The Ohio attorney general filed charges of price gouging against 5 gas
stations in the Columbus Ohio area yesterday- including the one that was set
to $6 a gallon.
On the day after, the station that was charging $6 put out a sign that said
"We're, sorry, we were wrong" and they were giving refunds. But I still
think they should get dinged. It was exactly that kind of situation that
contributed to the run on gas.
Gary
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Ronn Blankenship
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 2:27 PM
> To: Brin-L
> Subject: RE: Gas prices shooting up in response to attack??
>
>
> At 07:58 PM 9/11/01, Gary L. Nunn wrote from Delaware Ohio:
> > > 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
> >
> >Several of the stations here in Delaware Ohio have signs on the pump that
> >they are accepting cash only. They make it even more difficult.
> >
> >
> >John wrote:
> > > People seem to forget that despite all the stories about
> "expensive" gas
> > > lately, they haven't yet matched levels we saw during the Persian
> > > Gulf War.
> >
> >
> >Even at it worst, gas was NEVER $6.00 a gallon during the Gulf
> war, and that
> >WAS a direct threat to gas production.
>
>
> Prices were exactly the same Wednesday as Monday in Birmingham, AL. The
> governor (after driving back from South Carolina, where his plane was
> grounded) and other state officials and the local DA issued a warning
> Tuesday afternoon against any attempts at price-gouging after
> hearing some
> rumors that some stations in the state might be raising prices. The
> stations on Wednesday were about exactly as busy as on a normal day.
>
>
>
> --Ronn! :)
>
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