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peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Sep 5, 2011 7:35:36 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse 1. Upcoming holiday 2. Preceding holiday 3. Crude oil went up 4. Crude oil went down 5. Ben Bernanke gave a speech 6. Timothy Geithner threatened to resign 7. We were bored 8. The sun came up 9. To keep Gas Buddy website in business 10. The dog ate the previous gas price list PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD TO THE LIST, ANYONE?

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1. Upcoming holiday
2. Preceding holiday
3. Crude oil went up
4. Crude oil went down
5. Ben Bernanke gave a speech
6. Timothy Geithner threatened to resign
7. We were bored
8. The sun came up
9. To keep Gas Buddy website in business
10. The dog ate the previous gas price list

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peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 18, 2013 10:35:12 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Chevron investing in Argentina?? Hmmm, wonder how much we'll pay for this?
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 17, 2013 6:37:02 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Wind and solar to replace fossil fuels? Not in my lifetime.
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2013 5:34:59 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Oil slips to 94 dollars a barrel yet gas still goes up. Go figure.
DDubyu Champion Author Ventura Posts:19,765 Points:3,164,320 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 15, 2013 8:44:14 AM Ignore DDubyu Report Abuse Let's not forget the main reason, greed.
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 15, 2013 7:09:15 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Our president loves higher gas prices, keeps all of us schmucks from driving too much.
raz23IL Rookie Author Chicago Posts:57 Points:3,195 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: May 14, 2013 1:13:56 PM Ignore raz23IL Report Abuse It's because we're doing stuff. The more stuff we do, the higher they'll make the prices.
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 14, 2013 11:02:48 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse No Keystone pipeline equals higher gas prices, it's that simple.
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 13, 2013 12:02:03 PM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse The price of gasoline is like the national debt. It always goes up.
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 12, 2013 8:20:32 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Shale drilling and prices still go up, also getting closer to that #1.
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 11, 2013 12:01:18 PM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Tesla, Nissan, Chevy and all other electrics are not solving the problem.
giwan Veteran Author Michigan Posts:465 Points:85,800 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: May 10, 2013 8:17:12 AM Ignore giwan Report Abuse Change in wind direction
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 10, 2013 8:09:48 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Gas is up in the Midwest. So what else is new???
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 9, 2013 11:18:49 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Congress just now looking at Keystone Pipeline? Figures.
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2013 8:29:59 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse China now paying for General Motors. What a deal.
Howmuchtofillit Champion Author Trenton Posts:1,612 Points:270,425 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 7, 2013 12:29:32 PM Ignore Howmuchtofillit Report Abuse 1 Greed 2 Greed 3 Greed 4 Greed 5 Greed 6 Greed 7 Greed 8 Greed 9 Greed 10 King Obammy
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 7, 2013 9:14:20 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Using more recycled water for fracking will save on energy costs.
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 6, 2013 1:27:05 PM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Rainy.
DuramaxPower Champion Author Toronto Posts:4,816 Points:900,095 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: May 5, 2013 1:43:24 PM Ignore DuramaxPower Report Abuse Someone on an oil rig fartted & they have to shut it down when there is a gas leak.
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 5, 2013 7:55:28 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse It's Sunday...Sunday...Sunday!!!! Come on down to your favorite gas station and watch prices rise right before your very eyes!! Ladies and gentlemen How DOOOO they do it???
gas_phil Champion Author Sacramento Posts:1,501 Points:121,765 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: May 4, 2013 6:59:49 PM Ignore gas_phil Report Abuse A Chevron station here moved it up just for the fun of it. (other stations here the same or going lower)
sks1586 All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:560 Points:43,685 Joined:Mar 2013	Message Posted: May 4, 2013 2:36:26 PM Ignore sks1586 Report Abuse Thanks a million for selecting an awesome topic. it allows the worst comment to be acceptable & OK. Awesome comments. Gas station manager wants to lose customers to others with cheaper gas. For example, Exxon is about 15-20 cents higher than 2 gas stations within 0.25 mile distance.
chuckl95453 Veteran Author California Posts:297 Points:42,700 Joined:Mar 2013	Message Posted: May 4, 2013 11:12:58 AM Ignore chuckl95453 Report Abuse stiff wind blew
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 4, 2013 11:01:25 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Gas prices not low enough for some folks? When people are changing their lifestyles to accommodate high gas prices then gas is way too high.
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 3, 2013 1:29:26 PM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Oil drilling technology is rocketing, clean energy lags far behind with failure after failure that "WE THE PEOPLE" continue to pay for. Enough is enough!! Oh yeah and gas continues its upward climb.
grampi47 Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,938 Points:78,845 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: May 2, 2013 12:47:30 PM Ignore grampi47 Report Abuse "Supply/demand. You can ALWAYS vote no." We must be swimming in supply because we're exporting more refined product than ever. And Americans have been saying no...demand here in the states has been low for two years now, but the price is still just as high...so the more we say no, the more they export, keeping prices just as high...its a no win situation for consumers...if you're part of the oil industry, then it's a can't-lose situation...
theyrobus Veteran Author Ontario Posts:325 Points:12,615 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: May 2, 2013 11:52:32 AM Ignore theyrobus Report Abuse there is no reason ONLY TO GET THE RICH,RICH and thats not a reason except to send them to live in an oil country
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 2, 2013 8:32:51 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Another day, another oil spill, another gas price increase. (sigh)
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2013 11:36:09 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Massive oil supply buildup = higher gas prices of course.
RJ35126 All-Star Author Birmingham Posts:647 Points:1,194,350 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 6:37:21 PM Ignore RJ35126 Report Abuse Supply/demand. You can ALWAYS vote no.
gassprite Champion Author Toms River Posts:1,050 Points:133,915 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 5:56:16 PM Ignore gassprite Report Abuse Government subsidies to big oil.
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 12:02:18 PM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Aston-Martin coming out with a fuel cell auto that only a few can afford. Makes perfect sense in our screwed up society of today. [Edited by: peapaw at 4/30/2013 1:03:35 PM EST]
mrhatandcoat Sophomore Author Illinois Posts:172 Points:11,920 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2013 10:06:59 PM Ignore mrhatandcoat Report Abuse because they can! [Edited by: mrhatandcoat at 4/29/2013 11:08:28 PM EST]
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2013 2:16:09 PM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Starting on #1 again.
bmsgolf Champion Author Amarillo Posts:2,022 Points:450,030 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2013 8:39:56 AM Ignore bmsgolf Report Abuse Idiots
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2013 8:25:37 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Failed wind and solar policies of this administration.
WES03 Champion Author Maryland Posts:4,818 Points:1,261,145 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Apr 27, 2013 6:21:24 PM Ignore WES03 Report Abuse We waste gas sitting in drive-thru lines.
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 27, 2013 5:59:36 PM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Montana doesn't want coal mined, everybody else doesn't want oil drilled= higher gas prices.
cujo1977 Rookie Author Nashville Posts:66 Points:15,150 Joined:Apr 2013	Message Posted: Apr 27, 2013 8:35:32 AM Ignore cujo1977 Report Abuse prices are decided by coin tosses
giwan Veteran Author Michigan Posts:465 Points:85,800 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Apr 27, 2013 8:24:15 AM Ignore giwan Report Abuse Because they can
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 26, 2013 1:43:11 PM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Hybrid purchases up beacuse gas is "TOO DAMNED HIGH!!"
NickoliMB Champion Author Manitoba Posts:2,488 Points:467,255 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2013 2:55:50 PM Ignore NickoliMB Report Abuse Corporate Greed!!
stoessner Rookie Author Cleveland Posts:5 Points:200 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2013 8:59:57 AM Ignore stoessner Report Abuse When you control something that everyone needs, you don't have to have a reason for raising the prices.
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2013 8:12:20 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse $3.44 a gallon too high? $2.44 is too damned high!!
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2013 8:20:03 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Here too, besides it's raining.
grampi47 Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,938 Points:78,845 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2013 7:45:50 AM Ignore grampi47 Report Abuse They apparently don't need a reason to raise prices anymore...our prices just jumped 29 cents a gallon over night for no apparent reason...
Grateful11 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:2,142 Points:733,670 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2013 8:28:37 PM Ignore Grateful11 Report Abuse Because they can.
NickoliMB Champion Author Manitoba Posts:2,488 Points:467,255 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2013 8:20:22 PM Ignore NickoliMB Report Abuse Corporate greed!
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2013 7:43:51 AM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse Less driving = less revenue = higher tax rates = higher gas ptices = less driving.
peapaw Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,020 Points:684,770 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2013 1:10:42 PM Ignore peapaw Report Abuse They're telling us to get ready for a roller coaster ride on gas prices. Man I'm still waiting to get to the top of the first big hill!!!!
geno700 Veteran Author British Columbia Posts:336 Points:167,700 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2013 11:35:53 AM Ignore geno700 Report Abuse upcoming holiday!!!!