Biggest drop in U.S. oil demand in 26 years

[Kaw1000]

i was one of the "nay-sayeres in the other thread......


but i have to admit, i've been noticing different driving habits. women in suv;s aren't giving them up, but rather driving them much more conservativly. there is less traffic in general. i'm seeing more of those vespa scooters in my area(cherry hill nj). hell, i've even been seeing a few of those teeny weeny smart cars. you know...the ones that fit in the bed of a pickup truck.

 i watch the pumps out in front of my shop. they were pumping about 8,000 to 10,000 gallons a day. they're well under 8,000 gallons a day now. it used to be that the pump guys were running constantly from when i got in at 8am till at least 6pm with very little break time. now it's very slow, with sparodic rushes.




sooo...yep..you were right dude. my apologizies............

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[Kaw1000]

Heres the bad news...I'm in the automotive business...Prices for trucks and SUVS were at all time low at the auto auctions.
You could buy trucks and suvs so cheap at the auctions. It was the largest drop, we in the bizz have ever seen.
 It was so bad that Dodge and Chysler stopped running trucks and SUVS at the auctions because they were losing so much money.

Guess what....they are up $2000 dollars more in just a few weeks ago.  errrrr  supply and demand

[Holden McGroin]

WASHINGTON -- Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is considering legislation that would permit new offshore drilling as part of a broad energy bill, a response to growing anxiety within her party that Republicans are gaining traction with election-year attacks that Democrats aren't doing enough to address high gasoline prices.

One proposal under consideration would let states decide whether to permit new energy exploration off their coasts while possibly maintaining the drilling ban off the Pacific Coast, according to a House leadership aide who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of ongoing negotiations.

Pelosi has long opposed lifting the drilling ban but has come under pressure from members of her own party -- including freshmen in tough reelection campaigns -- to allow a vote on offshore drilling. Adding to that, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama recently said that he would be open to limited offshore drilling if it was part of a broader energy compromise.

A vote is likely to be held next month, after the House returns from its summer recess.

Hmmm  Imagine that.

[lazs2]

she is an empty headed actress with a range of two emotions only...

shrill.. and cowardly.

lazs

[Nilsen]

I saw some figures on tv about record use of public transportation in the US too. Cant remember the figures but it was huge. Im sure someone can find em with google or something.

[indy007]

Hmmm  Imagine that.

She's getting assurances of more alternative energy subsidies out of it.

Ironically it was just uncovered that she's an investor in T Boone's wind farm land grab/subsidy scam.

[Kaw1000]

Pelosi Is a flip flopper just like most democrates....Now that she sees that the majority wants off shore
drilling she will ok it....next she will say she was the pioneer of the idea. God, she is such a two faced witch!

[Mojava]

 McCain is a flip flopper just like most republicans....Now that he sees that the majority wants off shore drilling he will ok it....next he will say he was the pioneer of the idea. God, he is such a two faced witch!

[AKIron]

McCain is a flip flopper just like most republicans....Now that he sees that the majority wants off shore drilling he will ok it....next he will say he was the pioneer of the idea. God, he is such a two faced witch!

Uh, McCain changed his mind when oil prices skyrocketed. You have him confused with Pelosi who only now that she recognizes the threat to her power base is beggining to reconsider.

[Kaw1000]

McCain is a flip flopper just like most republicans....Now that he sees that the majority wants off shore drilling he will ok it....next he will say he was the pioneer of the idea. God, he is such a two faced witch!

omg we have a Pelosi Lover here!! Let the games begin!!!!

[john9001]

<crowd chants>  pee loo see, pee loo see, pee loo see.

[Mojava]

Uh, McCain changed his mind when oil prices skyrocketed

  You mean flip flopped?

 On a side note, did you see where China was worried about a Democrat getting into office.  I think that says a lot about our current administration.

[Kaw1000]

Pelosi is in office....the American people are worried 

[john9001]

obama can't flip flop, he has no position to flip from , obama tells american workers he is against NAFTA and he tells Canada he is in favor of NAFTA.

obama says he will "end the war and bring the troops home", then he says he will move the troops from iraq and send them to afganistan

he is against drilling but wants to raise taxes on the people that do the drilling.

he says he is against racism but goes to a church with a racist preacher man for 20 years

he says his family is "off limits" then parades his family in front of the camera.

[pokecheck]

You have to love it, the demand goes down when the stuff gets exspensive.It almost seems like we were just buying gas because it was cheap.