Bingo. Any business owner that doesn't raise prices when the good or service they produce is consumed faster than they can produce it will not be in business very long. I think it will be interesting to see how HI manages through this with their price caps. If gas can only be sold there for X.XX, and X.XX ++, I would imagine that very little gas will be supplied there.

For us, it means keeping our arses on the couch and eating a sandwich and chips (baked of course...trying to shed a few) instead of going out to dinner.

The only other thing to point out is that I don't think we really are having a crude shortage. Our refining capacity is reduced. If all the crude was released from the stockpile, pump prices would likely see little relief until the refineries can come back online.