Gas Prices ?????

[macojoe]

I have made up my mind!!

After I return this weekend from camping its getting cleaned and YES Waxed!!

Ready for the sale!! :-/

[Franco]

SAY IT AINT SO JOE!!!!! You cant do it MJ, I won't cost you anything to hang onto it. You could not replace it for what you'll get for it. Don't give it away. I'll have to make a paddle out of starboard and pay someone to spank you, maybe the girl on your Icon there.

Dont sell that boat just yet.

Just got off the phone with my bud in Alabama, works at Sanders Trucking (pretty large outfit in 'Bama)

News is from they're news flashes, that fuel prices will go down as the Centenial pipe line was back up today from 30% flow up to 68% capacity. (pipeline that moves avaiation fuel, gasoline, diesel, etc...)
The pipeline runs from Texas all the way up to New York state and supplies most if not all the fuel for the East Coast.

They got electricity and repairs done to the pipeline and predict it will be back to almost 75% by this weekend (100,000,000 gallons a day flows thru this pipeline)

It's noted that fuel costs should subside by next weekend.

When I get the email, I'll post it here for ya guys to read.
Sounds like this weekend might suck for travel/fishin and all that, but relief should come by next week and they're fully expecting to get the pipeline back to 100% capacity soon.

That should buy time to get the refinery and supply process moving again and offloading of crude. Apparently, it's top priority from what's said to get the cost down to avoid 'panick'.

John's got pretty good sources for this info and I trust it... might not burn alot of fuel during this weekend and will keep it to a minimum and see what transpires next weekend.

DONT SELL THAT BOAT JUST YET!!!

what's funny is, new boat sales might take a huge hit. Doesnt look like anyone will be in the "buying" mode on new boats. That right there might of increased the value of the used boat market. With all the talk of people sellin, it will definately be a buyers market. Now's a great time to upgrade to a larger boat.... thing is.. they come with bigger fuel tanks!!!


But who knows... maybe down the road we glass parkin lot the middle east in the name of allah and gas goes down to .30 cent a gallon.... but probably not....

Say NO to Maco... dont sell just yet brother.. looks like a little light in the tunnel may be comin.

[phester]

MJ,given this volital and overinflated oil crisis we're expierencing I think the last thing anybody would do is go buy a boat. You own your boat, it does'nt own you...dont sell!! [You can still put a nice coat of wax on her though]

[bigshrimpin]

MJ - That's NUTz MJ!! You'll get pennies for what your boat is worth (selling at the end of the season, when gas is at record high prices).

Park it and wax it up for next season . . . gas prices should be down by then.

[Skools Out]

Don't sell your boat you'll kick you own @$$ if you do.

well boys our gas went to
$3.99 reg.
$4.09 med
$4.19 high

Diesel $2.89

[reelapeelin]

MJ, all that hard work you and CB put into it recently...and you're gonna stand there and watch 'er go out the driveway for peanuts...hang in there, Pal...don't let a "knee-jerk" reaction bring you regrets later... ;) ;D...

I just thought I would send you guys the information I have on what is happening with the gas situation. The jump in prices was caused by the instability created when the Colonial Pipeline was shut down. Colonial pumps close to 100,000,000 gallons of product per day from Houston to New York fueling the storage tanks at the fuel depots. When the pipeline shut down it put everyone to using onsite storage reserves and created a panic. The line is now being repaired and we should see the market stabilize and correct itself once the panic subsides. We purchase our fuel to keep our trucks going straight from the central Alabama depot and they keep me updated on what is going on. Here is the latest update I recieved today and the news is pretty good.

COLONIAL RESTART SUCCESSFUL, CAPACITY SCHEDULED TO INCREASE

September 1, 2005

Colonial Pipeline has successfully completed restart of Main Lines 1 and 2 and safely resumed partial service around 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2005. Original estimates of 25% to 35% of normal operational capacity for initial return to service have been exceeded, and Colonial is now operating at about 40% capacity.


With the return to service of additional electrical power in Mississippi later today, Colonial anticipates that it will be able to operate at approximately 61% of normal capacity by the end of today (Thursday, 9/1/05.) Both gasoline and distillates are currently being transported and delivered.


"As always, our first concerns are for protection of people and our environment. With this in mind, we continue to work closely with the electric utilities as they re-establish service in Mississippi," stated David Lemmon, President and CEO of Colonial. "The devastation from Hurricane Katrina is tremendous, and I commend the men and women who are working diligently to restore the energy that we need and rely on."


With additional restoration of electrical service as well as connection of distributed generation equipment currently en route to Mississippi, Colonial anticipates that it will be able to achieve approximately 74% of normal operating capacity by Sunday, and 75% to 86% by early or mid-next week.


Colonial Pipeline, headquartered in Alpharetta, Ga., delivers a daily average of 100 million gallons of gasoline, home heating oil, aviation fuel and other refined petroleum products to communities and businesses throughout South and the Eastern United States. Colonial consists of more than 5,500 miles of pipeline, originating at Houston, Texas, and terminating at the New York harbor.

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Here is a map of the Pipeline so you can see what I am talking about. Most people are not aware that this is where most of our fuels come from since they only see Tankers hauling it from Depots to Gas companies and from there company named trucks deliver to the station with the company name that sells product. Once the refinery and the power at the spur that runs to LA. is fixed capacity should be back to 100%.


Later

Tums

[reelapeelin]

WD, that really IS some good news...always knew they'd get those lines(they go right thru Spartanburg) re-started soon as they are losing their a$$e$ while it's down...only time will tell, but wonder if pump prices will go back to where they were B4 the shut-down..."Easy to go up; HARD to go down" syndrome seems to permeate the petroleum industry... ::)...

[Stinky_Hooker]

;D