[Gazzatrone]

Looking at the oil prices today and without question can guarantee to exceed $70 and seeing it climb almost $3 dollars from last Friday is it reasonable to see the prices hit $71 by the end of the week?

Considering as someone has pointed out that Hurricaine season hasn't started yet. The effect of Iran's nuclear admission has yet to be felt. Is it reasonable to presume that this year will see barrel prices hit the $80 mark.

If so will that marker be the wake up call. Considering that as present it isn't just energies that increasing in price. Both precious and possibly more importantly base metals are all hitting price highs. Will 2006 be the year the camel's back finally gives in.

[Kickinthegob]

There are some weird wake up calls going on already. In my neck of the woods there have been problems with telephone lines getting ripped down and stolen for scrap copper and aluminum lightpole theft is growing. Iran is dead set on uranium enrichment - in fact they are claiming to have done just that after cruising some headlines. Tension is growing so combine that with depletion or lack of refining or whatever they call it and the ratchet is cranking.

If the US war admin decides to try and pull off something funny in Iran the Expletive deleted. will surely hit the fan. On the bright side, 2006 will probably be less tense than 2007

[Dreamtwister]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kickinthegob', 'a')luminum lightpole theft is growing.

[cynthia]

Baltimore reports thefts of the same: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/stra ... ryid=48028
cynthia

[JoeCoal]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Dreamtwister', 'H')ow the hell do you steal a light pole?

[rogerhb]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Gazzatrone', 'W')ill 2006 be the year the camel's back finally gives in.

[Gazzatrone]

Was thinking of it but realised it might be to obvious. Although you did get me thinking.

Will 2006 be the year the camel's back finally gives in....or will we see the Saudis cornering a new market?

[Novus]

Last year someone stole a 100ft section of guardrail the road. The metal is worth a lot of money so people steal.

[Petro]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Novus', 'L')ast year someone stole a 100ft section of guardrail the road. The metal is worth a lot of money so people steal.

[gnm]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Dreamtwister', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kickinthegob', 'a')luminum lightpole theft is growing.

[FairMaiden]

wow - we are so sedate here in Canada. I've never seen or heard of anyone stealing scrap metal here. Wish I'd have thought of that when I was a crazy teenager...jus' kiddin'...

[Dreamtwister]

All I can see in my mind's eye is 4 guys with a 1" drive ratchet pulling the nuts off the bolts, then hoisting the pole over their shoulders and running off into the night.

It's a serious problem, but man, the stuff my mind comes up with...

[Zardoz]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kickinthegob', 'T')here are some weird wake up calls going on already. In my neck of the woods there have been problems with telephone lines getting ripped down and stolen for scrap copper and aluminum lightpole theft is growing...

[PrairieMule]

In the last 2 weeks we have seen significant gas shotrages here in North Dallas. The last 2 weekends every Valero(Formerly Diamond Shamrock) station in my suburb was completely sold out of gas. They had a short article in the business section of the Dallas Morning news. The distribution for 60 Valero gas stations was disrupted due to a switch over for a summer ethanol based blend.

Still very creepy to see NO-GAS signs..

[strider3700]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FairMaiden', 'w')ow - we are so sedate here in Canada. I've never seen or heard of anyone stealing scrap metal here.