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A couple years ago, when gas was really high, a guy made a comment about it that I found curious. He’d just gotten back from the gas station. He said that he was sick and tired of people bitching about the high price of gas. I figured there was more to the comment, and asked him to explain.
He said that he figured the gas had been drilled down to get access to, pumped up to the surface, pushed through a pipeline to a port, loaded onto a ship and cruised across the ocean, gotten offloaded and then refined, then sent up another pipeline or via a truck all the way here, then delivered by the pump with a convenient handle directly into his gas tank. All for only 3 or 4 bucks a gallon.
Meanwhile, the lady ahead of him was paying $1.95 for a liter bottle of water, at the same time as the store was giving it away for free from the bubbler at the rear of the store.
I guess it’s all perspective.
And remember, gas is still a lot more expensive in most other countries of the world… :silly:
I thought high gas prices were George Bush’s fault?
It cost $78 to fill my truck up the other day, I can piss and moan all I want but its not going to change the price. Now that they have once again raised the debt ceiling and the stock market will tank, perhaps fuel prices will come down?? Maybe, maybe not.
Paul-Underwood wrote:A couple years ago, when gas was really high, a guy made a comment about it that I found curious. He’d just gotten back from the gas station. He said that he was sick and tired of people bitching about the high price of gas. I figured there was more to the comment, and asked him to explain.He said that he figured the gas had been drilled down to get access to, pumped up to the surface, pushed through a pipeline to a port, loaded onto a ship and cruised across the ocean, gotten offloaded and then refined, then sent up another pipeline or via a truck all the way here, then delivered by the pump with a convenient handle directly into his gas tank. All for only 3 or 4 bucks a gallon.
Meanwhile, the lady ahead of him was paying $1.95 for a liter bottle of water, at the same time as the store was giving it away for free from the bubbler at the rear of the store.
I guess it’s all perspective.
And remember, gas is still a lot more expensive in most other countries of the world… :silly:
I don’t think the argument that it is more expensive in other countries carries any weight. I could care less how expensive it is in Europe, or anywhere else.
Quote:I could care less how expensive it is in Europe, or anywhere else.It’s probably easier to sleep at night that way.
But if you’re truly concerned about what gas costs here, you might be mindful of the fact that global demand, supply, and pricing are likely to have an effect on prices here.
In fact, higher prices on gas elsewhere have the same effect they do here – they limit demand. When that happens, supply goes up and our prices might reflect it. But with growing demand in other countries like China… Well, you do the math.
My only comment was that we willingly pay outrageous amounts even for common items like water. Am I happy that I’m paying more at the pump? Hell no! But am I going to spend my time bitching. Not.
It seems to me like the wisest thing to do is to make sure my old cars are tuned as efficiently as possible, and minimize my driving as much as possible, and even (gasp) consider alternatives like electric for my daily uses. By minimizing my gas use, I hope to continue driving my old cars as long as I can.
But simply not caring what goes on in other countries is an alternative too. Personal choice I guess.
I realize that the global demand influences the price here. It’s too bad that oil influences the price of so many products. Oil companies have us right where they want us, hostage to their product.
As far as water, how clean is bottled water, are there standards they have to meet, or could I start bottling water out of Lake Mendota and start selling it? It may be blue/green flavored water, but sheeple would probably buy it.
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