However, if you ever watch the news, you would know that the reason the gas prices are shooting up in some areas and not in others is that the major pipelines (serving Atlanta, Virginia, and some of the midwest and more) were destroyed in the Katrina fiasco. The rise in prices has nothing at all to do with futures. Peggy Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx wrote: > >Oh GOOD! Because if there is an understanding of futures, markets, capacity >utilization, hedging etc., maybe I won't get 1/2 dozen nonsensical e-mails >saying I shouldn't buy gas on Wednesdays! > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================