Onwards and Upwards for Fuel $$$$$$

[Coloradobus]

OK. here's an ouch. Tonight on our local news, they said Aspen,Colorado has hit the $4.00/gallon mark for regular unleaded.. By the end of the summer they(Aspen city officials) are conceding that gas will be $6.00/gallon. Diesel here in Denver is costing around $3.05-3.15/gallon. Thank goodness we have a diesel car, 30mpg city, 40 hwy.

[Ray Davis]

Has there been any explanation for the sudden rise in fuel prices, other than oil companies making windfall profits?

[Coloradobus]

Ray,
Other than the usual excuses: fire at a Texas refinery (Valero), other suppliers down for broken equipment, routine maintenance, added cost for boutique fuels, increased consumption. It makes local news, even the Weather Channel, but no one is asking why. A comparison is made that motorists in London UK are paying eqivalent to $10.00/gallon. We aren't Europe or Japan. I see a barrel of oil as of this morning is at $65/barrel. But the meteoric rise in price we have in Colorado, almost a dollar in a month, sure puts a bite in the wallet. Wish we could raise our prices that quickly for our business.
Maybe Marathon will offer a "wind turbine" or "sail" option we can retrofit onto the "H".

[dalej]

Ray, I had heard from a very reliable source that the cost of putting out well fires has gone up so much that they have to pass the costs on to us.

[Coloradobus]

Hi Dale,

Guess JDUB wil be in the market for one the new 3 slide Marathon H"'s.....2 million plus I hear to buy one.

[dalej]

I even heard that he will be sailing right passed the two bus boys.

[Jerry Winchester]

Yep, about one more row and I can go pick that new XL2 up. Crap, I may just buy two coaches and keep the one I have since owning two coaches is the "in" thing three would be better, eh Mike / Bob / Harry?

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[garyde]

It's amazing after all these years, we still here the same old excuses for rising prices and yet we all keep buying the stuff!

[win42]

JDUB you better start using those food stamps. I understand they are dated and will not be usable beyond their date.
Lew and I have a real problem with fuel prices. When we were kids we put five (5) gallons of gas in our Model A Fords for one dollar (1.$) Wha'd you young whipper snappers do?

[merle&louise]

The price of gasoline is rising, but has anyone noticed; diesel is finally lower than regular unleaded gasoline. It only took 4 years!

From my observations diesel fuel is about .20/gallon less than regular gas.

Since we all know that boycotts are not effective, does anyone have any ideas how to lower the price of fuel? Maybe Jeff Bayley could enlighten us on the advancement of his French Fry used cooking oil innovation!

How about it Jeff - how is it coming along?