Here we go agin. Refinery fire, pipeline down, and an elecrtical outage in Southern Cal. Anything to get the prices up!
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.09 a gallon jump over nite
Here we go agin. Refinery fire, pipeline down, and an elecrtical outage in Southern Cal. Anything to get the prices up!
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Yep. I made a trip into town this afternoon and noticed the fuel prices. For the first time since I can remember (not really), gas was more than #2. $4.599 for regular, $4.509 for Diesel. Indications are it will go up some more. It's our own fault, for allowing our leaders to refuse new refineries over the last 30 years. When they operate at full capacity, all the time, what happens when one, or two, or three go down? Now we know.
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I was tired and half asleep when I posted. Should have been $0.54 jump over nite accross the board, gas and fuel prices.
"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government."
-Patrick Henry
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2006 K3500 D/A
94 6.5 4x4 5spd Sold
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I'd been seeing things around $4.15 to $4.29, so when I saw $4.09 at a local station on Wednesday I tanked up.
'94 GMC 6.5TD K1500 4L80E 2-Door Yukon SLE 221K
'93 Chevrolet 6.5TD K2500HD NV4500 Std. Cab Longbed 187K
'85 Toyota 22R RN60 4x4 Std. Cab Shortbed 178K (Currently retired for rebuild)
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The issue of refineries is a complicated subject. Ever tighter environmental regulations force some to shut down or prevent new ones from being built. Some refineries have either been closed or mothballed to balance (manipulate) regional retail fuel prices. So, the blame goes to both government and oil companies.
Use the search engine keywords: "east coast oil refineries closing" to learn more.
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And these same causes have also increased tire prices!! Need a new set of 35 inchers for the Sub. $1000 for the Nitto Terra Grapplers. Wholly tire burning smoke!Not what I paid 5 years ago. I can't complain about the Terra Grapplers I have now as I'm right at 74k miles on the set.
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1986 K5 6.2 Blazer, 2" lift, 33" tires, Banks intake, pyrometer, tachometer
1963 wife, one owner, average mileage for the age but in excellent shape, a keeper
1992 daughter, low mileage, pretty, limited edition, but requires some money to maintain
1995 son, sports model, very fast & peppy, time will tell on durability and maintenance costs
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