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We are Devo

(193 posts)
48. Not going to happen
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 10:10 AM
Oct 2012

Gotta drive from Pasadena to Santa Monica for a few hours, then off to the second job in Burbank. This is how a lot of us make our living in SoCal...

Any bets? atreides1 Oct 2012 #1
Think about it: why would the oil companies manipulate prices in California but not swing states onenote Oct 2012 #65
SW Ohio Gas is $3.61 JesterCS Oct 2012 #67
Hmmm... deathrind Oct 2012 #2
Exactly what I was thinking. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #59
I recall being in Hawaii at that time... MindPilot Oct 2012 #62
It Will be Over $5/Gal by Next Week AndyTiedye Oct 2012 #3
$4.77 for Regular in San Mateo, $4.99 for High Test AndyTiedye Oct 2012 #46
3.51 here in the south boonies.(regular) dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #60
Not good, given how badly bus service has been slashed in recent years. kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #4
Why doesn't some entrepreneur rush in with cheaper out-of-state gas? Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #5
Gasoline is formulated differently in California this time of year. Throd Oct 2012 #7
CA could get an emergency waiver from EPA modrepub Oct 2012 #8
LA is unique in needing summer gas in October CreekDog Oct 2012 #21
Ah, that makes sense Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #44
Against California law - they have the strictest emission standards in the country hack89 Oct 2012 #51
Things like this should be Politicalboi Oct 2012 #6
California emissions standards for vehicle fuels exceed Federal standards. Brother Buzz Oct 2012 #9
I believe that California has the legal right to make that decision. Legal & smart aren't 24601 Oct 2012 #25
Local Price of Gasoline is often the product of the transport of Gasoline happyslug Oct 2012 #17
Incredible as it may sound, what goes around comes around PuffedMica Oct 2012 #22
The Nuclear disaster in Japan has had world wide ramifications. happyslug Oct 2012 #43
Because Cali has ridiculously absurd emissions standards Ter Oct 2012 #63
Here is the real deal mrdmk Oct 2012 #10
Question oldsarge54 Oct 2012 #11
speculators. there is NO shortage of Gas in America. we have record supplies.. progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #34
That is how oldsarge54 Oct 2012 #50
California gas is a unique formulation due to Californian emission laws hack89 Oct 2012 #52
I've been thinking about getting a mule, but it's a long ride from South Park to La Jolla slackmaster Oct 2012 #12
A mule? I have looked at them happyslug Oct 2012 #18
People would get out of my way if I had a 106 slackmaster Oct 2012 #28
Not my experience, when I was in the National Guard, everyone wanted to see the cannons happyslug Oct 2012 #42
yawn allinthegame Oct 2012 #13
Yes but... SoapBox Oct 2012 #15
and don't forget shanti Oct 2012 #19
Live in L.A. and I'm pissed..... busterbrown Oct 2012 #29
I live near a Philips refinery also... AntiFascist Oct 2012 #31
Yeah and it seems like every year MindPilot Oct 2012 #68
I just got gas...stunning SoapBox Oct 2012 #14
Gasaholics elbloggoZY27 Oct 2012 #16
Great just when i am leaving on driving trip to cali marlakay Oct 2012 #20
It's mostly effecting the LA area and Southern California CreekDog Oct 2012 #27
Wrong. Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #35
No, the effects in the article refer to LA-area problems CreekDog Oct 2012 #38
Seek help. Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #39
seek to inform and not misinform CreekDog Oct 2012 #40
Yeah, but it was 3.83 over the weekend. LeftyMom Oct 2012 #47
People will adjust to higher prices nichomachus Oct 2012 #23
It is an election year with a democratic incumbent. This is par for course. Exultant Democracy Oct 2012 #24
And it's California. Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author busterbrown Oct 2012 #26
S.Cal. drivers kind of suck. Jump on the freeway. No one car pools. 90 percent zonkers Oct 2012 #30
Many pundits have claimed that 5.00 gasoline will be the tipping point dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #61
We've had $5+ gas here more than a few times before CreekDog Oct 2012 #64
It's $4.83/gallon here in SF today. AtomicKitten Oct 2012 #32
stupid fucking oil speculators.. like the Koch Brothers. But repubs refuse to rein them in. nt progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #33
This is so 1980, redux. Big Oil creating a false gas crisis, and profiting from it. leveymg Oct 2012 #37
what if everyone chose a brand, say Chevron, and boycotted that brand for a week? olddad56 Oct 2012 #41
The better plan would be to boycott ALL OF THEM AT ONCE. i.e. stop using gasoline happyslug Oct 2012 #45
Not going to happen We are Devo Oct 2012 #48
And that is why the price will go up, until something happens happyslug Oct 2012 #66
It's not hard, it's impossible Marrah_G Oct 2012 #54
Does anyone else think this is a GOP ploy to... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #49
No - it is caused by California's strict emission laws hack89 Oct 2012 #53
Sorry, not buying it.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #56
You need to show me how many total refineries there are. hack89 Oct 2012 #57
No because it's going to take a lot more than this to flip California ButterflyBlood Oct 2012 #58
Whoa gas is $4.89 a gallon on market st in Oakland, CA. JRLeft Oct 2012 #55
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