[quietpine]

Look what you get for a gallon of gasoline: 25 miles of transportation to any place you choose in air conditioned comfort. That’s worth how much? The price of oil is determined by something as American as apple pie, free market capitalism. We should be waving flags and celebrating.

[YeOldeCurmudgeon]

Originally Posted by quietpine

Look what you get for a gallon of gasoline: 25 miles of transportation to any place you choose in air conditioned comfort. That’s worth how much? The price of oil is determined by something as American as apple pie, free market capitalism. We should be waving flags and celebrating.

Do you realize that the oil companies have been price-fixing the cost of gas since you and I were born which has allowed their obscene profits, until it was recently superseded by the pharmaceutical companies, to make it the richest industry in the world. Not only that but we (our govt) have been subsidizing it as well.

[Lisakay1]

That is so wrong

[Sherry8bal]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

June 25, 2022…..

Gas price was $6.29 per gallon!

Filled my tank;

Total came to $132.25.

I drove off without paying.

My court date is July 24th

My fine is $70.

My savings of $62.25

Continue to follow me for more money saving tips!

PURE GENIUS!!! Beat them at their own game!

[Michael G.]

Originally Posted by Moderator

Please note, this thread is in the "Just for Fun" Forum.

Moderator

Imagine the mentality of posters here that doesn't know a joke when they see one.......

It takes the Moderator to remind people "IT"S A JOKE" from the "just for fun forum".

And you people vote???

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Ptmckiou

Good news! Gas prices have dropped now 28 days in a row. Stop whining. Oil company greed won’t last forever…..oh wait. Maybe not. Nevertheless, it is definitely slowly coming down.

Please see post #12...

[DaleDivine]

Originally Posted by FredJacobs

Your fine may be $70 but you still owe the gas station owner $132.25. By the way, I think this story is a crock - around here gas rose to just about $5.00 per gallon. Were you driving in California?

SARCASM Sheldon...

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by quietpine

Look what you get for a gallon of gasoline: 25 miles of transportation to any place you choose in air conditioned comfort. That’s worth how much? The price of oil is determined by something as American as apple pie, free market capitalism. We should be waving flags and celebrating.

You are serious? You really believe that the price of oil is set by free market capitalism? Not even close.

[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by thirdoffive

sometimes it does (sort of...)

back in the day, as a junior at a minnesota university, i was sort of idealistic. Also sort of ill-informed. I decided to stage a one-person protest over parking tickets, which at the time were a $1 payment if paid within 3 days, $3 if over that, on the premise that parking tickets amounted to double taxation. Anyway in the space of several months i accumulated a pile of 133 unpaid parking tickets. Well, the inevitable happened. I received a summons to appear in court over the unpaid tickets, though in all honesty i think what provoked the summons was my other habit of grabbing a pile of nickels and sauntering on down the sidewalk about a half-block ahead of the meter maid (yep, we called 'em that back then) and dropping a nickel into every parking meter with a car parked in the spot, that had an expired meter. She didn't like that at all (though i don't think it is illegal).

Anyway...court. I pled "guilty--with an explanation". The judge let me expound on my reason for not paying the ticket, then sentenced me to a $100 fine or 20 days in jail, $33 less than i would have paid had i paid every ticket on time. Suffice it to say i paid the fine.

we used bingo chips

[Worldseries27]

We used bingo chips

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

Imagine the mentality of posters here that doesn't know a joke when they see one.......

It takes the Moderator to remind people "IT"S A JOKE" from the "just for fun forum".

And you people vote???

So true some people here think all posters are always serious. What is the fun in that.

[Topspinmo]

Gallon gas should be under 3.50 gallon. Under 100 dollars barrel and falling.

Crude Oil Prices Today | Brent and WTI Price Charts

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by YeOldeCurmudgeon

Do you realize that the oil companies have been price-fixing the cost of gas since you and I were born which has allowed their obscene profits, until it was recently superseded by the pharmaceutical companies, to make it the richest industry in the world. Not only that but we (our govt) have been subsidizing it as well.

So, what would you call the state and government cut on gallon gas. IMO now that’s obscene.

[OhioBuckeye]

Yea it might be funny now but people might start doing that!.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

You are serious? You really believe that the price of oil is set by free market capitalism? Not even close.

Crud oil price determined by volatility of stock market. Naturally oil/gas producers are livid When barrel of oil goes sky high The make money selling it in stock market and make money producing gasoline at bigger margin. IMO The only one who don’t get raise in price is state and federal government which makes more on gallon gas than the producer’s. I bet even when crud oil outrageously priced on stock market which stock traders created higher price.