gas price up - why??

[mrlynn]

Yoyodyne ArtWorks wrote:
In spring the hydrocarbon atoms awake from their long winter slumber and, in their joy and excitement, become difficult to contain. The oil companies are forced spend more money to keep the rambunctious oil moving in an orderly fashion through the pipelines.

Edit: Or the oil executives just like licking their b-alls.

These days, some of those execs are probably women.

/Mr Lynn

[OWC Jamie]

mrlynn wrote:
[quote=Yoyodyne ArtWorks]
In spring the hydrocarbon atoms awake from their long winter slumber and, in their joy and excitement, become difficult to contain. The oil companies are forced spend more money to keep the rambunctious oil moving in an orderly fashion through the pipelines.

Edit: Or the oil executives just like licking their b-alls.

These days, some of those execs are probably women.

/Mr Lynn
Who cares as long as they like licking balls.

[Grumpyguy]

Because the man can't stand to see the middle class catch a break on anything.

[Speedy]

Yoyodyne ArtWorks wrote:
In spring the hydrocarbon atoms awake from their long winter slumber and, in their joy and excitement, become difficult to contain. The oil companies are forced spend more money to keep the rambunctious oil moving in an orderly fashion through the pipelines.

Edit: Or the oil executives just like licking their b-alls.

I know it can't be both and it isn't hard to guess which one it actually is.

[TLB]

AllGold wrote:
If it went up that much over night you're probably in a Speedway state and the large hike is due to The Speedway Effect .

Thanks for that link. Ever since I moved to Ohio I've tried to understand (and time) the spike and slow decline gas price roller coaster. I had never seen the phenomena any where else I have lived.

[RAMd®d]

I filled up yesterday for $2.43 for 87 octane, and was happy to do so.

I'd have been happier to drive by the station in a Volt.

There was also a 70mi round trip involved. This would have been outside the limits of the battery of the Volt, if I understand its drivetrain correctly. Does anybody know the Volt's MPG when it's burning gasoline?

Ballpark is good, not concerned about wind direction, humidity, incline/decline, etc.

[DinerDave]

RAMd®d wrote:
I filled up yesterday for $2.43 for 87 octane, and was happy to do so.

I'd have been happier to drive by the station in a Volt.

There was also a 70mi round trip involved. This would have been outside the limits of the battery of the Volt, if I understand its drivetrain correctly. Does anybody know the Volt's MPG when it's burning gasoline?

Ballpark is good, not concerned about wind direction, humidity, incline/decline, etc.

Just talked to a guy with a new Gen2 Volt, claimed he is getting 36 MPG when the engine starts up.
I want one so bad.
Dave