For some strange reason, in many places in the US diesel is actually more expensive than regular gas. In my town by about 20 cents a gallon. Exactly the opposite of the DR. I would think it should be cheaper. I'm no petrochemical expert, but isn't diesel a less refined product?
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Possible short-term fuel shortages
sweetdbt said:
This is true...a strange phenoemenon is that diesel is much more expensive than reg unleaded. Regular unleaded has been hovering right around 1.99 per gallon to the extent that Ive noticed it.
Puerto Plata - 1march05 - Dry! Dry! Dry!
I visited 6 gas stations in POP this PM, roughly 2:00 PM on. Deisel? 0 for 6! Premium gasoline? 2 for 6! Regular gas 0 for 6! Coastal, we all owe you a vote of thanks. Have you considered going into business as a fortunte teller? A geologist? * A Metro? In Santo Domingo? When this gov't cant even keep the population supplied with gasoline & diesel?
* I don't think we can blame this 1 on Hipolito.
* Perhaps Pres. Leonel should sip the visits to the USA & Spain; then, vist Saudi Arabia instead? Food for thought.
* Sincere thanks to Coastal. Hereby nominated for DR1 'Man of the Year'! Any seconds to my nomination.
I visited 6 gas stations in POP this PM, roughly 2:00 PM on. Deisel? 0 for 6! Premium gasoline? 2 for 6! Regular gas 0 for 6! Coastal, we all owe you a vote of thanks. Have you considered going into business as a fortunte teller? A geologist? * A Metro? In Santo Domingo? When this gov't cant even keep the population supplied with gasoline & diesel?
* I don't think we can blame this 1 on Hipolito.
* Perhaps Pres. Leonel should sip the visits to the USA & Spain; then, vist Saudi Arabia instead? Food for thought.
* Sincere thanks to Coastal. Hereby nominated for DR1 'Man of the Year'! Any seconds to my nomination.
Mirador said:
Ay ay... what did Greg do to you? Overcharge you on two bananas? We looked for Diesel this past Saturday morning at 5 gas stations... at the 5th one, up in the mountains, we found some.
I'll second Man of the Month! Of the year? I don't know, I think the year is young yet...
Maybe Mirador doesn't own a car.Chris said:Ay ay... what did Greg do to you? Overcharge you on two bananas? We looked for Diesel this past Saturday morning at 5 gas stations... at the 5th one, up in the mountains, we found some.
I'll second Man of the Month! Of the year? I don't know, I think the year is young yet...
I had to put the cheapo gas in the RockyMobile today in Santiago, as I am not letting the gas gauge go below 3/4's before looking for a fill up.
Any educated guesses on how "short term" this will be? I'm arriving in POP Saturday and renting a car. If it's like most of my trips, the tank will NOT be full when I get it. I guess I'll stop at every station starting at the airport and fill up at the first one that has gas.
He never suggested anyone to fill up at his station, nor did he say there would be gas there when the other stations had none. The advertisement must be INCREDIBLY subtle cause I missed it.Mirador said:
BTW, we did a lot of shopping at the supermarket and filled up there all the time we spent in the north coast. Not a bad thing to say. Good job Gregg.
Rocky said:
He/She does not need to own a car to be overcharged on two bananas... I'm sure that is what it was... or something similarly benign.... The thought of it.. Coastal having to 'create' a 'scare' to improve its cashflow or something. Oh man! This is a good business. They've done it right! They don't need to do anything silly to improve their position. They are number one - and will stay this way - as long as the Gringo Coast (ah, I'm sorry, the North Coast) stays the way it is.
SPM, Boca Chica and Juan Dolio , are dry
NO GASOLINE !!
1 pump in SPM had a bit today, but went dry as well in the afternoon
rectification:
at 22:30 a small gasoline supply was deliverd at the shell in Juan Dolio
(That will save our day tomorrow)
NO GASOLINE !!
1 pump in SPM had a bit today, but went dry as well in the afternoon
rectification:
at 22:30 a small gasoline supply was deliverd at the shell in Juan Dolio
(That will save our day tomorrow)
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Are you really that dense or just a dope? When I met you we didn't have one damn thing in common and it seems that you are not any better off with anyone else here.Mirador said:
Keep pissing into the wind dopey!
I Get GREAT CREDIT at Coastal btw for dealing with twits for him. Please put another 10 bux on my account Gregg!
Escott
sweetdbt said:
The REFIDOMSA President said yesterday that the 'phantom' ship is due to dock in early hours of Wednesday morning.......you remember, the one looming out of the fog! We shall see. Then they have to offload & fill tankers, that is assuming it is arriving as usable & not as crude & needing refining. Then they have to fill transporter vehicles because they'll be dry by then.......so keep reading the papers. At least you have a few days in hand. The 'other' side of Puerto Plata from gringosabroso is getting some deliveries, albeit not the full amount.
Sweetheart deal
Whatever happen to the sweetheart deal the DR was supposed to be getting from Hugo in Venezuela? Maybe he's sending oil to Houston to be refined. Another screwy deal of some sort. I'm sure Leonel will get this all straightened out in Chicago or whereever he's going.
Whatever happen to the sweetheart deal the DR was supposed to be getting from Hugo in Venezuela? Maybe he's sending oil to Houston to be refined. Another screwy deal of some sort. I'm sure Leonel will get this all straightened out in Chicago or whereever he's going.