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It always seems strange to me that the same people that complain about the price of fuel at the pump will then go inside the "Shop an' Rob"' and buy bottled water and cigaretttes ;)

JoeSpareBedroom wrote: >>> F.H. wrote: >>>> Jeff wrote: >>>>> T>>>>>>>> Gee, Uncle Sam does set the price of oil. >>>>>>> Uncle Sam allowed the merger of oil companies into >>>>>>> a few giants destroying competition. Are you like >>>>>>> 20 years old and oblivious to this history? >>>>>>> >>>>>> Obviously you are 20..... >>>>>> The reason prices of oil are so high is because of SPECULATION... >>>>>> Oil is TRADED since the 70's.....Since then the prices go with the >>>>>> MARKET, >>>>>> just like a stock... >>>>> Well that, the fact that it costs more to get the oil out of the >>>>> ground because they have to drill deeper, inject steam or do other >>>>> things to get the oil out of the ground, and the demand has gone way >>>>> up, especially in countries like India and China. >>>>> >>>>> It is called the law of supply and demand. >>>>> >>>>> jeff >>>> Still singing that song eh? What a crock. In the hullabaloo about free >>>> market mortgage fiasco this *almost* slips by unnoticed: >>>> >>>> High fuel prices are puzzling >>>> The wholesale cost is down, but the retail average remains above $3. It >>>> may go up soon. >>>> >>>> Los Angeles Times >>>> January 22, 2008 >>>> >>>> The middlemen who buy and sell fuel on the wholesale market have seen >>>> Los Angeles gasoline prices plunge more than 50 cents in the last two >>>> weeks. >>>> >>>> Too bad drivers aren't seeing the full benefit at the pump. >>>> >>>> On Friday, the most recent trading day, the wholesale gasoline price in >>>> Los Angeles hovered around $2.17 a gallon -- a figure roughly equal to >>>> a retail price of $2.77 a gallon after taxes and other costs were >>>> included. >>>> >>>>
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>> >>> I don't know if you noticed, but the price of crude oil and the price of >>> gasoline in a particular market are two different things. >>> >>> Jeff >> >> >> True, but sometimes, their prices move almost in unison, including >> downward. If the price of gasoline goes down shortly after the price of >> crude, that pretty much eliminates any excuses like "not enough refining >> capacity" when prices go up. > > My observation is that prices rise real fast when oil goes up, but doesn't > fall as fast when the oil goes down. > > There is no excuse or need for one. The oil companies are making money by > selling a commodity product at a good profit. It's the American way. If > you could sell gas at $3.05 or $2.77, which would you do? The oil > companies have no apologies for selling gas at the market rate. Go > ExxonMobil. > > Jeff
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Mike hunt
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And the water is of no better quality than what you can get out of the faucet if you filter it.

Jeff

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Jeff

If you want to see true highway robbery, by a bottled drink at a sporting event. I paid $4 for a 20 ounce Pepsi last night (that's $25.60 per gallon for colored sugar water). They have tight security at the entrance to the arena. Supposedly it is to keep dangerous items from being brought into the arena However, I think the real reason is to make sure people don't bring in their own beverages. If they find a bottle drink on you, they make you leave it at the door.

Ed

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C. E. White

Just like movie theaters. My long held desire is to smuggle pop corn and a Dr. Pepper into the movie.

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Jim Higgins

To me, it's the movie theater's property. They can determine whether or not you are able to bring in outside food. Why not bring your own booze or beer to a restaurant because the stuff they sell is too expensive?

The last time I was a theater, the kid I mentor had the taco chips and cheese stuff. Just after the movie ended, and the credits started rolling, I heard the words, "I am going to throw up." He stood (we were at the bottom of the upper section, right behind the exit walkway). He tossed what was left of the chips and cheese in his stomach. I warned the other people that they may not wish to walk or ride in front of where he was (there two wheel chair users there). Nothing got on him, nothing landed on anyone else (especially me). There was only a small puddle. I told the theater staff that some threw up and where.

No more taco chips for him.

Anyway, when I go to the movies I never get the popcorn, because it is too expensive and has too much fat. I figure I can go an hour or two without a drink. Besides, when you drink a large soda, you can only rent it, not really buy it. And returning the excess fluid, unless you do it like my mentor, means seeking a bathroom, not always the easiest thing to do in New York City. I usually bring a $0.50 24-oz soda with me, and drink it on the trains home and some snack food (but I don't consume it in the theater).

I figure, they don't want me to eat outside food and drink outside drink, fine, I don't have to. But, at the same time, there is no compelling reason to eat and drink their overpriced unhealthy stuff.

Jeff

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Jeff

I've regularly smuggled candy, burgers, and, during the heavy coat season, even pizzas into theatres.

That's allowed in some restaurants, and many now charge an uncorking fee for that.

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beerspill

I figure if it were *my* theater, I would not want people eating their food in *my* theater, with exceptions like baby food and small snacks for diabetics who may go hypoglycemic, of course.

Golden Rule: Treat others as you would want to be treated.

It's their theater. Their rules.

If I don't like it, I can wait two months until the DVD comes out. Or bring along my own drinks and snacks and eat them after I leave the theater. That's what I do.

I rest my case.

Jeff

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Jeff

I agree, but I wish they'd follow the same guidelines. Last visit to the Regal theatre - medium drink and medium popcorn: $11.00. Just the food. That's insulting.

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JoeSpareBedroom

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