"Costco is working on a plan to alert its members as gasoline runs out at the companys stores so customers dont have to guess where to go, Cole said. The company will sell whatever premium gasoline it has stored for regular gasoline prices wherever supplies run out, he said.
Costco is a membership warehouse club with a relationship based on trust, he said. Were not delivering what the members asked us to deliver, and thats not acceptable to us. So were doing whatever we can to fix it.
This gas thing is proving to be very unpredictable. It's been holding
steady at $4.00 @ gal for last couple weeks. Was up to $4.05 on
10/4. This situation in CA...they better figger it out quick or its
"really going to get ugly".
California Gas Stations Shut as Oil Refiners Ration Supplies
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-03/california-gas-stations-begin-to-shut-on-record-high-spot-prices.html
California Struggles With High Gas Prices
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/06/business/energy-environment/high-gas-prices-in-california-have-drivers-scrambling.html?_r=1
This is a very informative article.
Gas prices set a record in California
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-gas-price-record-20121006,0,3160717.story
Gouging us because they can. No change except for the rising numbers.
The lights would go out a lot. From factors totally out of Snippy's control, of course.
(Snippy won't be able to explain the grapht going to Phreddie the Electrician, though.