Buy your cheap gas now....just a coupla more weeks

[Yawn]

Just as Republican pundits began talking "comeback" on the congressional races when gas dropped almost a buck in a week, it will start moving back up as the election outcomes become damn clear. One way or another: if the GOP wins, it will be the pulling back of the carrot; if the Dems win, it's a *****-slap to the consumer when it's up to $2.75 overnight.

 

[DyePack]

J.R. has been stockpiling oil. He'll be glad to hear this prediction.

 

[Yawn]

Look, it's not too hard to figure out:

FoxNews was all over this the second it happened about how much effect it was having on GOP candidates - really, in 24 hours? And Neil Cavuto was reporting that it would go down "in all likelihood below $2 a gallon" back in early September. Cavuto is owned, hook line and sinker, by Corporate Republicans. Jump? He says "how high."

 

[Starman]

$3.50 a gallon by Christmas Eve. Ho ho ho.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Expect the bottom between Tgiving and Xmas.

After that?

Duck, you sucker.

 

[BigDog]

Any of you guys the same genius who said "$5 by Labor Day. Book it?"

Love these moronic conspiracy theories. Predictable as sun rises in east.

 

[Yawn]

That was only with an unchallenged Republican control of D.C. That hold isn't certain now, and the tycoons are trying their damndest to bring it down.

And moronic conspiracy theories? Let's examine that. Has China or India suddenly quit using fuel? We kept hearing the price would go up as long as demand was there. Supplies haven't dramantically increased; the gulf refineries are still not at full operation. So are you saying that China has suddenly gone back to rickshaws for transportation? Puh-leese.

 

[JayFarrar]

No, but the demand for airline travel has decreased and flights have been cut back. When the holidays come around, flights will be added to handle the holiday rush, which means more petro will be pushed to jet fuel and gas prices will jump back up.
Then people will reason it will be cheaper to fly, than to drive since gas is costing more. So more people will fly, more flights will be added and more jet fuel is needed and gas goes up even more.
All that assumes people will want to fly with the increased terrorism checks and all the delays that go with it.
Also gas prices always go down after Labor Day when states can switch from the summer mix, to the winter mix of gas, which more states use.

 

[old_tony]

Were China and India still using fuel when the prices went down? Of course. Still, the prices went down because the demand always goes down after Labor Day. It has every year and will continue to do so. Another reason prices went down was because the cost of oil went down. It's down nearly $15 a barrel from April. Because of that OPEC has now announced it will cut production. That will probably increase the price a bit. Of course, I'm sure you'll find a way to blame Bush for the actions of OPEC.

 

[BigDog]

And moronic conspiracy theories? Let's examine that. Are you saying that China has suddenly gone back to rickshaws for transportation? Puh-leese.

Uh, no. Just saying that every few weeks, someone comes on here and proclaims, Bush administration bad, Republicans going to **** us all again unless we vote for them, blabbity blabbity blooblah, $5 a gallon coming next week.

 

[JBHawkEye]

J.R. has been stockpiling oil. He'll be glad to hear this prediction.

Yes he is.

Actually, gas went up 10 cents a gallon here today. It's $2.09.

 

[BYH]

Save this thread.

Because I am sure gas prices will rise post Election Day. Not a doubt.

 

[slappy4428]

Save this thread.

Because I am sure gas prices will rise post Election Day. Not a doubt.

Figgered this here conspiracy theory out all by yahself, didja BYH?

 

[dixiehack]

Save this thread.

Because I am sure gas prices will rise post Election Day. Not a doubt.

There will be some kind of bump for Thanksgiving week travel, just like there is every year. And people will be happy to cook up wild theories to go with the turkey and dressing.

 

[Pastor]

If the spike of prices in November is due to increased travel, why didn't a spike occur three weeks ago at the start of the Chinese national holiday? Do people over there not travel?

We were told that the price increased because of the increase in their's and India's use of oil.

 

[BYH]

Or why didn't gas prices continue to spike over Labor Day weekend?

When gas prices rise, we're told it's increased demand. Seems to me there are just as many cars on the road now as there were two months ago.

But it's OK. The righties here tell us we're wrong so we must be.

 

[dixiehack]

If the spike of prices in November is due to increased travel, why didn't a spike occur three weeks ago at the start of the Chinese national holiday? Do people over there not travel?

We were told that the price increased because of the increase in their's and India's use of oil.

I would think that given the historical patterns of extended families living together, or at least very close by, you might see a bit less of people gassing up the family truckster to head to Grandma's, or hopping the Wednesday night flight to Beijing. Imposing U.S.-centric thinking on another culture seems a bit, dare we say it, crass.

 

[User 1019]

If the spike of prices in November is due to increased travel, why didn't a spike occur three weeks ago at the start of the Chinese national holiday? Do people over there not travel?

We were told that the price increased because of the increase in their's and India's use of oil.

No, people in China don't travel as much as we do. They practically live on top of one another, right?

 

[Mystery_Meat]

All I know is this summer people were talking about gas prices being anywhere from 4-12 dollars a gallon by Labor Day. Didn't happen. Every time gas prices go up, it's the end of the civilized world, prices are going to skyrocket to European levels, and it's all a conspiracy. Prices dropped this time last year to the point where I could get gas at 1.82 in November. They went up a bit, people AGAIN hit the panic button, then they dipped under 2.00 again as late as February before going up through the spring.

No 4.00 gas yet, though.

 

[KYSportsWriter]

Gas is up to $2.25 here. Just yesterday it was $2.10 and up to $2.15.