> -----Original Message----- > From: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 2:13 PM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: Re: Gas Prices > > > At 01:54 PM 3/7/2004 -0800 Damon Agretto wrote: > >You also have to consider the cost-of-living factor. I > >know, FREX, that its overall cheaper to live in PA > >than in NJ. Gas sellers will only try to sell gas at > >the highest price they think the market will bear. > > It is also important to realize the full economics of gas. > When you fill > up your tank with gas, you aren't only paying for the > extraction, refining, and transportation of the gasoline, > plus some amount of taxes, but you are also contributing > towards the lease of the land the gas station is on, the > property taxes of the gas station, and the salaries of the > employees.
We have the additional cost for environmental training of gas pumpers (not ANYONE can pump gas in Oregon). Civilians are not alllowed to pump gas. It requires state certification. It is against the law to pump your own gas, or to even handle the pumps. Pump your own gas?... GO TO JAIL! It's the LAW!!! Is this the same in NJ? It translates to about an extra 10 cents per gallon. We are paying about 1.80-1.90 pg " I drive a little car I like to call "Pokey"... but it was not built for getting good gas mileage. I average 21 MPG, with an average speed of 25 MPH using 91 octane gas (Premium). I can get better gas mileage if I modify the supercharger and override the computer programming.. but who cares... I'm not spending 100 bucks a week on gas like some commuters who drive Evil SUV's. Poor suckers paying 3 bucks a gallon this summer... I'll be laughing AT them! Nerd From Hell In > New Jersey in particular, all gas stations are required to be > full-serve by State Law, which is partly why the State keep > the gas taxes lower. Likewise, the land-costs of the gas > station will be much higher in an inner city than in an > outer-suburb. > > Most gasoline is sold as a loss-leader by the gas station. This is > particularly true in States like Pennsylvania and New Jersey > where discount-marketers like WaWa, Wal-Mart, and Sheetz have > helped drive down the price. > > JDG > _______________________________________________________ > John D. Giorgis - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "The liberty we prize is not America's gift to > the world, > it is God's gift to humanity." - George W. > Bush 1/29/03 _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
