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To: RockinRight

http://www.gasbuddy.com

What folks don't realize is that service stations pay for their gas when they receive it and thus when they have to pay more they naturally raise the prices and leave the prices up until they recover their costs/profits.
Hence there is a lapse before the price at the pump drops.
The prices in CA which has some of the highest in the nation have dropped a dime in a week. But I'm already figuring that the price will be 2.50/gal this summer if not more.

My suggestion: cut your driving, use Gas Buddy to find the cheapest gas and buy oil stocks.
Make a lemonade out of a lemon. Exxon/Mobil stock has risen about FIFTY PERCENT in a year.
No reason why you can't profit from the higher prices too. :-]


8 posted on 04/27/2005 8:58:52 AM PDT by kellynla (U.S.M.C. 1st Battalion,5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Div. Viet Nam 69&70 Semper Fi)
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To: kellynla

Valero; 380 percent growth in its stock value over the past 10 years.


9 posted on 04/27/2005 9:00:15 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: kellynla

cut your driving-can't do that. Traveling sales job. Less driving = less $$

use Gas Buddy to find the cheapest gas-I'll check this out?

buy oil stocks-I plan to do that

Thanks!!


16 posted on 04/27/2005 9:14:19 AM PDT by RockinRight (Conservatism is common sense, liberalism is just senseless.)
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To: kellynla; RetiredArmy; RockinRight
Exxon/Mobil stock has risen about FIFTY PERCENT in a year.

I've been pretty happy with my VLO stock myself.  Over the past year it's more than doubled.

Everyone complains that there aren't enough refineries-- quitcher bitchin and invest in a refinery company.

The looney leftists will tell you to conserve or give money to the Sierra club.  I like investing in refineries better.

25 posted on 04/27/2005 9:55:50 AM PDT by expat_panama
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