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10/23/04 | Roper2

Posted on 10/23/2004 6:32:11 PM PDT by Roper2

I'm new to FR and from what I've been reading so far, there are quite a few resourceful individuals that spend a lot of time here and seem to be pretty well informed. I'm from Iowa (hick from the sticks, yes) and my business is centered entirely around agriculture. My big question is, can anyone give me a legitimate reason why the diesel prices have shot through the roof over the past month? It's a bi-product of gasoline, therefore should be cheaper than gas, right? Nobody has been able to give me any reasons and ladies and gentlemen this is not going to be hurting just me in the months ahead, guess where all your food comes from? Can someone help me out here? We're now at $2.25 a gallon. By the way, sorry for Iowa's choice in 2000, I think the majority is now seeing the light.


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1 posted on 10/23/2004 6:32:11 PM PDT by Roper2
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Isn't it a refined product? The left has fought the building of new refineries, so maybe the ones that exist are working so much on refining oil that diesel is less available than usual. Just a total guess.


2 posted on 10/23/2004 6:34:13 PM PDT by Blogger (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1249663/posts)
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To: Roper2

NOt another one...


3 posted on 10/23/2004 6:34:56 PM PDT by ShandaLear (Vote Kerry! He knows what you've got and just who to give it to!)
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To: Roper2

Simple: (1) China is hoarding oil (2) China is using a lot more oil, though not as much as it is hoarding (3) Speculators are driving up the price.


4 posted on 10/23/2004 6:35:09 PM PDT by MrChips (ARD)
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To: Roper2
I've heard a couple of things. I've heard that the dozens of mega-projects in china are driving the cost of several commodities through the roof (concrete, lumber, steel), including crude.

I've also heard that the war is making the speculators crazy.

5 posted on 10/23/2004 6:36:11 PM PDT by smonk
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You haven't noticed the price of crude oil? Desiel is made from crude oil.


6 posted on 10/23/2004 6:38:23 PM PDT by Always Right
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Ted Kennedy's SUV is a diesel, RFK Jr's SUV is a diesel, all 800 of ter-A-sah's SUV (which John doesn't own) are diesel, Daschele's Tahoe is a diesel.....it all comes down to demand exceeding supply due to hypocritical Democrats.


7 posted on 10/23/2004 6:39:33 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (KERRY IS A POODLE: #1 He's French, #2 He's A Rich Woman's Pet, #3 He Won't Protect You)
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Welcome to FreeRepublic. The price of Diesel is up because of the price of oil, the shortage of new refining capabilities and huge increases in demand.

What do you think about drilling in ANWR?
8 posted on 10/23/2004 6:40:25 PM PDT by DocRock (Support the tagline tax relief fund. Donations can be made on my homepage.)
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(you forgot about her jets...)
9 posted on 10/23/2004 6:41:26 PM PDT by DocRock (Support the tagline tax relief fund. Donations can be made on my homepage.)
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To: Roper2

Hope you find out, I drive a diesel car ('84 Mercedes-Benz 300D). Give my ex the finger for me the next time you're in Des Moines--LOL


10 posted on 10/23/2004 6:42:01 PM PDT by The Loan Arranger (At least Jane Fonda "apologized".)
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To: DocRock
1. Cars can run on alocohol.

2. Ted Kennedy is America's Strategic Alcohol Reserve.

3. For US energy independence, drill Ted's liver now!

11 posted on 10/23/2004 6:45:09 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (KERRY IS A POODLE: #1 He's French, #2 He's A Rich Woman's Pet, #3 He Won't Protect You)
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To: Roper2

Both diesel and gasoline are made from crude oil. Therefore an increase in the price of crude will affect the price of both gasoline and diesel fuel. Diesel fuel is a more abundant fraction of crude oil and is easier to refine, therefore it is slightly less expensive to produce. Some diesel fuel is actually "cracked" (broken apart) to create the smaller molecules that comprise gasoline.


12 posted on 10/23/2004 6:45:28 PM PDT by reg45
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To: Roper2
Maybe this will help


13 posted on 10/23/2004 6:47:56 PM PDT by jbstrick (This tagline has passed the "Global Test")
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To: DocRock
What do you think about drilling in ANWR?

Jim, he's dead, I don't think he's going to answer you.

14 posted on 10/23/2004 6:50:36 PM PDT by fritzz
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To: Roper2
Hillary's "Vacines For Children" program was the thin edge of her neo-Communist wedge for "Nationalized Health Care". In typical Politburo fashion, "Chairman Hilary", as her "Little Red Book of Hillary's Sayings" clutching followers call her, took control of the vacine market, regulated almost all but the now all but state owned vacine business out of business and in true Communist fashion ruined everything for everybody.

Now that vacines aren't available, our senior citizens are forced to make a choice between vacines and diesel. Since they have no vacines due to Hillary, they are now injecting themselves with diesel, which drives up the price.

If we could just get Conrade, ops, I forgot, first among equals, I mean "Chairman Hillary" (note the black Moa suit) to take over the production, cost and distribution of diesel, maybe we could have vacines for the childrena nd senior citizens, better yet, free diesel for all because you have a right to diesel.

15 posted on 10/23/2004 6:52:30 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (KERRY IS A POODLE: #1 He's French, #2 He's A Rich Woman's Pet, #3 He Won't Protect You)
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Perhaps you should check with any liberal buddies you might have and ask why we can't drill our own oil, thus reducing the price of all things oily. They seem to like the idea of our dependence on foreign oil, makes you wonder why doesn't it?

Welcome to FreeRepublic!
16 posted on 10/23/2004 6:53:07 PM PDT by ladyinred (John Kerry is flipping off America!)
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To: Doctor Raoul

Mispelling: Chairman Hillarey wears a black MAO suit.


17 posted on 10/23/2004 6:54:21 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (KERRY IS A POODLE: #1 He's French, #2 He's A Rich Woman's Pet, #3 He Won't Protect You)
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To: Roper2

I think I read it was something to do with hugh's series.


18 posted on 10/23/2004 6:55:07 PM PDT by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig (You can turn your head away from the Berg video and still hear Al Queda's calls to prayer.)
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To: Roper2

Welcome to FR, Roper!


19 posted on 10/23/2004 6:55:49 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: DocRock

Open it up. If you want to see the wildlife, go to a zoo or watch National Geographic. It's the largest state in the U.S. with least amount of population. I say go for it.


20 posted on 10/23/2004 6:56:37 PM PDT by Roper2 (Just a thought)
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