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Hurricane Katrina

Alberta
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Hurricane Katrina
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This is a big problem that does not just accur in Red Deer but alot of places!!!

Hurricane Katrina caused alot og gas proced to go way up in places that were not afected!!! I think that they should not rasie the gas prices so high!!! They are rediculus!!!!! And the line ups to get gas well you could be there for over an hour cause pricer are going way up soon!!!! If you think this is a problem please right back to me about how this problem will afecct you or othe people!!

thanks, Dance_Canada

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Umm... did you have a question for this Red Deer travel forum?

Alberta
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To: ABtravaller

No, just seeing if anyone has a concern like me

Alberta
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Hi, Dance_Canada

I think Hurricane Katrina is horrible. I really feel bad for the people in New Orleans & Beloxi.

Not meaning to be bossy but you should probley post this on the Off Topic Chatter forum.

Again I think this is so horrible!!

Sincerly, Barkley

Alberta
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oh well barkelythedog it does not matter

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New Orleans is the most important port in the U.S. Everything that travels up and down the Mississippi can't move right now. Dozens of refineries have been knocked out. A pipeline was down until yesterday. Oil and natural gas rigs are out.

I don't know how much of your fuel comes from the U.S., but it probably doesn't matter. There's suddenly a lot less of it than there used to be and no way to move it north, so prices are going up.

If you think gas is high now, wait until you get your heating bill. There are a bunch of natural gas rigs no longer where they're supposed to be around Mobile.

London, Canada
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Have you watched the news lately....anarchy in New Orleans?

Thousands left homeless and without food and water?

Perhaps wondering where we could send cheques to help, would be more a concern right now than our own small miseries over gas prices.

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Yes, the situation in Louisianna is terrible. Dance's point is that the gas companies are using the disaster to increase their own profits. Our prices went up 20% in one day, more than the increase in the cost of crude.

BTW, none of our gas comes from the US, we have more of it here in Alberta.

But as trivial as it seems, if sustained, the entire ecomony could collapse. It will cost me $50/month more to get to work. And that's with a small sedan. No big deal for me, but for someone on a budget, it will mean no more stopping for coffee on the way to work. The coffee shop will have to lay people off because business will be slow. Factories building larger cars are going to have to lay people off. Groceries are also going to increase in price as shipping costs rise. New furniture or computers are going to be off the shopping lists, and people in those industries will be affected.

Even worse, the more gas they sell at these inflated prices, the less likely they are to ever go down. If people are willing to pay the price, as most are as they need to get to work, why would a business lower the price even if their costs lowered? Historically, the price of crude has dropped, but gas prices never have.

Please do not fill up this weekend if you do not absolutely need to.

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