On Monday I drove past my usual gas station where the price was 3.25 to fill at the cheapest station 3.17 only to pass my favorite corner where gas was still high 3.57. That's a 40cent difference from cheapest to highest in less than 3 miles

Last night when I was coming home, I finally saw a gasoline price less than $3/gal!!



But it was only $2.99.


...came down another two cents each of the past two days. O0

...and now down to $2.93 (for low grade) near my house!

The cheapest I have seen around here is $2.77.

For us it seems to just go up.  It is at its record high at the moment at $3.49.  Totally outrageous.  >:(

cheapest in my expensive town is $3.09 but you really have to drive to find it... we average $3.13.  The only reason I mention it is because $3.09 is the cheapest but that crazy block has three gas stations with gas $3.54.  BTW this is for regular unleaded.

Around here, it's been as low as 96.3 /L

It's like $2.59/gal right now here.

$2.50!

Normality is nearly resumed.  ;D ;D

That's in St. Louis, in Illinois it's only $2.76.

2.93 in Big Rapids, 2.79 in Hart.

Between $2.70 and $2.90 here 8)


It sure is a relief to not have to pay $3 or more for a gallon of gas anymore. (At least for now, that is.)

After looking at the beginning of this topic, I'm wishing gas prices were that low again (although they were high at that time in '04)... Yeah, the cheapeast I've seen it around here lately was $2.65/gallon, the highest around $2.85... Southeastern Massachusetts.

Last night I noticed they were creeping back up again; I'm suspecting that's due to the holiday weekend coming up. Labor Day weekend in the U.S. is a time of year for mucho travel.

They might've gone back up a little this morning.

It was $2.65 for regular unleaded the last time I filled up my gas tank (last Friday). I found an old gas receipt from about 4 or 5 years ago that said $1.59/gallon and I spent $9.00. I thought back then $1.59 a gallon was outrageous! Ahhhh, the good ol' days.......

It's pretty much stayed at or around $2.50 here in St. Louis for nearly a month now.

Even in Illinois it's only gotten up to about $2.75. Not bad really.

I paid 94.7 the other day.  That's the cheapest I'ev seen it in a loooong time

Aarrgh! Back up to three bucks a gallon in So-Cal! >:(

...and still climbing ::)

$2.62 - $2.69 in St. Louis $2.75 - $2.82 in Illinois. Creeping up.

When oil went over $80/barrel, I was expecting another hike.  Instead, the price has slowlyyyyyyyyyy crept down to its current $2.93.  I paid $2.87 in Cedar Springs last Monday.

Today, I paid 94.6/L

I did alot of highway driving, and I noticed I was almost on E, so I literally coasted into a highway gas station.  I prepaid $40 thinking I would get a little over half a tank, and I ended up overflowing the tank ;D

Went up again today:  $3.47 a gallon  >:(

I'm amazed at how much it varies within the town I live in.  Even two stations next to each other charge different prices.  The cheapest I seen it recently is $2.77 and the most expensive is $3.03

Went up again today:  $3.47 a gallon   >:(

Christ, where is that? 
???

Last week I was filling up for $2.75/gallon (Greenfield, MA), and cursing it as "highway robbery."  I could have filled up down in Hadley for $2.55, but I was so close to dead empty I was afraid I might not make it!  This week the cheapest I can find is up the road from my house at $2.67/gallon.  $0.80 less than what you paid. 

Christ, where is that? 
???

Last week I was filling up for $2.75/gallon (Greenfield, MA), and cursing it as "highway robbery."  I could have filled up down in Hadley for $2.55, but I was so close to dead empty I was afraid I might not make it!  This week the cheapest I can find is up the road from my house at $2.67/gallon.  $0.80 less than what you paid. 



Mine's $2.87 (last time I checked).  You got me beat!

Right now it's $2.93 for unleaded at the gas station near my home. >:(

What's the big hike about today. I filled up this morning for $2.54, driving home it was almost 20 cents more, everywhere!

What the hell?

It jumped up past $2.70, in fact, it was around $2.76 in a couple places, this morning, back down to $2.50 - $2.58.  ???

In the UK, the price for petrol (gas) has now reach £1 for 1 litre

I filled my home heating oil tank two months ago for 2.70, just awful.  The other day a friend was incensed, the price was up to 3.15, this is absolutely unheard of, unexpected, and I expect a lot of people will be cold this year.  They expect the cost of heating the home to go up in the neighborhood of 20% to 25%. 

Well, I paid $3.37 for unleaded, 81 octane gas (the lowest octane they had). SO, no complaints please from anyone else - I am paying the most for the cheapest gas (and I suspect fellow East Bay residents like Mike and Doms, are too).  :\'(

When we filled up a couple of weeks ago, it was $3.00. When we went shopping yesterday, I looked at the prices and it was $3.27. All I gotta say is thank heavens we only have to fill up like once a month.

It was $3.19 for regular yesterday.

Well, I paid $3.37 for unleaded, 81 octane gas (the lowest octane they had). SO, no complaints please from anyone else - I am paying the most for the cheapest gas (and I suspect fellow East Bay residents like Mike and Doms, are too).  :\'(


It was 3.37 also in Santa Barbara although that one crazy gas station is up to $3.69 for unleaded gas (the lowest octane available)

W.Mass.  It's universally above $3.00/gal.  It's aiming to surpass the post-Katrina spike. 
SOB's are gonna drive me straight to the po'house!

I seem to remember we were trying to wean ourselves off imported oil 30 years ago, gasahol and whatnot.  Then we got the North Sea crude pumping, prices dropped, and we went back to La-La Land instead.  Imagine how far along we'd be  if we had been working on the problem for the past three decades!
::)

It was 3.37 also in Santa Barbara although that one crazy gas station is up to $3.69 for unleaded gas (the lowest octane available)


Wow, $3.69 for lowest octane - we may as well melt gold and put it in the gas lines  ;D

Well, I paid $3.37 for unleaded, 81 octane gas (the lowest octane they had). SO, no complaints please from anyone else - I am paying the most for the cheapest gas (and I suspect fellow East Bay residents like Mike and Doms, are too).   :\'(
yes I am paying big bucks too Krissy, and although my car runs on unleaded, the dealership advises Supreme every 4th fillup and that's been in the 3.50 to 3.60 range. It makes me wanna drive as litle as possible because it costs so much.

The lowest price I've seen is $3.03 for regular unleaded. I put in about $35.00 in gas today and it still didn't fill up my tank!  :\'(

I'm very glad there is a 48.5c write-off per business mile driven... I'm spending nearly 400$ a month for gas, and it's only $2.93 a gallon here.

Diesel fuel in Petersburg is $3.49 a gallon now.  ???

Ant

In Buena Park/Long Beach/Anaheim,CA area its $3.24, Irvine $3.48. Cheapest I've seen around LA/Orange county is $3.19 at Costco w/Costco card.

We might as well get used to it, we won't see gas below $3.00 again. >:(

It went down a bit for today. I filled up for $3.08/gal tonight.

In Buena Park/Long Beach/Anaheim,CA area its $3.24, Irvine $3.48. Cheapest I've seen around LA/Orange county is $3.19 at Costco w/Costco card.

I know where those communities are, having grown up in the L.A. area. It's around 3 1/2 bucks per gallon all over. I'm just glad I don't need to drive to where I need to go every day; I take public transportation. Basically, I've only been driving from my house to the train station, and back. That's about 3 or 4 miles round-trip.



We might as well get used to it, we won't see gas below $3.00 again. >:(

The way things are going, it sure don't look like it's gonna get lower anytime soon. 8-P At least in L.A. or Ventura County.

$3.63

$3.45 is the average for santa barbara but that crazy gas station (actually there are two on the same street) $3.89 ~ $3.99 ~ $4.09

$3.45 is the average for santa barbara but that crazy gas station (actually there are two on the same street) $3.89 ~ $3.99 ~ $4.09

Four dollars a gallon now?? :o :o I was afraid of this ::)

Per litre, I paid 97.9 today, which is equivalent to about $3.79 USD per gallon

Four dollars a gallon now?? :o :o I was afraid of this ::)


...and your complaining? ::)


Last time I paid EUR 1.429 per liter. That's a whopping 7.93 USD per gallon - twice the price you're paying. :o

...and your complaining? ::)


Last time I paid EUR 1.429 per liter. That's a whopping 7.93 USD per gallon - twice the price you're paying. :o


The reason the US gets a lower price is because of the amounts we buy.  Huge huge amounts, so we get a break on the price. We also are able to produce some of our own.

...and your complaining? ::)


Last time I paid EUR 1.429 per liter. That's a whopping 7.93 USD per gallon - twice the price you're paying. :o


Did you convert to the correct gallon?  In the US the pint and gallon are smaller than the UK. Not sure which you would use :-\\

The reason the US gets a lower price is because of the amounts we buy.  Huge huge amounts, so we get a break on the price. We also are able to produce some of our own.


Actually, I think the main reason that gasoline prices are higher in Europe than they are in the United States is that fuel taxes there are much greater:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_tax#Netherlands

Actually, I think the main reason that gasoline prices are higher in Europe than they are in the United States is that fuel taxes there are much greater:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_tax#Netherlands


Correct, most European countries currently pay about $93 a barrel whereas in the U.S the cost is closer to $98 a barrel.

.. and Henk, I know Holland is more expensive for fuel than the U.K and when i did the math last time I was there it was the equivalent of $8.00 a gallon so I assume you're getting your U.S measurements confused. I would hazard a guess that you pay about $9.00 a gallon, or three times what we pay on average.

Correct, most European countries currently pay about $93 a barrel whereas in the U.S the cost is closer to $98 a barrel.

.. and Henk, I know Holland is more expensive for fuel than the U.K and when i did the math last time I was there it was the equivalent of $8.00 a gallon so I assume you're getting your U.S measurements confused. I would hazard a guess that you pay about $9.00 a gallon, or three times what we pay on average.


I'm not sure why you think I've got my measurements confused. According to my calculations, we pay about $7.93 a gallon. Why do you think it would be even more than that? ???

According to my information, one liter equals 0.264172052 gallons (US, liquid) and EUR 1 equals $1.46675 (today's rate). Now if I'm wrong about this, so is online conversion.

...and youre complaining? ::)


Yes, because it's finally that high in California, as I found out from a fellow CA poster.

I'm not sure why you think I've got my measurements confused. According to my calculations, we pay about $7.93 a gallon. Why do you think it would be even more than that? ???

According to my information, one liter equals 0.264172052 gallons (US, liquid) and EUR 1 equals $1.46675 (today's rate). Now if I'm wrong about this, so is online conversion.


Ooohhh, I'm retarded. You're right, I forgot Holland uses the Euro.

I remembered seeing higher prices in Holland, but.. it's just occurring to me now, I saw a higher price in Euros, the price paid in the UK is still higher because it's in Pounds.  Duh!


Yes, because it's finally that high in California, as I found out from a fellow CA poster.


... straight over your head there huh.

...and your complaining? ::)


Hah! I only now notice I misspelt "you're"...


Yes, because it's finally that high in California, as I found out from a fellow CA poster.




Last time I paid EUR 1.429 per liter. That's a whopping 7.93 USD per gallon - twice the price you're paying. :o


So I assume you have no objection to trade places then?  ???

Hah! I only now notice I misspelt "you're"...




at least you caught it... do you know how many Americans don't even know that that was wrong? It's one of the more common grammatical errors.

So I assume you have no objection to trade places then?  ???


my mother would love to trade places even tho she pays less in AZ than I do in CA but I know she would love to be back in Holland with her sisters so if you're offering a trade... ;)

my mother would love to trade places even tho she pays less in AZ than I do in CA but I know she would love to be back in Holland with her sisters so if you're offering a trade... ;)




I take it it's cheaper in Arizona than in California these days?

Meanwhile, the gas prices in my area have actually been going down little by little in my area over the past couple weeks. Still above three bucks a gallon, though. ::)

I love how everyone else in the world has nothing better to do than criticize Americans. It's getting quite dull, really.

Last time I filled up I paid $3.03/gallon and yes that is a lot if you're used to paying $0.99/gallon or less. I understand that It's expensive in Europe and I respect that but when you're used to paying $0.99, yes, $3.03 is a lot.

I love how everyone else in the world has nothing better to do than criticize Americans. It's getting quite dull, really.


Can't say anybody was criticizing pal, making a point.

Go figure huh! Opinions!  :o

I love how everyone else in the world has nothing better to do than criticize Americans. It's getting quite dull, really.

Last time I filled up I paid $3.03/gallon and yes that is a lot if you're used to paying $0.99/gallon or less. I understand that It's expensive in Europe and I respect that but when you're used to paying $0.99, yes, $3.03 is a lot.


Where the hell are you getting gas for $0.99 or less?  :o  Do you live on an oil rig or something?

When the gas prices started going up at the beginning of the Bush administration, I was very angry because I knew it was going up only to make Dubya & his oil buddies rich. There isn't a shortage of oil at this time and actually the demand for oil is down-so why are we paying more? I'll let you figure that one out. But, as the prices go up and up and up, I realize that this could be a very good thing. Why? Because more and more people don't want to pay $3 or more for a gallon of gas so they are starting to look for alternatives. I have been hearing about cars running on biofuels, and more hybrids are being made/sold. Even Detroit is looking into making cars that run on something other than petroleum. Kind of ironic isn't it. Here Dubya had been trying to help his oil buddies out and it just may be the start of the end for  big-time oil.



Cat

I take it it's cheaper in Arizona than in California these days?

Meanwhile, the gas prices in my area have actually been going down little by little in my area over the past couple weeks. Still above three bucks a gallon, though. ::)


Yeah they just came up for a couple of days... the most they paid in AZ was 2.99 the most they paid in Cali was $3.59 its about 2.79 where she lives.

$3.73

$3.27 where I live in New York,unless you want to drive to the Indian Reservations,the last time we were there it was$3.03,but that was a while ago.

When the gas prices started going up at the beginning of the Bush administration, I was very angry because I knew it was going up only to make Dubya & his oil buddies rich. There isn't a shortage of oil at this time and actually the demand for oil is down-so why are we paying more? I'll let you figure that one out. But, as the prices go up and up and up, I realize that this could be a very good thing. Why? Because more and more people don't want to pay $3 or more for a gallon of gas so they are starting to look for alternatives. I have been hearing about cars running on biofuels, and more hybrids are being made/sold. Even Detroit is looking into making cars that run on something other than petroleum. Kind of ironic isn't it. Here Dubya had been trying to help his oil buddies out and it just may be the start of the end for  big-time oil.


Not only that, but Congress voted to raise the levels of what cars get in regard to gas mileage. Of course, Dubya will veto it, which will tell everyone all that need to know about him, but I dare say it'll be forced through.

When the gas prices started going up at the beginning of the Bush administration, I was very angry because I knew it was going up only to make Dubya & his oil buddies rich. There isn't a shortage of oil at this time and actually the demand for oil is down-so why are we paying more? I'll let you figure that one out. But, as the prices go up and up and up, I realize that this could be a very good thing. Why? Because more and more people don't want to pay $3 or more for a gallon of gas so they are starting to look for alternatives. I have been hearing about cars running on biofuels, and more hybrids are being made/sold. Even Detroit is looking into making cars that run on something other than petroleum. Kind of ironic isn't it. Here Dubya had been trying to help his oil buddies out and it just may be the start of the end for  big-time oil.



Cat

Capitalism without competition is fascism.  It's time to use anti-trust legislation to break up the oil cartels.  Of course Congress can't do that because the oil cartels own congress.  Eisenhower warned us about this crap in 1961.  Nope.  Congress can make it impossible for you to file for bankruptcy when you're flat broke, but they can't help you save a buck on a gallon of gas.  What can I say?  Congress doesn't represent the people, so how can I begrudge people for not voting?

Prices here (I hope) topped out at $3.11 for the cheap stuff this fall.  I never paid more than $3.05 for the 87 grade.  I mean, that's all I buy.  I don't look at the premium grade any more than I look at the wristwatches at Tiffany's.
:D

It was up to 3.24, then down to 3.14, then down to 2.97, then down to 2.93 which is what I paid yesterday before coming to the lake.  It was 2.90 in Hesperia (what I consider the halfway mark, even though it is closer to BR than SL).  I went into Hart today and it was 2.78.  However, I saw a station that had 2.89, so that might be what it is when I go to fill up on our way home tomorrow.

$3.27 where I live in New York,unless you want to drive to the Indian Reservations,the last time we were there it was$3.03,but that was a while ago.


Though you'd spend the extra money by driving to the reservations.

$3.27 where I live in New York,unless you want to drive to the Indian Reservations,the last time we were there it was$3.03,but that was a while ago.



Though you'd spend the extra money by driving to the reservations.

I was sorta thinkin' that too.

Well, after going down a little bit before Christmas, they're going right back up again. ::)

Well, after going down a little bit before Christmas, they're going right back up again. ::)


its 3.33 in Santa Barbara (3.69 at that crazy gas station that never gets it right)  but I paid 3.03 at the costco in Oxnard.

its 3.33 in Santa Barbara (3.69 at that crazy gas station that never gets it right)  but I paid 3.03 at the costco in Oxnard.

Oh yes, I know where that is. Very close to where I live!! I could drive there in just a few minutes.

Oh yes, I know where that is. Very close to where I live!! I could drive there in just a few minutes.


you have to wait in line but its worth it... plus its just on the other side of the freeway from Chick-Fil-A  ;)  same exit

you have to wait in line but its worth it... plus its just on the other side of the freeway from Chick-Fil-A  ;)  same exit

I should know; we always use that exit to get back home. 8)

Was $3.11, but then crude went over $100/barrel, so it is $3.22 now

At the Citgo near Pulaski and 55th, it was $3.44. Costco had it for $3.19. I am thanking the deities that we only have to fill up once a month.

The other day, for the first time in what seems like ages, I saw some gas priced at less than $3/gal! Keep comin' down!

well it's been comiong down here as well but not below $3 yet.  I paid $3.18 yesterday.

well it's been comiong down here as well but not below $3 yet.  I paid $3.18 yesterday.


same here...I'm just over an hour away from nally and we're still over $3.  $3.15-$3.17

$3.

Hopefully, we can push Ethanol and recycled Vegetable Oil for our fuel! (But I'll mention it in another post.)

BTW, the Anglo-Dutch oil firm Royal Dutch Shell has reported annual profits of $27.56bn (£13.9bn), a record for a UK-listed company.

BTW, the Anglo-Dutch oil firm Royal Dutch Shell has reported annual profits of $27.56bn (£13.9bn), a record for a UK-listed company.



Shell is consistently the most expensive petrol station here.  There are two I regularly drive past.  One is always 5 cents a gallon more than anywhere else, the other is always about 10 cents more.

Last time I posted gas was around $3.03, now it's $2.91.  Hess and Sunoco are the cheapest around here, and they're right across the street from each other on the main street in my town, and are always competing. Hess will drop a few cents overnight, a day or two later Sunoco will follow. Exxon, of course, is the most expensive around here, it's still over $3.

Last time I posted gas was around $3.03, now it's $2.91.  Hess and Sunoco are the cheapest around here, and they're right across the street from each other on the main street in my town, and are always competing. Hess will drop a few cents overnight, a day or two later Sunoco will follow. Exxon, of course, is the most expensive around here, it's still over $3.

The Hess station up the street is the cheapest nearby me.  It dipped to $2.87 this week, but now it's creeping back up at $2.89 for 87 grade.  I predict a $.50+ hike by Memorial Day.  They'll find a reason. It's Dubya's last year in office.
::)

When I went on my days off Monday night gas was $3.09 today driving into work the same gas station had gas at $3.19 why did it go up ten cents in less than  a week?

They just went up several cents over the past few days over here. Yesterday the Shell nearest my house had the prices ranging from $3.22 to $3.46. :o :o

When I went on my days off Monday night gas was $3.09 today driving into work the same gas station had gas at $3.19 why did it go up ten cents in less than  a week?



Its weird, not more than three weeks ago, local so cal (Long Beach/Anaheim) gas had dropped to $2.87. Lately the price has shot back up to $3.19 to $3.30 (Irvine) with no real reason why?

I know there has been some instability in Africa, and threats by OPEC to cut back on production and so on, but the supply of crude has actually INCREASED over the last four months. There is more of a surplus of gasoline now than there has been in the last year, so why the jump in $$?  ???

I noticed yesterday how the price has jumped here as well.  Shell want $3.39 for their chepaest grade.  :o

Crude Oil Futures dropped to $87 three weeks ago.  This week they have been consistently over $100 per barrel.

$3.09/gal yesterday.

Tuesday- $2.89 in Jersey  $3.09 in Pa

I'm seeing anywhwere from 3.04 to 3.15/gal for the cheap stuff this week in my area of W. Mass.

3.53 in Santa Barbara  or for anyone keeping track the crazy gas station I always reference here has gas at

3.89
3.99
4.09

I'm going to take a pic of their sign next time I am there.


Jeff have you been to Costco lately?  How much is gas there?

I will be driving past a particular restaurant on the 15, 17, & 19 of this month...or dates very similar to that.

3.53 in Santa Barbara  or for anyone keeping track the crazy gas station I always reference here has gas at

3.89
3.99
4.09

Sweet nibblets! :o :o It crossed four dollars already?!?!?!?




I'm going to take a pic of their sign next time I am there.


Jeff have you been to Costco lately?  How much is gas there?

I will be driving past a particular restaurant on the 15, 17, & 19 of this month...or dates very similar to that.

I don't go to Costco very much, but I do sorta pass by it. However I don't get a chance to see the prices there. It's at the Shell, Chevron and Mobil stations near my house that I pass by regularly. It's already at 3 1/2 dollars a gallon there, I can tell you that.

That particular restaurant...does its name start with a "C"? ;D

Sweet nibblets! :o :o It crossed four dollars already?!?!?!?

I don't go to Costco very much, but I do sorta pass by it. However I don't get a chance to see the prices there. It's at the Shell, Chevron and Mobil stations near my house that I pass by regularly. It's already at 3 1/2 dollars a gallon there, I can tell you that.

That particular restaurant...does its name start with a "C"? ;D


Indeed it does! it also ends with an a!  ;)

Hmm, ours is around $1.70 per gallon.  Not too bad compared to most of y'alls....but perhaps that's a benefit of living in Oklahoma.   ;)



OMG! look how much the price has changed since 2004!!!!  its almost to $4.00 now... Lol that was funny reading the early posts from this thread.

Indeed it does! it also ends with an a!   ;)



Is the name hyphenated too? :D

The station near my home had prices ranging from $3.40 to $3.66 this morning. :o :o

In Montreal today it's about CDN$1.12/L. which is about CDN$4.03/Gal. (app. USD$4.08). So it seems like it's pretty much on the level with a lot of the northern US, according to what I see here.

Compared to what it was 25 Years ago (Including inflation), this is the norm.

In Europe, It's more like $5! No wonder the Euro is doing so damn good. (Not to mention they have half of Europe using it!)

I actually saw $4 for gas at one station that I passed by today. :o :o

oil reached an all-time high a couple days ago, beating the old high (adjusted for inflation) from 1981. welcome to the apocalypse!

oil reached an all-time high a couple days ago, beating the old high (adjusted for inflation) from 1981. welcome to the apocalypse!


I smell a remake of that film where the new source of fuel is...sand.

$3.09...hmm

Just paid $3.34 for regular this evening.

Can I have a price check from someone in the UK please?  Hearing rumours of it being near £5 (but didn't know if that was gallon or litre!)

$3.19

I actually saw $4 for gas at one station that I passed by today. :o :o


Were you driving past that crazy gas station in Santa Barbara? I drove by there yesterday

3.99 unleaded
4.09
4.19

Were you driving past that crazy gas station in Santa Barbara? I drove by there yesterday

3.99 unleaded
4.09
4.19


You already have over 4 dollars a gallon!?  :o

Just paid $3.34 for regular this evening.

Can I have a price check from someone in the UK please?  Hearing rumours of it being near £5 (but didn't know if that was gallon or litre!)


Yeah, 5 quid for a gallon which is about $10.50.

I paid more than $3 for the first time in my life tonight. $3.01 at the Phillips 66 way the hell out in west st. Charles county. Back in town it was $2.90ish but I was running on fumes when I left the job.

this is some scary sheesh.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080310/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices_30

i hope that's true about the speculators. if the peak oil guys are right, i am SO outta here. :-\\

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Gas Prices Near Record; Oil Hits $107 By JOHN WILEN, AP Business Writer
31 minutes ago


NEW YORK - Gasoline prices were poised Monday to set a new record at the pump, having surged to within half a cent of their record high of $3.227 a gallon. Oil prices, meanwhile, surged to $107, a new inflation-adjusted record and their fifth new high in the last six sessions on an upbeat report on wholesale inventories.

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Were you driving past that crazy gas station in Santa Barbara? I drove by there yesterday

3.99 unleaded
4.09
4.19






No. I have not even been towards Santa Barbara in the past year.

$3.18 for regular.

Pioneer Valley, Mass. from my observation ranges from $3.05 for the 87 grade at the cheapest station to $3.59 for the premium at the most expensive station. 

This is an crime!
Somebody has to pay!
And you know who that is?  Do you?

Me.
:\'(

Pioneer Valley, Mass. from my observation ranges from $3.05 for the 87 grade at the cheapest station to $3.59 for the premium at the most expensive station. 

This is an crime!
Somebody has to pay!
And you know who that is?  Do you?

Me.
:\'(


I wish $3.05.... your premium price ($3.59) at the most expensive gas station is the average price for unleaded (also 87 grade I believe) for gas at most stations in Santa Barbara. Of course it probably went up since this morning.  >:(

3.35 for unleaded in NY

3.45 today in the Dayton area. A customer came into work and said it had just gone up, but one place in town still had it for 3.13, so I went on my lunch hour and filled up for 3.13. Sad thing is, I was calling everyone I knew to tell them gas is still "cheap" at the Shell station. Pretty bad when we're conditioned to think 3.13 is cheap.  >:(

It just rose to $3.45 today.  >:(

I paid $3.69 last night

today it was $3.19 for regular $3.09 this time last week...crazy!!

I just paid $3.01.  The sign said $3.05 so I must have slid in under the wire. ;D

Around here it's gone up about $0.04 since Tuesday and I expect it to keep climbing.
:(

I took this picture on Tuesday 3/11. 

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/gas.jpg

I'm sure the prices have risen since Tuesday I'll take a new pic when I pass by that crazy gas station again!

I took this picture on Tuesday 3/11. 

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/gas.jpg

I'm sure the prices have risen since Tuesday I'll take a new pic when I pass by that crazy gas station again!


sweet nibbelits! :o :o

I guess I should be lucky that it's not $4 where I live yet.

On our travels on Saturday, we brought petrol for the car at £1.08, I do not know how it compares in Dollars.

On our travels on Saturday, we brought petrol for the car at £1.08, I do not know how it compares in Dollars.


So about $2.20  But that's for a litre right?

So we'd need to also convert from litres into US gallons

O.K. done that calculation.  Not exact currency conversion though.

It's roughly $8.20 a US gallon

So about $2.20  But that's for a litre right?

So we'd need to also convert from litres into US gallons

O.K. done that calculation.  Not exact currency conversion though.

It's roughly $8.20 a US gallon
Thanks for the conversion, + karma.

Whatever it works out to, it is still expensive.

So about $2.20  But that's for a litre right?

So we'd need to also convert from litres into US gallons

O.K. done that calculation.  Not exact currency conversion though.

It's roughly $8.20 a US gallon


well I know where I'm not going on vacation sorry Philip.

I took this picture on Tuesday 3/11. 

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/gas.jpg

I'm sure the prices have risen since Tuesday I'll take a new pic when I pass by that crazy gas station again!


Wow! Gas is $3.15 here for regular, but mid grade is ~$3.40. Diesel was $3.89 last I checked: I'm sure it's over $4.00 a gallon here now, and perhaps closer to $5 where you live.

Ant

$3.07 in jersey and $3.30 in Pa, its crazy!!!

Wow! Gas is $3.15 here for regular, but mid grade is ~$3.40. Diesel was $3.89 last I checked: I'm sure it's over $4.00 a gallon here now, and perhaps closer to $5 where you live.

Ant


Santa Barbara CA

The average here is about $3.69 - $3.75

That pic is from the one gas station in town that is totally out of touch with reality....  I drove by on Sunday and the prices were still the same...and there were four cars getting gas...Two miles down the road you can get it 30 cents cheaper. 

^it's gettin' that high in Oxnard/Ventura too :o :o

^it's gettin' that high in Oxnard/Ventura too :o :o


I just go to costco....it was 3.43 today.

I just go to costco....it was 3.43 today.


it's gonna go way up because of summer coming and because of what bernanke is doing with interest rates to help bail out the rich bankers. when interest rates go down, the dollar sinks and the low value of the dollar is the major reason for gas prices being where they are.

I just go to costco....it was 3.43 today.




At the station that's fairly close to my home?

Let me know when you plan on coming there next, so we can meet at Chick Fil A!

At the station that's fairly close to my home?

Let me know when you plan on coming there next, so we can meet at Chick Fil A!


I will I would have let you know but i had to fly through the drive thru b/c I was in hurry to get to LA... I spent about 30 minutes longer here yesterday than I intended and you know what difference 30 minutes can make in LA traffic.

it's gonna go way up because of summer coming and because of what bernanke is doing with interest rates to help bail out the rich bankers. when interest rates go down, the dollar sinks and the low value of the dollar is the major reason for gas prices being where they are.


It's starting to make me laugh. I can ride my bike to most places, I live right in town and can use public transport very easily, all the theaters I work at are within a 7 mile radius and on the days I have classes I either ride my bike through the park which is lovely on a good day.. or drive the 0.8 miles each way. It makes me laugh, all the white flight mooks who ran to the far distant suburbs are now getting raped at the pump.

It's starting to make me laugh. I can ride my bike to most places, I live right in town and can use public transport very easily, all the theaters I work at are within a 7 mile radius and on the days I have classes I either ride my bike through the park which is lovely on a good day.. or drive the 0.8 miles each way. It makes me laugh, all the white flight mooks who ran to the far distant suburbs are now getting raped at the pump.
yeah it's a  pretty good time. i drive a few miles back and forth each way to the metro, i dont suffer too bad. but i chuckle at the guys with the lincoln navigators and the F-150s. like, you just had to keep up with the joneses, didnt ya? and now you got this gas-guzzling burning tire around your neck. ;D

of course the effect on food prices isn't so funny. i like food, i'd hate to have to quit eating it.

It's starting to make me laugh. I can ride my bike to most places, I live right in town and can use public transport very easily, all the theaters I work at are within a 7 mile radius and on the days I have classes I either ride my bike through the park which is lovely on a good day.. or drive the 0.8 miles each way. It makes me laugh, all the white flight mooks who ran to the far distant suburbs are now getting raped at the pump.


I used to live a mile from work and would actually ride a bike with gas the way it is unfortunately I live more than 15 miles from work  and most of it is up hilly because the only apartment available to me was in the mountainous area of Santa Barbara.  Believe me I never would've chosen to live here...



yeah it's a  pretty good time. i drive a few miles back and forth each way to the metro, i dont suffer too bad. but i chuckle at the guys with the lincoln navigators and the F-150s. like, you just had to keep up with the joneses, didnt ya? and now you got this gas-guzzling burning tire around your neck. ;D

of course the effect on food prices isn't so funny. i like food, i'd hate to have to quit eating it.



There was a quote on an early episode of Good Times.... Florida says while every one is keeping their eye on the price of gas...they're raising prices in the grocery stores...

I used to live a mile from work and would actually ride a bike with gas the way it is unfortunately I live more than 15 miles from work  and most of it is up hilly because the only apartment available to me was in the mountainous area of Santa Barbara.  Believe me I never would've chosen to live here...


I'm in no doubts that you would choose to live there. Regardless of that, I'm not even talking about the 30 mile round trips.. that's not so bad. I'm talking about the folks that live way the hell out in the burby-burbs, just so they can have a 12 bedroom house or whatever it is that attracts them to those desolate hell holes.


yeah it's a  pretty good time. i drive a few miles back and forth each way to the metro, i dont suffer too bad. but i chuckle at the guys with the lincoln navigators and the F-150s. like, you just had to keep up with the joneses, didnt ya? and now you got this gas-guzzling burning tire around your neck. ;D

of course the effect on food prices isn't so funny. i like food, i'd hate to have to quit eating it.


But the effect on food prices isn't so bad. I've noticed almost no increase in my grocery bill.. when it really kicks in, hey fair enough, it'll suck. But there's a big difference between an extra $10 at the grocery store and $4.00 a gallon with a 14MPG truck... and the really funny thing is, most of the guys that NEED trucks are the kind of guys who can afford to run them.. ya know, plumbers, contractors etc.  ;D It just makes me laugh.

I'm in no doubts that you would choose to live there. Regardless of that, I'm not even talking about the 30 mile round trips.. that's not so bad. I'm talking about the folks that live way the hell out in the burby-burbs, just so they can have a 12 bedroom house or whatever it is that attracts them to those desolate hell holes.

But the effect on food prices isn't so bad. I've noticed almost no increase in my grocery bill.. when it really kicks in, hey fair enough, it'll suck. But there's a big difference between an extra $10 at the grocery store and $4.00 a gallon with a 14MPG truck... and the really funny thing is, most of the guys that NEED trucks are the kind of guys who can afford to run them.. ya know, plumbers, contractors etc.  ;D It just makes me laugh.


in SB they moved 40 plus miles because they could get a house for several hundred K less.... guess that's all moot now.

But the effect on food prices isn't so bad. I've noticed almost no increase in my grocery bill.. when it really kicks in, hey fair enough, it'll suck. But there's a big difference between an extra $10 at the grocery store and $4.00 a gallon with a 14MPG truck... and the really funny thing is, most of the guys that NEED trucks are the kind of guys who can afford to run them.. ya know, plumbers, contractors etc.  ;D It just makes me laugh.
i haven't either, i keep chowin' down and i havent seen it getting any pricier but i keep seeing headlines so it makes me nervous. and that's true, unless i'm eating a calzone an hour it probably wont make that much of a difference.


true about plumbers etc. truckers are hurting but that's a different kettle of fish.

in SB they moved 40 plus miles because they could get a house for several hundred K less.... guess that's all moot now.




Well No, I doubt high gas prices will ever negate a saving of several hundred thousand dollars on a home, but out here in St. Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis etc, a lot of the outlying suburbs are considerably more expensive yet all they are, are endless faceless subdivisions.. shoddily built houses with yard-nazi's patrolling to ensure that your garden is perfectly manicured.

Well No, I doubt high gas prices will ever negate a saving of several hundred thousand dollars on a home, but out here in St. Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis etc, a lot of the outlying suburbs are considerably more expensive yet all they are, are endless faceless subdivisions.. shoddily built houses with yard-nazi's patrolling to ensure that your garden is perfectly manicured.


;D

i haven't either, i keep chowin' down and i havent seen it getting any pricier but i keep seeing headlines so it makes me nervous. and that's true, unless i'm eating a calzone an hour it probably wont make that much of a difference.


true about plumbers etc. truckers are hurting but that's a different kettle of fish.



True, truckers who own their own vehicles are getting f**ked bad.

Right, I really haven't noticed a difference on my food bill. Ethanol will probably do more to raise prices than gas prices.

Well No, I doubt high gas prices will ever negate a saving of several hundred thousand dollars on a home, but out here in St. Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis etc, a lot of the outlying suburbs are considerably more expensive yet all they are, are endless faceless subdivisions.. shoddily built houses with yard-nazi's patrolling to ensure that your garden is perfectly manicured.


Ever seen "Over the Hedge"? The parody of suburbia is beautiful. ;D

I will I would have let you know but i had to fly through the drive thru b/c I was in hurry to get to LA... I spent about 30 minutes longer here yesterday than I intended and you know what difference 30 minutes can make in LA traffic.




oh of course! I know what L.A. traffic is like; I've been through it all my life.

I can see they're already setting record highs in CA... does anyone have self-serve up to FOUR dollars a gallon yet? :o :o

$3.31 the other day. One nice thing is that for us at least it's only temporary, Missouri has almost no gas tax and we're just seeing the effects of refinery shutdowns and transport issues, current projections see us hitting the peak of around $3.40 and the slow decline back to $3.00 land.

A couple of days ago they were predicting $4 a gallon by sometime in May here!  :o

$3.75 gal yesterday  >:(

$3.15 yesterday, $3.19 today and that's 87 grade at the Hess station in Amherst, routinely rock-bottom cheapest in the area! The highest price for premium I've seen around the Pioneer Valley today was $3.47 at the Sunoco in South Deerfield; however, I'll bet it has exceeded $3.50 elsewhere in the area.

By Memorial Day it'll be cheaper for me to commute via rented helicopter for fussakes!
:o

California is getting gouged  >:(

ours is at $3.33, I think. >:(

ours is at $3.33, I think. >:(
that's cheap compared to here. regular is over 3.70

I can see they're already setting record highs in CA... does anyone have self-serve up to FOUR dollars a gallon yet? :o :o

Outskirts, and upscale neighborhoods are at $4 and more.

Irvine, CA unleaded regular (this was last week mind you) $3.89. The more expensive retailers (can't see why anyone would frequent these) are ALREADY at $4.05, $4.15 & $4.25 (regular, mid grade, and super) in the LA area.

Parts further up the coast of LA county, Malibu and others are seeing the same.

There are a few places in Long Beach, Anaheim, and Compton areas that are still in the $3.59 - $3.79 range for regular. But don't expect that to last long.
I've seen gas prices rise 7 cents at most stations in the last week!
A penny a day or more!  >:(

I can see they're already setting record highs in CA... does anyone have self-serve up to FOUR dollars a gallon yet? :o :o


here ya go.... this was taken Apr 8th  at the Mobil Gas Station in Goleta (Santa Barbara) Ca... on Glen Annie Road at the 101 off ramp.


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/moregas.jpg



edited to say I took the pic myself and did not photoshop it in anyway.

here ya go.... this was taken Apr 8th  at the Mobil Gas Station in Goleta (Santa Barbara) Ca... on Glen Annie Road at the 101 off ramp.


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/moregas.jpg



edited to say I took the pic myself and did not photoshop it in anyway.
that's krazzzzzyyyyy. i was watching more peak oil stuff on youtube last night and getting all freaked out again.

$3.15 yesterday, $3.19 today and that's 87 grade at the Hess station in Amherst, routinely rock-bottom cheapest in the area! The highest price for premium I've seen around the Pioneer Valley today was $3.47 at the Sunoco in South Deerfield; however, I'll bet it has exceeded $3.50 elsewhere in the area.

By Memorial Day it'll be cheaper for me to commute via rented helicopter for fussakes!
:o


Wait a second.. why are you paying almost 20cents less per gallon in Taxachussetts than I am in 'No-Tax at all, ain't no education here' Missouri?

My ass is still sore from all the money I spent on gas this past week. To wit:

1100 miles roundtrip to SC and back, including 40 miles a day to the jobsite.
My work vehicle gets 17 mpg highway, 11 in the city for an average of 15 mpg.
That's 73 gallons of gas... at $3.30/gal average, that's $242 in one week for fuel.

I'll made that same trip three weeks ago, and will make it two more times before I'm finished down there.


True, truckers who own their own vehicles are getting f**ked bad.


Initially, yes. Same with me. But at the end of the year we can write off all business mileage at 48.5 cents a mile (2007 deduction rates - that should increase this year). I doubt big rigs get better than 8 MPG, so they will basically be able to write off only their fuel costs if diesel stays at ~$4 a gallon. They might still be getting hosed on maintenance costs, which as far as I know are built into that 48.5 cent deduction per mile.

Ant

A couple of days ago they were predicting $4 a gallon by sometime in May here!  :o

well it finally happened in California. Yesterday I passed a station that had a whopping $4.03 for the high grade.

here ya go.... this was taken Apr 8th  at the Mobil Gas Station in Goleta (Santa Barbara) Ca... on Glen Annie Road at the 101 off ramp.


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/moregas.jpg



edited to say I took the pic myself and did not photoshop it in anyway.


To quote the late Peter Boyle as his "Everybody Loves Raymond" character Frank Barone:

Holy Crap! :o :o :o

I paid $3.88 a gallon yesterday here in the bay area Northern California  >:( 

I'm seriously thinking about getting an electric bike....but its 15 miles for me and mostly hills... also I now work 12pm to 10 pm... no problem in the morning but at 10 at night I don't really want to bike home.

I'm seriously thinking about getting an electric bike....but its 15 miles for me and mostly hills... also I now work 12pm to 10 pm... no problem in the morning but at 10 at night I don't really want to bike home.


The way things are going, I'll be in the market for an electric chair!
8-P

We're still a bit cheaper Santa Barbara.  In western Mass. we're running between $3.25 and $3.65.  This is the creeping death, snuffing us out penny by penny!

3.55 crazy!!!

Right now, It's about $1.15 /L over here

Not even 2 weeks ago, it was 99.6c /L

Right now, It's about $1.15 /L over here

Not even 2 weeks ago, it was 99.6c /L


remind me... how many liters are there in a gallon? 

I'll have some new pics for you tomorrow. I think my station is over 4.16 now....

remind me... how many liters are there in a gallon? 

I'll have some new pics for you tomorrow. I think my station is over 4.16 now....

ouch. :o The stations around here are entering the $4 range too. At least when we filled up the tank a couple days ago it was still 3-something.

remind me... how many liters are there in a gallon? 


3.78 Litres in 1 US Gallon


I got gas today for $1.25 /Litre.  I got $25 worth and it filled my tank just a smidge over half way

$4.19    >:(  >:(  >:(

check out chucky's article in another thread about how this inflation in gas prices is another speculative bubble like what happened in housing. it's interesting.

check out chucky's article in another thread about how this inflation in gas prices is another speculative bubble like what happened in housing. it's interesting.


That's almost certainly true. Whilst peak oil is a fact, I truly believe we're some way away from that.. humanity may well be dealt another good hand, giving us the necessary amount of time to move from oil to other means of power. At least in the short term, electric cars are probably the best answer until/if we can come up with another easily extractable/refinable/usable/purchasable source of propulsion fuel.

Oil prices are high mainly due to the ridiculously weakened state of the economy (read: dollar), the fact that our refineries are not working at even 70% of their capacity and due to the fact that Oil is controlled by a cartel, mainly made up of countries who's concern for our economic interests isn't exactly a paramount factor in price decisions.

I'm quite sure we're going to have a couple of years paying high prices.. I think it's possible we could see prices of $4.50 or so in the higher tax states.. not much more than that. The market eventually reaches a level were demand tails off and so does the price. Get ready to hold your wallets for a couple of years, but I'm quite sure things will improve. As the dollar gains in strength gasoline should, based on all past experience and economic data, drop back down below $3.00 a gallon, as US refineries are improved and operate at a higher efficiency that price should drop again and if we do begin to drill in Alaska, North Dakota, The Gulf of Mexico and Colorado then the price will drop yet further. Couple this with the cost of living increases that are long overdue to many millions of Americans and I believe the outlook, whilst not rosy, may be a bit more comfortable than this. Just in time for me to buy one of those 2010 Camaro's I hope.  ;) ;D

nothing makes me more nervous than optimism. :-\\

On the Rise: Oil Nears $120 a Barrel, Gas Average Hits New High

I took these last night

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/gas3.jpg  http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/gas4.jpg

I think it's a crooked market manipulation at the expense of the American people who work for a living.  The first thing I'd do as president is open a big investigation and hang the bigshots by their most tender parts!
>:(

I think it's a crooked market manipulation at the expense of the American people who work for a living.  The first thing I'd do as president is open a big investigation and hang the bigshots by their most tender parts!
>:(




Quick...someone write in Maxwell Smart on the ballot  ;D

I took these last night

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/gas3.jpg  http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/gas4.jpg

Where is this?
???

We're still under $4.00 a gallon (W. Mass., lowest $3.44 highest $3.72), but I predict we'll crack the big 4 before mid-May.
:(

Where is this?
???

We're still under $4.00 a gallon (W. Mass., lowest $3.44 highest $3.72), but I predict we'll crack the big 4 before mid-May.
:(


still Santa Barbara (technically Goleta) ...

the one that's 4.13 is the station I call that crazy gas station in SB... so I guess that makes the one that's 4.19 the really crazy gas station in SB.....

still Santa Barbara (technically Goleta) ...

the one that's 4.13 is the station I call that crazy gas station in SB... so I guess that makes the one that's 4.19 the really crazy gas station in SB.....

Isn't everything more expensive in the SB area?

Isn't everything more expensive in the SB area?



yes it is. 

almost $6 for a gallon of milk.

$200K for a mobile home

$500K for a condo.


it's ridiculous.

yes it is. 

almost $6 for a gallon of milk.

$200K for a mobile home

$500K for a condo.


it's ridiculous.




oh yeah and the mobile home and condo prices....are with the market dropping... last year a mobile home was over $400K and a condo was going for $675 - 750K

The expensive gas station near me put their prices about by about 6 cents today.  I walked past around lunchtime and the cheapest grade was $3.79.? and at about 6.00 this evening it was $3.85.?

oh yeah and the mobile home and condo prices....are with the market dropping... last year a mobile home was over $400K and a condo was going for $675 - 750K


That is why California leads the nation in foreclosures (Vegas, Miami, Ohio aside).  People are walking away because they owe more on their mortgages than the homes are worth.  If you don't own a home already, grab a foreclosure at a bargain price!

That is why California leads the nation in foreclosures (Vegas, Miami, Ohio aside).  People are walking away because they owe more on their mortgages than the homes are worth.  If you don't own a home already, grab a foreclosure at a bargain price!







even the foreclosures are out rageous here... if I wanted to move back to northern ca I could do it but I hate NorCal...sorry Mike and Hawk and the rest... but I spend way too much time in LA to go there and I would love to live in LA but I make more here than I could make there and I'd rather be poor in Santa Barbara than poor in LA  ;D

I didn't know you were allowed to be poor and live in Santa Barbara...

Remember NWA? 
"Straight Outta Compton," now that's badass!
"Straight Outta Santa Barbara," not so much.
:D

I took these last night

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/gas3.jpg  http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/gas4.jpg

Makes me actually want to see $3.00 (on the dot) again...lol! :o
Heck, $2.50 would be pleasing to my eyes right about now.

Makes me actually want to see $3.00 (on the dot) again...lol! :o
Heck, $2.50 would be pleasing to my eyes right about now.


me too  lol....

okay so when I drove by "that crazy gas station in Santa Barbara!" Wed nite Thurs morning at midnight it was still 4.13

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/gas3.jpg


Here's what I saw 22 hours later when I drove by Thurs. Night at 10 pm.


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/gas5.jpg




NOW THAT IS CRAZY! 









 

^ It sure is!!! :o :o

I don't think I wanna travel up that way anytime soon, even though I like the area in general.

In New Jersey, we have the third lowest gas tax and we are only one of two states who do NOT pump our own gas (Oregon is the other).  Yes, we are divas.   However, gas is about $3.45 now.  If it hits $4.00 I am telling my employer that I am going to work from home!

I just paid $3.86 and it cost me $70 to fill up.  :o

I just paid $3.86 and it cost me $70 to fill up.  :o


My fill ups now are hitting 70$ as well (20 gallons). Fuel prices seem to be at a peak right now, though I won't be surprised if regular hits 4$ a gallon nationwide by the summer.

Ant

My fill ups now are hitting 70$ as well (20 gallons). Fuel prices seem to be at a peak right now, though I won't be surprised if regular hits 4$ a gallon nationwide by the summer.

Ant



I think we need a two gas boycott. I vote for May 14th and 15th and just sock it back to them.



Even though the two crazy gas stations are still at 4.39-  all my stations are high. The cheapest gas, as of May 1st, in town is $3.89 but that's just one station.... really our stations average 3.93 - 3.97.  >:( 

I think we need a two gas boycott. I vote for May 14th and 15th and just sock it back to them.

Oh? What's happening on those days?




Even though the two crazy gas stations are still at 4.39-  all my stations are high. The cheapest gas, as of May 1st, in town is $3.89 but that's just one station.... really our stations average 3.93 - 3.97.   >:( 





which is way too much if you ask me. :P The prices around here are like that too.

I just went back to the beginning of this thread, when most gas prices were in the $2/gal range, and saw this post from our departed ellipsis guest (assuming he never comes back, lol):


Another thing I've never understood is the "fraction-of-a-cent". What I mean is, all the prices have a "9/10ths" suffix; I don't know why. For example, if one gallon of gas is $1.859, and you got exactly one gallon, you can't cut your penny into ten pieces and give 'em only nine; U.S. currency doesn't work that way. Wouldn't you really be paying $1.86? ::)


That fraction-of-a-cent thingy has always boggled my mind too. I whole heartedly agree with this statement. Yes, you should pay the full cent.

Oh? What's happening on those days?



nothing I just picked two random days in the near future for us to boycott.

It was around $3.68 at the corner gas station the other day. It probably went up another few cents since then.  :\'(

In the UK it now costs £5 for a gallon of petrol and back in 1971 it only costed 34½p.

20 cents per gallon in Venezuala for those interested in relocating.

I'm contemplating joining BJ's (a warehouse club) simply because their gas is about 20 cents cheaper.  If I can save that much its worth the very slightly longer drve to fill up and I can pick up my groceries at the same time.  I don't know how much it costs to join but I have an offer of 60 days free membership so I figured I'd use that at least.

$3.39 is the lowest price I saw today.

$3.49 is the cheapest around here. This is starting to piss me off, Missouri has almost no gas tax so why is our price higher than the national average?!

I have to get gas on the way home. I think it's about 3.89 here near work, but closer to home I saw 3.78 gal

I have to get gas on the way home. I think it's about 3.89 here near work, but closer to home I saw 3.78 gal

$3.78.9 is the highest I've seen around here so far. 

At my usual filling station, the Hess up the street, it's been $3.53.9 for the cheap grade for a week steady.  I've taken to filling when my tank is about 60% full.  You don't really save any money, but it feels less depressing to pay $17.00 instead of $40.00!
:D

I've seen nothing under 3 1/2 dollars anymore. :-\\

  I feel sorry for you who have to commute.  I know of several people at work who commute from, and back to, Sacramento (60 miles), Tracy (47 miles) Yuba City (78 miles)...

  Ugly...

I commute, but I use public transportation (namely, the train). I only drive between my house and the train station, which is roughly 1 1/2 miles. We're trying to drive as little as possible with the rising cost of oil. :P

I commute, but I use public transportation (namely, the train). I only drive between my house and the train station, which is roughly 1 1/2 miles. We're trying to drive as little as possible with the rising cost of oil. :P


  PT is the way to go...

  We'll all be better off when they hurry-up and start pumping over that black gold from Irak...

My station, the Amherst Hess, went up $0.02 to $3.56* for 87 grade, and that's about the cheapest around.  I've seen a few other stations at $3.56.  The most expensive I saw today was the Sunoco in S. Deerfield at $3.85 for premium.

*I'm rounding up the tenths on all prices cited. 
::)

$3.78.9 is the highest I've seen around here so far. 

At my usual filling station, the Hess up the street, it's been $3.53.9 for the cheap grade for a week steady.  I've taken to filling when my tank is about 60% full.  You don't really save any money, but it feels less depressing to pay $17.00 instead of $40.00!
:D
that's a good trick and I've been doing that or something similar for awhile, just filling up about 2/3 and then I don't feel so bad wither. Well, it seems prices have gone up again since last night and I need to fill up on the way home since I didn't last night  >:(  I saw $3.90 on the way to work this morning. I'm gonna check that website that shows where the cheapest prices are and see if it works.  this is really getting out of hand.


     We'll all be better off when they hurry-up and start pumping over that black gold from Irak...
isn't that fools gold  ::)  if they start sending it over and the prices of gas go down, I can go ahead and get that Hummer I wanted.

Oops....forgot to paste the link.   http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx
I'll bump this for anyone that did not see the Link to find the cheapest gas around your area

http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx

I just got gas for $1.23 /L

It's now $3.75.  >:(

3.82 is the lowest here  :(

I know I've mentioned this before, but I remember the mid-'90s when I had my little Geo, it cost under 12 bucks to fill the whole thing up!  Now it's that high by the time I turn around to look at the gauge!
>:(

The expensive garages in my town went up to to $4.05.9 on Friday.  They started the week at £3.85.9  :o

The expensive garages in my town went up to to $4.05.9 on Friday.  They started the week at £3.85.9  :o


And when I went past this afternoon it was $4.11.9

I know I've mentioned this before, but I remember the mid-'90s when I had my little Geo, it cost under 12 bucks to fill the whole thing up!  Now it's that high by the time I turn around to look at the gauge!
>:(

I remember those little Geo's....they were made by Chevy, if I'm not mistaken. They must've had small gas tanks.

at the moment i'm torn between picking up one of these

http://www.autonews24h.com/img/200602/Honda-Fit-hybrid.jpg

or one of these

http://www.dsquared.org/cars/2003_1metrosky.jpg

I've got a new pic from my favorite gas station.... gas at $4.43 for 87 octane... that was from last week who knows where its at since I came to AZ.... today the Arco station a block from my moms was at $3.39 at noon and at $3.43 by 3pm

I have to fill up my tank after work,



and the sign said $3.99 a gallon, come in, kneel down and pay  :(

that's all the parody I got for Five Man Electrical Band - Signs

I've got a new pic from my favorite gas station.... gas at $4.43 for 87 octane... that was from last week who knows where its at since I came to AZ.... today the Arco station a block from my moms was at $3.39 at noon and at $3.43 by 3pm

a whole dollar's difference between here and there, I guess! :o :o

If you have a picture, be sure to post it!

No joke... Granada Hills, CA, has gas prices ALL above $4/gal. I was just there a few days ago.

tonight on my way home from work, I paid $4.05 gal the highest for me so far

tonight on my way home from work, I paid $4.05 gal the highest for me so far


It's $4.09 at the Valero across the street. My mom said it ranged from $4.15 to $4.25 in Salinas. :o

The only gas station in town is $4.08,if you drive about 10 miles to the next town they range from $3.96-$ 4.17

Nothing under $3.90 around here anymore.  $4.15 is about the highest I've seen so far.  I was rather hoping Memorial Day weekend would be the apex of gas prices, but I've got a sinking feeling our troubles have just begun!
::)

Good thing the internet doesn't run on gas...

Ant

Prices just went up yesterday.....$4.43

Seems to go up every couple of weeks. 

Five bucks a gallon is just around the corner.  Sh*t!  That used to be a nightmare scenario!
::)

Five bucks a gallon is just around the corner.  Sh*t!  That used to be a nightmare scenario!
::)
it's pretty easy to find talk shows from a few months ago where someone says, "i officially predict that within a matter of weeks or months we will witness.... seventy-dollar-a-barrel oil. and everyone would shake their heads and be like, $70 a barrel? that's crazy talk.

Five bucks a gallon is just around the corner.  Sh*t!  That used to be a nightmare scenario!
::)

It still is a nightmare scenario

Where I live in Mass it jumped to $3.85, the lowest is a bit far away in town so it's not worth the drive for $3.83. And close enough to the $3.85 station is an Exxon selling regular unleaded for $4.09. Screw Exxon.

And there are actually morons that fill up at Exxon when it's $3.85 right down the road. What is wrong with some people?

Pumps today at Petro Canada are $1.43 per litre.

Looks like we're already past the $5 per gallon mark :\'(

just filled up my kid's Civic at $4.05 a gallon, she only needed 7 gallons, and I had to fill up my gas can for the lawnmower, total 31 bucks

And there are actually morons that fill up at Exxon when it's $3.85 right down the road. What is wrong with some people?


I wonder the same when I see people queueing at the Shell garage near me ($4.26 last time I looked) when it was less then $4 a gallon elsewhere.

We're easily going to be at $5 per gallon by the end of the year, and easily $6 by the end of next year.

I live in a small town, so I see the same SUVs occasionally, and whenever it's always one person driving them, I get so annoyed. There should be a law that if you're going to buy an SUV, you have to submit an application to prove you need one.

We're easily going to be at $5 per gallon by the end of the year, and easily $6 by the end of next year.

I live in a small town, so I see the same SUVs occasionally, and whenever it's always one person driving them, I get so annoyed. There should be a law that if you're going to buy an SUV, you have to submit an application to prove you need one.

Hey man, that sounds like the DDR!  That dog won't hunt, not in America.  I'll drive alone in my Hummer until it just gets too obscenely expensive and I'm forgoing my kid's orthodonture and college I'll downgrade to that big Harley I got in the garage!  Heck, I'll ride my lawn mower around like Alvin Straight iffen I hafta!

:D

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm66/Phil_O-Sopher/PetrolPrices001-2.jpg

Judging by this sign at a Shepherds Bush Petrol (Gas) Station, the price of petrol (gas) is all over the place.

I was out and about today, and saw $4+ gasoline at just about all the stations I passed by. The "cheapest" I saw was $3.99 at an Arco station in Canoga Park.

Also, the Shell station nearest my house just made a big jump yesterday, and a bigger jump this morning. :o

I may have to gas up on the way home. it's $4.15 a gallon here

I may have to gas up on the way home. it's $4.15 a gallon here


That cheap!

Some of the cheaper places in town here were at $4.35 this afternoon.  The expensive place was at $4.45 I think.

That cheap!

Some of the cheaper places in town here were at $4.35 this afternoon.  The expensive place was at $4.45 I think.
geez karen, I thought we were the highest, you guys are getting gouged worse than us.

geez karen, I thought we were the highest, you guys are getting gouged worse than us.


I read in the local paper about some of the smaller gas companies and privately owned gas stations are having to buy new pumps or have them altered because they were preset to stop pumping gas at $70.
Some of the Brits here were saying that when they arrived (12 - 18 months ago)  it cost about $40 to fill the car now it's not too far short of $80!

geez karen, I thought we were the highest, you guys are getting gouged worse than us.

Nah, you probably are the highest...but gas costs more elsewhere!
:P

I read in the local paper about some of the smaller gas companies and privately owned gas stations are having to buy new pumps or have them altered because they were preset to stop pumping gas at $70.
Some of the Brits here were saying that when they arrived (12 - 18 months ago)  it cost about $40 to fill the car now it's not too far short of $80!
I found an old post of mine from 2 years ago and the gas price was $2.09 and I was complaining  :-
Nah, you probably are the highest...but gas costs more elsewhere!
:P
Max, I thought we agreed to talk about that in PM  ::)

I found an old post of mine from 2 years ago and the gas price was $2.09 and I was complaining  :-[
Max, I thought we agreed to talk about that in PM   ::)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7gWB7IzxtU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7gWB7IzxtU
safe for work?  :-\\ 

safe for work?  :-\\ 

Yes.

Dave's not here!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/04/29/shell.profit.ap/

http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/01/news/companies/exxon_earnings/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24425697/

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/shell-bp-profits-astound-analysts/story.aspx?guid=%7BF1D05FB2-0CE4-476A-9253-C10E57642B2D%7D

We're all getting screwed.

Yes.

Dave's not here!
cheech & Chong?  I still better wait til I get home for streaming video at work, no telling who's monitoring my usage  :o