Subject	in some rare cases yes, but I ve talked alot to the
Posted by	LJZTT on April 22, 2006 at 1:45 PM
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In Reply To	Not many station owners/managers own the station. posted by scoTTinald (BC) on April 22, 2006 at 01:36 PM
Message	old guy who owns and runs a sinclair station that I get 93 octane from. In his case he doesnt make a ton off of the small vloume of gas he sells at his antiquated station. In fact he may even stop paying sinclair for the franchise rights and just buy the gas himself and sell it unlabelled. According to him, the larger more mainstream stations, make as much if not more money off of beer and junkfood and other "inside" items which are marked up drastically more. I'm not trying to lead a hand-holding all out gasoline-hunger-strike here. I think folks can start a price war between these companies if they simply buy the gas they are going to buy from someone other than the largest gas company in the country. Instead what we have now is these companies edging their prices up and up, seeing how far they can get away with, in the meantime the oil suppliers are watching it all happen and taking their cut of the pie by hiking barrel prices. A completely reverse phenomenon that is fueled/driven by consumer apathy.
Follow Ups	GAS rant --sorry -- I am getting tired of these gas - The Devils Z 08:03:32 04/22/06 Our gas prices over here have been running between - govaardz(Aruba) 08:41:59 04/22/06 OUCH!! (n/m) - TTFairladyZ 10:34:53 04/22/06 and the sad thing is, isn't aruba only like 16 miles - longhornz32(Fort Worth) 11:09:15 04/22/06 19.6 Miles and 6 miles across at it's widest point 70sqMiles (n/m) - govaardz(Aruba) 13:30:08 04/22/06 Get Ready for $4.50 Premium in the summer. - i300zxtt 09:52:36 04/22/06 Oh, I forgot..get ready for price inflation in general - i300zxtt 09:55:16 04/22/06 Maybe we could do a gas GB ? (n/m) - govaardz(Aruba) 09:55:31 04/22/06 The problem is that gasoline doesn't last very long - i300zxtt 10:00:06 04/22/06 2nd that, make mine 100 octane please. (n/m) - ssm300z 11:20:49 04/22/06 you forgot when the first hurricain rolls in , the $1+ jump - Halo Z 10:50:23 04/22/06 STFU. Whining and complaining won't make it any better. - Spee 10:15:15 04/22/06 You’re accusing someone of being a troll? (n/m) - Madhatter10-6 10:44:11 04/22/06 simple? yes. But not buy gas or don't buy gas - LJZTT 10:59:25 04/22/06 Looks like it's someone's nap time. (n/m) - longhornz32(Fort Worth) 11:15:50 04/22/06 2nd (n/m) - CollegeBoy 17:47:22 04/22/06 HUGE 2nd - scoTTinald (BC) 13:06:40 04/22/06 lol :) (n/m) - The Devils Z 13:42:30 04/22/06 It is not an ASH Theory - Ethanol impact on A/F below - The Devils Z 14:03:03 04/22/06 FYI, those articles are somewhat moot now - SeedyROM 14:33:07 04/22/06 I know Ash did not invent the theory... - Spee 14:34:17 04/22/06 lol -- u don't know what you are talking about .. - The Devils Z 20:54:31 04/22/06 *gubmint (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 19:34:53 04/22/06 Re: GAS rant --sorry -- I am getting tired of these gas - T(Seattle) 10:27:07 04/22/06 my job is only 1.8 miles away - ARA300ZX 10:53:36 04/22/06 I've been doing 14 miles each way on my bike since Oct - Kurt(Miami) 08:46:45 04/23/06 boycott Exxon Mobil - LJZTT 10:55:50 04/22/06 thanks! - SactoTodd 11:05:18 04/22/06 we dont even have exxon stations in OK, so I get to - LJZTT 11:12:33 04/22/06 Yeah, that'll work real well. - Marshall 11:22:25 04/22/06 wrong, it will never reach that point - LJZTT 12:27:48 04/22/06 No, it is you who doesn't understand simple economics. - Marshall 12:41:47 04/22/06 it does, Americans are apathetic until something near - LJZTT 12:52:12 04/22/06 all the major Gas Stations get gasoline from the same source - i300zxtt 11:26:51 04/22/06 you arent trying to affect the price of a barrel of oil - LJZTT 12:20:52 04/22/06 ROFL...the idea is completely retarded (n/m) - Spee 12:12:13 04/22/06 well, you would have to have a basic grasp of economics - LJZTT 12:26:26 04/22/06 LOL@ "freshman level econ class" - Marshall 12:47:07 04/22/06 lol @ kid, what I find funny is how guys like you whose - LJZTT 13:10:27 04/22/06 damn economics is killing me this semester. (n/m) - zboost(tx) 13:12:00 04/22/06 You paid for your econ classes? - Spee 14:23:04 04/22/06 you may be right, but at some point the prices will make - LJZTT 14:36:08 04/22/06 You still don't get it. - Kenny 14:41:26 04/22/06 false, you keep demand for oil/gas at the supplier/wholesale - LJZTT 15:10:47 04/22/06 Again, that would have no net affect on gas prices. - Kenny 16:18:17 04/22/06 Another thing you fail to realize is that... - Kenny 16:23:15 04/22/06 either way there is no incentive for me to buy from them - LJZTT 17:06:04 04/22/06 And all the other oil companies are completely innocent? - Kenny 17:17:51 04/22/06 the dutch never killed anybody they are too stoned - LJZTT 17:28:47 04/22/06 Re: the dutch never killed anybody they are too stoned - Kenny 17:31:21 04/22/06 cliffs notes please, I'm still shell all the way (n/m) - LJZTT 17:42:09 04/22/06 Re: cliffs notes please, I'm still shell all the way - Kenny 17:43:32 04/22/06 still waiting (n/m) - LJZTT 18:02:18 04/22/06 On what? - Kenny 21:41:09 04/22/06 You're missing my point. - Spee 14:44:27 04/22/06 no I get it, but you are missing mine... - LJZTT 15:20:42 04/22/06 Re: no I get it, but you are missing mine... - Z U N L 16:05:40 04/22/06 lol - Spee 22:49:58 04/22/06 exxon will sell it the other stations. (n/m) - zboost(tx) 12:38:53 04/22/06 Re: exxon will sell it the other stations. - LJZTT 12:49:12 04/22/06 And you think that little bit of gas will matter to exxon? - zboost(tx) 13:10:39 04/22/06 they make good money off of retail - LJZTT 13:26:40 04/22/06 Not many station owners/managers own the station. - scoTTinald (BC) 13:36:01 04/22/06 in some rare cases yes, but I ve talked alot to the - LJZTT 13:45:44 04/22/06 Re: in some rare cases yes, but I ve talked alot to the - Z U N L 14:49:41 04/22/06 you arent "cutting" demand at all, you are "shifting" it - LJZTT 15:03:27 04/22/06 Let me clarify-- - Z U N L 15:49:17 04/22/06 but Exxon doesn thave a vertical monopoly on gas AFAIK - LJZTT 16:13:55 04/22/06 Re: but Exxon doesn thave a vertical monopoly on gas AFAIK - Z U N L 17:22:57 04/22/06 while those are good points I still believe the heart of the - LJZTT 18:22:08 04/22/06 You can't have it both ways. - Z U N L 21:38:34 04/22/06 For the last time. - Kenny 17:39:24 04/22/06 who do you think does the speculating? - LJZTT 17:51:21 04/22/06 Futures traders who are buying crude oil. - Kenny 17:58:40 04/22/06 because exxonmobil is by and large the largest oil company - LJZTT 18:12:47 04/22/06 Re: because exxonmobil is by and large the largest oil compa - Z U N L 21:48:24 04/22/06 Exactly. - Kenny 21:53:19 04/22/06 sure I get it, but like I said before exxon may not even be - LJZTT 00:03:55 04/23/06 So what? - Kenny 21:50:39 04/22/06 wtf? - Kenny 17:29:24 04/22/06 creating greater necessity for price competition does not = - LJZTT 17:38:18 04/22/06 It's not a necessity if it doesn't affect jobs. - Kenny 17:42:48 04/22/06 one more time ken, provoking greater price competition - LJZTT 18:00:35 04/22/06 There won't be any competition. - Kenny 21:40:33 04/22/06 kenny4prez (n/m) - Z U N L 17:38:20 04/22/06 You're hurting the little guy, not the big guy. - Z U N L 14:43:16 04/22/06 ZOMG! You got it in am email? It must be true!!!!1 - boileralum 22:27:57 04/22/06 no a couple friends asked me if I had heard about it via - LJZTT 00:06:42 04/23/06 I agree the prices suck, but what I'm most curious about is - bb0ys 10:58:48 04/22/06 If you think gas prices are high now, be prepared... - i300zxtt 11:13:24 04/22/06 yes... - LJZTT 13:52:20 04/22/06 2nd on Canada. - WAGGZ 19:12:56 04/22/06 I like the idea of a new chip for water injection - Max865(ATL) 11:55:40 04/22/06 I hate to burst your bubble but 100 octane in Cali - IBPimpn 12:44:04 04/22/06 ... and I feel like the gov is screwing me over - pallen 13:24:46 04/22/06 but ensure standards at the same time, I dont think we - LJZTT 13:36:18 04/22/06 RE: I dont think we honestly want "startup" gas companies. - pallen 14:22:27 04/22/06 I dunno how exactly the gov regulates and what standards - LJZTT 14:54:14 04/22/06 Standards are great! - pallen 19:10:09 04/22/06 Don't forget, part of their "rules" is to include taxes to - Di Lo 13:46:14 04/22/06 no apology necessary, it deserves alot more attention - LJZTT 14:20:52 04/22/06 keep waving your flag, Chicken Little. (n/m) - Spee 14:35:23 04/22/06 that was hurtful....back under your bridge, troll (n/m) - LJZTT 14:55:37 04/22/06 Go to Europe. Youll love the price of gas in America. - nissanZtt222 (NJ) 14:48:30 04/22/06 but they use the tax for beneficial purposes for the country (n/m) - inf 15:01:32 04/22/06 I dont doubt that one bit. - nissanZtt222 (NJ) 15:13:06 04/22/06 Or Canada. (n/m) - scoTTinald (BC) 15:06:18 04/22/06 Oil tycoons control the oil prices - pallen 19:42:13 04/22/06 Inside... - nissanZtt222 (NJ) 18:53:15 04/23/06 Re: GAS rant --sorry -- I am getting tired of these gas - evoandy 15:49:17 04/22/06 I spend $150 a week on gas...it's part of life - CollegeBoy 17:46:54 04/22/06 sig looks badass! (n/m) - zboost(tx) 19:07:57 04/22/06 Wait till Bush starts a war with Iran, We'll be lucky - AzHeat 22:25:22 04/22/06
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