(09-06-2017, 02:21 PM)Kane Wrote:

(09-06-2017, 02:15 PM)TurndownforWatt Wrote: What do you mean it's bogus?!... normally the cost going up due to other areas hit I would agree with you, but do you even know what the Houston area economy is based on?

www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/08/28/heres-how-many-barrels-of-oil-have-been-lost-to-hurricane-harvey

Houston is the energy capital of the world, sorry but when we shut down gas prices are going to rise for everyone (as we speak there's still a lot of plants offline)..There's no avoiding that. Honestly I'm surprised they haven't gone up higher. We are to oil/gas refinement what Idaho is to potatoes, Florida is to oranges, or what California is to porn. The major loss of production here is going to have a major effect on the economy even outside of gas prices since the rise of fuel drives up the cost of shipping as well. The shutdown of one of the largest ports didn't help matters either.

Feel free to believe that dribble if you want.
There is no shortage of fuel in the US. Even a large area like Houston being affected.
Gas prices started to rise BEFORE Harvey ever made landfall.

They will say it's due to the effects on rigs in the Gulf... but like I said.. there is no shortage of oil or processed fuels.
Magically everyone just believes this is how things are... though it doesn't really make sense to make people pay more for something just when they might need it most........... or does it?

Gas prises did not start to drastically rise before the storm hit, that's just false. And the only drivel here is you actually believing that the shutdown of the top petro cluster in the world (including 2 of the world's top 10 biggest refineries) will not have a impact on the price of fuel or is somehow bogus. It takes days to bring these plants down (which they started before the storm) and days to bring them back up to full capacity  (after the storm and flooding pass) Not to mention the integrity of miles and miles of pipelines have to be checked, before given the sign off for full production..the EPA is highly involved. I actually work in this industry...there isn't just some giant on and off switch that they flip, it isn't that simple.

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