Re: OT: Oil company profits

From: JAMES KNOX (knox.james@sympatico.ca)
Date: Sat Apr 07 2007 - 22:35:40 EDT


Phenomenon, Ontario gasoline prices go up on Fridays and down Mon or Tues
nites Coincidence?

Jim, 91 Dak

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Bleazard" <dml@bleazard.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: DML: OT: Oil company profits

>
> jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
>> I do consider your statements to be misconceptions,
>
> Fair enough, I'll consider myself corrected.
>
> Here's what I know. I've been keeping track of my fuel usage since the
> start of 2004. February 7, 2004 I filled up for $0.645 per liter ($2.44
> per gallon). September 8, 2005 it was $1.077 per liter ($4.07 per
> gallon). I will grant you that taxes are mind-bogglingly high, but they
> did not increase by 67% in a year and a half. Incidentally, neither did
> my salary. Today I saw $1.049 per liter, which is the earliest in the
> year it's been that high. This does not bode well for the summer season.
>
> I'm just trying to save myself some money, but today I'm feeling
> particularly annoyed and took it out on the list. My understanding of
> supply and demand is pretty simplistic, but all I'm really trying to
> accomplish is reducing my own demand for over-priced fuel.
>
> --
> Jason Bleazard http://drazaelb.blogspot.com Burlington, Ontario
> his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
> hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
>



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