Originally Posted By mawnck Just a heads up for you if you're planning to come to Southern California ... Our gas prices are going through the roof. As of last night, a gallon of regular in OC will set you back around $4.70 at the cheap stations. That's up from $3.99 a few days ago and $4.49 on Thursday. They're expecting it to keep climbing at this rate for at least a few more days. Some stations (in particular Costcos) are selling out and closing rather than pay the inflated wholesale prices.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub More importantly How will this affect DL attendance. Do you think it will reduce crowds...Kidding... Two refineries are down due to fire but this sounds like potential return to panic situations. I am assuming it is the big news story for Southern California this weekend. I feel the panic and I am in the midwest. Better get gas and fill up tanks today.
Originally Posted By mawnck And it's not like there's actually a limited supply. I suspect shenanigans. Here's an article about the whole fiasco in the LA Times. <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas-prices-20121006,0,2392491.story" target="_blank">http://www.latimes.com/busines...91.story</a> BTW, only Southern California is currently required to sell the "summer blend" gas, which is one of the problems - can't import it from out-of-state. Gas prices elsewhere shouldn't be affected. (Emphasis on "shouldn't".)
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I live in Norcal and they certainly have been affected. Gas prices up over $.50 in the past week. I wouldn't let that keep me from going to Disneyland though. Maybe people who live locally would.
Originally Posted By TP2000 This big price jump is temporary, as it is due to a coincidentally unfortunate clash of various short-term pipeline and refinery problems in California. After spiking a dollor or so in early October, they'll slowly float downward again over the next six weeks. That said, this price spike is a PERFECT EXAMPLE of why we need to get the environmental activists to give up their fight on allowing a new gas refinery (or five) to be built in this state. We need gasoline, whether they like it or not. And after succesfully blocking any new refinery construction in California since 1976 (almost FIFTY YEARS), it's time to build another one (or five). The new ones would be super-clean and super-efficient, and much safter to operate than the old ones we are still currently using from the 1950's and 60's. But admitting that the vast, vast majority of Californians still drive cars seven days a week is something that they just need to come to grips with. We are driving 40 mile per gallon Hondas and Fords now, instead of 15 mile per gallon Plymouths like we were in '76. But we still need gasoline, and we need additional refinery and pipeline capacity.
Originally Posted By mawnck We do not need gasoline. We need more efficient methods to move our population from point A to point B than everybody driving their own dang vehicle. We're all wasting all this fuel to move giant metal things around that don't need to be moved.
Originally Posted By EdisYoda Myself, I think we also need to get the oil speculators out of the picture. Someone in the Middle East sneezes, and oil prices jump. In reality the oil companies don't want new refineries because it will driver their profits down. Of course, they have to say that want them.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "That said, this price spike is a PERFECT EXAMPLE of why we need to get the environmental activists to give up their fight on allowing a new gas refinery (or five) to be built in this state. We need gasoline, whether they like it or not. And after succesfully blocking any new refinery construction in California since 1976 (almost FIFTY YEARS), it's time to build another one (or five). The new ones would be super-clean and super-efficient, and much safter to operate than the old ones we are still currently using from the 1950's and 60's." Your rant just gave this a huge shove towards World Events. Educate yourself. And use a damn calculator if you can't do math in your head. <a href="http://www.afpm.org/facts-at-a-glance.aspx?id=949" target="_blank">http://www.afpm.org/facts-at-a...x?id=949</a> Last one built in California? Wilmington, 1979. <a href="http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=29&t=6" target="_blank">http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/...d=29&t=6</a>
