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2012-10-05 Economy

California Gas Stations Begin to Shut on Record-High Prices

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Posted by Fred 2012-10-05 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Better get use to it Kids, your gas shortage plays right into the Democrat Socialist Platform and Kalifornia Environmental policies in general.

I have a suggestion for you, start using one of these, it matches your 3rd world status.

Posted by Tiny Untervehr7099 2012-10-05 00:57|| 2012-10-05 00:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Oh I forgot, you all can find more information on commuting by bike at the Official California Site http://calbikecommute.org/ - Good luck.

Posted by Tiny Untervehr7099 2012-10-05 01:05|| 2012-10-05 01:05|| Front Page Top

#3 The Amish walk. Yes, they have buggies but they prefer to walk. Then they have friends that help transport them from time to time. I can't abide all the garbage they wear nowadays for bikes.

Posted by Dale 2012-10-05 01:56|| 2012-10-05 01:56|| Front Page Top

#4 But you can still visit without a visa.

Posted by Besoeker 2012-10-05 05:44|| 2012-10-05 05:44|| Front Page Top

#5 But you can still visit without a visa.

Here's hoping that condition doesn't persist for much longer.

Posted by AzCat 2012-10-05 06:45|| 2012-10-05 06:45|| Front Page Top

#6 Chevron's big refinery in the Bay area is mostly closed since a fire a couple of months ago. Locals are pressing hard to get the repairs made to new construction standards rather than being grandfathered. To do so would 1. delay re-opening from ?6 months to ?1-2 years, or 2. close down the refinery and replace it with one built in the Far East somewhere. The latter was the preference of a lot of Californians a few years ago and almost happened before politicians counted the beans and realized how much that would cost them.

Posted by Glenmore 2012-10-05 07:38|| 2012-10-05 07:38|| Front Page Top

#7 The refinery at Torrance had power problems and is shut down. That's another strike against supplies

Posted by Frank G 2012-10-05 08:22|| 2012-10-05 08:22|| Front Page Top

#8 Between those two refineries the state is short 25% of capacity, and because of special California fuel requirements, the supply cannot be replaced from other refineries elsewhere.

Posted by Glenmore 2012-10-05 09:32|| 2012-10-05 09:32|| Front Page Top

#9 Glenmore ... that in a nutshell is the problem right there. No sense in California rules and regs.

Posted by Raider 2012-10-05 09:39|| 2012-10-05 09:39|| Front Page Top

#10 Someone should tell California politicians that 50Hz, 240V electrical power is "greener" than 60Hz, 120V. Then they'd sever themselves from the rest of the country's grid and the rest of us wouldn't have to carry them.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2012-10-05 11:14|| 2012-10-05 11:14|| Front Page Top

#11 My car has a 25 gallon tank. I paid $102 yesterday to fill it up. Yeah, it hurt.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-10-05 11:18|| 2012-10-05 11:18|| Front Page Top

#12 I'm in California but tend to buy gas across the state line in Reno, where it's about 50 cents cheaper, although Reno gets its gas from refineries in California. Makes ya wonder.

Posted by AuburnTom 2012-10-05 11:28|| 2012-10-05 11:28|| Front Page Top

#13 The request to the Governor to let them start the winter blend, permitted after October, has failed to get approval. The winter blend is aparently easier to make and could increase production significantly. So, the people of California get gouged at nearly 5 bucks a gallon for some miniscule air quality issue for 25 days. Truly a state run by blinded ideaologues whose "public servants" have no concept of serving but belive that they are duty bound to direct the plebs. The Great California Exodus explained in detail. Wealth departing, hands-out arriving.....

http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cr_71.htm

Posted by NoMoreBS 2012-10-05 12:35|| 2012-10-05 12:35|| Front Page Top

#14 The below referenced graph from the US Energy Information Administration should really be the graph used whenever gasoline prices and sales is discussed, but almost none has seen it:
Plunging US gasoline sales 1983-2012

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-10-05 13:23|| 2012-10-05 13:23|| Front Page Top

#15 A Taste Of Unleaded Things To Come

Posted by tipper 2012-10-05 14:12|| 2012-10-05 14:12|| Front Page Top

#16 It's Paradise!

Posted by newc 2012-10-05 18:34|| 2012-10-05 18:34|| Front Page Top

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