GAS SPIKE... 10-cent jump in 24 hours!!!!!

[radfringe]

On Tuesday afternoon (2/27) gas in my neck of the woods (Wilkes-Barre PA) was $2.39

Wednesday morning (2/28) - $2.45

Wednesday Afternoon (2/29) - $2.49

10-cent jump!!!!!

what's gas doing in your area?

[acmavm]

1. Climbing daily. We're in for a long bad summer. There's no election to

compel these clowns to keep the price of gas down. The way things are goiing, they just may go for broke, milk the public for every last dime they can.

[Lasher]

2. National average: up 13 cents in a week

Today (Thursday) 2.442
Yesterday 2.446
One Week ago 2.314
One Month ago 2.176
One Year ago 2.240

http://www.gasbuddy.com/

[ClintonTyree]

3. Time for Bush to do some more "jawboning"

He'll get those Saudis to open up the taps, just like he pledged to during his Presidential campaign. We all know how well that's been working out. :eyes:

Summer is still a dream away and they're starting the annual "shortage" already? This does not bode well for Bush's economic miracle, already in a tail spin. The American consumer can expect to be fleeced again this summer. I smell record profits for BIG OIL! Again. :grr:

[B Calm]

4. same here.. I think Bush is buying up all the oil and driving the price up.

[Roland99]

5. it's gone up $0.65 here in a month.

[joeunderdog]

6. When are the Dems gonna start busting heads on this?

I kept hearing about taxing profits and addressing the oil companies' gouging practices during the election run-up. Where is it? It goes to $50-something a barrel and barely a reduction in price, and now it's bouncing back up?:wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

[cbear70]

7. same question from us

When are the dems going to do something about this.. very upsetting seeing gas rise so quickly.. we were out of power and staying at a hotel this past weekend...we went to check on our house and when we came back, the gas had jumped 14 cents in 45 minutes..so tired of the gas situation... why is it going up now??

[demnan]

8. I think there's a bigger problem

our dollar has become more and more worthless, so the real cost of items like gas goes up.

[radfringe]

10. maybe our own communities should start printing their own money

http://www.berkshares.org/

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February 2007
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[LostinVA]

9. I noticed that, too

[spanone]

11. Why? because they can. And the election is well over.

[fwiff]

12. The "summer" mixture was just delivered.

The higher ethanol content supposedly makes it more expensive. Warmer states have it year round, and I don't know if prices are increasing there as well.

Any observations?

[all.of.me]

13. it has gone up 25 cents in 10 days.

then it went down 2 cents. whoopee. it's at 2.47 now.

[all.of.me]

16. and an hour after i posted that, it was up 12 cents

2.59. spring break! big profits!

[Breeze54]

14. Summer must be coming!

prices near me....

Mobil - On the Run - $2.25 regular unleaded

Independent gas station - $2.30 regular unleaded

http://www.gaspricewatch.com

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Member Spotters: 154,687

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Prices Input This Week: 363,586

[Ian David]

15. Same thing here. Time to stockpile gasoline and buy solar panels. n/t