Gasoline Price Spike

[Back]

Heard a little rumor that tomorrow gas prices are going to spike upward 41 cents a gallon or so tomorrow due probably to hurricane Katrina and the Labor day weekend.

I’d like to reiterate that this is a rumor at this point. Tomorrow may tell.

Super unleaded has already hit $3/gallon here in DC since last weekend.

[hectomaner]

man, shit 87 gas has been ~$3.30ish for a while now here in cali

[Revalos]

Another DC Area (College Park, MD) resident here. I talked to my mom and pop gas attendant filling up this evening and he said that the next truck will cost HIM $2.99 for regular unleaded.

I just paid $2.63 for regular unleaded about 2 hours ago, and he was getting ready to put up a 7 instead of the 6 on the sign...and that's still 10 cents less than DC city prices. This weekend will be regular unleaded at $2.90 at least around here.

Fill up now folks.

[Gan]

Glad I filled up both vehicles today... :(

[Artha]

I saw regular unleaded for 2.41 and thought "Damn, that's cheap."

This makes me sad.

[hectomaner]

glad i already bought my bus pas for next month. LOCKED IN RATES. gotta love it

[The Cat In The Hat]

$2.63 here in Ohio for the "cheap" stuff.

$42.00 to fill my gas tank makes me sad :(

[Artha]

Man I'm glad I drive a small car with decent mileage and not some gas guzzling H2.

[Czeska]

One of our grocery chains is doing a gas promo... so much off a gallon for every $50 spent, at specific stations.

Had to wait an hour in line last weekend, but filled up at $.89/gal

[kheldarin]

My girlfriend lives on a military base so I get cheap gas. Well, cheap compared to the shit out there. $2.67 is cheap to me. $2.90 is not.

[Soulpieced]

I paid $32 to fill up today. Sweet.

[The Cat In The Hat]

Originally posted by Artha
Man I'm glad I drive a small car with decent mileage and not some gas guzzling H2.

I have a crown vic. It was a good deal and the only thing wrong with it, (until i cracked the windshield that is...) was that the door key would only work in the drivers side.

Poor college student/mother takes what she can get! :)

[Stunseed]

A month ago, it took me 50 bucks to fill my Jeep. I don't even want to know what it'll be now.

[Makkah]

Yay for walking to classes.

[DianaBanana]

I topped off my tank the other day and that cost me $11 and I drive a honda!

[Edited on 8-31-2005 by DianaBanana]

[Keller]

Filled up on my way home from school. $48 in my Nissan Altima.

[Anebriated]

yay for school shuttles that run through philly, and rollerblades, and the subway.

[Ilvane]

The reason I love public transportation..no gas fees, and my pass cost the same each month..scary that gas is that expensive.

-A

[Terminator X]

I'll probably be getting my first hydrocarbon combustion transportation unit either sometime in January or next Summer.

All I know is that I'll definately be cool buying a 100-cylinder tractor-trailer engine as long as it's a hybrid :smilegrin:

[Ilvane]

I was looking at cars, and the only thing I can even think of buying would be maybe a new volkswagon beetle or a hybrid..no way am I paying insane on gas!!

[Terminator X]

Originally posted by Ilvane
The reason I love public transportation..no gas fees, and my pass cost the same each month..scary that gas is that expensive.

-A

In 1999, when the gas prices spiked, a ticket for a Greyhound-esque bus out of Grand Central Station in New York to the Washington Connecticut Depot costed $5 dollars more :(

[Ilvane]

Back when I first started driving(a few years ago) it was .99 cents a gallon!

It's disgusting.

Those oil folks are making money hand over fist.

And with an oil man in the White House, we're not going to see much relief anytime soon.

-A

[Showal]

I'm going to start doing one of two things:

1. Become a pirate. I will latch onto other cars with my car, tie the person in the car up, and steal the gas from their car. Drawback: It's illegal, i'd face jail time or at least fines and probation.

2. Start feeling up my car exclusively at my friend's junkyard where gas is free. Drawback: The gas is junkyard gas and is probably doing shitty things to my car.

I could always just take the moped everywhere. It gets 85 mpg. It's pimp too.

[Artha]

I could always just take the moped everywhere. It gets 85 mpg. It's pimp too.
You're not supposed to admit to riding one of these in public.

[Terminator X]

Originally posted by Showal
I'm going to start doing one of two things:

1. Become a pirate. I will latch onto other cars with my car, tie the person in the car up, and steal the gas from their car. Drawback: It's illegal, i'd face jail time or at least fines and probation.

2. Start feeling up my car exclusively at my friend's junkyard where gas is free. Drawback: The gas is junkyard gas and is probably doing shitty things to my car.

I could always just take the moped everywhere. It gets 85 mpg. It's pimp too.

Mopeds are like fat chicks. Fun to ride... but you don't want anyone else to see you with one.

Also, <3 all teh fat chicks, too.... cuz' to me you're pretty anyway, baby...

[Doyle Hargraves]

Fuck the Middle East.

[Showal]

Artha. Lets do the math. If I can get 80-100 miles out of my moped on 1 gallon of gas, I can get as much mileage on my moped out of 2.2 gallons as I can when in my jeep in the city. It costs about 40 bucks to fill up my jeep, and about 6.60 to fill up my moped and get the same mileage. If I fill up 4-5 times a month, I am potentially saving between 130 - 170 dollars a month. That's not something I'm ashamed to be riding.

Plus you can't do wheelies in a jeep. You also can't call yourself the moped angels and guard your turf in a jeep.

[Terminator X]

>inspect showal moped

The moped is totally pimp, you can't even disagree with said pimpedness. The handlebars of this moped are "blinging" in a chrome-esque scintillation of gaudy Reynold's Wrap aluminum foil, which has been carefully wrapped around at least one bar. Along the plastic floorboard is an enscription in Common, "Let's do the math: I am totally saving 130-170 silver pieces a MONTH by switching to Geico... And this moped." -- You also notice that a jeep could totally flatten anyone guarding their turf with this piece of scrap metal.

[Artha]

If I fill up 4-5 times a month, I am potentially saving between 130 - 170 dollars a month.
130-170 dollars a month isn't going to buy back your dignity :smilegrin:

[Edited on 8-31-2005 by Artha]

[Showal]

hahahaha

[Warriorbird]

Hugo Chavez should drop prices at Citgo right about now. Venezuela would clean up.

[Showal]

Let me speak in language that Terminator can understand. Artha, you probably can too.

Y'all niggas jealous.

[Terminator X]

u is playin yaself

(Edited to convert "You" into "u")

[Edited on 8-31-2005 by Terminator X]

[Showal]

haha as dumb as it was, I love that you used to post like that so I can bring it up now and then.

Besides, gas prices blow. I can think of a number of other things I can spend my money on. I'd rather buy myself a coke than drive a few miles anyday. I'd rather buy myself a gat so I can protect myself in the hood, Terminator will know what i'm talking about.

[Terminator X]

Originally posted by Showal
haha as dumb as it was, I love that you used to post like that so I can bring it up now and then.

Besides, gas prices blow. I can think of a number of other things I can spend my money on. I'd rather buy myself a coke than drive a few miles anyday. I'd rather buy myself a gat so I can protect myself in the hood, Terminator will know what i'm talking about.

::British accent::

"Yes, yes. Quite, quite."

Also, I'm not sure if it's been said, but fuck the Middle East.

[Showal]

fuck the middle east. my parents went to mecca and all they brought back was this horrible body odor.

You really think this is ok to do?

[Apotheosis]

2.91$ for 87 octane, 3.19 for 93 octane.

[Tisket]

Well, fuck me. Bought a monster gas guzzling SUV last year. Going to buy a team of draft horses to pull it around town I think.

[Leetahkin]

Price hiked up to $2.69 this morning from $2.42 yesterday (for low grade). I'm so glad I only have to fill up maybe once a month.

[ElanthianSiren]

Originally posted by Warriorbird
Hugo Chavez should drop prices at Citgo right about now. Venezuela would clean up.

He's already offered to do that lovely, lovely.

-M

[Tromp]

I think the USA still pays the least amount for gasoline or close to it? The fuel economy is one of the quickest self correcting models because it hits so many so quickly. Hopefully this will result in less demand for fossil fuels in the long run.

Hang in there. The country is in an uprour about this and congress summer vacation is about to end. Should be interesting what they come up with. Too bad the most recent energy bill had no alternate fuel plan in it.

[Shonison]

We still have cheaper gas than many places in the world, but Venezuelans pay 12 cents per gallon in some parts.

[Tromp]

Originally posted by Shonison
We still have cheaper gas than many places in the world, but Venezuelans pay 12 cents per gallon in some parts.

Yeah politically/economicially this is not an apples to apples comparison plus if I can quote the most intelligent Pat Roboertson, "It is a launching pad for communist and muslin extremism". I don't even think they could afford the .12 per gallon there.

[weasel82]

My only concern Showal, would be things like...weather...and that big ass SUV behind you that will crush your ass if it runs into you.

[DeV]

$2.97 for regular this morning. I can only imagine the prices in the downtown area. No doubt over 3 bucks a gallon and more.

[Some Rogue]

Just hit 2.99 a gallon, up 40 cents in two days.

There's been stations in this area that are reportedly running out of gas now too. Whether that's because they just don't want to buy it at such a high price or can't get it, I don't know. Thankfully, none of the stores my company own have this problem.

[Edited on 8-31-2005 by Some Rogue]

[weasel82]

$3.11 in Brooklyn I heard this morning

here in Manhattan i did not see it today, however yesterday it was $2.73 actually.

Either way, thank god for mass transportation

[Valthissa]

I don't like paying $3/gallon for gas. Worse than that , I have oil heat ($1,248 annual adjustment last month).

Of course, things are rarely as simple as they may appear.

easy question:

a gallon of gas costs more or less in 2005 than in 1980?


C/Valth

[AnticorRifling]

I wasn't born yet in 1980.

[ElanthianSiren]

Easy solution: windfall profits tax.

-M

[Celephais]

Just when I thought you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you do something like this...

[xtc]

Originally posted by Ilvane
I was looking at cars, and the only thing I can even think of buying would be maybe a new volkswagon beetle or a hybrid..no way am I paying insane on gas!!

Whatever you do, don't buy a VW they are junk. I have warned a ton of people about these cars and people don't listen especially women. Then they call me a year later complaining about how everything on the car is breaking.

The Bug is made in Mexico, buy another vehicle....trust me.

[ElanthianSiren]

Love my bug XTC. I haven't ever had a problem with it.

-M

[Viridian]

Heyyy mopeds are hot, poor Showal.

Anywho, In the past three months the prices here (20 miles out of San Fran.) has ranged from about $2.89 to $2.60.

Right now it's at about 2.71 last I checked. I'm glad we aren't paying three bucks yet, though I'm sure we will be soon...

[Wezas]

Originally posted by ElanthianSiren
Love my bug XTC. I haven't ever had a problem with it.

-M

Old style or new style?

[Vestarr]

One of the big problems with the gas hike is the fact that every thing else is going up in price as well ..The trucking industry is charging more to ship so the manufacturing company has to raise the price of things to cope..Ive watched things like milk go up drastically in price in about 4 or 6 months ..least thats here in Jersey. Now i dont think anyones company they work for is giving better raises due to the cost of living going up ..least i know Home Depot isnt .So the way things are going its gonna cost us more to live then we are making ...Im moving to Venezuela ..I can afford .12 cents

[ElanthianSiren]

Originally posted by Wezas

Originally posted by ElanthianSiren
Love my bug XTC. I haven't ever had a problem with it.

-M

Old style or new style?

New Bug, turbo deisel.

-M

[xtc]

Originally posted by ElanthianSiren
Love my bug XTC. I haven't ever had a problem with it.

-M

lol give it time

[Gan]

Originally posted by Valthissa
easy question:

a gallon of gas costs more or less in 2005 than in 1980?


C/Valth

According to one site - we're almost there if you look at today's prices compared to adjusted 1981 prices, this being national averages - there may be some retailers that have already crossed over the $3.00/gallon threshold:

SOURCE (http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2005/04/gasoline_prices.html)

(NOTE: This site's info is not matching the DOE's historical data for some reason: SOURCE (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/pdf/pages/sec5_57.pdf))

Here's some info from the Department of Energy:
the latest national pricing @$2.61:
SOURCE (http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/gdu/gasdiesel.asp)

And retail pricing by region and state:
SOURCE (http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/wrgp/mogas_home_page.html)


If you feel that you're being 'gouged' by a gas retailer - here's a place where you can report it.
REPORT IT! (http://gaswatch.energy.gov/)

[Back]

I forget who mentioned it in their post, but the recent energy bill had very little if any provision to reduce our dependency on oil in general. Katrina has disabled 10% of our oil production and its being felt across the globe. If thats not a wake up call, I don’t know what is.

[Hulkein]

Katrina disabled around 25% of our production, not 10%.

It dropped our refining capabilities by 10%, you must've confused the two.

[Edited on 8-31-2005 by Hulkein]

[Gan]

I just heard word today that Bush is going to open up distribution of the US oil reserves that has been building in order to help stabilize the supply (CNN HN).

Here's an awsome article explaining how this supply shock involving Katrina is affecting the US.

"The Sum of All Fears
Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophic event with a human cost than cannot yet be fully evaluated. It was also exactly what oil market analysts feared the most this summer. Analysts contemplated what might happen should a severe hurricane impact oil production and refineries at the height of summer driving season at a time when gasoline inventories were low. Heading into the final week before the Labor Day weekend, inventories were very near the bottom end of the average range in absolute terms, but given growth in gasoline demand over the comparable year-ago period (gasoline demand is 1.2 percent above last year’s level over the last four weeks), the gasoline inventory situation was even tighter. With oil prices rising throughout the year, analysts wondered what might happen should a supply shock occur as well...

There are several factors currently inhibiting refinery production. First, employees that were evacuated from their homes need to return to work. While some refineries may have skeleton crews already, it may be some time before authorities let people back into the most severely impacted areas. As many companies have stated, the safety of their employees is of primary concern. Another factor impacting refinery production is the supply of crude oil. The Capline, a major crude oil pipeline that feeds many Midwest refineries with crude oil from the Gulf of Mexico, is currently shut down due to lack of electricity at many of its pumping stations. As a result, one refinery in the Midwest has already reported that it has reduced its production due to a loss in crude oil supply. With the recent Government decision that crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) will be made available to those affected by the hurricane, there may be some relief for refiners that have reduced their production due to loss of crude supply. However, they will need to find a way to get the crude oil from the SPR to their refineries."

Another factor impacting refinery operations is the loss of electrical power. Refineries are dependent on electricity to run and in some areas it may take some time to get power restored. How quickly power can be restored to affected refineries will be a key factor in determining how quickly they can return to normal operations. Finally, refiners will need to perform damage assessments to determine what, if any, repairs are needed. Some refineries reportedly have been flooded, which could do serious damage to some of their units. The extent to which flooding may have caused damage to refineries will be a key barometer that market analysts will be waiting to hear in the coming days.

(more of the article at this link: SOURCE: DOE (http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/twip/twip.asp))

[Androidpk]

Regular unleaded here is 2.50, though after today the price is jumping by half a dollar. :(

[DianaBanana]

Regular at Mobile was $2.99 a gallon and right down the street Gulf was charging $3.20 a gallon.

[DeV]

$3.31 for regular now. :(

[GSTamral]

Diana,

get gas on the turnpike. They change their prices on Fridays, so they should still be charging last week's prices. Gas out here in Atlanta is up over 3 a gallon by Glen lake

[DianaBanana]

I dont live anywhere near the Turnpike. Besides, my job is 2 minutes from my house so I'll have to fill up maybe twice a month. I'm glad to work so close to home.

[GSTamral]

That's always nice. It sucks living in Somerset and having to commute to either Morristown, Mahwah or Paramus on a daily basis. My only saving grace right now is that when I'm travelling, they pay for the car and gas.

[AnticorRifling]

2.55 a gallon this morning here in Indy.

[Sean of the Thread]

Saw a 40 cent price increase in 87 regular today in Tampa Bay area. To make matters fucking worse 4 of the 5 stations I went to this evening were sold out of every grade and the 5th station had like a 50 car line. People over react and fuck the supply of fuel here every god damn year.

[Leetahkin]

This morning I mentioned it was $2.69 from $2.42, this afternoon all the gas stations around here are showing $2.99.

[ElanthianSiren]

Still not as bad as 911.

In michigan, at the peak of all the paranoia, gas was 5.30 a gallon. It got so expensive that the govenor came out and publically admonished the gas stations. Makes me glad I work at home.

-M

[Latrinsorm]

We could sure use a price ceiling right about now. I'll write the Emperor, we're boys.

[Odysia]

The President needs to freeze all gas prices for the next few months. But that might lower the 3rd quarter revenue for the oil industry from 7 Billion in the second quarter. [insert multiple curses here]

The gas in my area went up 10 cents a gallon from 8am this morning to 1pm this afternoon.

[Seran]

Why in the world would a president with HUGE oil interests wish to push a freeze on the profits he, his friends, and his fellow politicians are raking in? From increased revenues from gasoline tax, to kickbacks from lobbyists, and let us all not forget the oil stocks neatly hidden in their trusts.

Thank our President, and his war on terror.

[Odysia]

Originally posted by Seran
Why in the world would a president with HUGE oil interests wish to push a freeze on the profits he, his friends, and his fellow politicians are raking in? From increased revenues from gasoline tax, to kickbacks from lobbyists, and let us all not forget the oil stocks neatly hidden in their trusts.

Thank our President, and his war on terror.

You said what I didn't want to say since I didn't want to get into that kind of debate....but I couldn't agree with you more.

[Hulkein]

FUCK TEH SHRUB

[The Cat In The Hat]

$3.19 a gallon here for the cheap stuff :( Glad I filled up yesterday when it was $2.69

[Wezas]

Prices are holding steady here tonight - but will likely go up in the morning. I'm heading down to my dad's house for labor day weekend (he's on the border of VA and NC). Just heard from another relative in the Charlotte, NC area that there are police stationed at many of the gas stations because of the long lines. When he went to a station he waited in line for about 30 minutes and the manager said they'd likely close the station after tonight because of lack of gas.

Here's hoping I have enough gas to make it back up to Northern VA by Wednesday to start at my new job.

[Sean]

Heh I guess I can't complain too much if some of you are actually paying over $3. I paid 2.77 right off the NJ Parkway a few hours ago.

[Shari]

I paid 2.71. And that was HELLA cheap. Most places are 2.85 and I even saw for 2.99. I'm sure its going to be 3.10 tomorrow.

Baby Jesus is crying somewhere...:(

[Back]

My corner station went from $2.89 to $3.45 over night and its the cheapest station on Connecticut Ave. No doubt the rumor was true.

It will be interesting to see what it will be this morning on my way to work, then again when I get home tonight.

Glad I did my travel weekend last week.

[weasel82]

I was listening to this pretty well-known economist, Ron Insana yesterday and, despite also reading it in the Economist. Our troubles at the pump, most recently, are effected by lack of refineries, not necessarily just a lack of oil.

However, on that note, the problems we had previously (before gas shock compliments of Katrina) head back towards growing consumption in China and India, whose economies (which anyone dealing with International Stock Funds would know) have been greatly expanding over more recent years.

So, if more oil is not being pumped and if more refineries are not being built, and we're not doing a lot more oil exploration, we'll continue to have problems and we will need to find alternative fuel methods. Not only for our cars, but for heating oil, factory operations and a whole bunch of other shit.

Remember, oil is a limited commodity, we don't know how much the world has of it, we don't know how much we haven't found and we don't know how much we'll be using in the future. So change from oil to some other means of fuel will have to come. But, like the steel industry in the US, it won't be pretty...Market change sometime happens quickly and other times it's a very long and ugly battle.

I'm optimistic in the long-term.

"Necessity is the mother of invention", it's an old cliche, but it's true and as we get nervous about oil and gas prices, people are looking for the means to change all that. A means that's economical and efficient.

In the meantime: Paid $3.13 yesterday and basically that means I won't be buying a video game I wanted. Ahhh...where we trim our spending...
:)

[Edited on 9-1-2005 by weasel82]

[Edited on 9-1-2005 by weasel82]

[Edited on 9-1-2005 by weasel82]

[Sean of the Thread]

I got lucky and scored a fill up at 2.65 yesterday compared to 2.99 everywhere else. For the cheap shit. I drove thru the hood today and they seem to think 3.19-3.59 is reasonable. Give me a fucking break.

[weasel82]

Ya know...I can't stand the fact that I hear some people saying...I remember when it was $2.40 and that was good.

I remember it was just a few years ago that it was $1.59...I mean, what the fuck happened to that price? We should be rolling back to that...not $2.40.

lol.

I'm telling...mass transit rocks...thank god I work in the city and use the subway, otherwise, I'd be PISSED!

[Sean of the Thread]

Mass transit sucks here.. you have to ride with some serious scum.

[Tromp]

Thought this was appropriate for the thread:

[weasel82]

lol...nice

[Sean]

Yea prices here skyrocketed this morning. The station I usually stop at on my way to work was at $3.28 for regular. Glad I filled up last night.

[Chastittee]

Wezas, your Charlotte relative is correct. I live there as well. Lines yesterday were pushing a mile long at some stations. Prices are now up to 3.19 a gallon for the cheap stuff. Yesterday I filled my Durango up at 2.89. Cost me $53 to put 3/4 of a tank in.

The local newspaper also reported that as of 4am today, 30 of our 230 gas stations were closed due to lack of gas. More closed at 7am. As of 4am, there were 67 car accidents in lines to gas stations, 23 "incidents", and 9 arrests for disorderly conduct and/or fighting.

Normally this whole situation wouldn't bother me too much because I'm a stay at home mom and drive less than 10 miles a day...However, it happens to have hit at a time when my husband is in a hospital 30 miles away. So, I've gone down to seeing him every other day. :(

Oh, and for those of you comparing prices...When I moved to Charlotte in Feb 1999, gas was $0.85 a gallon. Here we are six years later and the price is up to 3.19 a gallon. Now, I'm exhausted and doing the math in my head, but isnt that nearly a 400% increase? Craziness. I was all excited that my car will be paid off come November, but with prices like these, I'm not even sure my budget will notice the difference.

[Gan]

At the corner station here:

Unleaded: 2.88
Plus: 2.98
Premium: 3.08


I wonder what the local Sams Club is selling their gas for since its a membership only deal. I'll look next time I drive by it and compare the prices.

[Chastittee]

Oh, and yes...Your relative is also correct on the police being stationed at each gas station. I filled up my husband's truck this morning and I had to go inside first, give them my credit card and watched the officer scribble down my truck description and license plate in case I should decide to just say let them keep the card and drive off with over $100 in diesel. ($74 for half a tank, 2.79 a gallon)

[weasel82]

I wonder how long this excuse will usable for work...

"Sorry I couldn't be in on time. I don't normally car pool, but gas prices are so high and the guy I car pooled with didn't have to be at work until 11am"

Or

"Sorry I'm late, but gas prices are so high and I didn't have enough money to pay for gas, so I had to work when I ran out."

[Gan]

Saw a funny I thought I'd share... courtesy of CNN.com

[Edited on 9-1-2005 by Ganalon]

[weasel82]

short-term recession...inevitable?

http://www.usatoday.com/money/biztravel/2005-08-31-katrina-jetfuel-usat_x.htm

[JadeScarlet]

The pumps nearby me were $6.13 a gallon last month (90p per litre using a 1.8 Pound to dollar exchange rate). But then I live in England, where gas has always been more expensive than in the US.

Proud to be a pedestrian...

[weasel82]

Hmm...it was always cheaper here than in Europe...so do you guys drive less? or is that what's up with the really small cars?

[Warriorbird]

Their countries are the size of our states and they have much better public transportation.

http://www.gasbuddy.com/ looks helpful.

[JadeScarlet]

Public transportation here in England is supremely better than in the US. You can get anywhere by bus or train fairly easily. Most of my friends (the non-student friends) don't own cars at all. Those that do have very small cars. Even the SUVs are small, but I don't see many of them.

My parents got hybrid cars 3 years ago, when no one wanted them so the government was offering huge tax refunds to get people to buy them. When I move back to the US, I'll either share the hybrid with my mom or get a bicycle.

The gas prices should be a wake up call that most cities need to drastically improve their bus services and build lightrail systems.

[GSLeloo]

I have to say I am in shock right now. Last night gas was 2.99. Today it's 3.09-3.50. My mom went to fill her tank and was told it is going to jump eighty cents tonight. So I went out to fill my tank and the first gas station I went to ran out of gas. Then Dan tells me in his town they ran out of gas last night. I can't believe this at all. I'm buying a bike.

[Sylvan Dreams]

I spent 3.09 per gallon of the cheap stuff earlier today. I ended up buying half a tank and spent over 20 bucks. It used to be that I could fill up my car for that much.

[Showal]

3.63 over by me today. 3.99 for super.

[Back]

Still $3.49 low-grade here since Wednesday. How much does it suck that gas went up when all those people need to get out of the Big Easy?

[CrystalTears]

http://toccionline.kizash.com/films/1001/178/index.php

:D

[Jenisi]

2.99 here mwahaha

[Snapp]

It's sad that $2.99 sounds so cheap already.

[Wezas]

3 stations near my dad's house right next to one another

$3.59, $2.99, and $3.49

The $2.99 quickly ran out of regular & plus, but premium at $3.19 was still a much better deal then the other two.

[Gan]

Bump..

Paid 2.78 for regular unleaded today.

2.88 was being offered for plus

2.98 was being offered for premium


Anyone else seeing a decline in your area?

DOE lists average US prices/gal of regular unleaded this week at:
2.955

Last week was 3.069

2 weeks ago was 2.61

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/wrgp/mogas_home_page.html

[Jonty]

Anyone else seeing a decline in your area?

Yeah, it went from $3.07 to $3.01....

[Artha]

Peak around here was 3.19....down to 2.84 now.

[Jazuela]

Highest in our neighborhood was $3.59 (there are 5 gas stations in the neighborhood). That station is always the highest because it's right off the highway exit ramp and they know most people are too dense to drive half a block to the next station where it's cheaper.

That one is now at $3.19.

The lowest in the area is the Valero station, at $2.95, and all the others are at $2.99. They were $3.19 and $3.39 at their highest.

What's interesting, is that all these stations went WAY up the same day the higher prices per barrel were announced. And now that the price per barrel is lower than it's been all summer, they haven't gone down to the per-gallon cost before summer. They're still much higher, proportionately. The sad thing is, the station owners aren't seeing much of this profit. The oil companies are raking it in big-time.

[Gan]

bump.

Gas is starting to creep back up again.

Paid 2.86 yesterday per gallon. Cost me ~$60 to fill up. :(

Also thought I'd pass along this interesting site to help you find the cheapest gas in your area.

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

[Aithzar]

bump.

Gas is starting to creep back up again.

Paid 2.86 yesterday per gallon. Cost me ~$60 to fill up. :(

Also thought I'd pass along this interesting site to help you find the cheapest gas in your area.

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

Nice site, thanks dude.

Payed 2.89 the other day. 50 bucks to fill up.

Aith/Russell

[Wezas]

It's shot up in the last day or so to 2.97 for regular, 3.17 for premium.

[Jenisi]

Average here is about $2.75

[Sean]

2.75 here .. $35 to fill up yesterday

[Czeska]

$2.86 for regular.

[Seran]

3.15 for regular here. Funny thing is, we have 5 full time refineries here all working at less than 80% of normal production. Conspir-i-see

[Augie]

It's like ~$2.89 here for regular. I paid $41 bucks to gas up yesterday. The worst part is I work ~35 miles from home so it's ~70 miles per day bleh. I need to get a more gas efficient car for my next one.

[ElanthianSiren]

US PETRO GAS 455 W DEKALB PIKE
King of Prussia, PA 19406 $2.329 (unleaded) $2.569 (diesel)

They're about 45 cents under anyone else, and the family that owns the station is super sweet, if you're ever in my neck of the woods. Plus, they make/sell kickass curry.

-M

[Shari]

As soon as they put up one of those ethanol stations near my house, I'm going to look into getting one of those alt-fuel vehicles.

I was stoked, STOKED to find a place to put 15 dollars in at 2.84 a gallon. Everywhere else was 2.91. Baby Jesus was crying.

[Wezas]

$3.02 Regular
$3.12 Mid-grade
$3.15 Super (Saturdays & Thursdays are discounted)

[Stanley Burrell]

US PETRO GAS 455 W DEKALB PIKE
King of Prussia, PA 19406 $2.329 (unleaded) $2.569 (diesel)

They're about 45 cents under anyone else, and the family that owns the station is super sweet, if you're ever in my neck of the woods. Plus, they make/sell kickass curry.

-M

#A) Pb must be exceptionally expensive these-a-days.

#B) I have no Pb gas stations anywhere close to me. I am extremely jealous :(

[HarmNone]

$2.92 for mid-grade and $2.99 for premium here. I didn't notice the price of regular.

[Wezas]

Bad gas hits New Jersey (http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_109173233.html)

Like we really needed another reason not to go to NJ.

[Kefka]

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/410113p-346997c.html

$4.50 a gallon. Thank God for free unlimited train passes.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060418/pl_nm/energy_bush_dc

"At this time of year people are beginning to drive more, getting out on the highways, taking a little time off," Bush said. "That increasing demand is also part of the reason the price of gasoline is going up." :rolleyes:

[Some Rogue]

As soon as they put up one of those ethanol stations near my house, I'm going to look into getting one of those alt-fuel vehicles.

I was stoked, STOKED to find a place to put 15 dollars in at 2.84 a gallon. Everywhere else was 2.91. Baby Jesus was crying.

Problem is, right now, at least in the midwest, ethanol is more expensive than straight gasoline. Some of the states around here are making it mandatory to use ethanol mixed with gas and the refineries aren't equipped to do it. Plus the supply of ethanol is pretty low too.



Funny thing is, we have 5 full time refineries here all working at less than 80% of normal production. Conspir-i-see.

Well, the thing is, one, in alot of places in the country, summer gas is different than winter blend. So refineries have to switch over which cuts down on their production. Also, refineries at the same time will also shut down for maintenance in preparation for summer demand.

[Stanley Burrell]

ethanol

What was truly meant when the phrase "alternative fuel supply" was spoketh:

http://www.hovard.org/vines/images/00509.jpg

Minus the benzene fixation, naturally.

[Rowi]

edited to say, NEVERMIND!

[Gan]

Problem is, right now, at least in the midwest, ethanol is more expensive than straight gasoline. Some of the states around here are making it mandatory to use ethanol mixed with gas and the refineries aren't equipped to do it. Plus the supply of ethanol is pretty low too.



Well, the thing is, one, in alot of places in the country, summer gas is different than winter blend. So refineries have to switch over which cuts down on their production. Also, refineries at the same time will also shut down for maintenance in preparation for summer demand.

Additionally there's been no new refineries built due to government intervention in quite a while. Thus the 20+ year old refineries which can produce over 80% do so at risk of blowing up (see BP refinery explosion in Houston) or they just reduce production based on the limitations of the old plants.

Lots of factors involved, including some odd practices by the oil companies with regards to pricing and how its applied across customer regions.

I say educate the consumer base on where the prices are lowest, and then as a consumer plan your travel strategically so you can take advantage of said low prices when your tank is getting low and you are travelling in that particular area. A little effort can save you from 10 to 15 cents per gallon, which adds up in the long run.

[Back]

Dang, most expensive around here is $3.49/gal. Cheapest is $2.87/gal.

Good link, Gan. I can see on my list that Exxon stations are grouped into the higher price range and took the most expensive slot. No wonder they are recording record profits.

[El Burro]

I scored some at $2.72/gal last night and filled up the truck and SUV! Everywhere else was $2.95/gal. Lets here it for Slow Apoo and the Quikiemart!

Should I be happy about spending $110 for two fillups? I really need a motorcycle...

[Ravenstorm]

I can see on my list that Exxon stations are grouped into the higher price range and took the most expensive slot. No wonder they are recording record profits.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1841989


Exxon is giving Lee Raymond one of the most generous retirement packages in history, nearly $400 million, including pension, stock options and other perks, such as a $1 million consulting deal, two years of home security, personal security, a car and driver, and use of a corporate jet for professional purposes.

[Gan]

<Raven's post>

Now THATS a golden parachute.

:(

[Sean of the Thread]

>>and use of a corporate jet for professional purposes.<<

pwn.. he'll be kicking it Hulk Hogan style.

[Wezas]

Gas station I pulled into yesterday had Regular $2.05, Plus $2.15, and V-power $2.25.

And on all of their pumps was a sign that said they were out of Regular & Plus and only had V-power.

I hope it's just a scheduling error and not a sign of what's to come.

[Some Rogue]

Probably just a mistake. Plus is just a blend of regular and V-power so their truck that was delivering regular was late or something. None of the stations my company owns has even come close to running out unless there was a problem with the carrier.

[Solkern]

I get my gas at costco, 2.65 a gallon there
everywhere else 2.90+

[Leetahkin]

Most gas stations around here have been hovering about $2.89 for the past week. The station that stayed 10 cents cheaper just raised to meet them. Bastard.
Luckily I found a gas station last night for $2.75 low grade, so topped off my tank. That'll last me another month.

[Solkern]

bah!
i go through a tank a week! actually maybe two weeks

[Jazuela]

$2.99 for the cheapest lowest octane in town here. The highest, for the highest octane is $3.59, with deisel topping out at $3.79 at the most expensive place.

Costs me over $50 to fill up my SUV. Fortunately one full tank lasts me 2-3 weeks most of the time; work, the grocery store, the cigarette store, Dunkin Donuts, all less than a mile away and on nice days I walk or ride my bicycle instead.

[Artha]

Lowest I've seen is about 2.89 today. Fortunately my little four-banger gets pretty decent mileage.

[The Ponzzz]

Damn I need a raise before I can start driving... Riding a bike, taking a bus or walking saves me about 120 a week...