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NEVERENDING ♾️ The NEVERENDING Gas Price Thread

graciela said:
Right now my husband has two plumbing trucks online and is spending over $200 a week in fuel. He can't change his behavior, he would go out of business. He feels guilty charging more to help with fuel costs but I told him that he has to raise his prices some to keep from having his profit disappear.

One of his trucks is a diesel, when he bought it diesel was cheaper than gas. What happened?
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Same thing happened to my dad's landscaping business. Most of his contracts he had to switch to local areas (from his office) but he has had to charge a little more too.


We filled the new car for $48 total. My wife was surprised a bit, but I was used to that with the truck. We'll see the milage tomorrow as I get to drive to Denver.
 
Of course, this is better quality gas than it was a couple days ago. Finer nose, richer bouquet.

I think it went up 20 cents here overnight.

I changed one bike's flat tire yesterday, picked up a couple spare brake cables today.
 
Has anyone else noticed that gasoline costs more than it used to? It does around here, I know.
 
Well it just keeps going and going and going

Last Wednesday $3.17 to this Friday $3.41 a gallon here in NC.
 
Maister said:
Has anyone else noticed that gasoline costs more than it used to? It does around here, I know.
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MrT chronicles his gas mileage daily, I think to drive me insane. It's almost as bad as when my dad chronicled his daily workouts, rep by rep..:-{:-{:-@:r:
 
I paid $3.34 for discounted (with my Kroger subsidiary King Soopers Card) for mid-grade (that would be regular 87 octane everywhere else) here in Northern Colo.
 
Its just under $4.00 a gallon here in Chicago. I saw one station today that was $3.95, $3.97, and $3.99, not wanting to break the $4.00 mark. Usually the increments between grades are closer to a dime.
 
$3.36 is the low price here in the panhandle this week.

Related to this... I've recently encountered a few chains that won't take debit any more. They come up as "see cashier". Chevron and BP, for example. And it happened at Best Buy today, too. Credit or nothing.
 
Planit said:
Well it just keeps going and going and going

Last Wednesday $3.17 to this Friday $3.41 a gallon here in NC.
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...and today $3.53. So that's an increase of .36 per gallon in just two weeks. I can understand higher gas prices, but not these jumps.
 
Prices jumped $0.14 overnight to $3.67/gal here outside Louisville. I fully expect to be paying around $4.00/gal for the first and last weekends in May (the usual Derby and Memorial Day spikes). And perhaps all summer...:r:
 
Speedway is the first chain around here to raise their prices when there's a spike. Yesterday, the Speedway down the street from me went to $3.60; it's back down to $3.50. I filled up on the way to work yesterday for $3.30/gallon at a Marathon; it was at $3.50 on the drive home.

Dad said it's up to $3.75/gallon in the Buffalo area. Buffalo gas prices are always quite high compared to the rest of upstate New York, for some reason.

Veloise said:
Of course, this is better quality gas than it was a couple days ago. Finer nose, richer bouquet.
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That might explain the prices in Buffalo, where fuel and gas stations are far more genuine, authentic and real compared to the soulless, sanitized and plastic liquid that is dispensed from yupscale fuel pumps in places like Charlotte and Phoenix. :D

Wild ass prediction: metric fuel pricing in the US before it hits $5/gallon.
 
Dan said:
Wild ass prediction: metric fuel pricing in the US before it hits $5/gallon.
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Not going to happen. All those pumps would have to be recalibrated and that's nothing compared to what it would take to get all the state's weights and measures folks re-equipped and re-trained. The states would all be adding a $1/liter fee to make the change-over.
 
Lowest I saw was $3.29 this morning. Highest was $3.54. It's cheaper here in the shore town that I work in than the town I live in. Guess where I will be buying gas?
 
DATE...........PRICE
03/21/08.......3.189
04/04/08.......3.379
04/17/08.......3.499
04/27/08.......3.559
 
Next year

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I see $4.11 a lot at the pumps for the lowest grade. They say the average is $4.02 in our county...and the lowest is $3.69...which I am sure just skyrocketed...:-c
 
Diesel has been over $4 in Colorado for a couple weeks. The gas station here in town, seemingly the most expensive in the region, has regular listed at $3.65.

I filled both vehicle last weekend for $3.45 (with Soopercard Discount ;))
 
Yepper, pushing a *major* price benchmark here in the Appleton area, too. Last I stopped (yesterday), it was $3.759/USgallon. $3.785/USgallon is exactly equal to $1.00/liter, the pricing unit used everywhere in the World outside of the USA.

:-c

Mike
 
Lowest gas prices in the country for some reason in AZ..$3.52/gal for my fill-up today.

Looking through the first couple posts in this thread, 4 years ago gas was creeping up to $1.65/gal. Clearly, gas prices have outpaced inflation by a tremendous percentage. Floridays asked how those people with Hummers, SUVs and the like are able to keep up with the increasing gas prcies. With prices the way they are now, I will ask again, "How can you keep up with the high prices with less fuel efficent vehicles?

Where have you made changes in your habits, purchases? Looking at my expenses, I can't quite pinpoint where I've made changes other than working hard to increase my income and renting an appropriately sized home for a very nice rent rate.
 
Well.....

boiker said:
Lowest gas prices in the country for some reason in AZ..$3.52/gal for my fill-up today.

Looking through the first couple posts in this thread, 4 years ago gas was creeping up to $1.65/gal. Clearly, gas prices have outpaced inflation by a tremendous percentage. Floridays asked how those people with Hummers, SUVs and the like are able to keep up with the increasing gas prcies. With prices the way they are now, I will ask again, "How can you keep up with the high prices with less fuel efficent vehicles?

Where have you made changes in your habits, purchases? Looking at my expenses, I can't quite pinpoint where I've made changes other than working hard to increase my income and renting an appropriately sized home for a very nice rent rate.
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I'm doing everything I can to keep my 19 year old honda alive:-c Getting 28.4 mpg as of last week:-D with 192,000 miles now:-o My other two cars get about 16 mpg on a good day:-( Diesel was $4.39 a gal in town today!
 
$4/gallon 87 octane unleaded self service gasoline has arrived in flyover country, folks. :(

Just saw my first posted $4/gallon price at a Shell station in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. Really, it was $3.99.9, but who's counting the tenth of a cent? Looking at other Gasbuddy sites, many other cities in the Great Lakes region are also topping out at $3.99.9 now. On http://www.buffalogasprices.com , I found >$4/gallon gas at a Mobil station in Amherst. Mobil in WNY is always more expensive than the norm, though.

With that, time to recall some posts from way, way back in this thread.

michaelskis said:
Same here... Last night was $1.68 when I filled up, now it is $1.77... time to pull out the bike.
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Gedunker said:
Last night's 14.5 gallons cost $27.50, more than I make per hour now. :-c
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tsc said:
I paid about 1.86 for 87 octane last week.... and that is on the low end.
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One benefit of being unemployed: I really only have to drive to my girlfriend's house, and that's it. I've sot a supermarket within walking distance, and can satisfy most other retail needs within three or four km of home.
 
Look, you gashole!

Ya'll should check this out when and if it comes to your town: http://www.gasholemovie.com I watched it Monday night at a special screening where you could question its makers afterwards. Yes, remotely intellectual things go on all the time in Vegas! Anyway, its a documentary, mainly about the story of the 100 mpg carburetor and why efficient vehicles just haven't caught on here amid the meddling of the oil companies. As a documentary, its rather formulaic, with the clips from old movies and promotional films portraying what is now to be seen as the cute naivete of the postwar era contrasted with today's reality. They end on a positive note, portraying biofuels and alternative energies and engine types as something that will save us, complete with triumphant music as the evil oil companies go the way of the dinosaur. I wanted to ask the if they had seen "The End of Suburbia" and what they thought of it, but they had to cut the Q&A session short due to the theater closing. Still, I'd recommend it.
 
What's the first thing you notice about this photo?

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My first $60 fill up yesterday. I think I'll be filling my car when it is half full so it does not"hurt" so much. Gas was $1.25 a litre ($5 US Gallon)
 
ok,,, had to pay $4.11 today. ugh... my Subaru averages about 24mpg...but when I tow the camper to VT...it will probably get about 16. I think I might be better finding storage in VT than towing it back and forth!! :-c
 
boiker said:
Where have you made changes in your habits, purchases? Looking at my expenses, I can't quite pinpoint where I've made changes other than working hard to increase my income and renting an appropriately sized home for a very nice rent rate.
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Changed jobs last year and went from a 120 mile round trip communte to 40. Trying to consolidate more errands in one trip...but that's about it right now.
 
Paid $3.80 the other day to fill up the car...$45 and some bucks. Subie gets pretty good mileage but it still sucked.
 
That image reminds me of that scene from the movie AIRPLANE!, with the attendant washing the windows on the cockpit, etc, and running the credit card during the pre-flight.

:p

Mike
 
On the way back from my last visit to God's Country (aka Oklahoma) prior to the wedding, I finally crossed the $50 mark on a fill-up. $50.01 to be exact.
 
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Gasoline is cheap compared with other essential fuels. A Starbucks venti latte costs the equivalent of $23 per gallon while Budweiser beer runs $11 per gallon.
 
It's inching up to $4.20 here in the land of TSC and MacheteJames. The two wheel (bicycle) alternative just looks better and better all the time.
 
Over the weekend I paid $3.98/gallon at Costco... cost me about $51 to fill up my Blazer. Thank goodness I'm not commuting 50 miles one way anymore!

Apparently, gas is $3.87 in Fairbanks today... but the more remote villages are seeing prices around $5.00/gallon :-c
 
Planit said:
Gasoline is cheap compared with other essential fuels. A Starbucks venti latte costs the equivalent of $23 per gallon while Budweiser beer runs $11 per gallon.
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And if the only way to make gasoline was by hand-picking petroleum beans, and disensing them a cup at a time, I'd expect to pay 23 bucks a gallon too. Same thing if I bought my gasoline in 12 ounce/355 ml aluminum cans,

The smart crowd with beer-powered cars are filling up on Schlitz Malt Liquor, at a a little above $5 a gallon. :)

Seeing some articles online about people buying old Geo Metros, applying basic cosmetic and mechanical fixes, and then "flipping" them. My Subaru Forester gets about 27 MPG on the highway, but my next car will probably be a Honda Fit.
 
NW Ohio Update

Wednesday morning (5-21-08) this Bear forked over $3.73 a gallon at a station on Airport Highway, west of Toledo. Later in the day the price was in the $4.00 range. This afternoon (Thursday, 5-22-08) stations in the area are at $4.19.

Bear
 
$4.20-something appears to be the new norm in the Cleveland area as of today.

About a half hour ago, I hurried down to the Speedway at the end of my street, to top off the tank at $3.99.9. Never thought I"d say it cost $25 to top off the tank. A 14 gallon Subaru Forester tank.

I have a supermarket, post office, library and coffee house within walking distance of my house, so I really won't be driving too much in the coming weeks. Mayfield Road bus takes me to Cleveland Heights and the Red Line; Green Road takes me to the Shaker Rapid Green Line station.
 
I'm just curious - apologies as I don't understand the context...

Are people in the U S changing their petrol purchase patterns because of these dramatic price rises? I mean is there a sense of panic buying or people kepping their cars above half full as they think each gallon purchased is a savings hedge? If so is this contributing to a (sellers) perception of increased demand? Just wondered...

I only fill up every three weeks or so and each time there is a small increase - it's noticable but in the current economics not a shock. Cheers.
 
Lol... I drive so much,,, I fill up twice per week...or more. I get 24 mpg on average...and the cost for 87 octane is up to $4.21 today. ...and that was a cheap place.
 
In the city it is $3.99 a gallon. Outside of town along the freeways, there are reports of it being as high as $4.36 a gallon.

Going to fill up the Car tonight and take that to Ann Arbor for the weekend. The suburban is on low fuel for two days now, and it will sit all weekend.
 
The local newspaper's lead article ws that the price jumped $.14 in one day:-c:-{:-@. Here in the pine belt, it is at $3.89 per gallon. The damning aspect of it all is how it impacts the cost of everything else.
 
$3.71 last night at the cheapo place. I did notice some $3.90 gas near where I live and heard that the gas stations on the NJ Turnpike will go up 17 cents today. I wouldn't be surprised to see $4.00 a gallon by the end of Monday. I am averaging two fills a week given all the driving I do, I think that the secretary and I will request going to a four day work week if that happens.
 
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