Another reason for high oil/gas prices
 

Ship hired by U.S. military fires warning shots in Gulf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cargo ship hired by the U.S. military fired warning shots at approaching boats in the Gulf, the U.S. Navy said on Friday, underscoring tension in the region as the Pentagon sharpened its warnings to Iran.
According to American defense officials, the Westward Venture cargo ship chartered by the U.S. Defense Department was traveling in international waters when two unidentified small boats approached on Thursday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsO...00939920080425

Gas is only $3.54 here in NC

I heard that by Memorial Day we'll be hitting the $4.00 mark as well though *sigh*

It was $4.25 for diesel last weekend. Haven't had to fill up yet this week. It's about $70-75 to fill the tank, but that lasts us around 450 miles.

WOW!!!:eek:

We'll get there, probably before the summer.:rolleyes::mad:

What the Hell!!!

I last filled up my car 2 weeks ago. I was hitting the middle so I thought I might as well fill it up.

It used to cost around $30-$32 to fill it up from BELOW THE 1/4 TANK LEVEL.

I was HALFWAY DOWN and it cost me $30.

Soooo either my gas-o-meter on my dashboard is really screwed up and I was actually a lot lower than it was showing.. or gas prices have soared !! :mad::mad::mad:

I've had the same car since I graduated high school - I used to be able to fill it completely up for under $15. Last night it was almost $40. Sigh.

The latter, sadly.

DH and I both fill up when the gas gauge shows 1/4 tank. I drop $40+ on a fill-up - 13-gal tank, premium only. $4ish per gallon * 10ish gallons = $40ish per fill-up.

DH drops $50+ per fill-up. He puts regular in his SUV, but then again, it's an SUV. He does mostly highway driving, and I do mostly local driving (to the train station) - and we get the same fuel efficiency. He just had to have the boat. :rolleyes:

It should not take $40 (regular) to fill up a Cavalier! WTF!?!?!

:eek:

Thank God for Honda. I think it's $25 to fill mine up right now.

Exactly what happened today that prices jumped 5 cents in less than 24 hours?

They went down 5 cents here in the last 24 hours.

I know!

It wasn't even a FULL TANK!

I don't know for sure how big my tank is because I never wait until it is close to being empty to fill it up.

According to WikiAnswers (since I'm too lazy to go to my car to check the owners manual) the gas tank of my car has a capacity of 15.2 gallons.

The gas station I went to had Regular gas for $3.57/gal

Which would mean an actual FILL UP of my car is $54.264 :eek:

It's a (*&@#$(*@# CAVALIER!!!!

Thieves stealing gas.
 

Along the lines of gas, thieves are finding new ways to steal it from people.

The article here says it only costs up to $500 to fix, but I heard on the radio just Thursday that it is actually closer to $2K.

http://www.khou.com/news/local/crime....96973b9e.html

EDIT:

I tried looking for other articles relating to this type of gas theft and found this instead.

Wow. If drive-offs were that bad when the price was $2.15... I'm scared what will be happening now as we head into $4.

I hear yall! I drive a '00 Toyota Corolla and when I'm near "E" it takes about $35-$40 to fill my tank up. And I drive a "fuel efficient" car. :( My prayers are with those of you who drive SUVs and mini vans.

I drove home from school on Thursday. GSP was $3.17 ... the lines for the rest stops overflowed onto parkway lanes! It would have taken me over an hour to get gas. When I drove back up on Friday, $3.38 was still cheaper than spots in town.

I'm seriously considering going out of my way to a rest stop this week if prices continue to soar.