Gas shortage affecting travel?

**Wojapi4Me** · 08-31-2005, 04:00 PM

Is the gas shortage affecting anyone's travel plans for this Labor Day weekend? I know it is ours. We had planned to hit a pow wow, but with the shortage its not going to happen. Gas is supposed to literally run out here on the rez by midnight, and they aren't expecting any to get in here for another 5-6 days. Not only that, it's almost $4/gallon now and rising steadily.

No problem, got another one on the schedule in three weeks so they should have the gas problem fixed by then.

kiiyaaniiasdzaa · 08-31-2005, 04:46 PM

Gas shortage will increase all over the U.S. due to the Hurricance. There is very little gas storage and since they are shutting down the Golf's oil supply we will have to import oil. Which will cause a rise to our economy on gas prices. Summer is ending so hopefully in a month or 2, gas price will decrease.
This gas per barrel was at $67 and yesterday was raised to $70 a gallon, expect more money out of our pockets!

* Education pays off!! Learned about gas and the affect of its economy. Don't be a fool...go to sku!!

p_town_mami · 08-31-2005, 05:26 PM

Did me too...I was gonna go to Cass Lake MN, 12 hours from here. Not now! It would cost me over $300.00 to get there and back in gas ALONE! So I'm just gonna stay home and start sewing on some outfits and barbeque!!

WhoMe · 08-31-2005, 06:03 PM

I commute to work 30 minutes there and back every day. At last weeks gas prices it cost me $130 (USD) to get to work and do my errands. This week it will be over $160.

There will definitely be a change in lifestyle for me because of the rising gas prices. All the people at work also are changing their travel to accommodate rising gas prices.

bushy_braids · 08-31-2005, 06:14 PM

gas prices are INSANE! thank goodness i filled up yesterday @ $2.72/gallon... (like that's a real steal) ... haha... BUT... on the news today i saw one gas station raising their prices from $2.75 to $3.10! that is INSANE, AND they expected it to rise again by the end of the day... HOLAYYYYYY!

i might just be thumbin' it to the next pw if gas rates remain this high... sheesh!

nativedancer5 · 08-31-2005, 07:25 PM

well my husbands job (newspaper delivery) we were spending about 300.00 a month the last few months and now it will be even worse!!! and that comes out of our pockets ......we fill up about 11 times a month so i have been careful about where/how far i will travel for a powwow

Becca

nativechiqui · 08-31-2005, 07:30 PM

yep, times will be different due to high gas prices. As for me and my family we won't be going to any pow wows until prices go down. Just can't do it.

Okwataga · 08-31-2005, 10:05 PM

Yeah like Singerdad said, made room reservations, and plans to travel Friday, but now with not knowing where there is gas and how much it'll cost just stay at home and do some beadwork, sewing and whatnot. Some of the stations here are limiting how much gas you can buy one place was 15.00 while others were 5 galllons.....

powwow person · 09-01-2005, 12:32 AM

its crazy, just yesterday it was $2.70 and today its $3.19

CHEROSAGE · 09-01-2005, 01:26 AM

We've planned on going to Odawa celebration in Miami OK and saved for this trip. We wont be able to do much else but we are still going. This is some what a family gathering.

Our gas went to $2.839 today, it was $2.49 2 days ago. We have plenty of gas, no shortage signs yet. I really don't BELIEVE there is a shortage. The mega rich fuel Co.s are just using the hurricane as an excuse to raise the prices more. I figure they were going to do it regardless and just found another reason to blame it on.

Hope you all have a good safe weekend.

RedGrassdancer · 09-01-2005, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by CHEROSAGE

We've planned on going to Odawa celebration in Miami OK and saved for this trip. We wont be able to do much else but we are still going. This is some what a family gathering.

Our gas went to $2.839 today, it was $2.49 2 days ago. We have plenty of gas, no shortage signs yet. I really don't BELIEVE there is a shortage. The mega rich fuel Co.s are just using the hurricane as an excuse to raise the prices more. I figure they were going to do it regardless and just found another reason to blame it on.

Hope you all have a good safe weekend.

I agree there's no real shortage of gas, it's just all politics for the government. They just had to blame the hurricane for there reason to hike up the prices again, our prices jumped from $2.75/gal to $2.89/gal at the local trading post. elsewhere around us, they increased to just about $3.00/gal. I feel lucky but for how long?

kiiyaaniiasdzaa · 09-01-2005, 09:20 AM

$2.99/gallon-highest
$2.89- lowest

WhoMe · 09-01-2005, 12:24 PM

It's unfair economics.... (food for thought).

"Speculation ahead of time" that hurricane Katrina would cripple 1/3 of domestic oil production sent gas over $70 a barrel at the NY Stock exchange.

"Reality" of the aftermath of hurricane Katrina sent gas prices to record levels.

How come....

"Speculation ahead of time" that President Bush is going to open our nation's oil reserves and electricity is going to be restored to the oil rigs and refinerys in the gulf region - does not LOWER barrel prices at the NY Stock Exchange?????

How come the NY Stock Exchange dictates how much we pay for our gas?

Who's getting rich each time we put gas in out tanks?

**saukpuppet** · 09-01-2005, 12:28 PM

forgive me if this was already mention...... today in nc, everyone was suppose to not get gas (in form of a protest). a lot of people filled up last night when it was $2.50, this morning it was $3.09. i think a lot of people got confused because they have been lining up like crazy!

08-31-2005, 04:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wojapi4Me Kili! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Tha Rez Posts: 1,518	Gas shortage affecting travel? Is the gas shortage affecting anyone's travel plans for this Labor Day weekend? I know it is ours. We had planned to hit a pow wow, but with the shortage its not going to happen. Gas is supposed to literally run out here on the rez by midnight, and they aren't expecting any to get in here for another 5-6 days. Not only that, it's almost $4/gallon now and rising steadily. No problem, got another one on the schedule in three weeks so they should have the gas problem fixed by then. __________________ If pro is the opposite of con, then wouldn't progress be the opposite of...lol

08-31-2005, 04:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
kiiyaaniiasdzaa Jing-a-ling Shook-shook Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 434	Gas Shortage Gas shortage will increase all over the U.S. due to the Hurricance. There is very little gas storage and since they are shutting down the Golf's oil supply we will have to import oil. Which will cause a rise to our economy on gas prices. Summer is ending so hopefully in a month or 2, gas price will decrease. This gas per barrel was at $67 and yesterday was raised to $70 a gallon, expect more money out of our pockets! * Education pays off!! Learned about gas and the affect of its economy. Don't be a fool...go to sku!!

08-31-2005, 05:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
p_town_mami Pow-wow Goer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: P_town Posts: 668	Did me too...I was gonna go to Cass Lake MN, 12 hours from here. Not now! It would cost me over $300.00 to get there and back in gas ALONE! So I'm just gonna stay home and start sewing on some outfits and barbeque!! __________________ The true meaning of life........ Life is all about a$$; you're either covering it, laughing it off, kicking it, kissing it, busting it, trying to get a piece of it, or behaving like one.

08-31-2005, 06:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
WhoMe PauWau Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Land of 370 Broken Treaties Posts: 5,597	I commute to work 30 minutes there and back every day. At last weeks gas prices it cost me $130 (USD) to get to work and do my errands. This week it will be over $160. There will definitely be a change in lifestyle for me because of the rising gas prices. All the people at work also are changing their travel to accommodate rising gas prices. __________________ "Today, recognizing and respecting the origins of powwow aids in our Cultural Survival. If enough people break the rules because they are not satisfied...."We will have no culture." WhoMe

08-31-2005, 06:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
bushy_braids cool...calm...collected Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: da CROW wide world Posts: 1,176	gas prices are INSANE! thank goodness i filled up yesterday @ $2.72/gallon... (like that's a real steal) ... haha... BUT... on the news today i saw one gas station raising their prices from $2.75 to $3.10! that is INSANE, AND they expected it to rise again by the end of the day... HOLAYYYYYY! i might just be thumbin' it to the next pw if gas rates remain this high... sheesh! __________________ "i don't like to walk fast man - i like to strut!"

08-31-2005, 07:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
nativedancer5 Senior Dancer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: richmond, virginia Posts: 994	well my husbands job (newspaper delivery) we were spending about 300.00 a month the last few months and now it will be even worse!!! and that comes out of our pockets ......we fill up about 11 times a month so i have been careful about where/how far i will travel for a powwow Becca

08-31-2005, 07:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
nativechiqui powwows.com addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California Posts: 954	yep, times will be different due to high gas prices. As for me and my family we won't be going to any pow wows until prices go down. Just can't do it.

08-31-2005, 10:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
Okwataga Senior Dancer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: cherokee Posts: 960	Yeah like Singerdad said, made room reservations, and plans to travel Friday, but now with not knowing where there is gas and how much it'll cost just stay at home and do some beadwork, sewing and whatnot. Some of the stations here are limiting how much gas you can buy one place was 15.00 while others were 5 galllons.....

09-01-2005, 12:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
powwow person Senior Dancer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: native america Posts: 577	its crazy, just yesterday it was $2.70 and today its $3.19

09-01-2005, 01:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
CHEROSAGE Pow Wow Committee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: , mo Posts: 1,351	We've planned on going to Odawa celebration in Miami OK and saved for this trip. We wont be able to do much else but we are still going. This is some what a family gathering. Our gas went to $2.839 today, it was $2.49 2 days ago. We have plenty of gas, no shortage signs yet. I really don't BELIEVE there is a shortage. The mega rich fuel Co.s are just using the hurricane as an excuse to raise the prices more. I figure they were going to do it regardless and just found another reason to blame it on. Hope you all have a good safe weekend. __________________ BOB

09-01-2005, 09:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
kiiyaaniiasdzaa Jing-a-ling Shook-shook Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 434	Current NM Gas Prices as of yesterday's change $2.99/gallon-highest $2.89- lowest

09-01-2005, 12:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
WhoMe PauWau Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Land of 370 Broken Treaties Posts: 5,597	It's unfair economics.... (food for thought). "Speculation ahead of time" that hurricane Katrina would cripple 1/3 of domestic oil production sent gas over $70 a barrel at the NY Stock exchange. "Reality" of the aftermath of hurricane Katrina sent gas prices to record levels. How come.... "Speculation ahead of time" that President Bush is going to open our nation's oil reserves and electricity is going to be restored to the oil rigs and refinerys in the gulf region - does not LOWER barrel prices at the NY Stock Exchange????? How come the NY Stock Exchange dictates how much we pay for our gas? Who's getting rich each time we put gas in out tanks? __________________ "Today, recognizing and respecting the origins of powwow aids in our Cultural Survival. If enough people break the rules because they are not satisfied...."We will have no culture." WhoMe

09-01-2005, 12:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
saukpuppet T.K.O. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: in some military dudes basement Posts: 1,295	forgive me if this was already mention...... today in nc, everyone was suppose to not get gas (in form of a protest). a lot of people filled up last night when it was $2.50, this morning it was $3.09. i think a lot of people got confused because they have been lining up like crazy! __________________ WHEN FACED WITH A CHALLENGE, LOOK FOR A WAY NOT A WAY OUT. Death: The pain passes but the beauty remains.

09-02-2005, 09:20 AM	#15 (permalink)
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