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**Hoppy** · 09-24-2005, 11:32 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050924/...gas_prices_hk3

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By DICK PETTYS, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 1 minute ago

ATLANTA - Most of Georgia's public schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday, taking two "early snow days," in an effort to conserve fuel in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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Gov. Sonny Perdue asked for the closings on Friday, estimating that closing all of the state's schools would save about 250,000 gallons of diesel fuel by idling buses, plus an undetermined amount of gasoline by allowing teachers, staff members and some parents to stay home. Electricity also would be conserved by keeping the schools closed, he said.

"If Georgians stick together, work together and conserve together we can weather whatever problems Rita brings our way with the least possible inconvenience," Perdue said.

All but four of the state's 181 school districts said they would comply with the governor's request.

One of the four, Floyd County Schools, refused to join the effort because it already planned to close for a weeklong break starting next Friday. "Closing would give us two days of school next week," district spokesman Tim Hensley said.

As he did in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Perdue also asked residents — and ordered government agencies — to limit nonessential travel and use commuting alternatives including telecommuting, car pooling and four-day work weeks.

If demand is reduced, he said, "we will have enough market power to hold prices down. All together, we can influence demand within our state."

Tim Callahan, spokesman for the 61,000-member Professional Association of Georgia Educators, said he worried that Perdue's announcement would prompt panic buying.

"I wonder if it's going to create the type of panic that we saw a few weeks back that drove prices over $3," said Callahan, referring to the long lines and record-high prices following Hurricane Katrina.

During the price escalation, Perdue and the legislature suspended the state's gas tax, saving motorists an estimated 15 cents per gallon. While several other states considered taking similar action, Georgia was the only one to suspend the tax.

The state's monthlong gas-tax holiday expires this Friday, but Perdue has ruled out extending that tax break because the state's $75 million gas-tax surplus has been drained.

AAA reported the state's average price for regular unleaded was $2.59 per gallon as of Wednesday, but increases of up to 28 cents per gallon were reported Friday.

**catalyst** · 09-24-2005, 12:12 PM

The goverment should step in and regulate the gas prices, the do not NEED to jack them up, there is no reason to, the oil companies just want to make more money and they are using these natural disasters to their advantage, jacking up the prices causes more people to buy gas because they get scared.. its a brilliant tactic on the oil companies side.. but horrible for everyone else.

If we consume gas at the same rate regardless of price, what is the point in raising the price when there is a shortage? None other than it makes the oil companies richerrrr.

**Linds** · 09-24-2005, 12:27 PM

I thought that it really was a problem though because all of our refineries are being destroyed. We have other ones, but they don't have lines to the southern oil supply. Is this wrong?

witeshark · 09-24-2005, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by catalyst

The goverment should step in and regulate the gas prices, the do not NEED to jack them up, there is no reason to, the oil companies just want to make more money and they are using these natural disasters to their advantage, jacking up the prices causes more people to buy gas because they get scared.. its a brilliant tactic on the oil companies side.. but horrible for everyone else.

If we consume gas at the same rate regardless of price, what is the point in raising the price when there is a shortage? None other than it makes the oil companies richerrrr.

So true!

**Spieluhr** · 09-24-2005, 01:32 PM

I love what that guy has done. I agree with you guys that the government needs to step in. I am not ready for prices to go above $4 a gallon here in the NW.

IMO, we need to get out of the Middle East, and take care of things at home. If what my history teacher says is correct, the same thing happened when we were in the Gulf, the war ended, and prices went back to normal.

**kestrel325is** · 09-24-2005, 01:35 PM

Oh, but gas companies don't engage in price gouging, because that would be illegal. At this point, I'm just glad I can get away with putting plus in the 3. I'd hate to buy premium now.

**Chris** · 09-24-2005, 02:11 PM

I live in georgia... this was a huge mistake. its gong to totally back fire. because now for two days instead of hundeds of thousands of high school students driving to school and back, you're going to have hundreds of thousands of high school students driving 50 times the distance they would have traveled. Same thing goes fr little kids. my littlbe brother asked t go to a movie on monday the second he heard about it.

good theory, but its going to completely backfire.

**Hoppy** · 09-24-2005, 04:22 PM

wow. many of you completely missed the point.

nick_318is · 09-24-2005, 09:26 PM

I got it but thought you did a good enough job explaining it so I didn't say anything. Simple Suply and demand.

**TJsBimm** · 09-24-2005, 11:05 PM

Ya well we pipeline it down to you and then you sell it back to us in a crazy price, what's with that? It's about between 103.9-105.9 a litre! lol about the gas raping cause we're feeling it up here as well! GREEDY MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**SHAHAB323IS** · 09-25-2005, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by catalyst

The goverment should step in and regulate the gas prices, the do not NEED to jack them up, there is no reason to, the oil companies just want to make more money and they are using these natural disasters to their advantage, jacking up the prices causes more people to buy gas because they get scared.. its a brilliant tactic on the oil companies side.. but horrible for everyone else.

If we consume gas at the same rate regardless of price, what is the point in raising the price when there is a shortage? None other than it makes the oil companies richerrrr.

oh but the government is the oil companies, don't you see

**komodo** · 09-25-2005, 03:05 AM

Yeah, most schools are out Monday and Tuesday, but I still have classes at college...

lol

**catalyst** · 09-25-2005, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by SHAHAB323IS

oh but the government is the oil companies, don't you see

Yea i do, but i didnt want to say anything because whenever someone brings that up it seems to start a huge argument.

**SHAHAB323IS** · 09-25-2005, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by catalyst

Yea i do, but i didnt want to say anything because whenever someone brings that up it seems to start a huge argument.

yeah i know, but i dislike politics so if someone starts arguing because i said that, i would say no more

**Chris** · 09-25-2005, 05:40 PM

harry, there was another UGA person in my group adn the afterparty last. night. she was hot. she lives in creswel. i asked her if she knew you but she didn't. she was realllllly hot though.