Getting raped by the pumps
11-01-2004, 05:51 PM
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I think that the demand of fuel oil in the East during winter would increase prices as the supply remains current? Probably just an escuse for the oil companies to inflate prices, but it's right on theoretically...
11-01-2004, 05:59 PM
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Don't be complaining. Diesel here works out to $2.66 US per US gallon. Alot of your fuel comes from here. It just show how bad we are taxed. Also diesel here is cheaper than regular gasoline.
Welcome to Canada, your wallet please!!!
Welcome to Canada, your wallet please!!!
11-01-2004, 06:03 PM
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Originally posted by gonzy
If any of you guys work in a warehouse like me, You get to see alot of diferent drivers in every day after you get to know them ask to siphon gas from them, they also use #2 diesel in there trucks..I have one guy that comes in every day and he lets me take 10 gallons every otherday..I went to walmart and got 7-
5 gallon gas cans for $4.50 each.. doesn't cost me a thing to drive my Ram
If any of you guys work in a warehouse like me, You get to see alot of diferent drivers in every day after you get to know them ask to siphon gas from them, they also use #2 diesel in there trucks..I have one guy that comes in every day and he lets me take 10 gallons every otherday..I went to walmart and got 7-
5 gallon gas cans for $4.50 each.. doesn't cost me a thing to drive my Ram
I paid $2.42 in Chicago yesterday. It's $2.17 here in Cleveland.
11-01-2004, 06:19 PM
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Originally posted by BIGBADBOB
Don't be complaining. Diesel here works out to $2.66 US per US gallon. Alot of your fuel comes from here. It just show how bad we are taxed. Also diesel here is cheaper than regular gasoline.
Welcome to Canada, your wallet please!!!
Don't be complaining. Diesel here works out to $2.66 US per US gallon. Alot of your fuel comes from here. It just show how bad we are taxed. Also diesel here is cheaper than regular gasoline.
Welcome to Canada, your wallet please!!!
My experience going into BC was different each time. Depended on the mood of the guy running the scales but it always meant more money.
Its 76.9 x 3.8 to get a US gallon divided by 1.29 says $2.27 a liter out here. Beginning of Sept I could get it for 59.9.
What are you paying a liter out there?
11-01-2004, 06:56 PM
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Originally posted by crabster
Recall just a few years ago when diesel soared: The truckers all drove to DC and protested. Where are they now? What has changed?
Recall just a few years ago when diesel soared: The truckers all drove to DC and protested. Where are they now? What has changed?
11-01-2004, 07:00 PM
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My wife works for a large trucking company and does all there billing. They have adopted a fuel surcharge to help pay for fuel. It is up to 17 cents per mile rite now. That is a lot of the reason they are not complaining as much. They just said to heck with it and passed the cost on to the customer.
11-01-2004, 08:47 PM
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Thinking of past excuses. I can remember them saying the following.
2 small fires in refineries. oops price goes up
brownout in the northeast and Canada. price goes up
Trouble in Iraq. price goes up
Trouble in Venazawala (spelling). price goes up
Hurricanes i Florida. price goes up
Winter coming on and short supplies. price goes up
Just can't imagine what the next excuse will be.
2 small fires in refineries. oops price goes up
brownout in the northeast and Canada. price goes up
Trouble in Iraq. price goes up
Trouble in Venazawala (spelling). price goes up
Hurricanes i Florida. price goes up
Winter coming on and short supplies. price goes up
Just can't imagine what the next excuse will be.
11-01-2004, 09:09 PM
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Holding at $2.39 for the last couple of weeks at the two stations I frequent.
Driving home from work last night, I noticed one of them had plastic bags over all the Diesel nozzles.
Don't know if they ran out, or if it got all gelled up due to the early snow and sub freezing temps we had the last couple of days.
Drove by on my way to work this morning, and the bags had been removed.
Guess I'll have to ask next time I fill up.
phox
Driving home from work last night, I noticed one of them had plastic bags over all the Diesel nozzles.
Don't know if they ran out, or if it got all gelled up due to the early snow and sub freezing temps we had the last couple of days.
Drove by on my way to work this morning, and the bags had been removed.
Guess I'll have to ask next time I fill up.
phox
11-01-2004, 09:26 PM
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The next excuse will be that the transport companies tried to levy a fuel surcharge on the oil companies for delivering the fuel and the oil companies refused to pay it. 
11-01-2004, 10:11 PM
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Originally posted by Scotty
I always thought BC meant Bring Cash...no offence to you Bob.
My experience going into BC was different each time. Depended on the mood of the guy running the scales but it always meant more money.
Its 76.9 x 3.8 to get a US gallon divided by 1.29 says $2.27 a liter out here. Beginning of Sept I could get it for 59.9.
What are you paying a liter out there?
I always thought BC meant Bring Cash...no offence to you Bob.
My experience going into BC was different each time. Depended on the mood of the guy running the scales but it always meant more money.
Its 76.9 x 3.8 to get a US gallon divided by 1.29 says $2.27 a liter out here. Beginning of Sept I could get it for 59.9.
What are you paying a liter out there?
11-01-2004, 11:10 PM
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Originally posted by bkrukow
My wife works for a large trucking company and does all there billing. They have adopted a fuel surcharge to help pay for fuel. It is up to 17 cents per mile rite now. That is a lot of the reason they are not complaining as much. They just said to heck with it and passed the cost on to the customer.
My wife works for a large trucking company and does all there billing. They have adopted a fuel surcharge to help pay for fuel. It is up to 17 cents per mile rite now. That is a lot of the reason they are not complaining as much. They just said to heck with it and passed the cost on to the customer.
On a side note: paid 2.16 here in Cape May NJ tonight.
