The price of regular at the local Chevron station went up 16 cents/gal IN ONE DAY!

It was $3.89 yesterday, and $4.05 today. About 1 month ago it was $3.59.

Before Tweety and others on the far side of the pond chime in, this is in California, in the USA, where we have enormous oil reserves both on and off shore, but a government that restricts drilling. Also, in California there is a shortage of oil refineries, and again, refusal by the state to allow construction of new refineries. Some refineries that were in operation 30 to 40 years ago have long since been shut down.

So here we go again, and it's only January 31st. In the past, the seasonal gas price hike hasn't started until late March or April.

The kicker is that the price of crude actually dropped today, to $95/barrel.

 

Hmm... Just counting in my head... 3.8 liters per gallon, and about 7 SEK per USD, so about 7 SEK per liter... Well... It's above half now, so you are getting closer... Last time I filled up it was about 12 SEK per liter, which is the lowest in several months, but that doesn't do me a lot of good, since it's still winter...

 

It's all the guv'ments fault. 'We the people' are suffering from social and economic oppression.

The price of fuel, over regulation of business, restriction of super-sized soft drinks, being forced to buy health insurance, the war on Christmas, legalized gay marriage, helmet laws, smog controls and questionable art displays in public museums. We're goin' to hell in a hand basket.

I tell ya', it's time to become part of that 'well organized militia' and rise up in armed insurrection against this onerous guv'ment and change things to our liking.

THEN things will be different. We won't have to look at Maplethorp art, the air we breathe will be just fine, no motorcyclist will die because he didn't hear that diesel horn, the gays will be back in the closet, every city hall will have a creche paid for with tax money, the poor will just die when they get sick, pre-teens will drink gallon sized slurpees and gas will be $.37 a gallon again.

"What's that dear? Well yes, I voted in the last election, but my guy lost. I guess you're right, this soap box might be a little wobbly." (grumble, grumble)

 

Move to Venezuela or hurry up and invade Iran, I'm sure the UK can send a crack battalion of Firestorm riders to help the US liberate a few oil wells ;-)

BBC News - Fuel price calculator: How much do you pay?

 

Wicky, you cracked me up
How about forcing Opec to cut on prices?

 

Trade ya your Jerry Brown for our Ricky Scott. This govner flip flops so often you would think he was a prop in a Parrot Head show, although he LOOKS like a stand in for Golum in Lord of the Rings.

Easy there pard, I was making acerbic fun of the paranoics on the right and their crisis du jour. If it stung then you might want to recalibrate your sensitivity meter and wonder where else you miss the humor offered.

Gas Prices?? Here's my rant. . .it's a crime that my motorcycles get less gas milage than my commuter car with it's A/C on and that two wheeled insurance is more. Not to mention that four tires for the Civic are less than two decent tires for a sport bike, and mounting is included. No justice I tell you. Gotta be the government's fault.

But I'm torn. (Look for the jab) Should or should not the government control businesses and markets? Really, I want my free lunch. Don't you?

 

I'll do that Governor trade in a New York second, at least he has a plan!