Brenda Ann wrote:

There are laws (federal and state) against price gouging. These laws were
used to prosecute some vendors in the short term after the 9/11 attacks,
when some stations were selling gasoline for $5 a gallon. They were also
used (and well I remember) during the Arab Oil Embargo in the 70's when gas
stations everywhere raised prices from 30 cents a gallon to in some cases
over $1 a gallon (our stations in Oregon averaged around 79 cents/gallon).
At that time, offenders were made to give out several millions of gallons of
free gasoline (if you weren't around back then, you would never believe the
lines... we could only buy gasoline on alternate days, and the lines were
often 3 to 4 blocks long waiting to get in (and the gas was being rationed,
as we later found, not by the govt., but by the oil companies.. those lines
were nothing compared to the days when the feds required the oil companies
to give away the free gasoline... )

Brenda we are all aware that the Govt. work so slow it takes years to
get in gear.

You get two politicians together and all you get is "my side or their
side stuff". They like to play politics and what is best for them, not
us.

We need to lubricate Congress, and the only way I know how to do just
that is vote the old heads out and bring in new blood. I am a believer
that "TWO" terms are enough for ANY politician. The majority of
politicians in the U.S. Congress are out of work lawyers who could not
make in and ran for a political office. The voters just keep voting with
blinders on.

We American tax payers know how to get the attention of the oil
companies.

Now back to shortwave.

nobody wrote:

In article ,
"Brenda Ann" wrote:

"nobody" wrote in message
...
In article , wrote:

Attention to "nobody": Success as you call it is not against the law,
but "financial intercourse" is.


Care to cite that law?


There are laws (federal and state) against price gouging. These laws were
used to prosecute some vendors in the short term after the 9/11 attacks,
when some stations were selling gasoline for $5 a gallon. They were also
used (and well I remember) during the Arab Oil Embargo in the 70's when gas
stations everywhere raised prices from 30 cents a gallon to in some cases
over $1 a gallon (our stations in Oregon averaged around 79 cents/gallon).
At that time, offenders were made to give out several millions of gallons of
free gasoline (if you weren't around back then, you would never believe the
lines... we could only buy gasoline on alternate days, and the lines were
often 3 to 4 blocks long waiting to get in (and the gas was being rationed,
as we later found, not by the govt., but by the oil companies.. those lines
were nothing compared to the days when the feds required the oil companies
to give away the free gasoline... )

Yeah, but how does that apply to Exxon-Mobil today. As other posters
have admitted, Exxon-Mobil prices are quite competitive.

That depends on where you are in the country.

nobody wrote:

In article ,
"Brenda Ann" wrote:

"nobody" wrote in message
...
In article , wrote:

Attention to "nobody": Success as you call it is not against the law,
but "financial intercourse" is.


Care to cite that law?


There are laws (federal and state) against price gouging. These laws were
used to prosecute some vendors in the short term after the 9/11 attacks,
when some stations were selling gasoline for $5 a gallon. They were also
used (and well I remember) during the Arab Oil Embargo in the 70's when gas
stations everywhere raised prices from 30 cents a gallon to in some cases
over $1 a gallon (our stations in Oregon averaged around 79 cents/gallon).
At that time, offenders were made to give out several millions of gallons of
free gasoline (if you weren't around back then, you would never believe the
lines... we could only buy gasoline on alternate days, and the lines were
often 3 to 4 blocks long waiting to get in (and the gas was being rationed,
as we later found, not by the govt., but by the oil companies.. those lines
were nothing compared to the days when the feds required the oil companies
to give away the free gasoline... )

Yeah, but how does that apply to Exxon-Mobil today. As other posters
have admitted, Exxon-Mobil prices are quite competitive.

That depends on where you are in the country.

Regular (87 octane) gasoline in PA is running 1.65, in WV it's 1.70, in
VA it's 150, in SC it's 1.45.

I recently drove through those states and bought gasoline.

In article , wrote:

nobody wrote:

In article ,
"Brenda Ann" wrote:

"nobody" wrote in message
...
In article , wrote:

Attention to "nobody": Success as you call it is not against the law,
but "financial intercourse" is.


Care to cite that law?


There are laws (federal and state) against price gouging. These laws were
used to prosecute some vendors in the short term after the 9/11 attacks,
when some stations were selling gasoline for $5 a gallon. They were also
used (and well I remember) during the Arab Oil Embargo in the 70's when
gas
stations everywhere raised prices from 30 cents a gallon to in some cases
over $1 a gallon (our stations in Oregon averaged around 79
cents/gallon).
At that time, offenders were made to give out several millions of gallons
of
free gasoline (if you weren't around back then, you would never believe
the
lines... we could only buy gasoline on alternate days, and the lines were
often 3 to 4 blocks long waiting to get in (and the gas was being
rationed,
as we later found, not by the govt., but by the oil companies.. those
lines
were nothing compared to the days when the feds required the oil
companies
to give away the free gasoline... )

Yeah, but how does that apply to Exxon-Mobil today. As other posters
have admitted, Exxon-Mobil prices are quite competitive.

That depends on where you are in the country.

Nonsense.

In article , wrote:

nobody wrote:

In article ,
"Brenda Ann" wrote:

"nobody" wrote in message
...
In article , wrote:

Attention to "nobody": Success as you call it is not against the law,
but "financial intercourse" is.


Care to cite that law?


There are laws (federal and state) against price gouging. These laws were
used to prosecute some vendors in the short term after the 9/11 attacks,
when some stations were selling gasoline for $5 a gallon. They were also
used (and well I remember) during the Arab Oil Embargo in the 70's when
gas
stations everywhere raised prices from 30 cents a gallon to in some cases
over $1 a gallon (our stations in Oregon averaged around 79
cents/gallon).
At that time, offenders were made to give out several millions of gallons
of
free gasoline (if you weren't around back then, you would never believe
the
lines... we could only buy gasoline on alternate days, and the lines were
often 3 to 4 blocks long waiting to get in (and the gas was being
rationed,
as we later found, not by the govt., but by the oil companies.. those
lines
were nothing compared to the days when the feds required the oil
companies
to give away the free gasoline... )

Yeah, but how does that apply to Exxon-Mobil today. As other posters
have admitted, Exxon-Mobil prices are quite competitive.

That depends on where you are in the country.

Regular (87 octane) gasoline in PA is running 1.65, in WV it's 1.70, in
VA it's 150, in SC it's 1.45.

I recently drove through those states and bought gasoline.


Don't suppose it might have anything to do with state taxes on gasoline,
do you? Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeesh, what a maroon!

nobody wrote:

In article , wrote:

nobody wrote:

In article ,
"Brenda Ann" wrote:

"nobody" wrote in message
...
In article , wrote:

Attention to "nobody": Success as you call it is not against the law,
but "financial intercourse" is.


Care to cite that law?


There are laws (federal and state) against price gouging. These laws were
used to prosecute some vendors in the short term after the 9/11 attacks,
when some stations were selling gasoline for $5 a gallon. They were also
used (and well I remember) during the Arab Oil Embargo in the 70's when
gas
stations everywhere raised prices from 30 cents a gallon to in some cases
over $1 a gallon (our stations in Oregon averaged around 79
cents/gallon).
At that time, offenders were made to give out several millions of gallons
of
free gasoline (if you weren't around back then, you would never believe
the
lines... we could only buy gasoline on alternate days, and the lines were
often 3 to 4 blocks long waiting to get in (and the gas was being
rationed,
as we later found, not by the govt., but by the oil companies.. those
lines
were nothing compared to the days when the feds required the oil
companies
to give away the free gasoline... )

Yeah, but how does that apply to Exxon-Mobil today. As other posters
have admitted, Exxon-Mobil prices are quite competitive.

That depends on where you are in the country.

Nonsense.

The Mobil gas stations in my area always have the highest prices
compared to their competition in the same area.


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"longwave" wrote in message
...
The Mobil gas stations in my area always have the highest prices
compared to their competition in the same area.



Then don't go there. Now see how easy that was?

CW wrote:

"longwave" wrote in message
...
The Mobil gas stations in my area always have the highest prices
compared to their competition in the same area.

Then don't go there. Now see how easy that was?

CW, one only has to examine the drop out figures from our public schools
to see that that is not so easy for some folks to figure out.

CW wrote:

"longwave" wrote in message
...
The Mobil gas stations in my area always have the highest prices
compared to their competition in the same area.

Then don't go there. Now see how easy that was?

Well of course I don't go there! I offered my comment as evidence, at
least in my area, that Mobil may be charging more than the fair market
price. I wasn't exaggerating when I said they ALWAYS have the highest
prices in the area. One of the employees at that Mobil station is the
son of the owner. He says Mobil is known for being one of the greediest
oil companies.


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I don't know of a business that won't charge as much as they can get.
They're greedier so they charge more doesn't get you anywhere when people
just go down the street to the next station. It doesn't matter who's buying.
If they're getting screwed, go somewhere else.


"longwave" wrote in message
...
CW wrote:

"longwave" wrote in message
...
The Mobil gas stations in my area always have the highest prices
compared to their competition in the same area.

Then don't go there. Now see how easy that was?

Well of course I don't go there! I offered my comment as evidence, at
least in my area, that Mobil may be charging more than the fair market
price. I wasn't exaggerating when I said they ALWAYS have the highest
prices in the area. One of the employees at that Mobil station is the
son of the owner. He says Mobil is known for being one of the greediest
oil companies.


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