Poll: fuel & driving

[GF]

The cost of fuel surcharge normally is passed down to the consumer throguh several levels.  Take the sugar for example the cost increased from .50 to .60 a bag because of the .10 surcharge. For example, no matter what Wal-Mart sells they make a minimum 100% profit.  Now Wal-Mart is not going to absorb that cost they still want there 100% profit, that bag now becomes 1.20, depending on how many middle man are involved the prices are going to go up at each level.  The consumers are having to pay the increase at the pump and at the store.  Now that the prices went up then the taxes being paid also goes up add this on to the additional amount, of course the higher prices are the more taxes are being paid. 

[Tom]

  I filled up the truck with road fuel and my off-road diesel tank with red fuel today.  3 years ago it costs $65.  Eight months ago, it cost $90.  Today it cost $188. 

I filled up in Georgia to take advantgage of 12 cents a gallon less and I'm still walking funny :-\

[Buzz-sawyer]

Gas has risen 56 cents here in 2 months........... :'(

[Corley5]

Gas was $2.46 in town today.  I filled up in Petoskey at 2.36 two days ago.  Quick way to get rid of $60.00 >:( :( :

[Jeff]

We have been on the local news the last couple nights. Our local Glenn's grocery store lowered thierGas prices to 1.99 for all of this week. Lines have been down the road. they said people were coming from two towns away. Hard to figure why you would drive 50 miles round trip to save maybe $10.00 on a twenty gallon purchase.

[Minnesota_boy]

I filled up in Georgia to take advantgage of 12 cents a gallon less and I'm still walking funny :-\

Yeah, I've been to Georgia and it will do that to you, but you'll get over it in a couple of days.  :D :D

[J_T]

Tom if you split your cash and carry two wallets then take a pound off each side to pay for your gas you will walk ok 8) :D Doctor bill for five gallon is in the mail ;D

[Norm]

We had our bulk diesel tank filled yesterday, ag diesel was $1.90. Bill was $890, you know it's bad when the delivery driver apologizes for it being so expensive.  :D

We've been walking to work lately, now that's not all bad. Our office is a mile away from our house and I'm under 200lbs for the first time in years. :D

[OLD_ JD]

diesel is more expensive them gaz here ...it goes for 98.9 a liter(close to $4.00 u.s gallon) compare to gaz who is 94.9 a liter >:(.....unreal :-\

[OneWithWood]

Didn't the price of off-road diesel used to drop about this time of year due to less demand for home heating fuel?  My supplier tells me #2 Diesel and home heating fuel are the same thing. 

[Tom]

OWW, I'm told the same thing.  Number 2 diesel serves both purposes but is differentiated by taxes.

The older I become and the more of the oil marketing I see, the more I am convinced that the price of fuel hasn't got anything to do with demand, production or availability, but rather is dependent  more upon opportunity.

[GF]

I have to agree with on that Tom.

I feel evetually the US economy will go into the ground.   Alot of people have lived well outside there means, with rising cost of insurance and fuel, they have been living off credit cards for awhile, eventually this will catch up with them also.  There homes will go back to the banks, low milage vehicles will also go back.  Car dealerships sales will be way way down, in turn requires the manufacturer to cutback production, in turn means possible layoffs, which means more homes etc going back.  I think the domino effect will take its toll.  This is my personal opinion for what its worth.

[Norm]

Usually the price of diesel drops off this time of year for that reason Robert, I guess it'll go down now that I've filled my tank. :D

[SwampDonkey]

I know some people that have been known to use either or in their tractors. ;D

[Sawyerfortyish]

Tom maybe the Arab countries have found a way of hurting the US without blowing us up. What better way to hurt a country than to kill it's economy with high fuel prices.

[Tom]

I don't know that they are singling anyone out.   I think it's an example of "dig as deep as you can",  "get all you can get",  "Don't leave a dime on the table".  It is yet to be seen that price is a means of controlling a populations use of any product.  If the industry is trying to curb use with high prices, I wonder if they have considered the inverse of the argument.  What do they do when they have succeeded and the rest of the world discovers that they can do without Arab Oil.  Theywill not have made any friends even if theri ploy turns out to be environmentally beneficial.

[Ernie]

I've just discovered that here in beautiful NZ I can get a rebate on the taxes for the gas I use on the farm for the mill, the atv and the chainsaws.  I don't know how much yet but with the skyrocketing prices, anything back from our raving socialist PC government will be gratefully recieved

Ernie

[SwampDonkey]

We also get a fuel rebate for farm and forestry used fuel.

[Tom]

Now there's a brilliant marketing ploy..........    used fuel. :D :D :D

[Ernie]

The trouble is that it keeps running out of the can

[SwampDonkey]

Put the cork in'r  ;D

[Ernie]

Gee youse guize are brilliant :D :D :D :D

[Corley5]

2.44 gallons of premium gas for mix for my saw and leaf blower cost me $6.50 today >:( >:( >:( :( :( :( : : :'( >:( >:( >:(  That really sux!!!  Needed gas for the leaf blower because I didn't get them blown back into the woods last fall.  What a mess : and the fuel to do it cost me more >:(

[SwampDonkey]

I take the lawn mower across it a couple of times and call it lawn mulch. Up here, by spring the bulk of it is deterioted any way. Talking maple a birch leaves here. I notice beech and oak leaves aren't as well broken down. ;D

[OneWithWood]

Norm, I think it is safe to say the price of diesel will not go down until after I fill my tank.  :D  I am still fabricating the stand for the tank.  My welding skills improve with each weld  ;)