Comments on: Gustav Strengthening – Go Fill Up NOW!

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:51:08 +0000

Please people. Panic at the pump again? Doesn’t everyone recall how this jacked up gas prices, created unnecessary shortages at the pump, and spurred consumer gouging?

When are people going to learn to think for themselves?

By: Wrong

Wrong — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:16:53 +0000

Sorry to disappoint you, but gas prices are going down – not up. Oil is trading down $3-4 at this minute. That will eventually mean gas prices will go down – not up.

By: Brian Carr

Brian Carr — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:50:04 +0000

No, but considering the fact the last time this happened gas prices jumped quite a bit, it’s probably a good idea to fill up before things in the fan.

By: douownoilstock

douownoilstock — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:45:43 +0000

Why? Do you own stock in oil companies and want to drive the price up more? Everyone knows the oil companies drool over the idea of any excuse to drive up prices higher, they raise prices on fuel they have based on expected market prices making more $. Its time for government to lock the prices, period. Then your oil stocks won’t be worth more than my house every time the wind blows.

By: Joe Schmoe

Joe Schmoe — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:18:32 +0000

Here ya go… Monitor as you will:

http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/commodities/energyprices.html

By: Cameron

Cameron — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:13:30 +0000

Is it too much to ask to have the main headline spelled correctly..especially if it’s all caps’d and stating the obvious?

By: Mihail

Mihail — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:10:28 +0000

Fill up now? Wow… one gas tank. That’ll save you a whole 10 bucks or so.

By: Brian Carr

Brian Carr — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:10:14 +0000

Not as much as I would have liked.

By: Redhead

Redhead — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:09:56 +0000

Actually modern oil platforms are pretty safe and heavily designed. Do you recall any OMG big oil spills off of them after Katrina? It is in the corporation’s own interest to make sure that the rigs are safe for their people (not cheap to build) and safe for the environment (spills =lost profit &EPA fines)

They are even *good* for the environment since the pilings promote reef formation creating more habitat for the fish.

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:08:03 +0000

Wow… looks like money talks. How much did the gas companies pay you to write this article, Brian?