Re: Once apon a time

Posted by Hugh MacKay on December 07, 2005 at 01:25:06 from (216.208.58.161):

In Reply to: Once apon a time posted by MARKLOFF on December 06, 2005 at 21:26:13:

Mark: While I can see where your coming from on this matter, one has to know exactly what the oil companies are up to before spending a whole lot of money converting our vehicles to suit cheaper fuel. We have had 50 years of diesel being less expensive to buy than gasoline and roughly 6 months of diesel being much more expensive than gasoilne. Is this a long term policy on their behalf or will it once again return to the traditional pricing we once knew. Remember this, when fuel prices started to increase back in the early summer, gasoline jumped much sooner than diesel. We are now back to buying gasoline at May 2005 prices. Are diesel prices going to follow or has something in the market changed forever.

The common saying around these parts is, when everyone was traveling, on vacation, etc. during the summer, the oil companies gouged us at the gas pumps. Now that we are all settled in for the winter, now they are going to gouge us on heating oil.

I'm sorry I don't have the answer for you but consider this, you may be on the right track. There is a lot greater segment of our population who own gas engines than diesel engines. For the most part those gas engines are owned by everyday consumers, while the diesels are owned by industry. We know full well the oil companies received a lot of backlash from everyone over the rapid increase back in the summer. My question is, have the oil companies decided rather than take heat from the masses, they will now just pass the increase on to industry and let them pass the cost on to the consumer in the goods and services they sell. I can tell you this, now in Dec 2005, when I go to the grocery store, auto parts store, farm store, hardware store, clothing store, etc. They are passing along their increased costs. And just who is taking the heat now, not the oil companies.

SORRY, I don't have the answer, it's your judgement call.

Replies:

• Re: Once apon a time Janicholson 06:41:45 12/07/05 (2)
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