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winstars

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19. As a Redondo Beach resident, I must exclaim: "Hey, that refinery is actually over in Torrance"...

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 07:21 PM

Oct 2012

Sort of a riff on the 'not in my back yard' I guess. It's close enough though, its a big, spewing real refinery right in the middle of lots of people nearby.

The scum oil companies just don't wanna refine enough gas so they can keep prices always high and to occasionally REALLY rip us off, like right now, opposed to the regular screwing we get...

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What is happening with gas prices? Check out the national map [View all] mnhtnbb Oct 2012 OP

California's gas has to be a special blend that's sold only in California ButterflyBlood Oct 2012 #1

CA gas has always been on the high side, but what about Oregon and Washington? mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #5

Oregon has zero refineries, depends on refineries in WA and CA FarCenter Oct 2012 #17

Why you'll see so many hybrids, electrics and cars with good mpg on California roads... Tikki Oct 2012 #35

There was a refinery or something that went down and gas shot up to $5/gal. Frustratedlady Oct 2012 #2

I'd bet the exports didn't slow down a bit. n/t 2on2u Oct 2012 #11

i think ours was 3.85 yesterday. thought a bit high... but then heard about calif. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #15

For Texas, that IS high. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #24

ours always seems high for this area. hubby told me a reason. seabeyond Oct 2012 #30

just as the oil companies like it underpants Oct 2012 #22

... ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 #3

This still doesn't explain prices in Oregon and Washington. mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #6

Depends on where they get their gas. Or if 'their' gas is being diverted to Calif. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #26

There was a fire in a California refinery a few weeks ago. n/t hollysmom Oct 2012 #4

Because they CAN! I don't believe any of the reasons for it. Kind of like Republicans don't brewens Oct 2012 #7

"Because they can," pretty much nails it. Gas never "shot up" in past decades due to villager Oct 2012 #8

We had a big 25-cent overnight spike here in CT about two weeks ago. MANative Oct 2012 #9

In Oklahoma earlier in the week skeewee08 Oct 2012 #10

Texas, too. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #23

Big Oil is trying to buy the election for Romney. nt TeamPooka Oct 2012 #12

See, I resisted that idea...probably would have had the OP pulled as 'conspiracy theory'. mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #20

Exactly! Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #28

Big oil is trying to switch California? former9thward Oct 2012 #36

In CA - gas is now $4.65/Gal....n/t WiffenPoof Oct 2012 #13

punish the blue voting states? marions ghost Oct 2012 #14

I just got on the vanpool on my 60 mile commute (120 roundtrip) itsrobert Oct 2012 #16

Ouch! Good going! mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #21

A Torrance refinery shut down by a power outage last Mon. came back online Fri. pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #18

As a Redondo Beach resident, I must exclaim: "Hey, that refinery is actually over in Torrance"... winstars Oct 2012 #19

Oops! My mistake... pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #25

Wow! I was on that pier Saturday for the first time in ages with friends from out of town!!! winstars Oct 2012 #40

I spent a lot of time fishing there a long time ago pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #41

I paid $3.95 here in south FL on Thursday Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #27

Those prices to the southeast look better than I was expecting liberal N proud Oct 2012 #29

This is one industry in which there should be no free market. Skidmore Oct 2012 #31

I've heard news reports placing part of the blame on the refinery fire in Richmond, CA Webster Green Oct 2012 #32

I don't know, but I have a great Kathleen Turner story. DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #33

I'd love to hear your Kathleen Turner story...and we had the pleasure of meeting Molly mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #38

$4.99 today at the cheapest gas station in my neighborhood, Arco aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #34

Exp the A.merican peorts are the reason. We could keep the oil home but that would mean the oil cos kelliekat44 Oct 2012 #37

looks like california pissed someone off..... spanone Oct 2012 #39