MrDoolittle Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Hey, all you SUV owners, have fun driving to the crag this summer when a gallon of regular gasoline costs more that three dollars!!!! LINK Let's see...10 miles to the gallon, 600 miles to the Canadian Rockies, 1200 miles total, that's...120 gallons of gas...$360!!!! I personally can't wait until a loaf of bread costs nine dollars. Things will get REAL interesting at that point. And while Bush urges OPEC to increase production, he continues to top off the US strategic reserve, and OPEC ignores him. And Kerry? He voted for a 50 cent a gallon TAX on gas!! :takituptheshitter: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-rock Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 And Kerry? He voted for a 50 cent a gallon TAX on gas!! No, he didn't. But anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Don't look at me. Klenke and I both drive little POS beaters that get 35 mpg. We're sitting in the catbird seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronB Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 I took the rack off my saturn a few weeks ago and got 5 mpg better on freeway.. 36 mpg up to 41 mpg.. um and I had less gear in my car.. and I was alone this trip.. but I swear it was that damn rack.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gripped Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Hey, all you SUV owners, have fun driving to the crag this summer when a gallon of regular gasoline costs more that three dollars!!!! LINK Let's see...10 miles to the gallon, 600 miles to the Canadian Rockies, 1200 miles total, that's...120 gallons of gas...$360!!!! I personally can't wait until a loaf of bread costs nine dollars. Things will get REAL interesting at that point. And while Bush urges OPEC to increase production, he continues to top off the US strategic reserve, and OPEC ignores him. And Kerry? He voted for a 50 cent a gallon TAX on gas!! :takituptheshitter: Actually, most get 15mpg. So that's 80 gallons of gas ... $240. And you can fit 4 people with gear in one of those rigs... so you're down to $60 a person. That's totally affordable to all but the poorest of dirtbags. (not to mention that gas prices will not be $3 a gallon this summer you alarmist jackass.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 dolittle you are gay. who the fuk would climb in the canadian rockies cept for rich posers anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDoolittle Posted March 31, 2004 Author Share Posted March 31, 2004 Well, your 15mpg will decrease to 10mpg or worse with four people and gear, jackass. MARK MY WORDS: GAS WILL BE $3 A GALLON BY THE END OF JULY!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Mark my words. You are ghey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Spelling it "ghey" is queer as a three dollar bill. Makes you sound like one of those gneiss people who hang out on boldering.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracked Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 That was the point punta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 There's a good article on what's driving this week's oil prices in this week's economist - but unfortunately you need a subscription to their online service or a hard-copy to get ahold of it. In their analysis the current price levels aren't supported by the fundamentals of the current supply/demand equation - although increasing demand from a recovering US and a surging China have helped to elevate prices. The main factors that they see distorting the markets at the moment are intense political risk - a "terror premium" - in the Middle East, as well as in second tier producers like Venezuela, and strong buying by the US government for the strategic petrolem reserve. As when the price of crude has spiked in the past, there's been very little action on taken to withhold supply by OPEC members, all of whom are selling well beyond their quota allotment. One other persistent factor driving up prices at the pump is the ongoing tightness in refining capacity, especially for the blends required to satisfy tougher environmental regs. Political risk - in the form of price controls - is one of the factors that's made oil companies reluctant to make the investments necessary to build the additional refineries necessary to bring more supply to the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 I just saw that OPEC is planning on reducing daily production by 1 million barrels. Gotta love those guys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 (edited) The catbird will attempt to translate JayBese to cc.com-ese: It's Bush's fault because he is buying up oil for the Reserve. It's Bush's fault for promoting monopoly in oil refining by allowing rampant consolidation. It's Bush's fault for fostering terrorism by invading Iraq. Edited March 31, 2004 by catbirdseat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Just summarizing the article actually. But - what the heck do the guys at The Economist know about economics anyways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDoolittle Posted March 31, 2004 Author Share Posted March 31, 2004 Especially since they live on an island... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglehead Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 I think we all know what would happen to poor old England, if, like, there was some sort of zombie disease that started killing people off. ALL HELL WOULD BREAK LOOSE. SO suffice to say they don't know a GODDAMN thing about economics. Fuck, they can't even handle "THE RAGE" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Hey, all you SUV owners, have fun driving to the crag this summer when a gallon of regular gasoline costs more that three dollars!!!! LINK Let's see...10 miles to the gallon, 600 miles to the Canadian Rockies, 1200 miles total, that's...120 gallons of gas...$360!!!! I personally can't wait until a loaf of bread costs nine dollars. Things will get REAL interesting at that point. And while Bush urges OPEC to increase production, he continues to top off the US strategic reserve, and OPEC ignores him. And Kerry? He voted for a 50 cent a gallon TAX on gas!! :takituptheshitter: Actually, most get 15mpg. So that's 80 gallons of gas ... $240. And you can fit 4 people with gear in one of those rigs... so you're down to $60 a person. That's totally affordable to all but the poorest of dirtbags. (not to mention that gas prices will not be $3 a gallon this summer you alarmist jackass.) Mine gets 17-18 on the highway full of gear. Besides, gas prices always go up right before the summer vacation. Why is this a surprise/issue? Doolittle is just looking for something to stir the pot with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDoolittle Posted March 31, 2004 Author Share Posted March 31, 2004 It's an issue because it's at an all-time high and it's MARCH. And gasoline is THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF OUR ECONOMIC WELL-BEING. And 17.5 mpg is shitty. It should be a crime against humanity, punishable by death, to drive a murder weapon like yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDoolittle Posted March 31, 2004 Author Share Posted March 31, 2004 More Good News!!! There's a couple typos in the quoted prices, see if you can figure it out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 And 17.5 mpg is shitty. It should be a crime against humanity, punishable by death, to drive a murder weapon like yours. I'm happy with it. Mind your own fucking business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDoolittle Posted March 31, 2004 Author Share Posted March 31, 2004 Your business IS my business, shitwipe, especially when you drive a polution-machine like yours. Do you think you live in a bubble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Well you live in an area that has the worst water consumption in the entire world. Why don't you get on that capin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Your business IS my business, shitwipe, especially when you drive a polution-machine like yours. Do you think you live in a bubble? Come on over and do my laundry, then, bitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDoolittle Posted March 31, 2004 Author Share Posted March 31, 2004 Because my car doesn't run on water. And there's water everywhere around here, so what the fuck do you know??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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