oil prices go up up up...depressing
lucy ford
Nigeria pipeline attack". I found this to be incredible... oil is
expected to go up 1.86 in May, which is an all time record. Of course
this hurts all of our wallets... I've experienced it myself as the
last apartment I lived in, we had to pay the oil bill for heat.
However, this proves my theory true that the oil field is going to
continue to provide high paying jobs because oil is in SUCH a demand
and becoming more so by the day. its kinda sad
Check it out
http://oilandgasjobs2008.blogspot.com/2008/04/oil-prices-climb.html
Rod Speed
> found an article on yahoo today: "Oil hits 117 dollars on
> talk of Nigeria pipeline attack". I found this to be incredible...
> oil is expected to go up 1.86 in May, which is an all time
> record. Of course this hurts all of our wallets...
Doesnt hurt mine. I've had enough of a clue to use a fuel efficient car
and to not be stupid enough to drive long distances every day etc.
Even if the price of gasoline doubled, I'd still just yawn
and laugh at fools like you that cant manage to do whats
obvious with the price of it inevitably rising substantially.
> I've experienced it myself as the last apartment
> I lived in, we had to pay the oil bill for heat.
Only a fool uses oil for heat. I havent done that for something like 40 years now.
> However, this proves my theory true that the oil field is going
> to continue to provide high paying jobs because oil is in SUCH
> a demand and becoming more so by the day. its kinda sad
Nope, nothing sad about stupids like you continuing to use it.
No thanks, no news to anyone with a clue.
In spades with jobs in alternative industrys that benefit from a high oil price like nuke power stations etc.
the_ver...@comcast.net
I feel not one iota of sympathy for those complaining about the cost
of oil. We've known for 30+ years this was going to happen and yet
still continued to demand gas-guzzlers and/or SUV type transportation
instead of demanding the Auto Industry and the Government make us
independent of foreign oil.
No one wanted to pay the price that would cost so now you are paying
the price of NOT doing it- and still face the cost of doing it in the
future because at some point it WILL have to be done.
Talk about stupid short-sighted decisions!!
Rod Speed
> On Apr 18, 8:32 pm, lucy ford <ksmithtar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> found an article on yahoo today: "Oil hits 117 dollars on talk of
>> Nigeria pipeline attack". I found this to be incredible... oil is
>> expected to go up 1.86 in May, which is an all time record. Of course
>> this hurts all of our wallets... I've experienced it myself as the
>> last apartment I lived in, we had to pay the oil bill for heat.
>> However, this proves my theory true that the oil field is going to
>> continue to provide high paying jobs because oil is in SUCH a demand
>> and becoming more so by the day. its kinda sad
>>
>> Check it out
>>
>> http://oilandgasjobs2008.blogspot.com/2008/04/oil-prices-climb.html
>
> I feel not one iota of sympathy for those complaining about the cost
> of oil. We've known for 30+ years this was going to happen and yet
> still continued to demand gas-guzzlers and/or SUV type transportation
> instead of demanding the Auto Industry and the Government make us
> independent of foreign oil.
There's only one way to be independent of foreign oil, increase the price
of gasoline until the cost of being independent of foreign oil is cheaper.
> No one wanted to pay the price that would cost so now you are
> paying the price of NOT doing it- and still face the cost of doing
> it in the future because at some point it WILL have to be done.
Nope. The cost of foreign oil can keep getting paid.
> Talk about stupid short-sighted decisions!!
Talk about not having a clue about the basics!!!!
clams_casino
>We've known for 30+ years this was going to happen
>
>
Actually, the increased price of oil / gas is primarily due to the
declining value of the dollar and the increased demand required to fuel
the military in Iraq (some 3M gallons per day).
Except to predict the failures of GW policies, I'm not sure how one
would have predicting the current oil pricing.
George
I went to the NYC car show with a buddy a few weeks back. GM had a big
piggy fluffed up truck spinning around on a turntable as their main
attraction. We asked why GM isn't embarrassed to offer piggy fluffed up
trucks as cars and their person told us that gm has made large
investments in "alternative fuels" and it won't be long before those
fuels were $1/gallon...
hchi...@hotmail.com
wrote:
Well, I guess if that happens, that piggy will fly...
Paul M. Eldridge
>On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:59:37 -0400, George <geo...@nospam.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>>I went to the NYC car show with a buddy a few weeks back. GM had a big
>>piggy fluffed up truck spinning around on a turntable as their main
>>attraction. We asked why GM isn't embarrassed to offer piggy fluffed up
>>trucks as cars and their person told us that gm has made large
>>investments in "alternative fuels" and it won't be long before those
>>fuels were $1/gallon...
>
>Well, I guess if that happens, that piggy will fly...
Any wonder why this company continues to loses billions of dollars and
market share to foreign competition? You know, the company that
vigorously fought any increase in CAFE standards claiming such changes
could add up to $10,000.00 to the cost of their new vehicles? Well,
GM, you just keep cranking out those Yukons, Tahoes and Escalades....
oh, btw, it was nice knowing ya!
Cheers,
Paul
Al Bundy
Big GM spokesman said two weeks ago that the truck and SUV market will
be back to where is was in about nine months.
Sales people believe if they say something long enough it will come
true. Then you have Lutz the putz , who lands his plane with the
wheels up, telling us that a Volt for somewhere in the $30's and
going 40 miles on a charge is the answer.
Paul M. Eldridge
<paul.e...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:54:51 -0600, hchi...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:59:37 -0400, George <geo...@nospam.invalid>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>I went to the NYC car show with a buddy a few weeks back. GM had a big
>>>piggy fluffed up truck spinning around on a turntable as their main
>>>attraction. We asked why GM isn't embarrassed to offer piggy fluffed up
>>>trucks as cars and their person told us that gm has made large
>>>investments in "alternative fuels" and it won't be long before those
>>>fuels were $1/gallon...
>>
>>Well, I guess if that happens, that piggy will fly...
>
>Any wonder why this company continues to lose billions of dollars and
>market share to foreign competition? You know, the company that
>vigorously fought any increase in CAFE standards claiming such changes
>could add up to $10,000.00 to the cost of their new vehicles? Well,
>GM, you just keep cranking out those Yukons, Tahoes and Escalades....
>oh, btw, it was nice knowing ya!
>
>Cheers,
>Paul
As of last night, the U.S. national average for regular unleaded broke
through the $3.50 mark, up 23.7 cents on the month. Given that the
crack spread between crude oil and wholesale gasoline has all but
disappeared, expect retail prices to come under increasing pressure as
refiners pass on higher crude costs and take the necessary steps to
restore their normal margins. (To get a good sense of how these
margins have narrowed over time, see the chart on the upper right
corner of this page: http://www.fuelgaugereport.com/.)
More info here:
"Retail gas prices hit another new milestone Monday, jumping to an
average $3.50 a gallon at filling stations across the country. Crude
oil prices, meanwhile, set new records of their own, spiking above
$117 a barrel after an attack on a Japanese oil tanker in the Middle
East."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080421/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices_28;_ylt=AuGTqh2SWmGoRSlp3em11S2AsnsA
Cheers,
Paul
Cheapo Groovo
frugality/income doesn't keep up with energy prices.
Since waking up to this reality, I joined the commodity club - with
investments in things people need - not things they simply want!
Check out my blog http://www.cheapogroovo.com and tip me for my
seminars.
In article <dca8e810-eb3b-4be3-be3a-
216bac...@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, ksmith...@gmail.com
says...
troll
to look on the bright side of life;
this means less traffic, cleaner air. more parking spots.
Smaller vehicles.
It will mean safer riding for me on my motorcycle and small car.
I saw this coming. Working more now on the garden.
Digging the weeds !
--
Remember," Only a dreamer can have a dream come true"
Paul M. Eldridge
wrote:
Congrat's. Me too. Through various efficiency upgrades and the
addition of a ductless heat pump, my home's fuel oil consumption has
fallen from 5,700 litres/year to just 750 litres and once I
switch-over my domestic hot water production to electricity, it will
drop to about 300 litres (80 U.S. gallons).
In terms of ground transportation, I'm now down to roughly 2,000
km/year, so my gasoline consumption comes in at less than 250 litres
(66 gallons); at $1.33 per litre ($5.00/gallon), about $330.00/year.
Cheers,
Paul
Seerialmom
In this country over the past 30 years cars got bigger and bigger
again (even though people like me drove gas-stingy cars and remember
the 70's oil embargoes). Gas was considerably cheap until 2000,
compared to income. In this country the average consumer got
complacent, buying bigger and bigger vehicles and then acting shocked
when gas cost them a days pay per week. I sure would like to see GW's
dividend reports in the near future, though.