[Boatanchors] gas prices $ 3 a gallon

[W6YN Don Milbury]

Hi Ron,

I  don't understand your question, but I do agree with your statement.
May I add:

Control of the Oil Market  Crude oil inventories have the single biggest
effect on gas prices, and the United States depends heavily on foreign
oil supplies. In January 2001, the United States imported 273 million
barrels of oil. The single largest entity impacting the world's oil
supplies is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), a
consortium of 11 countries: Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait,
Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and
Venezuela. 

Together, these 11 nations account for 40 percent of the world's oil
production and 77 percent of the world's oil
 reserves, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). When
OPEC wants to raise the price of crude oil, it simply reduces production.
This causes gasoline prices to jump because of the short supply, but also
because of the possibility of future reductions. When oil production
dips, gas companies get nervous. The mere threat of oil reductions can
raise gas prices.

The US is short of gasoline refineries (because of the environmental
whackos) and the increased demand of summer driving causes a shortage and
higher prices.

Now you know who to hate.  Besides those who post off topic stuff.

73, Don

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On Mon, 08 Apr 2002 16:32:06 -0400 Ron <w8ron@stratos.net> writes:
> Consider this Don.
> Gasoline was $.33 per gallon in 1975.
> Bread was about $.10 a loaf.
> Hamburger was $.25 per pound.
> As time goes on , money inflates and prices go up normally.
> 
> Considering the time value of money , gasoline should be about $3.50 
> per
> gallon.
> The last round of price dip at $.90 was the cheapest that gasoline 
> has
> ever been in history.
> Also consider that about $.44 of that went to taxes to pay for the
> building and upkeep of the interstate highway system that was 
> inacted in
> the mid 50 when the law put other modes of transportation out of
> business.
> 
> WHy don't you enjoy the low price?
> ---
> Ron
> 
> 
> 
> W6YN Don Milbury wrote:
> > 
> > An Art Bell listener, are you?
> > 
> > 73, Don
> > 
> > On Sun, 07 Apr 2002 04:41:20 +0000 "John Page" <k4kwm@hotmail.com>
> > writes:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "k9dsj1" <k9dsj1@cox-internet.com>
> > > >To: "Tony Culyat" <ka9wzw@juno.com>, "Tim Baughman"
> > > <trkdjj@yahoo.com>,
> > > >"Robert Crissman" <rzbkone@flippinweb.com>, "Kay Konetski"
> > > ><wr5k@cox-internet.com>, "John Williamson" <w0nov@hotmail.com>,
> > > "John Page"
> > > ><k4kwm@hotmail.com>, "Joe Jones" <joewjones@centurytel.net>, 
> "Jeff
> > > Ramos"
> > > ><jsramos@centurytel.net>, "Eric Smith" <elslys@southshore.com>,
> > > "Eric B.
> > > >Smith" <ebsjlf@southshore.com>, "Bud Hall" <n5lh@mtnhome.com>, 
> "Bob
> > > Radkey"
> > > ><k9rpx1@cox-internet.com>
> > > >Subject: Fw:  gas prices $ 3 a gallon
> > > >Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 18:04:22 -0600
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Mary Ing" <amaryl@centurytel.net>
> > > >To: <amaryl@centurytel.net>
> > > >Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 2:49 PM
> > > >Subject: gas prices $ 3 a gallon
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >      Please read this, IT WILL WORK FOR US ALL; Join the
> > > resistance!!!!
> > > > >      I hear we are going to hit close to $3.00 a gallon by 
> the
> > > summer
> > > > > Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some
> > > intelligent,
> > > > > united action.  Phillip Hollsworth, offered this good idea:
> > > This makes
> > > > > MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain day"
> > > campaign that
> > > >was
> > > > > going around last April or May! The oil companies just  
> laughed
> > > at that
> > > > > because they knew we wouldn't continue to "hurt" ourselves  
> by
> > > refusing
> > > >to
> > > > > buy gas.
> > > > >      It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was  a
> > > problem for
> > > > > them.
> > > > > BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a  plan 
> that
> > > can
> > > > > really work.
> > > > >     Please read itand join with us!
> > > > >
> > > > >     By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about
> > > $1.50 is
> > > > > super cheap. Me too! It is currently $1.97 for regular 
> unleaded
> > > in my
> > > > > town.
> > > > > Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have 
> conditioned
> > > us to
> > > > > think that the cost of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at $1.50- 
> $1.75,
> > > we need
> > > > > to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control 
> the
> > > > > marketplace....not sellers. With the price of  gasoline 
> going up
> > > more
> > > >each
> > > > > day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we are 
> going
> > > to see
> > > >the
> > > > > price of gas come down is if we hit  someone in the 
> pocketbook
> > > by not
> > > > > purchasing their gas! And we can do that WITHOUT hurting
> > > ourselves.
> > > > >
> > > > >      How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop
> > > buying gas.
> > > > > But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act 
> together
> > > to force
> > > > > price war.
> > > > >     Here's the idea:
> > > > >     For the rest of this year, DON"T purchase ANY gasoline 
> from
> > > the two
> > > > > biggest companies (which now are one),  EXXON and MOBIL. If 
> they
> > > are not
> > > > > selling any gas, they will be inclined to  reduce their 
> prices.
> > > If they
> > > > > reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow
> > > suit.  But
> > > >to
> > > > > have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon 
> and
> > >  Mobil
> > > >gas
> > > > > buyers. It's really simple to do!!
> > > > > Now, don't whimp out on me at this point...keep reading and 
> I'll
> > > explain
> > > > > how simple it is to reach  millions of people!!
> > > > >
> > > > >     I am sending this note to about thirty people. If each 
> of
> > > you send
> > > > > it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300)... and those 300 
> sendit
> > > to at
> > > >least
> > > > > ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000) ... and so on, by the time the
> > > message
> > > >reaches
> > > > > the sixth generation of people, we will have reached over 
> THREE
> > > MILLION
> > > > > consumers!
> > > > >      If those three million get excited and pass this on to 
> ten
> > > friends
> > > > > each, then 30 million people will have been contacted! If it
> > > goes one
> > > >level
> > > > > further, you guessed it..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION  
> PEOPLE!!!
> > > Again,all
> > > >You
> > > > > have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all.  (If you 
> don't
> > > >understand
> > > > > how we can reach 300 million and all you have to do is send 
> this
> > > to 10
> > > > > people.... well, let's face it, you just aren't a 
> mathematician.
> > > But I
> > > > > am... so trust me on this one.)
> > > > >
> > > > >    How long would all that take? If each of us sends this 
> email
> > > out to
> > > > > ten  more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION
> > > people could
> > > > > conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!! I'll bet 
> you
> > > didn't
> > > > > think
> > > > > you and I had that much potential, did you! Acting together 
> we
> > > can  make
> > > >a
> > > > > difference.
> > > > >     If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on.
> > > > > PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 
> RANGE
> > > AND
> > > > > KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.