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Driving season begins, as does griping about gas

Business Week -- It's Memorial Day weekend and our national obsession with the price of gasoline is in focus once again.

We'll spend a little less at the pump than a few weeks ago, but that won't stop us from muttering to ourselves, griping to friends and pointing fingers in many directions.

Our rants about gasoline and the oil industry may not always be based on facts, but one thing is undeniable: Americans are obsessed with the price of gasoline. More than any other good or service we buy.

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Submitted May 28, 2012 By: kdparham

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sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,008 Points:599,685 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: May 29, 2012 10:20:26 AM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Thank you for posting.
eaglev Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:4,001 Points:937,155 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: May 29, 2012 8:38:59 AM Ignore eaglev Report Abuse Gas prices that go up always make the drivers crazy
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,267 Points:1,742,680 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: May 29, 2012 6:29:18 AM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse That is why I use GasBuddy.
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,968 Points:2,118,365 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: May 29, 2012 5:58:57 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse Huh, we are just NOW griping? Where has Business Week been???
justmedc Veteran Author Michigan Posts:382 Points:174,045 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 10:57:05 PM Ignore justmedc Report Abuse under $2 i would be happier not to complain about gas prices.
10k Champion Author North Carolina Posts:21,262 Points:2,254,995 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 10:15:20 PM Ignore 10k Report Abuse N5EXY: you speak the truth-nobama must go..
RambleOn Champion Author New York Posts:2,375 Points:1,509,575 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:54:43 PM Ignore RambleOn Report Abuse Inserted link for previous posted link attempt
RambleOn Champion Author New York Posts:2,375 Points:1,509,575 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:45:04 PM Ignore RambleOn Report Abuse WhiskersTheCat said: Obama and Chu think they should be higher. Aviator Rob commented on Whiskers repeating the comment not because of any error but because he must have a problem with the truth. Too bad people are so blind in their support for a political party to allow the distraction to avoid the truth. http://news.yahoo.com/energy-secretary-chu-admits-administration-ok-high-gas-193900713.html (link won't insert properly by copy/paste) More sources available by googling: Obama, gas prices, Chu And I keep getting emails from the Obama campaign laced with lies about concern for the middle class, but Obama's people can't answer how he can possibly be of interest to middle class families when he makes statements about contentedness with high gas prices. [Edited by: RambleOn at 5/29/2012 12:51:25 AM EST]
jtfftj Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:2,180 Points:1,249,135 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:17:50 PM Ignore jtfftj Report Abuse I don't disagree with another New Hampshire member about the continual gripe. But the political explanation of NSEXY has merit too. Not that Obozo will help keep prices falling in front of an election, he just won't take a lot of trouble to keep them climbing. Obozo is very comfortable on the sidelines.
crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:1,990 Points:2,527,310 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:16:54 PM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse everything has to do with gas
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,829 Points:1,431,725 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:12:38 PM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse Gas goes up--they gripe. Gas goes down--they gripe. If gas was free--they would gripe it's not delivered to the house!
N5EXY Champion Author Austin Posts:5,497 Points:1,511,355 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:08:19 PM Ignore N5EXY Report Abuse Yep, it is election time. I remember four years ago when gas was around $1.85, and people are saying that prices are down now? I remember Bozama being quoted as saying we needed 7 buck (Europe price) gasoline to make us greener. I remember the spendulus, the "hope and change", and I think "YES, WE CAN!" 160 days until the ejection. I am griping about gas. I am griping about the economy. I am griping about our national leadership. YES WE CAN
Goofoff Champion Author Virginia Posts:11,882 Points:2,177,200 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:08:14 PM Ignore Goofoff Report Abuse I read it!!
PrinceLH Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,697 Points:539,020 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:08:10 PM Ignore PrinceLH Report Abuse That's because it is a neccessary comodity, for most.
shores4now Champion Author Kentucky Posts:2,411 Points:524,775 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:07:29 PM Ignore shores4now Report Abuse Ok
Rt118E Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:9,498 Points:1,370,220 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:07:17 PM Ignore Rt118E Report Abuse I didn't see as much car traffic as I did motorcycle traffic for the Memorial Day holiday
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,542 Points:1,859,345 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:06:07 PM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse Been griping about gas prices for over 3 years now!
CartelBuster Veteran Author Detroit Posts:419 Points:1,580,780 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:05:40 PM Ignore CartelBuster Report Abuse Busniess Week, get with it! We peons gripe about this 365 day a year because it hits our wallets ALL the time!!
mrbee Champion Author Little Rock Posts:3,759 Points:2,466,805 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:05:30 PM Ignore mrbee Report Abuse Does not do any good.
regout Champion Author Quebec Posts:2,960 Points:833,680 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:05:12 PM Ignore regout Report Abuse The Memorial is now past.
Settjec Champion Author Little Rock Posts:1,984 Points:688,720 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:04:50 PM Ignore Settjec Report Abuse Yes it is election time... I hope all of these politicians that has sat on their hands for the past 15 years will be voted out of office.
Crumbfel Champion Author Virginia Posts:11,554 Points:2,160,585 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:03:55 PM Ignore Crumbfel Report Abuse I read it!!
Crumbfel Champion Author Virginia Posts:11,554 Points:2,160,585 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:03:41 PM Ignore Crumbfel Report Abuse I read it!!
RichWLIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,101 Points:639,840 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:02:56 PM Ignore RichWLIN Report Abuse it certainly is
GAS1251 Champion Author Texas Posts:5,153 Points:1,627,205 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:02:08 PM Ignore GAS1251 Report Abuse ongoing situation
jem069 Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,543 Points:688,055 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 9:01:55 PM Ignore jem069 Report Abuse Ok
tidalwave3 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,305 Points:1,464,545 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:56:47 PM Ignore tidalwave3 Report Abuse Well it is election time also :(
toytech3 All-Star Author Chicago Posts:917 Points:610,820 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:55:24 PM Ignore toytech3 Report Abuse Oil companies got us, nothing you can do. Oil goes down gas prices stay the same.
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,800 Points:414,390 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:49:56 PM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse And then after picketing the gas stations and the news crews have gone home, watch everyone go back the next day and gas up their cars at the same price. You wanna stick it to Big Oil? Stop driving. Anything less is compromise.
boatmen Champion Author New York Posts:3,085 Points:623,555 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:48:48 PM Ignore boatmen Report Abuse gas to dam high
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,857 Points:1,613,975 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:48:01 PM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse “gas will just keep going up, paying season begins” Well, it has been dropping here for almost two months, now 50¢ below early-April prices.
bigoilscamsus Champion Author Lansing Posts:1,058 Points:48,265 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:46:04 PM Ignore bigoilscamsus Report Abuse You can do more than just complain about hugh gas prices!! --Protest high gas prices and price fixing--any gas priced over $2.50 per gallon-- picket the 15 highest priced gas stations in your area!! Join the protest at the WALK ON WASHINGTON and at all the other State Capitals on Friday June 1st 2012!! Bring your protest signs and let Big Oil know what you think of the obscene profits that Big Oil extorts from the American consumer!!
ron98146 Champion Author Seattle Posts:1,579 Points:966,355 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:45:55 PM Ignore ron98146 Report Abuse prices not down in Seattle yet. still not cutting back on driving.
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,800 Points:414,390 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:43:28 PM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse wiwhite87 said, "It's a lifestyle that can not be sustained. It's just that simple. We're hitting a point at which the resource of fuel can not be extracted at a price that it was. It's not that we're out of oil. It's not that more can't be drilled for... it's at WHAT COST. Eventually it takes more energy (from fossil fuels) to create and refine oil than the energy it actually contains. Cost becomes a factor, and no company will survive long running in the red." True-er words were never written.
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,829 Points:1,431,725 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:43:17 PM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse Gas has been down. What's the gripe?
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,857 Points:1,613,975 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:42:46 PM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse Gasoline is the only thing that we buy where we can watch the dollars flowing away as the dial on the pump climbs higher. Even at the grocery store, where you can see the price of each item as it is scanned, you do not see the total until the end. There is some psychological effect in watching the dollar dial spinning so much faster than the gallon dial.
pgerassi Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:10,901 Points:2,132,580 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:41:32 PM Ignore pgerassi Report Abuse Here it is slowly dropping.
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,800 Points:414,390 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:40:47 PM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse Ummm, WhiskersTheCat, you mind not cutting and pasting the same comment in all of the forums? We're getting bored over here. [Edited by: Aviator_Rob at 5/28/2012 11:41:05 PM EST]
egd Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:8,100 Points:2,120,250 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:40:27 PM Ignore egd Report Abuse gas will just keep going up, paying season begins
jorod55 Champion Author California Posts:1,485 Points:432,925 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:39:20 PM Ignore jorod55 Report Abuse Ditto clermont40miles, you've hit it on the target. And with all the refineries here in Calif. you'd think our prices would be a little closer to the national avg. and not the highest, oh, excuse me, 2nd. highest in the nation. WHY WHY WHY... There are NO excuses for this. NONE...
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,800 Points:414,390 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:39:16 PM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse So Clermont, what exactly you propose that the President actually DO about gas prices, since you're convinced that the faucet that controls the global oil supply is underneath his desk in the Oval Office???
fenster66 Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:3,355 Points:675,065 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:37:38 PM Ignore fenster66 Report Abuse cant be low enough for me....
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,800 Points:414,390 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:37:07 PM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse Very sneaky, abcdMA but maybe you should have said 8/8/2008 when the last guy was in the White House and gas blew past $4.00/gal the first time.
pinkelefant Champion Author Sacramento Posts:19,591 Points:2,661,580 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:35:53 PM Ignore pinkelefant Report Abuse I'll keep griping 'til we are under $3. Right now we're over $4.
Road-Runner Champion Author Denver Posts:7,046 Points:1,905,165 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:35:12 PM Ignore Road-Runner Report Abuse Gas never really went down at all during the past year. Prices are still sky high. The market is manipulated and is fixed. No competition at all.
ItsMorph Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:33,443 Points:3,187,130 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:34:28 PM Ignore ItsMorph Report Abuse I don't typically complain, just try to use less.
blazerbob91 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:6,150 Points:1,884,645 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:30:34 PM Ignore blazerbob91 Report Abuse Griping never stops
letterchunker Champion Author Texas Posts:2,245 Points:667,675 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:28:57 PM Ignore letterchunker Report Abuse Agree with clermont40miles
DustyHorse Champion Author Virginia Posts:6,090 Points:1,392,330 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:28:01 PM Ignore DustyHorse Report Abuse Because everything depends on it.
walkingtall Champion Author Toronto Posts:3,999 Points:1,122,455 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: May 28, 2012 8:26:24 PM Ignore walkingtall Report Abuse Prices a little down at the pumps,doesn't make me drive all over town.