OT: Gas Prices, Screwed over and over and over Options

[N14]

Put 50 litres (13.2US Gal.) in last night and paid a tad over $65............somehow I think we're getting ripped off out here (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

Where's the best place to buy gas?????

[cuca914]

It looks like there are at least 3 constants here that everybody can agree on:
1. Oil consumption is up.
2. Gas prices are up.
3. Oil company profits are up.

The whole tax issue wouldn't be such a PITA if our legislators here in Cali would at least invest it into our infrastructure. It'd be nice to have an efficient, mass-transit system in locations other than the Bay Area. LA Area traffic is a friggin' nightmare, due in large part to too many people commuting from too damn far away. It's happening verrrrrry sloooooowly, not quite as fast as the gas prices are rising. Until we get more trains & buses here, don't look for consumption to curb anytime soon.

IMO, this is a very frustrating topic to discuss when there really aren't any 'simple' solutions. All I know is, certain people are getting very rich at our expense. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif)

[Porcharu]

Sorry but the "bay area" doesn't have a decent mass transit system. San Fransisco is a tiny corner of the bay area - it does have a working mass transit system. The rest of the bay area does not. I live 12 miles from work and it would take over 2 hours to ride the county bus system to work and cost more than what it costs to drive.

I don't really see the big deal of gas going up $0.50 - $1.00 a gallon unless you are one of those fools that drive hundreds of miles a day in a gas hog. I drive the average 10,000 miles a year. For me thats 500 gallons per year or 42 gallons a month, roughly $125 a month for fuel - that's a little over my car insurance premium. I know several people that spend that much on fancy overpriced coffee.

It looks like there are at least 3 constants here that everybody can agree on:
1. Oil consumption is up.
2. Gas prices are up.
3. Oil company profits are up.

The whole tax issue wouldn't be such a PITA if our legislators here in Cali would at least invest it into our infrastructure. It'd be nice to have an efficient, mass-transit system in locations other than the Bay Area. LA Area traffic is a friggin' nightmare, due in large part to too many people commuting from too damn far away. It's happening verrrrrry sloooooowly, not quite as fast as the gas prices are rising. Until we get more trains & buses here, don't look for consumption to curb anytime soon.

IMO, this is a very frustrating topic to discuss when there really aren't any 'simple' solutions. All I know is, certain people are getting very rich at our expense. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif)