"Don't pound sand up my ass and tell me it's raining, I know the difference
despite being unable to do anything about it."
quoted for best quote of the day.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html www.omg-stfu.com""BARRY OLIVER"" <DHSPA58@dhs.state.il.us> wrote in message news:s059a218.067@mail.dhs.state.il.us... > > That is true, and that might account for variations within a region, > from city to city, but trying to convince me that "up 0 cents, down a > penny, down a penny, down a penny, down a penny, up 20 cents, down a > penny, down a penny, down a penny, down a penny.." is *actually* a > legitimate set of responses to a fluctuating market, just won't fly. > Don't pound sand up my ass and tell me it's raining, I know the > difference despite being unable to do anything about it. Local gas > stations raise and lower their prices based on the stations next to > them. Their own cost didn't suddenly just go up, their neighbor did. > Granted, the news reports it and the sheeple believe, because the > news reported it, but that dosen't hold any more truth than a criminal > accused of a crime that was commited willfully that somehow comes up > with a plausable story, after the fact, to try to avoid being held > accountable. > > >>> barnesrv@comcast.net 03/18/04 10:15AM >>> > > Guys, are you considering how all these states, counties, and even > municipalities use gasoline to tax it like crazy for their stupid, fat > government programs? A lot of what we see differences is taxes in all > these > places. > Glug glug... > > Rascal > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of BARRY > OLIVER > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 10:06 AM > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > Subject: Re: DML: RE: Gas prices > > > Ok, I cannot dispute Saint Louis economics, but how about Bloomington > which is typically 8-12 cents higher than, say Peoria or Springfield, > and then a small town, Gridley (pop 500 or so) that is less than 10 > miles from bloomington where the gas prices are typically 15-25 cents > LOWER than the entire rest of the state of IL. None of the cities I > mentioned requre vapor recovery or oxy fuels.... > To me it seems that the industry uses these "bullet points" about > different blends, regulations and supply and demand to justify > profiteering. The excuses have just enough truth to not be able to be > called outright lies, but they definately fit the definition of > propaganda... > > >>> blkwidow1@primary.net 03/17/04 10:22PM >>> > > on 3/17/04 8:43 AM, BARRY OLIVER at DHSPA58@dhs.state.il.us wrote: > > > to: Jon in STL; Don't take this tirade personally, it's just an > > opinion... ;-) > > No, but let's back it with some facts =80 > > In the large city, gasolines usually must be oxygenated, therefore, > the > price is higher. For instance, here in STL, we must use the > "reformulated" > fuels with the oxygenate. If I go to a friend's house about 1-1/2 hour > south, the gas is 10 cents cheaper. Two reasons. One, the "yuppie > factor"-there is more money here, so they will charge what the market > will > bear. Simple economics. Heck, prices at Wal Mart are higher here, too. > Two, > they don't have to use the reformulated oxygenated fuels OR the vapor > recovery systems. Less costs to the companies, less costs to the > customers. > > Erin go bragh! > > Jon > STL MO >
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