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BlueinOhio

(238 posts)
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 09:05 PM Nov 2012

Gasoline Price Spikes

On USA Today article about the gasoline's price hikes because of supposed refinery fires. They were still manufacturing gasoline even though us consumers were told that they had stopped manufacturing gasoline which is why the gasoline prices spiked.

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Gasoline Price Spikes (Original Post) BlueinOhio Nov 2012 OP
Mid-michigan prices spiked monday. Went from 3.39 to 3.69. Happy Thanksgiving and do not buy a damn Purveyor Nov 2012 #1
dunno where the fires were... ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2012 #2
Earlier BlueinOhio Nov 2012 #3
California was paying nearly $5 a gallon in October melody Nov 2012 #4
30 cent spike in Ohio, safeinOhio Nov 2012 #5
Refinery fires my foot! meow2u3 Nov 2012 #6
 

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
1. Mid-michigan prices spiked monday. Went from 3.39 to 3.69. Happy Thanksgiving and do not buy a damn
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 09:08 PM
Nov 2012

thing at the gas station other than gasoline!

Not even a pack of gum...

ProdigalJunkMail

(12,017 posts)
2. dunno where the fires were...
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 09:14 PM
Nov 2012

but we just paid $2.82/gal this morning in GA.

sP

Kroger
5665 Atlanta Hwy
Alpharetta, GA, 30004

BlueinOhio

(238 posts)
3. Earlier
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 09:20 PM
Nov 2012

In May and in October before the election. Found out that there was price fixing case in Africa some time this year but back a few years BP had to pay out millions for price fixing propane.

melody

(12,365 posts)
4. California was paying nearly $5 a gallon in October
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 10:26 PM
Nov 2012

... which magically melted away after the election.

meow2u3

(24,759 posts)
6. Refinery fires my foot!
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 10:38 PM
Nov 2012

The Kockroaches are deliberately driving up gas prices to retaliate against Americans for reelecting Obama

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