It really ticks me off that all the suppliers have to do is artificially restrict the supply and make prices skyrocket. The demand for Gas when prices increase is barely reduced. It is not as if any stations are saying, 'sorry, no gas available'.
In my View this is simple manipulation by big Oil and their captive consumer has no choice, but to not drive, and for most, that is not an option.
I have not driven in several days, but last I did, the cheapest i saw was 4.24$ for 87 octane and the station across the street was 4.74$
And Oh yeah, don't forget about the 9/10 of a cent too.
I wish I filled up before the prices jumped 40 cents overnight one day last week. As if the stations tanks dried out that night and a new tanker with with more expensive artificially restricted supply filled the storage tanks in the wee hours and somehow justifies the price increase.
I am also sick of hearing that stations make so little money on the gas they sell and that all the profit comes from the convenience store attached to the station. I don't believe it, as it is impossible to believe when overnight a station raises prices by 5% because some Arab had diarrhea.
These refinery fires are also highly suspicious in my opinion.