At the rate of the increase fuel prices something gotta give sooner or later. Heard that OPEC will not increase production and does not feel sorry for the state of our economy.
A friend of ours lives in Fort McMurray, Alberta where the oil sands (used to be called the Tar Sands) are being developed. There is a huge amount of oil to be pulled from the sand which is great as with this developed it could cut NA's dependency on the OPEC countries significantly, the downside is the fact that this extraction also comes at great cost to the environment and is one of Canada's major contributors to global warming.
Anyway, here's a few facts he sent. Bear in mind that this is a relatively small Northern Alberta community with the sole purpose of extracting the black gold.
-Highest volume gas sales for any Esso station in Canada -Highest volume gas sales for any Shell station in Canada -Highest gross sales in Canada: Canadian Tire Super store (grocery) The Brick (furniture) Staples Tim Hortons (coffee/donuts/sandwiches) Labor (shop) rates: Tire shop $140.00/hr Ford dealer $180.00/hr Ford dealer sold the most F150 trucks in Canada 2 years running. Service department runs 24/7 all year. Oil change: QuickLub $90.00 Ford dealer oil change $190.00 1 bedroom apartment unfurnished $2100.00/month
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Holy Smokes! I saw Diesel for 3.82 today north of Houston! If diesel goes over 4 bucks a gallon it really makes you wonder the economics of a diesel pickup, that is if you are only getting a 3-4mpg improvement over gas.
Whew, looks like I better start saving for summer break.
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Holy Smokes! I saw Diesel for 3.82 today north of Houston! If diesel goes over 4 bucks a gallon it really makes you wonder the economics of a diesel pickup, that is if you are only getting a 3-4mpg improvement over gas.
Whew, looks like I better start saving for summer break.
No kidding! With diesel rising in price as it is, the hurt is going to be felt even more accutely in almost everything else we use/consume. And it will hurt, affecting not only consumerism but the resulting employment issues as business fail because they can't compete. I pity whoever becomes president as they will bear the brunt of fixing the mess this created.
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No kidding! With diesel rising in price as it is, the hurt is going to be felt even more accutely in almost everything else we use/consume. And it will hurt, affecting not only consumerism but the resulting employment issues as business fail because they can't compete. I pity whoever becomes president as they will bear the brunt of fixing the mess this created.
I heard this morning on CNBC, that China is driving the diesel prices even higher. They are comsuming quite a bit more than they use too. Gas was 3.12 on monday, diesel was 3.65.
A friend of ours lives in Fort McMurray, Alberta where the oil sands (used to be called the Tar Sands) are being developed. There is a huge amount of oil to be pulled from the sand which is great as with this developed it could cut NA's dependency on the OPEC countries significantly, the downside is the fact that this extraction also comes at great cost to the environment and is one of Canada's major contributors to global warming.
Anyway, here's a few facts he sent. Bear in mind that this is a relatively small Northern Alberta community with the sole purpose of extracting the black gold.
-Highest volume gas sales for any Esso station in Canada -Highest volume gas sales for any Shell station in Canada -Highest gross sales in Canada: Canadian Tire Super store (grocery) The Brick (furniture) Staples Tim Hortons (coffee/donuts/sandwiches) Labor (shop) rates: Tire shop $140.00/hr Ford dealer $180.00/hr Ford dealer sold the most F150 trucks in Canada 2 years running. Service department runs 24/7 all year. Oil change: QuickLub $90.00 Ford dealer oil change $190.00 1 bedroom apartment unfurnished $2100.00/month
So that's why I hear people calling it "Fort McMoney"!
The Exxon truck stop mentioned in my post above raised their prices again today. Diesel cash $3.85, diesel credit is 3.99 and unleaded is 3.19. Unless something stops this mess there is going to be a lot of diesel vehicles parked in the driveway.
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Saw diesel at $3.94 today... ouch!!
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