windywave wrote:
travelmama wrote:
windywave wrote:
H- wrote:
The refineries will be up in running in a couple days, if not already.
But sure seems like you got a bug up your butt. Preparation H is your friend, man.
I just found his original assertion moronic and the he kept doubling down
Chill out bro. It's not the end of the world.
No it's not the end of the world, but he should have never made a comment like that and then accepted he was wrong and moved on. He chose not to do so. I've spent most of my adult life trading some of it in energy. The statement that 25 cents is gouging is unfounded in reality.
My corner store was $1.92/gal 3 days ago. It is now $2.59/gal. It was the same gas in their holding tanks the whole time. Their "cost" didn't change. Let me know when I have permission to complain about it and also let us know when its ok to use the term "gouging".
I'm always puzzled why gas stations vary so much in their price. You'd think if it was totally tied to the market with its commodity fluidity, they'd be consistent and go up and down by the same amounts and at the same time. But that doesn't happen. Individual gas stations raise and lower their gas price however they want. I understand that one of the factors in that is the market price of the commodity, but that is not the only factor.
You are the one being delusional if you think business owners don't take advantage of situations like this to get some extra $$ out of it. Every time a holiday weekend rolls around, just like clockwork, I see gas stations (some of them, but not all) raise their prices. That has nothing to do with the spot market of crude or refined gas or whatever the benchmark is.
Maybe you're just wound up around the $.25 amount in the OP, doesn't meet your sniff test. Whatever, don't take it so seriously and literally man.
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