Holy Crapoly!!

[loopmd]

Here's an interesting read on what's really happening now...according to this Katrina has done nothing but accelerate the inevitable. Pretty scary stuff.

Reminds me of all the crap circulating around in the 70's. Bunch of bs. It's just greed that is driving the prices up at the pump. I didn't mean for this thread to get so political, it just pi$$e$ me off to no end when these f&c*#rs (gas stations) raise the prices so high and they are all so organized.


now, let's relax and have a homebrew!!

 

[andre the giant]

Well, I'm in the envyable position of having a father in law that owns a fuel company. He delivers fuel to farm and business customers. He buys truckloads of fuel from a local pipeline/terminal at wholesale prices, marks it up, and sells it. (and we get to fuel up for free!)

On Tuesday, people in the region began hoarding gasoline. I saw some guy in a Toyota Sienna with 10 2.5 gallon gas cans strapped to his roof that evening (God only knows how much gas he had INSIDE the van). That same evening, my father-in-law got a fax from his supplier that said that the terminal hadn't recieved a shipment of unleaded in a couple days, demand was spiking, and their supply was dwindling. They said they would now only sell half truckloads, and it would cost $4.00/gallon until they get another shipment.

He had several thousand gallons of unleaded he had purchased at $2.20-$2.50 and customers calling like crazy. He rationed the "cheap gas" out to his customers, at the lower price, then when he ran out, he had to buy a half tanker load of $4 gasoline. Naturally, the price to his customers shot up accordingly. Everyone is pissed off. Everyone thinks he's gouging. What the hell is he supposed to do? Does he buy at $4 and sell at $2.50. I can tell you, he could do that for a couple days before he goes broke... no, strike that... before he goes into heavy debt.

I think this problem is partially because of the hurricane, partially because fuel isn't getting transported where it needs to go, and partially because people are panicing.

Like I said, I get my gas for free. I'm incredibly lucky. In spite of that, we've taken measures to save gasoline. Until further notice, I drive the SUV, or ride my bike to work, and my wife takes the sports car, (which gets 10 mpg better than the SUV) to her job, which is 20 miles away.

We all need to chip in, car pool, conserve gasoline, and hope that the oil fields, refineries and transportation system get restored soon in the New Orleans region. But first, lives need to be saved, people need to be helped, and perhaps most importantly, people need to be inspired.

 

[andre the giant]

I am, however, brewing my Hefeweizen tonight. Energy prices and conservation be damned! I just wish I could donate some homebrew to the rescue workers in LA, MS and AL.

 

[Shmohel]

I am, however, brewing my Hefeweizen tonight. Energy prices and conservation be damned! I just wish I could donate some homebrew to the rescue workers in LA, MS and AL.

Ahh, back to the discussion.

Speaking of brewing and Katrina - I read a post on BA about a brewpub owner who weathered the storm in his pub, and is serving free beer and allowing his place to be used as a shelter.

 

[Clay]

By any chase do you have any daughters my son can date. He is still a little young, 20 months, but maybe we can work something out. J/K

Well, I'm in the envyable position of having a father in law that owns a fuel company. He delivers fuel to farm and business customers. He buys truckloads of fuel from a local pipeline/terminal at wholesale prices, marks it up, and sells it. (and we get to fuel up for free!)

 

[sudsmonkey]

All this crap has me thinking. Can we be that far from the end of society as we know it? Glad I have horses, I don't like walking more than a couple of miles. Everything here is going up. Lady at the local convenience store told me that cigarettes went up 40 cents a pack yesterday. Glad I can brew my own beer. The powers that be won't get me that way. I agree with Clay on the point that if the govt. feared us instead of big industry, things would get better for the little man. I'm not advocating revolution, though I love the Beatles song. Problem is, we're all in the same boat, but we can't all stick together. We're divided by so many lines that we can't agree on much. You're a republican, I'm Free- Will Primative Hindu, he's black and you're asian and what the Hell is El P. , anyway? The one thing we agree on is beer, but only to the point that we all enjoy making and drinking it. Styles differ. I guess we can just suck it up and have a beer.

Sorry Guys, that turned into a rant. Drinking tonight. My apologies.

Viva El Monkey !