# The "Oil Prices" thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 10, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739 "2008-03-10T10:44:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/541 "2008-06-17T09:18:33Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Hard to get caught? Pretty much every gas station has cameras now. Even the dim bulbs at the BPD are going to figure out all they need to do is match the timestamp on the camera to the timestamp on the gas purchase to figure out who it was. Lol. “Dim Bulbs”. I guess its less destructive and you can walk in and out without leaving a real mark. I would rather brute force the key less ignition signals. Stealing a $70,000 Mercades would be more profitable than stealing $50 in gas IMO. > [@JayS](#): > > I’m actually a little surprised I haven’t seen anything on the news about someone trying to steal it right from the underground tanks at the gas station. Think about how many aren’t open 24/7. Pull up, pop off the cap that covers the tanks, use a high volume pump to fill a huge tank in the bed of a pickup/van, profit. > > Seems way better than stealing tiny amounts from individual cars, which is happening a lot. I think just the volume of it would be tough since you cant simply put it in your engine and are left to try to sell fuel out of the back of your truck Plus, wouldn’t you notice if you looked over at Delta Sonic at 3 am and saw someone pumping gas into the bed of his trunk from the ground? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/542 "2008-06-17T09:27:36Z")
I am passing on a 5% price increase to customers and one actually has the balls to say, “we are not currently excepting price increases but, you can document your cost increases and we will review them.” WTF?!?!? I feel like saying, “You want documents, has anyone at your fucking company picked up a news paper in the last 2 years?!?” Gas prices? Metals prices? Insurance prices? Etc. Each piece of their equipment uses probably 30000 lbs of metal!!! They have no clue of cost increases?!? :banghead: ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/543 "2008-06-17T09:38:20Z")
I’ve got to try the, “I am not currently accepting price increases” line the next time I go shopping. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/544 "2008-06-17T10:52:34Z")
> [@AWDrifter](#): > > I am passing on a 5% price increase to customers and one actually has the balls to say, “we are not currently excepting price increases but, you can document your cost increases and we will review them.” > WTF?!?!? > I feel like saying, “You want documents, has anyone at your fucking company picked up a news paper in the last 2 years?!?” > Gas prices? Metals prices? Insurance prices? Etc. > Each piece of their equipment uses probably 30000 lbs of metal!!! > They have no clue of cost increases?!? > :banghead: I’m sure you can’t tell me, but I would love to know what company has the pull to try to dictate their suppliers prices. I wonder if it starts with “M” and ends in “oog”… ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/545 "2008-06-17T11:02:39Z")
:biglaugh: Actually no, we do a lot of aerospace work but none from Moog. The customer I am talking about is not even aerospace actually. > [@Fry](#): > > I’m sure you can’t tell me, but I would love to know what company has the pull to try to dictate their suppliers prices. I wonder if it starts with “M” and ends in “oog”… ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/546 "2008-06-17T11:09:58Z")
Makes sense. A 30k pound actuator might be a touch on the porky side… Lets see… 30k pounds. Big enough company to try to dictate prices… :shrug: Annnywaaays… Looks like oil’s been sitting steady around $135 for a while now. Hopefully it’ll sit tight until the bubble starts to deflate. I can handle $4.20/gallon but much more and I might start to worry. Maybe even drive less. Or buy a used SUV for a song, leave it in the garage, then sell it when the bubble bursts and demand goes up. Short selling on used cars is a good idea right? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/547 "2008-06-17T11:12:54Z")
SUV? Drive through OP and you will see all the formerly baller soccer moms with “for sale” signs in their H2s and Navigators.:biglaugh: ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/548 "2008-06-17T11:16:01Z")
I should buy one now and sell it back to the same soccer Mom in the fall when she realizes her \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ sucks in the snow. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyLT1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CrazyLT1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CrazyLT1)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/549 "2008-06-17T11:39:34Z")
Why does everyone say this is a “bubble”. I have not heard one prediction that oil prices will fall… Actually quite the opposite predictions. Like $200/barrel within 18 months ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/550 "2008-06-17T11:43:41Z")
Any time you have speculation driving up the price of something beyond its natural equilibrium point, its a bubble. See: Housing, tech stocks, christmas toys ---
**Author:** ![CrazyLT1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CrazyLT1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CrazyLT1)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/551 "2008-06-17T11:45:59Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > Any time you have speculation driving up the price of something beyond its natural equilibrium point, its a bubble. See: Housing, tech stocks, christmas toys OK. Agreed. But I don’t see this “bubble” bursting anytime soon ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/552 "2008-06-17T11:58:05Z")
It’s official, I heard someone say today, “$9.00/gallon by the end of the year.” This kind of talk WILL drive the price up. Everyone should STFU and just try using less. Hype = high prices This economy will be shut down long before $9.00/gallon. ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/553 "2008-06-17T12:00:38Z")
> [@AWDrifter](#): > > It’s official, I heard someone say today, “$9.00/gallon by the end of the year.” > This kind of talk WILL drive the price up. > Everyone should STFU and just try using less. > Hype = high prices > > This economy will be shut down long before $9.00/gallon. :bigclap: ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/554 "2008-06-17T12:09:09Z")
> [@CrazyLT1](#): > > OK. Agreed. But I don’t see this “bubble” bursting anytime soon Did you read the link I posted about congress putting regulations in place very soon to limit this speculation? The bubble will pop, and probably soon if they got those bills passed. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyLT1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CrazyLT1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CrazyLT1)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/555 "2008-06-17T12:16:31Z")
Yup I did read that. It was also said that this regulation of speculation could send prices even higher (in the last 2 paragraphs) I’m not trying to be a pessimist, but I’m just saying that there must be some underlying reason why this speculation has been occurring and oil prices have doubled within the past year… ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/556 "2008-06-17T12:19:32Z")
can anyone here say that the gas prices have affected their normal routine? I can’t say i’ve been driving any less. Granted i’m less likely to go on a big road trip for no reason…but… ---
**Author:** ![CrazyLT1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@CrazyLT1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CrazyLT1)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/557 "2008-06-17T12:24:34Z")
It depends what you consider a “normal” routine. For me, it has not affected my going back and forth to work, going to the store, going out, etc. But, it has affected my “fun” stuff. Such as sports cars, boating, etc. when all the sudden a ride in my sports car or boat costs double what it used to… ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/558 "2008-06-17T12:30:38Z")
Has anyone noticed “less” business/sales yet from the high gas prices? (I mean, people that work at bars, resturants, golf courses, amusement parks, movie theaters, malls, strip joints, etc.) People have got to be cutting back somehow. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/559 "2008-06-17T12:39:02Z")
> [@CrazyLT1](#): > > but I’m just saying that there must be some underlying reason why this speculation has been occurring and oil prices have doubled within the past year… It’s been discussed, at length, in this thread. Here’s a good cliff notes of it: [http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showpost.php?p=977739&postcount=502](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showpost.php?p=977739&postcount=502) And really, think about who said ending speculation would cause the prices to rise… THE SPECULATORS. You don’t think their major stake in seeing oil trading continue in it’s almost unregulated form might tint their opinion a bit? ---
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/560 "2008-06-17T12:52:40Z")
> [@sedlmeier101](#): > > can anyone here say that the gas prices have affected their normal routine? Without a doubt it has. Every morning, my wife and I go over who will be driving more that day (usually her), and that person takes the Jetta. We will also be selling her Jeep soon and buy something with similar utility value, but lighter and gets better mileage (A4 1.8 wagon or similar). Right now, our monthly fuel bills hover around $500, if not a bit more. we’d like to get that closer to $300. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739.md?page=27) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739.md?page=29)