Gas Prices Blamed for Late Credit Payments

[Minnymouth]

Lightening, - you DON'T want to butt heads with me today....... BAD DAY..........

Minny

[brokemama]

I agree with soldout. I do choose to live away from a major city for my own reason, less crime, small school and help my family with a working farm. I drive approx 150 mile round trip to work. I do not have a SUV just a small toyoto celica. I would also take approx 10-12 $/hr pay cut if I had to find work closer to home. I don't mind higher gas prices, if there were a reason for it, but considering the oil industry last yr made over 100 billion dollars, above their operating cost, is an issue I have. the are making a large amount of money off the "little people" again. I also would like to buy a hybride vehicle but they are outrageously priced #1 and since they only use their electric motor for city type driving, it wouldn't actually be saving me money ( already spoke with toyoto dealer about it)

[brokemama]

The problem is not the price of gas. It's the inefficient consumption of it. Gas prices in Europe have always been much higher than here, and yet you never see a European resident screaming bankruptcy over it.

People here generally choose fuel-inefficient cars and live very far from work. Gasoline is a non-renewable resource. Eventually supplies will run out. Even while there are still reserves in the ground, there comes a time when the cost to extract it increases exponentially.

Instead of placing blame and whining and complaining, look at your consumption. What are you doing to help conserve the energy source and your money? Or what are you doing to harm them?

Lightning,
are you intentionally trying to tick of people or what? It seems like what ever you post it is a gouge at someone. are you actually that sarcastic all the time??? you need to lighten up or find someplace else to post. this board is suppose to be a support board not a place for your opinions

[hhou812hh]

Whether it's gas prices or medical coverage the whole argument being made about "Europe does this, Asia does that" is a complete JOKE! We ARE THE BEST nation in the world and just need an energy policy in place to support a growing population and growing economy. I don't plan on driving a scooter to work like the Europeans do. Thousands of people every year get on the boats and come HERE! The reason has to be because we are the BEST!
The positive that the high prices may bring is it will be more practical to get more sources of energy such as drilling here or recovering shale (oil from rocks) and clean, safe nuclear power, more advanced, affordable hybrid autos, etc.

[Lightning]

I agree with you, hhou812hh.

We need other sources of energy. In the meantime, we do the best we can with what we have. Make the best choices.

I haven't heard or read any factual evidence that "big companies" are deliberately hurting the "little people". It looks like supply and demand to me. There's a finite supply (of which we import a lot) and incredible demand (the US has one of the highest oil consumption rates per capita).

The price of everything has gone up over time including things like milk, coffee, and bread. There's no reason to think gas would be any different. Given that oil is non-renewable, we have to expect the price to continue to increase in the future. The best we can do as a country is to look for alternative fuel sources and conserve what sources we have.

[tinroofrusted]

I agree with you, hhou812hh.

We need other sources of energy. In the meantime, we do the best we can with what we have. Make the best choices.

I haven't heard or read any factual evidence that "big companies" are deliberately hurting the "little people". It looks like supply and demand to me. There's a finite supply (of which we import a lot) and incredible demand (the US has one of the highest oil consumption rates per capita).

The price of everything has gone up over time including things like milk, coffee, and bread. There's no reason to think gas would be any different. Given that oil is non-renewable, we have to expect the price to continue to increase in the future. The best we can do as a country is to look for alternative fuel sources and conserve what sources we have.

Interesting that everyone claims that oil is non-renewable, and that we are "running out." Considering that oil is a natural resource, and comes from the ground, I should that, that it, like trees and water, would replenish itself. However, I am not a genious, but that's how other natural resources work, right?

Supply and demand is crap when rich Arabs are living in multi-level homes, and are supplying terrorists with money and resources to bomb and terrorize us. Interesting how they hate us, but love our American money.

I am all for drilling in the Alaskan Wilderness, and for taking our money back in oil from Iraq. I also believe that there are millions and millions of barrels of oil stockpiled somewhere, and that while we are paying out the wazoo, someone's pockets are getting too fat. I also think that our President has a strong conflict of interest with all the oil stock that he has as well. (REMEMBER: GAS HAS GONE UP MORE THAN A DOLLAR IN LESS THAN A YEAR! IT STAYED ABOUT THE SAME THROUGH THE 1990'S HOVERING AROUND A DOLLAR A GALLON. REMEMBER?)

I am sorry that some people think it's perfectly acceptable that gas has gone up so much in less than a year, and that the people getting very rich off of it are the same ones that want us dead. That really ticks me off.

[copper2]

Complaining and Whining

Lightening, reading your opinions today I find myself simply tuning you out. Have you read the Book: Dark Side Of The Light Chasers, by Debra Ford? It's a great book. She does lots of counseling with people like you, helping them to own within themselves the things that tick them off about others. Since you mentioned "complaining and whining" today, I conclude that you, in fact, are a closet complainer and whiner yourself. I also conclude that you've made some very poor choices somehwere, partly because you tell everyone how you have not.You are the only one who does not complain at work? Really? Until you learn to love and accept that part of yourself that makes poor decisions, is ignorant and complains and wants to cry and blame someone else, you will continue to seek Forums like this with an audience you perceive to be weak and powerless to express your anger at yourself. I am here for information to help me make an informed decision about the best course of action. I am not complaining, nor whining, and I'm tired of reading your self righteous verbal attacks on innocent people.

[soldout]

Bravo Copper 2, BRAVO!!!

[sunshine08]

Copper 2 - that is the niceset advice given in the best spirit to Lightening yet. I needed a really good laugh today. I will suck it up and apologize for it being at someone else's expense.
My flooded yard, needs a little dirt to go with all the water. I swear my yard is more under water now than I have ever seen it, even duting hurrican Floyd with the flood, had to leave warok early and take vacation because I couldn't get around today to do my job. (see, lightening I don't use my time irresponsibly, I know that is your next comment, I will actually roll over vacation to sick time , because I can only carry so much time):

[sunshine08]

I will keep this brief - Lightening please take that d*!! tarnished fake silver spoon out of your mouth with the false teeth. Take off your mirrored shades and look at the real world and realize life aint fair and if you can do a better job run for office, after all you might even get one vote - yours.
You must lead a lonely life to pick on people you don't know. NOW, I will try my best to get off my soapbox and stop venting and try to relay fears, offer some kind advice and lend a shoulder to those in need, in other words to try and do what others have done for me in this forum.
Thank you also for the oppurtunity to vent - I feel better than I did when I received my discharge in the mail & that is the truth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a great day everybody.
(hope not to offend any of the others here)

[Genenco]

A recent AAA study said if your tires are under inflated by 10 psi, you could be losing 4.6 miles per gallon and what with the prices today, this can total about $7.60 PER TANKFUL!

I went shopping and saw one of my tires are low..So, I have my mini-compressor, so I'll be "Notching" those little gas thieves up.

[edwards2]

copper2 - I too applaud your response to Lightning; my sentiments exactly. He sounds like the poster child for the self-righteous. Such a stellar individual to sit on his ivory throne in judgement of others. This is indeed a support group and his holier than thou opinions are neither warranted nor appreciated. He is not our judge and jury. Someone put a stop payment on his reality check if he thinks we are going to tolerate, much less embrace, his superior attitude about what we should or should not do. We all chose a very difficult and painful route to financial freedom at a cost we all knew would have consequences. My advice to him would be find another forum; I am sure there is a utopia out there somewhere.

[robivi3]

I agree with both Tin and Lightning. I do not buy the notion that oil is unrenewable or that we are running out. It may not renew at the rate of usage but it does renew. There never were enough Dinosaurs to account for the amount of oil we've consumed.

I do believe that the US has the power to quickly convert to alternative fuels though. It seems to me that we are securing the supply for the third world countries that are just emerging from the 19th century.

As to price hikes recently, I don't know all the factors. I do know that few refineries have been built over the last thirty years. Also China and India are becoming major players economically and have a thirst for oil that may be difficult to quench. Refineries require large investment, lots of land and are a huge terrorist risk overseas. Given all of these factors I still can't figure the sudden hike in price.

[Minnymouth]

With gas prices rising, people are having to make "choices" of what to pay..... buy gas to get to work - or pay the credit card companies......
Its a no win situation here....
Many folks are making the choice of gas over medicines to be able to get to work....
WHAT A SHAME THAT OUR SOCIETY HAS COME TO THIS!!
Yes, something needs to be done about the gas situation.
Our nation "relies" on other nations - way too much on natural resources....
Cost are high, shortages are real and controlled by foreign countries...

I recently heard on the news that utilities (gas, electric, propane) will be up to 5 TIMES HIGHER this winter than last winter.

Its bad when your "heat bill" is higher than your mortgage payment!!!

Any suggestions, folks!

Minny

[HRx]

I remember when gas prices skyrocketed back in like 99-00.........and I thought those prices were high! lol Hopefully, prices will be slashed by $1.00 pg gallon by years end!