[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by DAVES

Would take several books to explore the issue of energy costs. Interesting is the fact that people being people will suggest it is anyone's fault but theirs. I've done some reading on the subject.
We talk price of a BARREL OF OIL. How many know how many gallons is in a barrel and why? I had thought it would be 55 gallons the size of a chemical drum. If, I recall, I read it a long time a ago, a barrel of oil is 42 gallons and it is based on the size of a beer barrel that they used to ship oil in. Then, what do they get out of a barrel of crude? Look that one up and you will read they get more out of the 42 gallons of crude than 42 gallons. HUH?

No longer shown on the oil pump. Roughly 1/3 of what we pay for gasoline is TAX.

.I used to drive quite a bit and burn far more gasoline. I can honestly say I use about 20% of what I used to use. The TRUTH, I am no longer working and I no longer produce anything-OOPS.

Cut your fuel use by say 10%. For most truly easy. Combine trips. Pick up for others.
Take others with you-next time they should take you.

I don't know. I didn't do anything special last week. In fact, I might have used less fuel than normal. Still, gas prices skyrocketed. Not sure it's my fault.

Cut back by 10%? Will only make up about half the increase in price from last week alone!

In early February oil was at $90/bbl while today oil is 28% higher at $115/bbl and gas is up to $3.99/gal. Price of oil does not seem to be driven by supply or demand since neither have changed in the last month. The only thing that seems to be driving this increase is speculation and greed and those are certainly the fault of someone other than me.