(Note: Many countries measure gas/petrol in terms of litres/liters rather than gallons (Gallons of gasoline in the US, for example). As a common courtesy, can everyone please say whether they're talking about litres or gallons)

The last time I was anywhere near a gas pump, last Sunday, gasoline was $2.21 per gallon. Today, I passed by a gas station (remember, I live during Summer in rural KY, so I don't do that often), and discovered that the price had jumped all the way to $2.54 per gallon.

What's the cost status of gasoline where you guys are at?

Edit: Bolded my friendly reminder about stating whether it's gallon or liter

It's between $2.30 to $2.50 where I live. It's expected to hit nearly $3/gallon. Geez... that's quite rough!

A few days ago it was $2.35, but other places I saw it for $2.45

Last one I saw was 2.44

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"Refinery problems and high demand made gasoline prices soar to record highs in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. Self serve regular gas per gallon was continues to climb to $2.72 in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area, topping the April 13 record of $2.62. ... "

$2.64/gallon. Ugh.

I just happened to look at the price at a random gas station yesterday and it's $2.59 for regular unleaded. I would like to get my own car, but at times like this when the gas is this expensive I'd rather not. I just drive my parents' cars and help contribute some money for the gas.

I filled the car yesterday and it was around $2.50 here in Upstate, NY.

2.25... good compared to some, but it hurts me everytime I have to get gas :(

2.64 as the highest in most locations, but I've seen 2.69 elsewhere. :eek:

$2.74...they're usually around that price. I haven't seen anything lower, but they certainly have been higher. Everytime I drive by the gas station, the numbers keep rising. AH!

We go by litres and for full serve, it's $1.03/l, therefore $3.89/gal and 9.99 cents for self serve so $3.78/gal (Cdn. $; regular unleaded)

I'm buying a bicycle!! :rolleyes:

It was $2.28 a gallon 2 days ago but I'm sure it's higher now! :mad:

$2.30

Like...$2.50 or something

We go by litres and for full serve, it's $1.03/l, therefore $3.89/gal and 9.99 cents for self serve so $3.78/gal (Cdn. $; regular unleaded)

I'm buying a bicycle!! :rolleyes:
Amen to that ^
I live in Southern California and the gas prices here are terrible! :rolleyes:

Amen to that ^
I live in Southern California and the gas prices here are terrible! :rolleyes:


And I've heard that they are going up again.

We go by litres and for full serve, it's $1.03/l, therefore $3.89/gal and 9.99 cents for self serve so $3.78/gal (Cdn. $; regular unleaded)

I'm buying a bicycle!! :rolleyes:

Wow, it was only about .91 a liter in Niagara. It is 2.45 back home though. I paid 2.51 in Pennsylvania.

$2.39

Wow, it was only about .91 a liter in Niagara. It is 2.45 back home though. I paid 2.51 in Pennsylvania.


I'll bet they'll hit about the same by the weekend. I thought it was bad when I saw it at 95.9 just yesterday north of T.O..

About $2.45-2.50 a gallon! :crazy:

When my folks took off for Hawaii last week, it was $2.07/gallon. Last week sometime, it jumped 18 cents to $2.25. This morning, it jumped another 10 cents. I'm gonna have to walk to work and that's gonna take me FOREVER.

When my folks took off for Hawaii last week, it was $2.07/gallon. Last week sometime, it jumped 18 cents to $2.25. This morning, it jumped another 10 cents. I'm gonna have to walk to work and that's gonna take me FOREVER.

Yeah they said on the news here it jumped 30 cents here just since Monday!

When my folks took off for Hawaii last week, it was $2.07/gallon. Last week sometime, it jumped 18 cents to $2.25. This morning, it jumped another 10 cents. I'm gonna have to walk to work and that's gonna take me FOREVER.
I should add that that is for the ethanol blend. The regular gas (the kind you buy in every state) is $2.45/gallon.

$2.41 a gallon at one place... $2.48-2.51 everywhere else. :mad:

$2.37 a gallon.

$2.34 right now, but it's been going down, that's why I love living in a small town, the prices are cheaper than the bigger towns :D

I paid $2.45 for Regular today. :(

On Monday, August 8, the Shell station by my apartment went up to $2.499/$2.599/$2.719 per gallon for regular, plus, and premium (err, V-Power!), respectively. Then on Thursday it was up to $2.559/$2.659/$2.779. :eek: However, it's back down to Monday levels.

I passed some stations Saturday showing $2.449.

$2.69/gallon today.

$2.49

$2.43? I forget. It went up 6 cents though between yesterday and today.

$2.41 a gallon at one place... $2.48-2.51 everywhere else. :mad:
i just don't understand why people whine and cry and bitch so much over a difference of a few cents.

i just don't understand why people whine and cry and bitch so much over a difference of a few cents.
It adds up - FAST. If prices go up 6 cents and you have a 30-gallon tank, you're looking at a $1.80 addendum. $1.80 doesn't seem like much...but it will never be $1.80 the next time you fill it up, because the prices keep increasing.

People have cars with smaller tanks, too- my mom's only holds 15 gallons, and it adds up QUICKLY. She fills up every 180-280 miles or so, and she has NOT been happy with the gas prices. One day last week, gas was 2.29. It was 2.64 last time I checked. That's a 35-cent increase. My mom paid $5.25 more than she did last time for the gas in her car.

http://www.se7enty6ix.com/images/Home%20Page/gas_prices%20%281%29.jpg

...Taken early 1999. That gas station is in Nashville, TN. If that same gas station, today, were to use those exact same prices, there would be a gas line stretching from there to my house (~90 miles away)

That first one :rotflmao::

Yep if that was the price around here, there'd be a major traffic jam for a very long time ;)


Gas here is now $2.69 :cuss:

95 to 102 a liter last i checked...not sure what that is a gallon

95 to 102 a liter last i checked...not sure what that is a gallon

Mikado, just multiply the liter price by 3.785 to convert to the gallon price.

$2.85 a gallon.

Update:

The Shell station near my place in Dayton is now $2.699/$2.799/$2.919. WOW!

$2.60! Last week it was $2. 25 :eek:

http://www.se7enty6ix.com/images/Home%20Page/gas_prices%20%281%29.jpgI love that Seth....... :lol:

Oh and I just want to say that people here where I live own mucho HUMMERS............. Imagine what they're paying to fill up that tank? :eek: :eek: :eek:

$2.85. *stares* I got $15 worth of gas and it gave me a quarter of a tank. Jesus christ.

Nope, no gouging going on here :rolleyes:

i just don't understand why people whine and cry and bitch so much over a difference of a few cents.
gas just jumped from $2.59 to $3.09 here this morning - on a 12 gallon tank that's 6 bucks!!!!

Yep, gas jumped up .20-.40 cents here.. so now i'm having to pay around 2.70.. that sucks when 2.30 was the new "look how cheap".

$3.09 in Bowling Green

gas just jumped from $2.59 to $3.09 here this morning - on a 12 gallon tank that's 6 bucks!!!!


Same here at some stations, 3.09, but I found 2 stations still at 2.69. So I filled both my tanks.

$2.79

Gas over here is going to be $3.00 by tonight.

My mother just came in and told me that Maine is going up about 30 cents and itll be almost $3. Meaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaangya. Im still hung up on the fact that it was $1.40 2 years ago when I first started driving. Thats more than $1 difference!

$2.99 and 9/10

It's getting a little spendy!

$3.39

$3.39
HOLY CRAP.

HOLY CRAP.
I KNOW. I was at practice and my coach was talking and this girl interrupted him and goes "OH MY GOD YOU GUYS GAS IS 3.39!" and everyone freaked out.

The highest i've seen it here is $3.15. Went up 40 cents since this morning.

$2.78 per gallon

2.98

Yesterday I had heard that the gas was going up again so I ran to the pumps and filled up the car at $2.59 Whew........... :eek: The lines were long too. :crazy:

I have ALL OF YOU GUYS (except Amy) BEAT.

3.29!!!!!!!!!!

*has a heart attack*

Gas went up SIXTY CENTS. SIXTY!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek2: :faint:

I have ALL OF YOU GUYS (except Amy) BEAT.

3.29!!!!!!!!!!

*has a heart attack*

Gas went up SIXTY CENTS. SIXTY!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek2: :faint:

I don't think thats a game you want to win though. :(

$5.87 for regular at one place in Atlanta... :eek: it was on the news tonight. There are severe gas shortages and some places are out of gas and others are limiting the amount you can buy because they are going to run out. It's bad... so far, only $2.98 here, but that's up 50 cents since yesterday, and I expect it to be well above $3 before the weekend. It's insane...

Here in Mid- Michigan this morning it was $3.09 :eek:

Somewhere between yours, Marlene, and yours, PZelda, here in So. Ohio.

It was already reported today that most gas stations in my city has reached between $2.90 - $3.00 a gallon! Insane!

Like...$3.00.

I lied... it's 2.99 here.. i found it for 2.75 somewhere and there was a line a mile long.

I don't think thats a game you want to win though. :(

I know. I just about had a stroke when I saw the prices. The station nearest to my house is at 3.14/3.17 and the others are 3.19, 3.24 and 3.29. The highest on Saturday, when I left to see Vicki Lawrence perform, was 2.67. :eek:

:faint:

It went up 30 ****ing cents from yesterday to today. $2.89. **** **** **** Seriously, I don't make enough money to pay for gas and pay my bills. It'd be cheaper to park the damn car. **** EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THESE GAS HIKES. BURN IN HELL.

It went up 30 ****ing cents from yesterday to today. $2.89. **** **** **** Seriously, I don't make enough money to pay for gas and pay my bills. It'd be cheaper to park the damn car. **** EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THESE GAS HIKES. BURN IN HELL.
:crying: I remember when prices were as low as 1.07 in the summer of 2001. When will we get to see these prices again?

I haven't checked today, but yesterday it was "only" $2.69.

$3.49 *barf*

:crying: I remember when prices were as low as 1.07 in the summer of 2001. When will we get to see these prices again?

Those days are over.

3.15 a gallon, yesterday it was 2.99.

I just filled up my tank tonight. Mind you I have a small sports car/coupe which doesn't have a large tank..$44 later. Ridicioulous.

oh yeah it's $3.89 at the cheapest place for regular.

$3.30 today.

$2.55

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Stockbridge GA

3.30 here... last night i got gas when it was 2.95 glad I did cuz its 3.09 where i got it !

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Stockbridge GA
PLEASE tell me that picture is a joke

I havent myself been on the road since Saturday and Im pretty much on E and Im kinda afraid to get gas now.

PLEASE tell me that picture is a joke

It's not... I saw live pictures of it on the news last night at 5. :eek:

$5.87??????? :eek2:



Here it's $3.09

$5.87??????? :eek2:

Yes... the Governor of Georgia has promised to prosecute price gougers to the fullest extent of the law... there are widespread reports of gas shortages, places running out, mass panic buying, long lines that I've never seen before, but still, that is ridiclous.

wowww ive been living in a bubble at college and haven't even driven anywhere since last saturday so i was surprised when my mom told me gas is up to $3.19.

Now it's 2.99. 10 cents in one day. pissed: It really is a good thing I live with my parents, or I'd be homeless.

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Stockbridge GA

Oh, that's just insane.

Yes... the Governor of Georgia has promised to prosecute price gougers to the fullest extent of the law... there are widespread reports of gas shortages, places running out, mass panic buying, long lines that I've never seen before, but still, that is ridiclous.

It's the 1970s all over again. Damn that whole history repeating itself thing.

Yes... the Governor of Georgia has promised to prosecute price gougers to the fullest extent of the law... there are widespread reports of gas shortages, places running out, mass panic buying, long lines that I've never seen before, but still, that is ridiclous.


I hope people aren't buying gas from that station that is over $5 :eek:

2.99

lol...I made this post on another board...

May 5, 2004, 11:50pm
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Gas is up to $1.85 a gallon. :mad:


I'd kill for $1.85 now!

This morning in the Flint, Mich. area gas was 3.19. The effects are already being felt around here. My son , who works for a landscaping company, has only had 6 hours work in this week. And on Tuesday my brother was laid off from a small tool and die factory indefinitely. (He has a wife and 3 kids to support) This gas thing could be disasterous! :eek: They are saying that our home heating bills are going to rise significantly this winter.

lol...I made this post on another board...

May 5, 2004, 11:50pm
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Gas is up to $1.85 a gallon. :mad:


I'd kill for $1.85 now!
Its only $1.85 where you live? :eek:

$3.19 this evening for Regular.

If I run out I'm going to empty out my Lawn mower. :mad:

Its only $1.85 where you live? :eek:

Note the date in BOLD.

They are saying that our home heating bills are going to rise significantly this winter.

I'm buying a lot of blankets instead.

lol...I made this post on another board...

May 5, 2004, 11:50pm
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Gas is up to $1.85 a gallon. :mad:


I'd kill for $1.85 now!
Yeah, really.... I second that... Pshaw.... $1.85 then was ALL talk, but it'd be a blessing right now...

i rmember when it was .99 cents

highest around here: $3.29
lowest around here: $3.09

Note the date in BOLD.
Woops sorry :crazy:

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gas just jumped from $2.59 to $3.09 here this morning - on a 12 gallon tank that's 6 bucks!!!!

:yeahthat

I take it you live in Dayton, too, Robyrob?

Anyhoo, on the way home Wednesday night, on Woodman Drive (OH 835) south of US 35 had two Shells and a Mobil (UDF c-store) at $2.999, but Swifty was $3.099. Then tonight said Shells and Mobil raised their prices to $3.099, but Swifty went up to $3.139!!!

What's that in March 1981 dollars? (March 1981 was, for those not in the know, the time of the highest gas price measured adjusted for inflation.) Has the U. S. of A. set a new record?

Yesterday it was $2.89 and now today it was $3.11.

It's already up to $5+ in many areas here. :o

Now it's $3.19....

I had to get some gas today, and I got a little less than half a tank on $15. I have a standard-sized vehicle, too (Galant).

It's already up to $5+ in many areas here. :o

I heard on news today that some gas stations are having to pay astronomical prices for barrels of gas, which in some cases is all they can do. They have to charge those prices in hopes of staying afloat. Apparently the cases around Atlanta where gas is nearing 6$ a gallon are on the up and up after all. It scares me, a friend of mine reminded me of a conversation we had long ago where he predicted that we would come back to a primal state where we all would have to stuggle like they are down south to survive, starting with gas! I dismissed it them but now I'm starting to wonder. :eek: I'm looking into buying a Prius

Woops sorry :crazy:

[/absentminded]

It's been that kind of week. :)

I heard on news today that some gas stations are having to pay astronomical prices for barrels of gas, which in some cases is all they can do. They have to charge those prices in hopes of staying afloat. Apparently the cases around Atlanta where gas is nearing 6$ a gallon are on the up and up after all. It scares me, a friend of mine reminded me of a conversation we had long ago where he predicted that we would come back to a primal state where we all would have to stuggle like they are down south to survive, starting with gas! I dismissed it them but now I'm starting to wonder. :eek: I'm looking into buying a Prius

They said on the news tonight that the pipeline from the gulf to the southeast is completely shut down, so they're gonna suffer shortages here soon until they start that pipeline again.

It's 2.99 here and going up

Gas prices keep on soaring
Supply shortages spur prices above $5 in Georgia, but analysts warn everyone will see big increases. It's a gasoline problem, not a crude problem, they say -- and it's temporary.


Gas prices nationwide are spiking almost as fast as station owners can change their signs, the result of fuel pipeline shutdowns and delayed deliveries since Hurricane Katrina devastated Louisiana and Mississippi earlier this week.

Stations in and around downtown Atlanta had temporarily run out of gas, the Associated Press reported. The same was reported elsewhere, including parts of North Carolina, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Arizona. Many retailers who did have gas had no clue when their next shipments would come in.

"Everybody is panicking. They think there's not going to be any gas," said Keturah Jackson, a clerk at a gas station in Atlanta's upscale Buckhead district.

Gas prices jumped by more than 50 cents a gallon Wednesday in Ohio, 40 cents in Georgia and 30 cents in Maine. Reports of gouging surfaced as some stations in Georgia were reported to be charging as much as $6 a gallon.

The situation was worse in areas closer to the hurricane's path. In southwest Alabama, gas lines of 100 cars were commonplace early Thursday, extending out onto entrance ramps along Interstate 10. And most of the gas stations were closed, not for a lack of gas but for a lack of electricity to pump it. People were sitting in their cars for hours in anticipation of when power would be restored and the pumps working again.

How high can gas go? "I do think there will be pockets of stations in the country in the next two weeks that will price $4 (per gallon)," Ben Brockwell, independent analyst and director of Pricing and Data Services, told CNBC.

Though the latest data shows the nationwide gas price average $2.68 a gallon, the real figure could be 10 to 20 cents higher given reports that some stations are changing prices up to three times daily, said AAA spokesman Geoff Sundstrom.

The U.S. motorist group has received a number of complaints from members about the rapid rise in prices, alongside reports of prices topping $3 in many parts of the country, he said.

One cab driver says he watched in amazement as a New York gas station billboard price was changed from $2.91 a gallon to $3.49 even as he filled his tank on Wednesday night.

"If the price keeps going up like this, I may just have to quit driving this cab for a while," he said.

The increases followed price spikes on wholesale and futures markets Tuesday and Wednesday after the hurricane knocked off-line refineries and pipeline links along the Gulf Coast that provide about a third of the country's gasoline supplies. The good news? Analysts expect that prices will ease once supplies are restored.

President Bush, in an interview Thursday morning, called on motorists to cut back on driving where possible. "I would hope Americans conserve if given a choice," he said.

Keeping up with the change
Service station manager Randy Schuette is getting quite a workout changing the gasoline prices on his station's large sign.

"I bet I'm not done, either," he said Wednesday, hoisting price placards with a 20-foot pole at his station in Bismarck, N.D. At one point, he ran out of decimals, so a gallon's cost read $317.

"I don't have any three's with decimal points," he said. "Never needed them. I'm assuming people know that it's not $317 a gallon, but the day's not over yet, either."

"It's crazy," said Mike Currie of Bismarck, shaking his head as he topped off his truck's tank with gas. "I'm going to have to consider buying a Moped."

Painful but temporary
In addition to the devastation to lives and property, the hurricane aimed an ill-timed blast at a U.S. energy infrastructure already stretched thin, especially in the capacity to refine oil into gasoline, heating oil and other products. The shutdown of oil platforms, refineries and pipelines along the Gulf Coast drove energy prices sharply higher Tuesday.

Oil prices eased slightly on Wednesday after the White House said it planned to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to deal with any shortages of crude caused by Hurricane Katrina. But gasoline prices continued to rise, both at the wholesale and retail levels.

The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded rose 6 cents from Wednesday to Thursday, to $2.68, according to AAA's Fuel Gauge Report.

"On a national average, we could hit $3.25 at the pump easily, potentially even by this weekend," Jason Schenker, economist at Wachovia, told Reuters. "This is going to cut into consumer demand." Some analysts on Thursday predicted this current spike could send prices over $4 before subsiding.Start investing with $100.

Drivers in some areas of the country -- Hawaii, California, Illinois and Washington, D.C. -- were already paying more than $3 a gallon for premium unleaded even before Katrina hit, according to the AAA.

The record high gasoline price, when adjusted for inflation, was $3.11 a gallon in March 1981, according to the Energy Information Administration. The agency maintains a Web site for reporting cases of price gouging; click here.

How high will prices go?
How high will gas climb before prices cool off? There's no way of knowing until damage from the hurricane is fully assessed, but predictions of $4 gas are becoming more common. John Pearson, editor of financial newsletter "The Bottom Line," told CNBC's "Squawk Box" that $5 gasoline is very unlikely unless there is another supply disruption.

Demand could fall, he added -- not because of high prices, but because of inconvenience and long waits at gas stations.

Eight refineries were shut down due to Katrina, according to the Associated Press -- half of them producing gasoline. Vienna's PVM Oil Associates additionally reported at least three others flooded and power failures sidelining others for an unknown length of time.

Analysts expected some relief once electricity is restored to Gulf Coast pipelines and refineries, but they are unsure how long that will take.

This week's increases come atop a 40% price rise in the last year.

Finally, is behavior changing?
"We don't have a shortage of gasoline. We have a delivery problem," said Bill Weatherspoon, executive director of the North Carolina Petroleum Council, which represents major retailers that get gasoline from the pipelines.

In Georgia, a few gas stations were charging as much as $6 per gallon Wednesday after other retailers had run out of gas and long lines were reported across the state. In response, Gov. Sonny Perdue signed an executive order authorizing state sanctions against gas retailers who gouge consumers.

"I'm frankly embarrassed for our state and some of our businesses that we have to do this," said Perdue, after pleading with Georgians to remain calm.

President Bush issued his own warning to gougers in a Thursday morning interview. "I think there ought to be zero tolerance of people breaking the law during an emergency such as this, whether it be looting, or price-gouging at the gasoline pump or taking advantage of charitable giving, or insurance fraud," Bush said in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America."

Bush said Americans should conserve more gasoline in response to the crisis and said he expected Saudi Arabia to do "everything they can" to provide more oil, Reuters reported. He said eight refineries are down in the Gulf and "it's going to take a while" to get them going again.

Paul Hornsnell, head of energy research at Barclays Capital in London, told the Associated Press that the damage translated into an estimated 30-million-barrel loss in gasoline output -- a problem that cannot be solved by increasing crude production or siphoning oil from the U.S. petroleum reserve.

The market did receive some help Wednesday when the federal government said it would loan oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to refiners facing shortfalls. And the Environmental Protection Agency said it would temporarily allow gasoline retailers nationwide to sell fuel that does not meet stringent summer air-quality standards.

"The EPA waiver was a big move," said John Kilduff, an analyst at Fimat USA in New York.

The problems soon could extend far beyond motorists' wallets. Energy experts say they are concerned about how hurricane damage to Gulf Coast natural gas and heating oil facilities will affect heating bills this winter. Rising jet fuel costs because of the hurricane also have put additional pressure on cash-strapped airlines.

In Georgia and North Carolina, state officials asked residents to conserve gas and government workers were ordered to limit nonessential travel. A suburban Atlanta vanpooling program also reported a 50% jump in participants since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast on Monday.

Gas prices state by state
State Regular Mid Premium Diesel State Regular Mid Premium Diesel
Alaska $2.64 $2.79 $2.95 $2.64 Montana $2.61 $2.72 $2.85 $2.77
Alabama $2.56 $2.74 $2.82 $2.57 North Carolina $2.64 $2.80 $2.93 $2.62
Arkansas $2.62 $2.76 $2.94 $2.59 North Dakota $2.73 $2.82 $2.92 $2.65
Arizona $2.72 $2.84 $3.00 $2.87 Nebraska $2.76 $2.82 $2.90 $2.65
California $2.88 $3.07 $3.12 $3.17 New Hampshire $2.63 $2.85 $2.95 $2.64
Colorado $2.71 $2.90 $3.03 $2.73 New Jersey $2.60 $2.79 $2.90 $2.60
Connecticut $2.71 $2.94 $3.01 $2.80 New Mexico $2.76 $2.94 $3.07 $2.75
District of Columbia $2.77 $2.95 $3.03 $2.81 Nevada $2.77 $2.92 $3.03 $2.99
Delaware $2.69 $2.86 $2.98 $2.71 New York $2.72 $2.91 $2.97 $2.81
Florida $2.67 $2.89 $2.94 $2.68 Ohio $2.65 $2.82 $2.94 $2.64
Georgia $2.66 $2.86 $2.98 $2.60 Oklahoma $2.64 $2.73 $2.88 $2.53
Hawaii $2.93 $3.10 $3.16 $3.11 Oregon $2.73 $2.89 $2.93 $2.92
Iowa $2.64 $2.78 $2.91 $2.60 Pennsylvania $2.65 $2.79 $2.91 $2.73
Idaho $2.66 $2.80 $2.88 $2.97 Rhode Island $2.74 $2.92 $3.01 $2.75
Illinois $2.79 $3.00 $3.09 $2.74 South Carolina $2.57 $2.73 $2.86 $2.54
Indiana $2.70 $2.90 $2.98 $2.62 South Dakota $2.70 $2.87 $2.99 $2.63
Kansas $2.73 $2.80 $2.91 $2.65 Tennessee $2.59 $2.74 $2.87 $2.56
Kentucky $2.58 $2.77 $2.90 $2.54 Texas $2.63 $2.78 $2.88 $2.58
Louisiana $2.53 $2.69 $2.82 $2.54 Utah $2.60 $2.74 $2.86 $2.93
Massachusetts $2.71 $2.91 $3.02 $2.72 Virginia $2.62 $2.75 $2.85 $2.58
Maryland $2.73 $2.90 $2.98 $2.69 Vermont $2.60 $2.80 $2.92 $2.74
Maine $2.64 $2.85 $2.93 $2.67 Washington $2.78 $2.87 $3.02 $2.96
Michigan $2.82 $2.99 $3.11 $2.69 Wisconsin $2.79 $2.89 $3.03 $2.69
Minnesota $2.68 $2.78 $2.86 $2.60 West Virginia $2.65 $2.77 $2.91 $2.70
Missouri $2.60 $2.71 $2.87 $2.53 Wyoming $2.58 $2.69 $2.87 $2.71
Mississippi $2.53 $2.67 $2.79 $2.51 Nat'l. avg. $2.68 $2.85 $2.95 $2.69

Source: AAA Fuel Gauge Report, Sept. 1, 2005

-- MSN Money staff and wire reports

$3.09

I just got a call from a friend who works at BP here in ohio, that gas is going up to 5$ a gallon in 1 hour, so if you are here, get it NOW!!!!! :eek:

I ride the bus so it does'nt really affect me.

I just got a call from a friend who works at BP here in ohio, that gas is going up to 5$ a gallon in 1 hour, so if you are here, get it NOW!!!!! :eek:
that's GOT to a be a price gouge!

I ride the bus so it does'nt really affect me.


That's what I thought, too. I ride the bus. I'm lucky.







Then, I found out yesterday that the bus drivers are going on strike on wednesday. Many of my co-workers take the bus to work. We're all going to be late for a while.... Looks like I'm in a bit of a fix...

wowww ive been living in a bubble at college and haven't even driven anywhere since last saturday so i was surprised when my mom told me gas is up to $3.19.

You go right back into your bubble. It's going to get a lot worse.

That's what I thought, too. I ride the bus. I'm lucky.







Then, I found out yesterday that the bus drivers are going on strike on wednesday. Many of my co-workers take the bus to work. We're all going to be late for a while.... Looks like I'm in a bit of a fix...



Well buses need gas too.

Well buses need gas too.

It's a labor dispute. It's been going on for a few months now, and it only just hit the fan! I'm so mad! This is the worse time for a strike. It's their biggest season!

A lot of people, including myself, will be looking for other mods of transportation, or will simply miss work.

Gas went up 17 cents in less than 2hrs here. Now we are in the $3 mark :grr:

I had to get gas today so I decided to get some after work. I drove by the station 2 min. from my house and noticed it said $2.89 so I figured Id just go there after instead of going to a place near work. I get here still under the impression it was $2.89 until I heard a guy mumble $3.09. Evidently Im stupid and was looking at the DIESEL price, since that was up at the top. Meangya.

It's ridiculous but

I don't want to waste my gas... :crying:

I might be home all weekend...

It's ridiculous but

I don't want to waste my gas... :crying:

I might be home all weekend...

I hear that!

It's ridiculous but

I don't want to waste my gas... :crying:

I might be home all weekend...
Word. Gone are the days of me driving around just to waste gas.

President Bush, in an interview Thursday morning, called on motorists to cut back on driving where possible. "I would hope Americans conserve if given a choice," he said.



Instead of using this as a wake up call to actively look into alternative fuels (ETHANOL), he tells US to stop driving. pissed: I hate him and his ten-gallon hat oil buddies.

Instead of using this as a wake up call to actively look into alternative fuels (ETHANOL), he tells US to stop driving. pissed: I hate him and his ten-gallon hat oil buddies.


No kidding! He's not going to do anything. Nothing's going to get done until it's almost too late. The oil companies have too tight a grip on us all!

It's ridiculous but

I don't want to waste my gas... :crying:

I might be home all weekend...

Amen to that! Prices are well over three bucks here in So Cal and for the first time, my dad's forbidden me to go to the beach for more than once a week- unless someone else drives. It's insane how high the prices are and since our car is so old, it just EATS the gas up! :eek:

From here it now ranges from like, $3.05- $3.20...last one I saw though was $3.08

$3.19 here in Boulder. And the highhest I saw was $3.45 for mid-grade at gas stations in Gunnison.

does anybody buy the fancy gas anymore with the prices so high?

^^ I need to tank mid-grade because my car needs an 87 octance level, or else it could harm my car if it's any less. I once tanked the cheap gas accidentally and I could totally feel the difference while driving.

does anybody buy the fancy gas anymore with the prices so high?

Here, the cheap gas is actually more expensive. The higher octane 10% ethanol blend is cheaper.

does anybody buy the fancy gas anymore with the prices so high?

A friend of mine does. It's the only thing he uses. At least, last I checked...

A friend of mine does. It's the only thing he uses. At least, last I checked...

Some cars require the high octane. I saw a special on it the other day, I think only like 35 models or something actually require it. Almost any car since sometime in the 1990s will take any octane though. But you can feel it if you are supposed to use high and you don't.

I rode by a Gulf station on east 23rd street this morning and super unleaded was going for $3.99 a gallon.

It's $2.99 now, so it did go down, it was $3.09

exactly WHY are the prices rising? if the actual value of it is rising, and the companies aren't just greedy, then all this "STOP BUYING GAS SO THEY'LL LOWER THE PRICES" bull **** is nothing but a huge TANTRUM.

lolll um, my mom got gas today and it was like...3.39 for regular

exactly WHY are the prices rising? if the actual value of it is rising, and the companies aren't just greedy, then all this "STOP BUYING GAS SO THEY'LL LOWER THE PRICES" bull **** is nothing but a huge TANTRUM.

It's all about supply and demand. There are more people needing gas than we can produce.

There's certainly no shortage of oil. It's all over the place. But we don't have enough refineries to process the oil. With all the vehicles on the road, the prices rise. When something like Katrina happens, and take the refineries out of commision, the prices rise once again.

And then you have price gougers, who raise prices to take advantage of people.

Regardless, it's all about the money.

Wow, I sure am glad I dont drive.

it actually went down 10 cents...and before the holiday no less. odd.

$3.79 :eek2:

At certain stations here, it's $2.89/gal for regular, while at others it's $2.89/gal. At almost all the stations it's $2.89 at, they've sold out of Regular, meaning the cheapest available is mid-grade....which is $2.99/gallon

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3.45 $ here a gallon and the cheaper place is at Mobil 3.39 i got gas there today I payed 33 dollars and something change for below a half a tank.. It's DUMB!!!!!!! :mad: :mad:

3.45 $ here a gallon and the cheaper place is at Mobil 3.39 i got gas there today I payed 33 dollars and something change for below a half a tank.. It's DUMB!!!!!!! :mad: :mad:

Last friday, I went up to Sunoco and gas was 2.98. It's probably at least 3.15 there now. They're always a little less than Mobil, where I live.

I agree with you. It is Dumb! :mad:

it's gone down a littl here... 2.99 is the lowest you can find, and 3.20 is usually the highest

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$3.29

$2.89 now. Yay. Here's the funny thing though. Station A is at 2.89. Station B, right next door, is 2.95. And station B wonders why everyone is at station A.

:banana: The station nearest to me is at 2.99/3.02 now. :D They no longer say $314, $317 or $329. They actually got signs WITH decimals in them. :rofl:

One of the cheapest gas stations near me is about $2.97. We were talking about gas prices in my Macroeconomics class, and someone mentioned there IS a station somewhere in my city that's as low as $2.79. Wow!

It's down to 2.79...naturally, because I just got gas at 2.89 yesterday.