How much is Regular Unleaded Where You are?

[Marilyn]

Thought it might be interesting to compare gas prices. Tell us in general where you are and what Regular Unleaded is going for.

South Texas yesterday $ 3.15 per gallon

(just last week it was $ 2.99 in the town where I work, and $ 3.09 where I live.)

In Corpus Christi where many refineries are, it was $ 3.03 yesterday at Valero stations.

[pearl]

$2.99

[judy]

About $3.69 for super.

I saw a quickie on the news this morning - the most expensive gas station in the country is in California and is charging $5.00/gallon.

Greedy little weasel! He says that he's the only station for about 42 miles and he charges that much because he can.

[Tiramisu]

Exxon was $3.19 this morning, three blocks from my ExxonMobil office!

[catlover]

I only buy the cheapest gas-it's $3.25 in Pa for regular unleaded.

[Jess36]

The regular was $3.29 in the area of PA that I live in this morning. A few days ago it was down to $3.15. :mad:

[Janet]

$3.39

Here is a great website for everyone!

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

[katcarasella]

WoW!! Thanks Janet. The range of prices in my area go from 3.20 to 3.53 and that's regular unleaded. The cheapest is at Mobil, I think I'm gonna run over there and gas up before it goes any higher. A tank of gas lasts me for a month, cuz I'm such a homebody. Great site, thanks again.

[catlover]

A tank of gas lasts me for a month, cuz I'm such a homebody.

Do you know how lucky you are?!!! A tank of gas only lasts me about 5 days, and it costs me over $50 to fill up!!! I basically go nowhere except work and home again. sigh....:cry2:

[Gina]

I pay 2.99 for regular and I fill up three cars so I spend lots of money on gas.

[Marilyn]

We're filling 4 vehicles that we pay for out of our pockets. My gas is paid for by my company and some days I use 1/2 tank. However the money spent on company gas reduces the profit for our branch which reduces my income, so I actually pay a little of it.

[Tiramisu]

Exxon was $3.22 this morning, three blocks from my ExxonMobil office!

[Ashley V]

3.23 this morning. My car was between a 1/2 and a 1/4 of a tank and it cost me $34 to fill it up. I was shocked :eek:

[Marilyn]

I filled up this morning for $3.19. Tank full cost $74.74 OUCH!!

[Janet]

Guess I'd better stop looking for that used motor home huh? Won't be able to afford to go anywhere.

[Marilyn]

I checked on air fare today from my town to Rochester, NY. $307 per person for one way fare. We'd be driving a vehicle back. That's definitely cheaper than driving!!

[Chandra Amaya]

3.17 a gallon and that's at the cheapest place

[AngieDoogles]

3.23 at the place Bren and I stopped at on the way to the store.

[pearl]

went up today to $3.09!

[DianaB]

Looks like gas here is between $3.14 and 3.19. I fill up at the co-op and have a card where it automatically charges it to our account so I really don't pay attention to the price. They're suppose to be a little bit cheaper than the other places. Also we fill up with ethanol.

[NicoleMarcelle]

i am jealous lol

here it's upwards of 3.30

[catlover]

Still $3.25 here. I don't know why Pa seems to be higher than a lot of other states. Must be the taxes.

Janet-speaking of motor homes...I read where the average motor home only gets 3-11 mpg!!! Ouch!

[Tink]

$3.29.9 here yesterday.

[Emmsmom]

$3.15-$3.20 here. Man this is just getting ridiculous. The oil Execs keep getting richer by the minute!

[Dobie]

Between $3.10 and $3.20 - but it seems every time I go by the station the price has been raised again. What kills me is the oil companies whining that they need to make a profit - but I heard on NPR that they've increased the profits every quarter for the past 10 years or so.

[Janet]

I don't know if you all saw it, but I posted a link somewhere in this thread for checking gas prices near where you live. I've been using it a lot here lately and it sure has helped save a few bucks here and there.

[Marilyn]

It's been down a bit here lately. $3.099 It's bad when we think this is a bargain!!!

And the news today says that the oil companies are getting millions in tax breaks!!!

Something is wrong with our system!!!

[MsFamousHepburn]

WOW! I am jealous! Unleaded gas in town is at least $3.48 a gallon:eek: ! Luckily, gas on post is generally about 10 to 20 cents cheaper than town...but its still around 3.28 at that!

[Marilyn]

WOW! I am jealous! Unleaded gas in town is at least $3.48 a gallon:eek: ! Luckily, gas on post is generally about 10 to 20 cents cheaper than town...but its still around 3.28 at that!

Wow, that is high!!!! Isn't your electricity like $.02 per kwh though due to all the hydroelectric generation? Ours is running $.13, and that's after shopping around for a lower cost provider.

[MsFamousHepburn]

O gosh! I don't even know....thats sad isn't it? (We just recently moved out here.) I know it has went up some though because of all "green" changes the energy company has been making...

[NicoleMarcelle]

on that link that you posted it says the nat. high, low and avg...

lowest is 2.01 in Adel, GA
highest is 4.40 :eek: in Mendosino, CA
and average is 3.32

[Lindsey]

Okay I even did the conversions so you American peoples would understand :)
Our prices around my province right now are about $4.69/gal. By this summer it's expected to be at least $5.86/gal.
It makes no sense here because the province (as well as Alberta) is basically sitting on an ocean of oil and we are bringing it up like crazy and shipping it everywhere. So we're shipping our stuff to places like Toronto, and they're only paying (as of last week) $4.01/gal. :(

[Marilyn]

Oh, Lindsey, that's horrible. That's Canadian dollars, too. Aren't yours worth more than ours right now?? I haven't been keeping up with the Canadian exchange rate lately, but I know the US$ has been dropping in value compared to most others.

[Lindsey]

Oh, Lindsey, that's horrible. That's Canadian dollars, too. Aren't yours worth more than ours right now?? I haven't been keeping up with the Canadian exchange rate lately, but I know the US$ has been dropping in value compared to most others.

It was worth more at the end of last year, and I think into January too, but for some reason it's now back down just below your dollar I think. Some people are saying it's supposed to keep dropping, and some say it's going to rise again by the end of the year. I hate not knowing, because I need to take american money with me to NYC at the end of the year, and if it's going to keep dropping, I'd like to take out that money now while the exchange rate is still relatively good! But then I don't want to be kicking myself later if our dollar goes back up :rolleyes:

[Tiramisu]

Regular was $3.699 while I filled up my Tahoe yesterday. This should be interesting to watch:

On May 15, ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson will sit down with "The Today Show's" host Matt Lauer to discuss earnings, oil and gasoline prices, windfall profits taxes, and other current issues impacting the energy industry. Watch him on May 15 at 7:15am ET/CT on NBC.

[Chandra Amaya]

we are up to 3.49...at the cheapest:thumbdwn:

[Tink]

$3.799 here today. And it's not going to get any better!

[Janet]

This morning we are at $3.95

I remember my dad getting mad when it went up to 26 cents.

[Janet]

Regular was $3.699 while I filled up my Tahoe yesterday. This should be interesting to watch:

On May 15, ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson will sit down with "The Today Show's" host Matt Lauer to discuss earnings, oil and gasoline prices, windfall profits taxes, and other current issues impacting the energy industry. Watch him on May 15 at 7:15am ET/CT on NBC.

Thank you for this. I would really love to hear what they have to say. I just hope I don't forget to watch it.

[Tink]

Wonder what they're paying him to be on that hot seat?

[Janet]

Good question...be interesting to watch and see, don't ya think?

[Chandra Amaya]

I would love to watch, but I will be dropping my son off at school. You ladies will have to keep me informed. ;)

[Tink]

7:15 AM... ummmmmm hmmmmmmmmm PM I could do... AM not so much. lol

[Marilyn]

This morning we are at $3.95

I remember my dad getting mad when it went up to 26 cents.

Wow, Janet!!! Yesterday, I saw Shell at $3.71. I waited until I got to Corpus Christi to fill up because it's usually about 10 cents lower at the Valero stations near the Valero Refinery. Well, not this time. I paid $3.699. :eek:

Hubby talked with a guy who works off shore reading oil pressures and the pressures are really high right now on the platforms which means there is lots of oil in the Gulf. Lots of oil, no problems at the refineries right now, lots of supply, lots of demand. I don't understand why prices are going up so much. They are saying the Sauds are raising them. Why do we have to follow suit when we have lots of oil right here???? and can make it into our own gasoline!?

[gja1000]

Hi Marilyn,
Part of the problem is that U.S. are refineries are not up to speed - there hasn't been a new one built since the 1970's and the ones we have are old and antiquated. I'm not sure why they have been allowed to go downhill. It means though, that even if we step up oil extraction in the U.S., we can't refine enough to make much difference.

Another thing contributing to the high price of oil is the weak dollar - so we have to pay more dollars for the same amount of imported oil - even if they weren't raising the prices - which of course they are - but the weak dollar means we are paying more of them for oil. The weak dollar is tied to the national debt, which is quite high now.

I've been told that commodity trading of oil on the stock market has created a "middle man" is also contributing to the rise in gas prices. I don't understand that one though, maybe someone can explain it to me.

[Lindsey]

I filled up my car today. I drive a cavalier which has pretty good gas mileage and a pretty small gas tank. It wasn't even empty and it cost me $63. That's pretty insane! This weekend is a long weekend here too so I'm sure gas prices will be hiked even more tomorrow. :( I need to start walking places. I didn't put plates on my bike today because I would have had to drive to the other side of the city for the one place that is open late hours. It's just not worth the gas!

[Shada]

I filled up today for $3.89 a gallon and was happy to see that.

Sadly I can still remember the gas wars from years ago..

The cost of living has skyrocked and wages do not (at least mine, where I work last October they put a freeze on our wages, will not increase to show cost of living ever) compensate for the rise, yet I feel fortunate to still have a job.

When will the Government step up to the plate and say enough is enough??

[Janet]

I really believe if our gov't wanted to do something, they would have done it. We might as well face it...things are going to get more tough than they've ever been.

Rich will get richer, poor will get poorer and then civil and race wars will break out. It's not going to get even a little bit better. So much crime between the have's and have nots. Wish there was something that could be done, but it's not to be......JMO

[Marilyn]

Okay, don't blast me here.....but I'm going to say this, and this comes from a former Republican. This is what we get for electing Republicans. We were bullied into it because the Democratic party stands for gay rights and pro-choice which many of us are opposed to. This caused many people to vote Republican. It is the MORAL thing to do.

However, along with the package comes a preference for rewarding big business and special interests at the general public's expense. Democrats are more for the working people and we "normal" folks lived better under their leadership.

We need another party. A moral party that is for the people. I'm an independant at heart now with Democratic leanings who is prolife. We each make our own moral choices whether things are legal or not. People shouldn't use laws to determine right from wrong. Hope I'm making my point.

Somethings got to change!!!

[Gina]

Okay, don't blast me here.....but I'm going to say this, and this comes from a former Republican. This is what we get for electing Republicans. We were bullied into it because the Democratic party stands for gay rights and pro-choice which many of us are opposed to. This caused many people to vote Republican. It is the MORAL thing to do.

However, along with the package comes a preference for rewarding big business and special interests at the general public's expense. Democrats are more for the working people and we "normal" folks lived better under their leadership.

We need another party. A moral party that is for the people. I'm an independant at heart now with Democratic leanings who is prolife. We each make our own moral choices whether things are legal or not. People shouldn't use laws to determine right from wrong. Hope I'm making my point.

Somethings got to change!!!


Marilyn, I don't know about that I use to be a registered Democratic but over the years I have been voting Republican. In my state the Democratics have ruined everything.. I think if a Democrat gets into office as president we are going to be in big trouble. Just my opinion of course, and I value yours.. You are right about making moral choices.


back to gas prices lol I paid $3.55 in another town by me. In my town it varies from $3.75 and up.

[Dobie]

Filled up this morning, 3.77 a gallon.

[gja1000]

I have to agree with Marilyn and the Republican agenda. I'm a lifelong Democrat and I am very proud of the accomplishments of my party, for example, Social Security, Workers Compensation, the 40 hour week, child labor laws, Medicare, civil rights, banking regulation, collective bargaining, and environmental protection.

Oh and gas here in Austin today was anywhere between 3.65 and 3.82.

[Gina]

I have to agree with Marilyn and the Republican agenda. I'm a lifelong Democrat and I am very proud of the accomplishments of my party, for example, Social Security, Workers Compensation, the 40 hour week, child labor laws, Medicare, civil rights, banking regulation, collective bargaining, and environmental protection.

Oh and gas here in Austin today was anywhere between 3.65 and 3.82.

Gia you are correct there those were the good old days of Roosevelt . The democrats back in the day were on top of things. I agree.

[Marilyn]

Wow, $3.82 in Austin. Never thought I'd see the day. We spoke to a man today who owns oil wells. Due to the current price of crude, he's making $250,000 per month!! Can you imagine. That kind of income is inconceivable. We are paying so other people can make that kind of profit? No one needs that much money. I'm not for taking it away from him, he invested well and should be rewarded for it, but for oil to be this high. This is absurd!!

[gja1000]

You are right, oil is way too high. I wish I knew when it would come down to a reasonable level, but I fear we are looking at the future. I know Europe has been living with these and higher prices for a long time. I don't think they have any sympathy for us.

Part of the problem is that it has happened so quickly - if we had eased up to these prices over a few years, then we'd all be better prepared to adapt with smaller more efficient cars and the like. But no, it's been WHAM - here it is and no one is prepared.

[Marilyn]

I'd sure hate to be a car dealer stuck with huge trucks and SUV's on the lot. The RV industry is hurting as well. I saw a dealership this week with some of their bigger pickups parked out at the curb with $12,000 off signs on them.

Fortunately my company pays for the gas in my truck. I gassed up twice this week. That's $155.00 for gas in one week!! People on $400/month car allowances from their companies are really getting a bad deal right now.

[Janet]

Wow, $3.82 in Austin. Never thought I'd see the day. We spoke to a man today who owns oil wells. Due to the current price of crude, he's making $250,000 per month!! Can you imagine. That kind of income is inconceivable. We are paying so other people can make that kind of profit? No one needs that much money. I'm not for taking it away from him, he invested well and should be rewarded for it, but for oil to be this high. This is absurd!!

That's what I was trying to say...the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer. It's not going to get better...in anything.

[DianaB]

Gas here is $3.749 to $3.819. I fill up at the Co-op and I use a member's card so I really don't pay attention to the price of gas. We're just billed for it at the end of the month.

My husband filled the tractor the other day and it was OVER $700 and sometimes he can empty a tank in a day!!! Next time you go to complain think about what the poor farmers are paying for gas!

[Gina]

Gas here is $3.749 to $3.819. I fill up at the Co-op and I use a member's card so I really don't pay attention to the price of gas. We're just billed for it at the end of the month.

My husband filled the tractor the other day and it was OVER $700 and sometimes he can empty a tank in a day!!! Next time you go to complain think about what the poor farmers are paying for gas!


Diana I feel for you thats terrible.. I have three cars to provide gas for I told my kids time to get summer jobs now that they are out of school for summer... It is getting so ridiculous.

[Janet]

I did the same thing with Ricky, Gina. He wants to drive..he pays for it ALL. He bought and paid for his used car with money he's earned. Now that he's working part-time (hopefully more in the summer) he has to pay his insurance, gas and plates.

Gas here was $3.89 this morning. I don't know what we're going to do. I need a smaller car, but I love my van and there is so much room in it. I can haul darn near anything. I need to check again and see how many miles per gallon I'm getting. Been quite some time since I checked and I just don't remember.

[Chandra Amaya]

up to 3.69 tonight :eek:

[Tiramisu]

$3.799 at my Exxon station today!

[Janet]

It's over $4.00 in some areas of Indiana. I haven't been out to check prices lately here locally.

[Tiramisu]

I'm trying to convince hubby that it costs too much for me to work - gas, clothes, vehicle. He reminds me that I spend most of my money on the kids and g-kids, so I can't quit work.

[Marilyn]

We may have to move our office to a larger city. Where we are now, there are not enough people to find good help. No one can afford to travel very far with gas this high. Sigh........

[Tiramisu]

We may have to move our office to a larger city. Where we are now, there are not enough people to find good help. No one can afford to travel very far with gas this high. Sigh........

Marilyn, what town do you live in?

[Marilyn]

Marilyn, what town do you live in?

Sent a PM.

[Tiramisu]

$3.899 this morning at my Exxon station = $80 to fill my Tahoe for the week.

[Marilyn]

I drove to Bay City yesterday, Corpus Christi today, and am going to Houston tomorrow. So glad the company is paying for all of this!!!!

[Janet]

Today we are at $3.99 and at one station it was $4.02

[Marilyn]

Today we are at $3.99 and at one station it was $4.02

Oh, NO!!!:(

I filled up at a Shell station down the street this evening, and it was $3.799.

Sounds like it will be moving up. Janet you are the first person that I actually know who has seen over $4.00. Wow!!:eek:

[highlans]

Need someone to convert this for me but I pay one pound 30 pence a litre :confused:

[Chandra Amaya]

3.79 here as well

[Janet]

Here locally it is still running $3.98 and $3.99, there is still one station in Lafayette that has it at $4.02. I don't understand why they are at $4.02 when the others are lower and people are still buying gas there.

[Tiramisu]

$3.999 at my Exxon station today and I need to fill up!!!!!

[DianaB]

When Dae Lynn and I were traveling from Chicago and back we saw gas priced at $4.15!!! I read that the national average is over $4 now!

[Gina]

I paid 3.85 the cheapest.. I have seen it at 3.95

[Janet]

We still have gas at $3.95, but in Lafayette, it's over $4

[judy]

I paid 3.85 the cheapest.. I have seen it at 3.95

Whenever I go up to the country, I fill up in NJ. It is the cheapest around here.

[Dobie]

I just paid $4.17.

[Janet]

I went to town this morning and it's at $3.95 here. So far it's not over $4. I heard on the news by some kind of professional that it could be up to $5 by July 1. That is way too much. It also showed on the news the truckers in Europe protesting also. They are paying over $8 and $9 dollars a gallon in some areas. I just couldn't believe it.

Here I remember riding my bike to the gas station around the corner when I was little to get gas in a one-gallon can (to mow the yard) and it was 25 cents. When it went to 26 cents, my dad through a fit...LOL. Oh if he could see it now.

[Tiramisu]

Remember "cruising" through town on Fridaynight? Putting $2 in the car would last all night!

I swear I feel less traffic on the roads. I had a pre-op doctor visit this morning and actually set my cruise control for about 8 miles coming across on the Beltway at lunchtime, where it is always bumper-to-bumper with stop&go traffic. Some of it is that school's out, but I've never been able to run the cruise there before. It was pretty spooky.

[Janet]

You probably felt like you where alone in the world didn't you???....lol. That guy that was talking about the gas prices on the news said the only way to get the prices to drop would be for the usage to go down 25%. Right now we're only using 1-2% less.

[Lindsey]

Gas spiked another 5 cents per litre here on Monday (as I was in a city 2 hours away and needed to fill up to get home!) so now it's about $1.40/L all around the province. That equals about $5.30/gal. Just to travel to get to my 2 day course and back for work it cost me $90 in gas, and my car is really good on gas!

[Marilyn]

I need to post some pics of truck dealerships around here. Texans love their big trucks, or did. Dealers are declining to take the big SUV's in trade saying they will never be able to sell them. Truck dealerships have the big trucks out front with big plastic numbers down the side stating $12,000 off.

I talked with a customer today who has parked his big diesel truck and just bought a small fuel efficient Nissan. His car payment and gas bill combined will be less for the small car than his fuel bill alone for his paid for truck. So sad. He's keeping the truck to pull trailers when he needs to and will use the car for his daily driving.

Hubby drives a Lincoln Navigator, and his gas bill is over $600 per month. :eek: We're reviewing options.

[Tink]

It's really a hardship for people who have long commutes right now. I feel bad for them, and am relieved I'm not one of them. I'm also VERY glad Greg's a company driver rather than an owner operator so we don't have to pay for his diesel fuel. He drove 3400 miles last week, gets a bonus for getting over 7 miles per gallon... so at $4.24 per gallon he used $2,059.43 worth of fuel just last week at that 7mpg rate.

And people wonder why the price of everything in the stores is going up?

I'm already wondering what's going to happen next winter when we have to heat our homes! On the news tonight they said fuel oil in my area is $4.43 per gallon right now. Thank God natural gas is about half that... but it's still going to really hurt everyone.

[Marilyn]

Oh, my, I hadn't thought about heating oil. We use so little heat down here. Sure hope we don't have people dying because they couldn't afford the heat. More people may be moving south as a result.

Something's gotta change.

[Janet]

Until 'We the People" do something about it, it will not change. We all need to change our lifestyles a bit and if everyone would do it, we would probably see a difference. It's just that we have those that will say..."well, those 3 people over there are conserving, so I won't have to" and then they are the ones who complain.

I just wish we weren't as selfish a nation as we are. It's very disturbing.

[Tiramisu]

Janet, I agree with all you've said. I just don't understand why it's going so high and I'm very worried about where it will go. My oldest daughter's not sure they can keep up with their house payment, car repairs, food for 6, gas prices, and electricity prices for much longer.

[Janet]

I don't understand why we can build refineries here. I just don't get it. Does anyone else know? There is no reason why we can not produce more of our own fuel. One guy on the news was saying something about certain areas having endangered species. We are going to have to face the facts that we can't save everything ....and ourselves too.

[Marilyn]

Hubby has been talking with some of the oil people in the area and they say there is no shortage of oil. They are actually capping some producing wells to limit the supply and keep the price up. They call it free enterprize. Isn't that a kick in the pants!!

[Janet]

Well for the greedy a$$holes, we can only pray what goes around, comes around!

I know that's not nice, but it's how I feel. They are making it harder on people who have almost given up hope, some already have. I don't know about other cities....or what all the reasons are....but we've have 3 suicides in 13 days, one teenager the other two adults.

If something or someone doesn't step in, there will be more people feeling helpless and hopeless and this will be an everyday occurance.

[Tiramisu]

Right - no shortage of crude - just not enough US refineries.

[Marilyn]

Right - no shortage of crude - just not enough US refineries.

Well where did the refineries go???? I know the ones in my sales terrority are still there. Haven't heard about any exploding recently around the country. The ones that did a while back have had plenty of time to rebuild. I don't buy that excuse either.

There were several projects recently to increase production capacity and to clean up the diesel to reduce emmissions. These projects cost money, but not enought to cause the prices to increase anywhere near the levels they are now.

Maybe the oil tycoons are getting while the getting's good and are afraid of what changes may happen as a result of the Nov. election. I don't understand the economics of it all, but really do feel that we are being taken advantage of. And our government is still subsidizing the oil industry, go figure.

[Janet]

It makes me sad, angry and when I read about this type of thing, it's like I just want to through my hands in the air and say "what's the point?" Don't know why people even want to try anymore...it's just so frustrating.

[Tiramisu]

Marilyn - demand has increased dramatically and those refineries have not been expanded to process the supply to meet the demand. THIS IS NOT THE SINGLE PROBLEM, but it is one. A huge offshore drilling rig (BP's Thunder Horse) that I've been working on for the last five years just started up about an hour ago, almost 3 years behind schedule and MILLIONS over budget. It listed and was almost lost two years ago and there have been problems with some subsea equipment. Of course, I don't have the answer, but I often feel we're helping others when we should be helping ourselves more.

[Marilyn]

I often feel we're helping others when we should be helping ourselves more.

Amen!!!

Now they are saying that the flood in Iowa and Illinois will affect corn production which will raise the price of corn which will raise the price of ethanol. Our gasoline is mandated by the government to be 8 to 10% ethanol in most states. Sooo, the flood will raise the price of gasoline. It may be necessary to repeal the ethanol requirement to keep the price down.

[Janet]

Oh no!!! Here in Frankfort the gas is now up to $4.19. I honestly can not believe this is actually happening!! Guess I might go looking for a moped instead of cell phone internet service or a GPS. This is so ridiculous.

[Marilyn]

I just wonder what would happen if we all parked the old gas guzzlers and bought little tiny cars or scooters? With the reduced consumption would the price actually drop???

[Gina]

Gas prices have reached $3.99 - $4.03 :eek: I don't know how true this is but my friend said to be careful some stations are charging more if you use credit card payment as oppose to cash. What bs this is crazy.

[Marilyn]

I saw one station that had gas posted at 20 cents a gallon less that most others. I pulled in to see since the tank was almost empty, and in small print at the bottom of the sign were the words, "charged to your Chevron card". So they were using the sign to lure us in and discounting if you charged the gas. Guess they are counting on people charging and paying late or paying over time at a huge interest. They will probably make up the 20 cent difference that way.

[Gina]

Marilyn isn't it illegal to have two different set of prices.. cc vs. cash. If that was so wouldn't all of the merchants do it. ?

[gja1000]

In Austin it's about $3.89

[HALEY]

Here in PA it's 4.15 a gallon, this is crazy, it cost me $74.00 to fill up my suv, and my work truck was over $80.00...

[DianaB]

Would someone explain to me how we can have all this technology and yet we can't get a car to go more than 25-30 mpg. I don't understand it. We can put a man on the moon, build a space station, have wireless technology, but our gas mileage doesn't improve. Can someone explain why?

[Janet]

Good one Diana!!! I'd like to know too.

[HALEY]

Good one Diana!!! I'd like to know too.

I wish i knew the aswer to that question, i would be rich!!! HAAA, Ya only in my dreams!

[Chandra Amaya]

3.84.....

[Tiramisu]

Dropped to $3.799

[Lindsey]

Dropped 11 cents a litre here... conversions... from $5.45/gal to $5.07/gal... what are you guys complaining about? :p

[Janet]

I don't know what it is here. I've been home painting and haven't had to fill up in quite a while. I have heard it's gone down in price twice.

[Marilyn]

Well, the highest I paid around here was $4.079. The city where we actually live, the highest I saw was $3.999. It has dropped over the past week to $3.579. Some people are saying that it is due to the push for offshore drilling, but we won't see new offshore oil for many years, even if they start working on it right away. Correct me if I'm wrong here, Sandy.

Others are saying it's because Congress is talking about dipping into our oil reserves to help bring the price down. It's very obvious, that the price we are paying isn't based on the cost to produce, but on speculation of what the future holds. How sad!!!

Hubby told me that ExxonMobile announced their quarterly profits and they are huge!!! Highest profits any company has ever made in a quarter. I heard on the news that they aren't making the profits at the pumps. They must be making it selling oil to their own refineries or something. They are making it somewhere and bottomline, it's coming out of our pockets, you can bet on that!!!!:mad:

[Tiramisu]

Marilyn, I worked on a large project for the Gulf of Mexico that took only two years from start of construction to first oil. That time could double if it is only in conception. We need more refineries.

I won't even try to defend ExxonMobil because we've gotta blame somebody!

[Tink]

Down from $4.09.9 to $3.84.9 here right now.

[Marilyn]

We need more refineries.

That's what I keep telling people, but they come back at me saying that the refineries in Houston and Corpus are running reduced rates. So why is that if refineries are the bottleneck.

Someone is in control of this, someone has the answer. Just wish they would step up and make things right.

[Tiramisu]

First, there hasn't been a "new" refinery built in many years. (Some had added on and some have revamped.) Second, between availability and environmentally, there's no place to build.

Production is ramped down because the refineries need to be modernized.

[Tink]

$3.82.9 here today

[gja1000]

$4.69 in Homer Alaska (I'm on vacation). I hear it is down from almost $5.00

The TV ads here say heating oil is $6.50 a gallon here and if it stays that high, it could cost $2100 per month to heat your home this winter :eek:

The state of Alaska is proposing a $1200 rebate to help with heating costs this winter. Sounds to me like it needs to be A LOT MORE!!!

[Tink]

Gayle, that's insane! It's bad enough here!

[Janet]

How will the people be able to pay other necessities? I think it's down to $3.71 here.

[Gina]

Gas has dropped here to I paid 3.67 today.. Not bad lol I cant believe Im saying that.. Ha

[Janet]

Really!! It was down to that here. Well, I checked online and it was down to $3.67

[Emmsmom]

It was $3.64 here yesterday. What makes me so mad was that as the cost of oil was going up so was the gas EVERY day. It sure is taking it's sweet time coming down.

[Janet]

Wouldn't it be nice if the price came down as fast as it went up. I don't know where to go ahead and fill up or keep waiting for it to go down even more.

[Lindsey]

Gas here spiked 13 cents per litre OVERNIGHT, to $1.45/L.... converts to $5.52/gal from $4.99/gal just yesterday
Glad I just filled up last week.

[Janet]

Saw on tonights news that some places here in the states went up over $5.00 too. Totally ridiculous...something should be done about price gouging...is that how you spell it???..lol

[gja1000]

Yep, it is price gouging and I wish someone would do something about it. Prices went up about twenty five cents today. Yes, the refineries around Houston may sustain some damage, but it hasn't happened yet, so the prices should not be rising today!!!

[Lindsey]

Yeah they talked about this a couple months ago on the radio... If there is even the THREAT of oil prices going up, our prices are raised immediately. But then, if the price goes down, our gas prices still stay high because that gas was bought by the while it was high. Well when the threat is there, it doesn't change that they still bought that gas at a cheaper price. It just doesn't work both ways.
I also don't quite understand how this works with Canada... I live in oil country, and yet the storms down south still affect prices up here. It somehow works like we export it to the US and then buy it back for a lot more money. I'm not exactly sure why, I really know nothing about oil and gas! I should look into it

[Gina]

Gas dropped by me I paid $3.47 a gallon this morning.

[Shada]

Tonight there were lines out to the streets at all gas stations in town.

Prices started at $3..99 a gallon for reg. Everybody was talking about gas rising up to and exceeding $5.00... neighboring towns it had already started.

I joined the crowd and filled up although I had a half a tank.
Then I went and visited my mom for a couple hours.

Left her house, driving home with thankfully a full tank and prices were then at $5.19...

[Janet]

Here in our county in Indiana so far the lowest is $3.85 and the highest is $3.99

[Tink]

We were in Minnesota yesterday and filled our tank when we saw unleaded was $3.59.9!
Here it's $3.77.9 so that's a nice difference!

[Janet]

That is a nice difference Tink. I never used to watch the price of gas, but the way it fluctuates now...I watch it very carefully.

[2tiredmom]

It's 3.99 to 4.09 here today. Who knows what it will be like tomorrow. Or next week.

[Marilyn]

It's against the law for them to price gouge due to the hurricane. They are requesting that you document the purchase and take pictures of the station and report it. I'm not sure who to. You may be able to google and find out.

[Lindsey]

WOOHOO gas has dropped twice since last Friday when it went up like crazy... it went from 1.45/L to 1.35/L and now 1.29/L!!!
And yes, now I will convert :p ... $4.88/gal... It hasn't been this low since spring!!! My car is still half full but I have a sudden urge to go fill up lol

[DianaB]

It's true that they can't price gouge. We had an incident of that on 9/11 and the person who owned the gas station had to refund the money back to those who had filled up or they would have been in BIG trouble. I don't know who you turn them in to either but you could do some checking with the Better Business Bureau.

[Tiramisu]

Yeah, gas prices are coming down. We got all the gas card bills in from the Hurricane and it costed us about $600 to run the generator for 13 days and we still got a $70 electric bill. I hope the prices stay down.

[2tiredmom]

Gas prices in Northeast Indiana are down to $2.39. I doubt it will last long.

[Tiramisu]

I paid $2.12 yesterday for regular. I kept pushing the lever trying to get more in because I was watching the total price, not the gallons. I haven't been driving a lot and was used to the total being around $60, not $30.

[goofywife]

I paid $1.89 last time I filled up.

[2tiredmom]

I paid $1.89 last time I filled up.

Wow that's great price for now. It's still above $2.00 here. 2.07 to be exact.

[Janet]

Our lowest is $1.94 here. Just can't believe the total when I've filled up. Neither can Ricky. He really loves it too.

[DianaB]

I filled up today and paid $2.19. I didn't realize that it had gone down so much!!! It's ridiculous that it ever got so high!!!

[Tiramisu]

We just saw it at Citgo for $1.97 down the road from us.

[Janet]

We have a couple 50 gallon gas cans that hubby is trying to fill up when possible. Hopefully prices will stay low for a little while, but when they go back up, we'll have some to use.