Fill er up boys and girls

[palm boy]

just saw a news article that says the $3 a gallon prices after Katrina may look like the good old days as prices may hit $5.00 next week as Rita does its thing on the rigs in the gulf.

[South Florida Lawns]

and close to 1000 gal of diesel. Its at my grandfathers construction company but we fill up there when we need to. Palm boy where in central Florida are you at?

[lawnman_scott]

Thanks in advance for helping do your part to drive up the price.

[C&KLawnCare]

stocking up on gas is not driving up the price , Think about those pickuptruck bed tanks that hold up to 100 gal of fuel , Ya going to sit their and tell contractors they cant gas up because its driving up the price ?????????????

[lawnman_scott]

stocking up on gas is not driving up the price , Think about those pickuptruck bed tanks that hold up to 100 gal of fuel , Ya going to sit their and tell contractors they cant gas up because its driving up the price ?????????????
Do they normally fill their tanks? Yes. But if everyone goes out and gets spare gas cans and fills the car tank and fill this and that we have what we had a few weeks ago. PANIC, all because stupid people fill up because they are afraid it will run out. If everyone would use their brain for a change it wouldnt be as bad a situation as it will be.

[C&KLawnCare]

yea ok you got all the answers wise guy . Let me say this much when the stations start playing their damn games with the gasoline ,

I Planed ahead and stocked up on gas so when they start the game of were out of gas ill still be moving , So i guess im Stupid . NOTTTTTTT.


all because stupid people fill up because they are afraid it will run out. If

Uhhhhhhhh where was your head at with katrina up your ass????????? Its not that their afraid that they will run out its that they will. Wether their really dry at the pumps or not .


The stupid folks behind the gas are Future traders and Media , and some nit wits in the goverment ,

[ToniDavies]

Gas just hit $1.79 per litre in Ontario, Canada which = $7.88 a gallon :angry:

[palm boy]

Do they normally fill their tanks? Yes. But if everyone goes out and gets spare gas cans and fills the car tank and fill this and that we have what we had a few weeks ago. PANIC, all because stupid people fill up because they are afraid it will run out. If everyone would use their brain for a change it wouldnt be as bad a situation as it will be.

lawnman scott- There was a decline in supply a few weeks ago and it was not b/c everybody went and filled up. Stations could not get deliveries. When this happens guess what? we run out of fuel. I suggest you fill all your tanks as Rita rips through the oil rigs in the gulf. That is in case you plan on using/needing any next week!!

[Grassmechanic]

Gas just hit $1.79 per litre in Ontario, Canada which = $7.88 a gallon :angry:
$1.79 x 3.8 litres in a US gallon = $6.80. Still a lot of money! :help:

[Ron's Lawncare]

Gas just hit $1.79 per litre in Ontario, Canada which = $7.88 a gallon :angry:



:confused: how did you get to that number? there is 3.785 litres in a gallon X 1.79 =6.76 subtract the current exchange rate .855 that makes it 5.80 a gallon in u.s. dollars.


Ron

[chimmygew]

Call me stupid if ya want, but you bet your ass I'll have enough extra fuel to at least make it through next week.

[Grassmechanic]

:confused: how did you get to that number? there is 3.785 litres in a gallon X 1.79 =6.76 subtract the current exchange rate .855 that makes it 5.80 a gallon in u.s. dollars.


Ron
Maybe ToniDavies was converting litres to Imperial gallons, no??

[lawnman_scott]

lawnman scott- There was a decline in supply a few weeks ago and it was not b/c everybody went and filled up. Stations could not get deliveries. When this happens guess what? we run out of fuel. I suggest you fill all your tanks as Rita rips through the oil rigs in the gulf. That is in case you plan on using/needing any next week!!
How many days of work did you miss during Katrina because you didnt have fuel?

[topsites]

How many days of work did you miss during Katrina because you didnt have fuel?

None, but I filled my tanks the day BEFORE prices shot up, spending 120 dollars at $2.67 / gallon instead of suffering later, and cruised through MOST of the $3+ days on what I had.
Although I agree that panic buying is no good (and it made NO sense the last time people panic-bought AFTER the price shot up), it certainly (and yes unfortunately) does make sense to fill up before the poopie hits the spinning blades.

[Woody82986]

I run about a tank a week in my truck as long as I dont have to drive on any trips to another town. I filled up yesterday so I will be good until prices go back down this time next week.

[ToniDavies]

Sorry I multiplied by 4.4 litres per gallon which is correct for a CDN gallon but the US gallon is not the same mulitiplier. Sorry guys but the price is still crazy.

[C&KLawnCare]

Here we go again. Started yesterday b4 rita even hit land its up as far as 2.89 a gallon and climbing . ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh im getting about tired of this gouging . That every gov offical has a blind eye to

[lawnman_scott]

Call me stupid if ya want, but you bet your ass I'll have enough extra fuel to at least make it through next week.ok. We still have gas here. How is it up there? Going to go out and buy some gas cans for next week, or the week after?

[QualityLawnCare4u]

I stopped and filled up again this morning because of all the so called 5 bucks a gallon and shortage. It was 2.77 and when I came back by 3 hours latter had dropped to 2.67.

[Woody82986]

Here just west of DFW, it hasnt gotten above 2.79. There were a couple small towns around us that ran out of fuel for a while on Friday but we never did here in Weatherford. Everything is going just fine and some of the refineries down there in Beaumont and Port Arthur are already starting to crank back up.

[topsites]

ok. We still have gas here. How is it up there? Going to go out and buy some gas cans for next week, or the week after?

I'm a bit like the other guy whose tanks last a week - Once the tank is full, even a 50-gallon drum would only last another week, two at the most... I mean, what's the use, if we run out we ALL run out, what's another week... I'd need an underground 1,000 gallon container to make a difference, and then the fuel goes stale...

Then the politicians talk all this trash about the National reserve, not that it doesn't help but it's only 700 million barrels or so, wouldn't last a month at current consumption rates... Ok, ok, maybe TWO months, whatever...

As far as I'm concerned, the BEST we can do is conserve, thou sure enough soon as priced dropped even a LITTLE this past week, the disrespect towards this limited resource went right back up. I hate to say it, but at this point I'm getting more and more to where I really LIKE it when prices are so high that the roads are deserted. Of course, I'm no better than anyone, I'm just as guilty in the end.

[gil]

That's right. CONSERVE! How much $ are you going to safe this week by filling the tank up, $4? That's what a cup of coffee can cost. So I am not worried. Let's make sure we use public transportation, more efficient fuel cars and lets downgrade from SUV's(who needs them) to regular utilities cars. :realmad:

[lawnman_scott]

How did you guys make out today? If I run out im going to trim hedges with a hand clipper and sweep it up just so we can keep busy for now.

[lawnman_scott]

How did you guys make out today? If I run out im going to trim hedges with a hand clipper and sweep it up just so we can keep busy for now.No one could defy my logic, is that it?????? Well, not to worry, the morons are hoarding gas again. Went to get coffee tonight and fill up because the gas tank is EMPTY, and wala only premium left. Funny how cheap people are though. about 5 people came and left because that was all they had, one bmw, one escalade. And one lady saw the "out" sign on one pump, and went looking at all of them to see if they were out too. Must be 30 pumps there, and see saw them all.

[Toy2]

Gas here was $2.52 for reg unlead.....

[General Landscaping]

Is there a reason for diesel to cost as much as 93 octane?

I think a conspiracy is on to kill the economical benefits of the oil burners.
A sudden surge of demand for diesel cars, and therefore diesel would monkey wrench the petroleum companies

So... slowly they will hike the price to make it not worthwhile to switch over:angry:

[DLS1]

$2.29 gallon today.

[QualityLawnCare4u]

$2.29 gallon today.

2.29!! It just dropped yesterday to 2.79 here. Im sure that want last with Wilma, just another dang excuse to raise it.

[PurpHaze]

2.29!! It just dropped yesterday to 2.79 here. Im sure that want last with Wilma, just another dang excuse to raise it.

$2.78 here yesterday but with our gas taxes I'd expect the rest of you guys to be down.

Maybe the $2.29 in St. Louis is a reflection on how well the Rams are playing? :)

[GFTC]

Diesel is $3.59 here in Kansas City. Looks like I'll have to start driving the wifes mini-van.