Gasoline Prices!

[JimBinMI]

Filled up the van tonight, drove past four stations that were either $1.799 or $1.809 for regular unleaded, then found it at the truck stop off I-94 for $1.769! /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

Don't know what your prices are but I am wondering how high prices have to be before we seriously consider alternate energy sources. OPEC has a great plan, offer less oil for sale each day than the world uses and keep prices up. I for one would love to see an alternate fuel developed that would reduce our reliance on foreign oil.

What do you guys think?

JimBinMI


We boys and our toys!

 

[Bird]

Prices have gone up around here, too, but fortunately not that high. Lately, I've been paying $1.479, but did stop at the wrong station in Mansfield last Wednesday and it was $1.539./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

Bird

 

[jdkid]

hi ya's
over here we are paying about $2.50/gal (aprox us$)
catch ya's
JD Kid

 

[TomG]

If NZ uses imperial measures, the gallons are larger than US gallons.

 

[Thomas]

It seems to be a mini gas war going on up here,for with in a ten mile area there could be 12 cent different per gallon.
I paid $1,51 per gallon and diesel fuel $1.52 per gallon.

Hope we don't see another mid seventy gas crunch again.

Thomas..NH

 

[jdkid]

hi TomG
We are all in metric here in New Zealand but i have a few mates in Tx so i always work it back to US when writing on things where most of the people are in the USA
catch ya
JD Kid

 

[Bird]

Yeah, the last trip I made to Alaska, I had to convert the liters to gallons, and then factor in the monetary exchange rate at the time, and Canadian gasoline prices were tough all the way in 1991, but that one tank of gas on the Alaska Highway that cost $3.45 a gallon really hurt, especially since I was averaging 5.5 mpg at the time./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

Bird

 

[Von]

I finally went to the farmer down the road and filled up a plastic 35 gal. drum of diesel at $1.00 a gal. I have gotten tired of filling a 5 gal. can every week at $1.58. Should be alot nicer not running out when I need it.

Von

 

[JimBinMI]

Re: Gasoline Prices! UPDATE

Currently in the Battle Creek, Michigan Area:

Regular Unleaded Gasoline: $1.999 up to $2.099 PER GALLON!

Paid $1.789 in Indiana on Sunday when I was across the border.

Heard on the news that the Government will investigate price gouging (sp) in the Midwest! Hope they do it quick, this is getting ridiculous!

JimBinMI

We boys and our toys!

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Re: Gasoline Prices! UPDATE

Paid $1.569 in Oklahoma City Saturday. Diesel is going for $1.319.

 

[JimBinMI]

Re: Gasoline Prices! UPDATE

EddieW,

Haven't seen that price around here for awhile! /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

Probably seems high to you, but is low to me right now!

JimBinMI

We boys and our toys!

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Re: Gasoline Prices! UPDATE

It would be liveable except said daughter I refered to a few days ago is putting about 3,000 miles a month on her car. She is about to start walking if gas prices don't come down.

 

[Hawgee]

Re: Gasoline Prices! UPDATE

Was $1.71 last month in the Seattle WA. area. $1.45 the further you got from micro-rich Redmond. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Paid $1.45 Saturday at a member club store "Costco".


"What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered."
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

 

[Rowski]

Re: Gasoline Prices! UPDATE

North central Vermont it is @ $1.649 regual nolead. Not sure about fuel prices haven't gotten my tractor yet to go buy some!!

 

[Mike H]

Re: Gasoline Prices! UPDATE

Jim: pipeline near Jackson went out of commission. I was told that this particular pipeline was 30% of our region's petrol supply. When this much volume is shut off, they can't just simply switch overnight to tanker transportation so we've got some pain for a while. Similar situation happened in CA last year when the two refineries that product CA's special blend had problems - zoom, almost $2/gal.

 

[Bird]

Re: Gasoline Prices! UPDATE

I paid $1.499 yesterday for gas; didn't pay any attention to the diesel price.

Bird

 

[ejb]

Re: Gasoline Prices! UPDATE

We still have it pretty cheap here in the states...I was in the Bahamas for a month this winter, and besides having to drive on the wrong side of the road, gas was close to $4/gallon

A funny story: the first time I went to the Bahamas a few years ago, I carried just big bills with me ($50s and $100s), so I was a bit concerned about some of the small gas stations and convience stores being able to make change when I bought things...(even around my place most gas stations won't accept $50's or they at least give you a hard time). When I pulled into to fill up my rental he first time I asked they guy if he would have any problems making change for a $50...he gave me a funny look and said "no problem"...and in a few mintes I found out why...he only owed me about $2 in change once he filled the tank!

 

[MarkV]

Re: Gasoline Prices! UPDATE

Ya'll need to come down and enjoy some of our Georgia heat. Last fill up for me was $1.37 for reg. My folks in Illinois said they hit over $2.00 this week. That is around a 47% difference. Now JimB, your the marketing expert, but, sure looks like someone is getting rich.

 

[W5FL]

Unleaded is about $1.47 in North Central Texas. SAMS is cheaper to members.

 

[JimBinMI]

Wen,

Any Sam's Club that I've been to doesn't sell gas. /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

JimBinMI

We boys and our toys!