post Posted May 21, 2007 Yeah, that qualifies as an ouch. It is cheaper down south though. When I have to make a run in my truck to one of the job sites in Az City I make sure to toss a jerry can in the bed to fill up too before coming back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Report post Posted May 21, 2007 Albuquerque is $ 3.39 now and they are saying $ 4.00 by the end of summer. The way the prices are going as of now we will probably hit that in 3 weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatfootdoc Report post Posted May 21, 2007 Shoot you guys have nothing on us in Silver, it is 3.55 a gallon for unleaded but still 2.99 for diesel It is nice that big oil is having record profits and we are all taking it in the rear BIODIESEL here I come!! ag Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted May 21, 2007 I dont see how this crap is legal! They are making billions and trillions of dollars, how can it b legal for them to make sooooo much money from us when the reason the prices are so dang much is because they want to keep making money? I dont understand how they can legally do it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grizzly Report post Posted May 21, 2007 Im still buyin diesel at 2.79 a gallon, been that way since all you gas sippers were payin 2.19. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted May 21, 2007 Guess what, beer is still more expensive than gas. 6 pack of Bud (~1/2 gallon) $5 Premium unleaded $3.40 per gal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muskrat Report post Posted May 21, 2007 I dont see how this crap is legal! They are making billions and trillions of dollars, how can it b legal for them to make sooooo much money from us when the reason the prices are so dang much is because they want to keep making money? I dont understand how they can legally do it! Actually the biggest profiteer when it comes to gas is the Federal Government. You want lower prices, have them suspend/alter/adjust the fuel taxes. Yeah, the oil companies make a lot of dollars, but they also spend a lot. Their profit margins are in the single digits... 8 or 9% if I remember correctly. There are lots of businesses that make a far healthier profit than that, off of us. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5365439 http://www.angelfire.com/pa/sergeman/issue...t/gas/main.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowhuntinmaniac Report post Posted May 21, 2007 I remember gas wars.........it wasn't countries fighting. It was gas stations competing for customers and would keep lowering their prices......in the 70's I saw it as low as 24.9 a gallon............am I telling my age? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted May 21, 2007 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5365439 ---- Then who sets the prices? Oil companies don't set crude-oil prices; the global market does. Basically, the market decides what people are willing to pay at a certain moment in time. And a lot of that has to do with the fact that the world is getting richer. Countries like India and China are growing, and that has created more demand for oil and gas. In the United States, we're still going full throttle when it comes to energy use. At the same time, there have been supply disruptions and political instability in major oil-producing nations. So you have a situation where demand has been growing steadily and inexorably, and the system of supply is quite vulnerable. That's the basic recipe for high prices. This is what people don't understand. Big oil does not set the market price for oil / gas. So, to put the blame on oil companies is just a cop out. Plus, there is nothing illegal about making a profit. How are you going to tell a corporation that they are breaking the law by making a profit? Instead, how about the fact that the greenies have made it almost impossible to build a new refinery in this country? Not one new refinery has been put into product in the US in 25 years, yet we all know that there are many more cars on the road than 25 years ago, just in the USA. Now, each state has their own laws on what type of fule can be sold within it's borders. Cali has their own blend, so they take up a lot of refining capacity to make fuel that can only be sold in California. AZ has different blends that are sold at different times of the year. Those refineries have to shut down to make the switch from winter to summer gas. How about we have one nationwide standard for gas? Guess what? Try to make that change and you will have every tofu eating, Birkenstock wearing, non-bathing, ALGOR worshipping, dreadlocked hippey in the country sueing to stop it. Percentage wise, the price of an elk tag has gone as much or more in the last 5 years, than the price of gas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muskrat Report post Posted May 21, 2007 Another (minor) factor here in AZ - the recently passed minimum wage law. The Circle K has to raise prices in order to keep their margins the same... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
