danc Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Light Sweet Crude Oil is a commodity. It's price is dictated by the stock market. Either jump on the bandwagon or don't. But complaining will get you nowhere.
timmeh Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 (edited) Its unsustainable. The price will go back down again once the economy goes down the crapper again. Bingo. Unfortunately I agree with you, not the best way to get lower prices but this is what will happen. I think we're going to see this up and down cycle for the next few years or so. Edited April 16, 2011 by timmeh
misfish Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 don"t plan to take it up the yahoo from anyone , without a fight. I've been told that, that maple leaf company and the big "S" control most of the gas in this country. They won't get my money!!! Lube up!!! You were saying?
Muskieman Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 306$ to fill the Expedition .. Mazda6 and my Boat this morning.. . I also filled up my propane 2x30 lbs and 2x20 lbs for 113$.. not to mention I'm still griping about my 2036.76$ Hydro Bill... Ya know that we're in a jam when it costs 2500.00$/mo to be poor in Ontario.. Randy "buggering"? darn filters
mercman Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Is that monthly Randy? ......You must be a millionaire I'd be griping too
Jigger Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 I can't even respond to this thread in a sensible manner...
bigugli Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Kind of impossible to budget, or save money, when prices spiral out of control in a mere 6 months, Fuel up 25%, and food will very soon follow suit. I see a nation with fewer people paying taxes and a lot more crime. A lot of people will have little other choice.
rdjrowley Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 The oil companies are going to charge all they can get from all of us. My question is why we pay more than customers in the good old USA. Mr. Harper states we are better off (Bull)!. He gets elected because of the big money from Alberta and Corperate greed. These people will cost us many more thousands of jobs and much more if they are in power and don't stop this fraud.
Big Cliff Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 It is in our government's best interest to see prices kept high, we are taxed on a percentage of what we spend, the higher the price, the more we pay in taxes. I don't have the exact number but I believe it is something in the range of 15 billion a year as of last year. If prices were to drop to $0.50 a liter they would loose billions in tax revenu. You are going to pay it one way or the other. Same thing with tobacco sales, they spend millions of dollars to make us believe that people shouldn't smoke but tax you on the stop smoking aids. Taxes on tobacco currently provide about 7 billion a year to the government coffers. If they really wanted you to stop smoking they'd be supplying the stop smoking aids for a fraction of what they cost you now or at least remove the taxes on them. Think about it? How many billions would they loose in tax revenu if smoking was reduced by even 50%. Someone has to pay for all those big pay cheques and fat pensions that our politicans get, When prices go up they just give themselves raises, we just dig deeper. Democracy as far as I am concerned is just a dictatorship with many heads. Doesn't matter who you vote for, the end result is always the same! They can lie, steal, cheat, take kick backs, line their pockets, and there is no accountability even when they are caught.
outllaw Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Sadly canadian goverments sold canadians oil rights to u.s. based entitys..Between that taxation up the ying yang. to think. if goverments with their wisdom, why is there no infrastructure. mass transit is non existent in canada. oh well sorry for the spelling. my hands shake when the goverments have me bent over
lookinforwalleye Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Lots of interesting read on this thread!!! You`ll know when the price of gas is too high the big gas guzzling vehicles we love too drive will be driving 80-90 instead of 125 on the hwy, try it you`ll save 25% right off the bat!!!
MCTFisher9120 Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Good points Cliff, really puts things into view. We are now considering selling our 4.2L Ford van for something msaller and cheaper on fuel...unless the price comes down within the next few months...very well doubt it.
perchslayer666 Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Sell "medicinal herbs" it will solve all your problems.
bigugli Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Sell "medicinal herbs" it will solve all your problems. Until you get rewarded with "2 years less a day"
Marko Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Honestly i don't know how people are making ends meet around here who make 40k or less a year. I don't remember last time i walked into a grocery store and spend under 70 bucks and walked out with nothing but basics really. Its retarded that you need 300 dollars to fill up 2 jeeps and a boat when it takes you a week to make it after everybody takes their cut. There will be a tipping point again and another recession will come and us people will suffer. It just cant continue going like this for too too much longer
OhioFisherman Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 <---- filled up a couple days before Christmas using my grocery store perks card for like 2.39 a gallon. I think it is around 3.89 a gallon here now, but I still have 3/4ths of a tank left from the Christmas fill up. I guess being disabled has one advantage?
irishfield Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 (edited) You`ll know when the price of gas is too high the big gas guzzling vehicles we love too drive will be driving 80-90 instead of 125 on the hwy, try it you`ll save 25% right off the bat!!! My F150 seems to get it's best mileage at 118KPH. 11.2 l/100km.. at 88KPH it burns 13.3 l/100km (yep..there I posted publicly that I break the law in Ontario! ) Edited April 16, 2011 by irishfield
Terry Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 I think in ontario the speed limits are only a suggestion as long as there is no cop or camera around
perchslayer666 Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Until you get rewarded with "2 years less a day" Ya well, drastic times mean drastic measures. Lol I'm kidding by the way. I guess we'll all have to start buying hybrids and electric cars, that'll scare the gas companies into lowering there prices. Remember, sometimes it really is about supply and demand.
bigugli Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Optimum fuel consumption is at 105-110 kph. for the van.
irishfield Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Our power distribution system couldn't handle the load if everyone had an electric car!
GBW Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 I just filled up for 124.9 at an Ultramar on HWY 48 and Aurora side Rd. the gas station just around the corner from me is 134.9
misfish Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 Ya Geoff, just filled up for $1.32. 125 liter tank was hungry.
BillM Posted April 16, 2011 Report Posted April 16, 2011 I'm going to start running off road dyed diesel, lol
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