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From: "Gary Nunn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 7:58 PM
Subject: RE: Gas prices shooting up in response to attack??
> > I will confirm that rumor. Three dollars over here in Hudsonville (1
hour
> > north of Kalamazoo). Probably costs even more as I type this.
> > I gassed up the Truck at 1.64/gallon earlier in the day. Hopefully I
can
> > stretch this tank of a long time. :-(
> > Matthew Bos
>
>
> Just saw gas at $6.00 a gallon in a Columbus suburb - and people are
paying
> for it. The lines at the stations are 35 and 40 cars deep, at every pump.
>
> Going from $18.00 for a tank of gas to $75 for a tank of gas will have a
> significant financial impact on many people. The oil companies are just
> asking for government regulation by doing this.
>
> I think that Dan is right, this is on the verge of war profiteering.
>
> My feeling is, that the oil companies hope to take advantage of the
> increased road travel that will occur this week as a result of the planes
> being grounded, much like they take advantage of holiday travel
>
Its too quick to be the oil companies. They tend to sell the gas to to
station owners by the tanker full. They also would have much more to lose
via negative publicity than independant station owners. If it were the oil
companies, you'd see a uniform rise. Here I bought gas at a more expensive
station than I usually buy at for $1.36/gal. Dollars to donutes is your
friendly local small business owner that's to blame.
Dan M.
