[mitchntx]

Katrina is gonna cause a $.20 spike in fuel costs .....

[nape]

$3.35/gal for regular in the Chicago 'burbs. Probably $3.45-3.65 depending on which part of the city.

$3.55+/gal for premium makes me damn glad I don't own anything that needs it to run, well, the track car takes it in small amounts so we won't count it :drive:

One thing I noticed while I was going to/from the gym, was the 5 tanker trucks that I noticed in the 14 mile round trip. I think this "shortage" is because everyone is filling up everything they own because "gas is going to go up because of the hurricane". Bullshit, this "shortage" is because the media has everyone worried that they need to buy gas. Don't worry about it, fill up as you need to, and you'll be fine.

Case in point, the husband of one of the ladies I work with went and filled up their 3 vehicles, his boat, and some gas cans yesterday because of what the media is saying. Now that's 100+ gallons of gas that was bought that normally wouldn't have been purchased. How many other times did that same occurance happen? To sum it up, fuck the media. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

[edit] They weren't just any tanker trucks either, they were all fuel trucks. Just to clarify.

This post has been edited by nape: Sep 1 2005, 01:46 AM