Okay, so I realize that Oklahoma usually has the lowest gas prices in the nation, being oil country and all…so this is probably gonna sound to some of you readers like I’m being a crybaby here. But…what the hey…here goes.
Dear Gasoline People (I don’t know what else to call you),
I monitor the price of oil. The last time it was at $92 a barrel, we were paying $2.69 a gallon here in Tulsa.
Today, the price of oil is once again at $92 a barrel. And the price of gas? $3.69 a gallon.
So…where is that extra dollar per gallon going???? Hm??
And don’t give me that crap about Hurricane Ike. Even the oil traders know the damage to the oil industry wasn’t that bad…which is why the price of oil is down to $92 a barrel. Do you know something the oil traders don’t know?
Look, I’m not opposed to companies making profits, and I’m not the enemy of “big oil.” But I can do the math here. You’re not dropping the price of your gasoline in proportion to your costs…and someone’s benefiting from that, and I know it isn’t me. What do you think I am, dumb or something?
Well…price gouging is against the law…so how about you START LOWERING THE PRICE!? (And yes, I meant to yell.)
Love,
Wayward Son
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I’m with you! I have your back!! I agree!!!
If you start a petition, put my name on it! Minneola Housnicker (hmmm… suddenly I can’t remember how to spell my name)
AMEN!!!
We are anywhere between 3.99-4.19 a gallon here in central Alabama. And…the day before Hurricane Ike hit some stations were charging 4.45-4.65!!! CRAZY!
$100 to fill my tank today. BLAH! $3.99.
I had not thought of gas prices in that way Jeff – thanks for the info.. I paid about $3.35/gal last week here in KC.