$3.50 per gallon!?!
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#36
11-10-2007, 09:46 PM
Originally Posted by fuelman
Truly most of the inflated prices are coming from market speculaters and day traders.These guys drive the price of oil up by speculating what the market is going to do,not really based on consumption.Our biggest problem is we (as americans) are not using our resources here because of all the "PC" idiots.Why are we allowing China to drill one of the largest oil finds in the gulf while our politicians regardless of party affilliation say NO to drilling ourselves.
If you want cheaper fuel call write e-mails to your representatives and HARASS them telling them your tired of giving other countries OUR money for fuel,And let's start using our resources here in AMERICA. And coming from a farm grown boy in central IL. who hauls fuel for a living I gaurantee we can't produce enuogh "bio" anything to keep up with the demand. My trucks stop sells 2,000000 gallons of fuel a month that's right 2million,and the company I work for sells 300 million a month nationwide.Don't get me wrong I'm not against bio but it will not solve the problem.We are just one company in truckstop retail think of about 3 more who equal our sales monthly.That does even take into consideration all the farmers in the fall using 300 gallons a day during harvest, or heating oil in the winter.We as Americans consume over 10 billion gallons of petro a year. Why are we buying from people that just want to break us as a country.
Hopfully not being a downer to all, but honestly we are allowing this to happen.If we don't get a handle on it soon our kids won't be able to afford to drive a great diesel powered truck that can move mountains,only diesel powered rabbits.
If you want cheaper fuel call write e-mails to your representatives and HARASS them telling them your tired of giving other countries OUR money for fuel,And let's start using our resources here in AMERICA. And coming from a farm grown boy in central IL. who hauls fuel for a living I gaurantee we can't produce enuogh "bio" anything to keep up with the demand. My trucks stop sells 2,000000 gallons of fuel a month that's right 2million,and the company I work for sells 300 million a month nationwide.Don't get me wrong I'm not against bio but it will not solve the problem.We are just one company in truckstop retail think of about 3 more who equal our sales monthly.That does even take into consideration all the farmers in the fall using 300 gallons a day during harvest, or heating oil in the winter.We as Americans consume over 10 billion gallons of petro a year. Why are we buying from people that just want to break us as a country.
Hopfully not being a downer to all, but honestly we are allowing this to happen.If we don't get a handle on it soon our kids won't be able to afford to drive a great diesel powered truck that can move mountains,only diesel powered rabbits.
i agree wtf is the point of letting china steal more of our stuff, just like they stole our manufacturing for the most part. i say we need to get our manufacturing back and as much as we can. ill pay more for it as long as i know its made here and is of better quality than china's which isn't hard to beat. that will hurt china's economicly and they won't be able to build their navy and what not up like they are doing now and we won't be dealing with another war on our hands.
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11-17-2007, 02:43 AM
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11-17-2007, 06:31 PM
One reason is the ULSD. It's the most refined automotive fuel now. There needs to be some kind of mandate to use bio. Have these big car manufacturers like FORD to allow the use of B100 or even B20! Let's put some cash into the AMERICAN ECONOMY and support maybe.....AMERICANS! Save farmers and boost the job market. I'd like us to be like Brazil, self sufficient. Bush's pockets are fat right now so I'm sure the last thing on his mind is "his" fellow Americans. Am I ranting? It just makes me sick. I don't know if I even ever want to have kids because of how eFFed up things seemed to be getting. I just payed 50K for my dream truck and I'm thinking about getting a DAMNED GEO! I'm done for now. SORRY. I sure hope I'm not the only that feels this way.
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11-17-2007, 07:37 PM
Originally Posted by 07psdrookie
One reason is the ULSD. It's the most refined automotive fuel now. There needs to be some kind of mandate to use bio. Have these big car manufacturers like FORD to allow the use of B100 or even B20! Let's put some cash into the AMERICAN ECONOMY and support maybe.....AMERICANS! Save farmers and boost the job market. I'd like us to be like Brazil, self sufficient. Bush's pockets are fat right now so I'm sure the last thing on his mind is "his" fellow Americans. Am I ranting? It just makes me sick. I don't know if I even ever want to have kids because of how eFFed up things seemed to be getting. I just payed 50K for my dream truck and I'm thinking about getting a DAMNED GEO! I'm done for now. SORRY. I sure hope I'm not the only that feels this way.
It's ok to rant I'm ticked that some are getting extremly rich while we are realy suffering.
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11-17-2007, 08:49 PM