WWP2, I don't know if it is a farce, but it is extremely frustrating. It is my understanding that the reason has to do with the cut in refining. As you know, crude prices are still very low, compared to what they have been in the last two years or so, but the oil companies have tinkered with the supply and demand by cutting down the amount of fuel refined (or atleast that is what I have read and heard). I live in Florida and am itching to go offshore for grouper. I have been doing it for approx thirty years and they just hit us with a closed season until April 1st. I am thinking that by the time the season opens the prices will have increased some more. It seems like they are inching up every week... OPEC is bound to come up with something to drive the prices back up too!
