Article on Hawaii Gas Prices

[PaulW]

The frustrations of being a survivalist surface every once in a while.

[Dot]

Rob, once again appreciate your moderator skills. Punaweb is a positive site.....

Dot

[PaulW]

anthonyf, you're back! Not much to do in Orange County?

On March 9th you said:
"Get ready for $6 a gallon gas here in the next few months"

On April 24th you said:
"The game is still on. We still have five weeks left."

That would bring us to June 1st. It's now June 18th.

Do we have $6 gas? No. Do we even have $5 gas? No.
Does anthonyf understand anything about economics? No.

http://www.hawaiigasprices.com/

You must grit your teeth every time you fill 'er up.

[anthonyf]

Yes, I was wrong.

Besides not taking into account how much gas prices would effect the economy not even the people who look at oil for a living know what is going on:

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2011/06/...brent-wti/

So, I guess you win?

http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com/market...brent.html

Nothing to see here, keep moving along.

P.S. I do not own a car. Cars are for suckers.

[macuu222]

Yea...I don't get it either... Gas was at $4.60 a gallon in late April.... then a fairly quick slide down to $3.85 by June. Then overnight it jumps 13 cents back to $3.98 a gallon. Is it going back to $4.60 again? Or maybe over $5.00 this time? It's going up and down like a yo yo. It's not even giving time for the companies that have added fuel surcharges on their product (like the airlines, electric companies and the container barges) to adjust!

[Bullwinkle]

I have long been an a supporter of 6.00 or 7.00 per gallon of fossil based fuel or even higher. We waste so much of the stuff, increasing taxes on fuel would provide cash for infrastructure and incentive for conservation.

A higher oil price would also support solar and alternative energy development that today is not financially attractive due to cheap costs of fossil fuels.

[oink]

Yeah, a full depression would probably help with increased conservation.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.

[Bullwinkle]

http://www.aaireland.ie/AA/Motoring-advi...rices.aspx

for the sake of argument see attached listing showing fuel prices at 1.50 euros (about $2.00 a quart us) I propose fuel pricing has no bearing on economies folks simply adjust by buying fiats .... I mean a Chrysler or a moped

It just seems silly to me in all places, here in Hawaii to be driving a 8,000 lb empty weight diesel truck 20 miles round trip to go pick up a gallon of milk, just seems wasteful when a golfcart type vehicle, rapid mass transit, or having your sis' pick one up on the way home could do.... Higher fuel pricing encourages this kind of thinking in my opinion.

Its not my style but we really need to celebrate the folks going up and down hwy 130 or 11 on a moped - they "get it" in my opinion.

So will the rest of us when its up to $2.00 a quart. Id just rather see the revenue go to the county and local job creation than the oil companies

[EightFingers]

I'd love to be brave enough to drive a moped (or scooter) in Puna. I just don't think I could stomach 130 - in the rain - with other traffic.....