Comments on: An arm and a leg for gas! http://huddledmasses.org/an-arm-and-a-leg-for-gas/ You can do more than breathe for free... Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:40:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jaykul http://huddledmasses.org/an-arm-and-a-leg-for-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-13675 Jaykul Sat, 03 Sep 2005 22:28:46 +0000 http://www.huddledmasses.org/2005/09/01/an-arm-and-a-leg-for-gas/#comment-13675 Gas has never been cheaper than "water":http://www.mcwa.com/rates.htm ... unless of course, you're talking about water with brand names on it, you know, the kind you buy by the 20oz bottle because you're too good for water that doesn't come up from the ground by itself. Besides: it's one thing for gas to be expensive (as it is in Europe) because the government is taxing it at 300% to pay for public transportation, it's another thing when it gets that high _without_ taxes... Gas has never been cheaper than water … unless of course, you’re talking about water with brand names on it, you know, the kind you buy by the 20oz bottle because you’re too good for water that doesn’t come up from the ground by itself.

Besides: it’s one thing for gas to be expensive (as it is in Europe) because the government is taxing it at 300% to pay for public transportation, it’s another thing when it gets that high without taxes…

]]> By: Bruno D. http://huddledmasses.org/an-arm-and-a-leg-for-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-13669 Bruno D. Sat, 03 Sep 2005 19:17:56 +0000 http://www.huddledmasses.org/2005/09/01/an-arm-and-a-leg-for-gas/#comment-13669 I think what was ridiculous is for gas prices to have remained so low in the first place. We as a society have not yet understood the true cost of our energy hungry lifestyle, and too often taken it for granted. Take this for example, gas is still cheaper than water, right? Does that seem to make sence? Anyhow, it hurts my wallet too. The best hedge you can have is investing in oil / gas refining companies, which is what I'm doing. It's much less painful to see gas going up since my portfolio goes up along with it :) I think what was ridiculous is for gas prices to have remained so low in the first place. We as a society have not yet understood the true cost of our energy hungry lifestyle, and too often taken it for granted. Take this for example, gas is still cheaper than water, right? Does that seem to make sence?

Anyhow, it hurts my wallet too. The best hedge you can have is investing in oil / gas refining companies, which is what I’m doing. It’s much less painful to see gas going up since my portfolio goes up along with it :)

]]> By: Rob http://huddledmasses.org/an-arm-and-a-leg-for-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-13581 Rob Thu, 01 Sep 2005 16:07:57 +0000 http://www.huddledmasses.org/2005/09/01/an-arm-and-a-leg-for-gas/#comment-13581 The gas prices down here in Baton Rouge were scary before Katrina hit. You wouldn't have known Louisiana was an oil state by the gas prices down here. Now combine the effects of Katrina and the fact that Louisiana has several major pipelines through it, and I could easily see the price for the cheap stuff becoming one's first born. The gas prices down here in Baton Rouge were scary before Katrina hit. You wouldn’t have known Louisiana was an oil state by the gas prices down here. Now combine the effects of Katrina and the fact that Louisiana has several major pipelines through it, and I could easily see the price for the cheap stuff becoming one’s first born.

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