This morning my gas gauge looked like this:
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So I stopped at the gas station this on my way to work. On the way in, I didn't notice the big sign that shows how much regular unleaded is.
When I got out of my car and swiped my card at the pump, I noticed the price displayed by a digital readout right above the pump handle.
It read $2.99! :smile:
It's been a long time since I've paid under $3 for a gallon of gas. Never thought I'd be elated to pay less than that.
I was going to put $10 in but I though, "Oh what the hell..." and put $20 in. :thumbup:
Aren't the gas prices being affected by the current economic crisis? Anyone know the specifics on that?
How are gas prices where you live?
Quote from: Ash on October 08, 2008, 09:27:12 AM
My gas tank was almost on empty so I stopped at the gas station this morning on the way to work. On the way in, I didn't notice the big sign that shows how much regular unleaded is.
When I got out of my car and swiped my card at the pump, I noticed the price displayed by a digital readout right above the pump handle.
It read $2.99! :smile:
It's been a long time since I've paid under $3 for a gallon of gas. Never thought I'd be elated to pay less than that.
I was going to put $10 in but I though, "Oh what the hell..." and put $20 in. :thumbup:
Aren't the gas prices being affected by the current economic crisis? Anyone know the specifics on that?
How are gas prices where you live?
Ash, we're now paying 9 South African rand for a litre of petrol ~ about a month ago, it was R10 a litre. That is way too expensive for a country that supposedly can make oil from coal. :question:
About $3.39 a gallon in my part of the Midwest.
Quote from: Ash on October 08, 2008, 09:27:12 AM
Aren't the gas prices being affected by the current economic crisis? Anyone know the specifics on that?
Not to be cynical or anything, but there's a strange correlation between sudden price drops in October and election years in recent memory.
Yeah, based on world events gas should be up. In the southeast areas hit by the recent hurricanes, I've been hearing about gas stations being out of fuel. Gas production in the gulf gets damaged by these storms, and at other times (oh, not to be cynical or anything, but at NON-ELECTION times) that damage has resulted in spikes in prices.
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How are gas prices where you live?
I live near the PA/NJ border with frequent trips to NY. The best gas prices in NJ, which is always the lowest of the three, were at $3.11 the last time I looked (maybe a week ago), while gas prices in PA were at best around $3.35. The NYC area at the same time was still over $3.50.
Just got to $3.59 here.
It hit $2.99 in my corner of Texas today too!
$3.09 here in parts of Toledo. Gas prices are really affected by the current economic crisis, there's less demand. Plus there's the switch from having all those summer boutique blends to winter blends. For me over the summer I had to go to Virginia twice and rather than my usual driving, at $4 a gallon I took Amtrak. Took about twice as long but it was cheaper. And apparently I wasn't the only one, Amtrak's ridership is at an all time high. Now I just need to get a bike to ride to work.
$3.09 here. They're practically giving it away!
$3.19 or so in the RI area. Certain parts of the state below $3.00. :thumbup:
One independent station near where I work in Little Rock had it for $2.85 yesterday.
Still sitting at $3.79 here. I guess that whole thing about there being oil in Alaska is a myth. .
OOPs, , that should have been $4.79
Quote from: schmendrik on October 08, 2008, 10:13:14 AM
I live near the PA/NJ border with frequent trips to NY. The best gas prices in NJ, which is always the lowest of the three, were at $3.11 the last time I looked (maybe a week ago),
$2.85 in NJ today. I think it was around $3.15 in PA.
$2.99! Woohoo, it hit $2.99 today in Toledo. Too bad everything else is going up except my paycheck.
$4.26 today, I was totally shocked. Bummer it's snowing already else I'd be back to driving like a maniac like I did before the gas prices went crazy.
The one station near my office was 2.99, when I saw that I nearly lost control of my bowels out of shock for seeing it that low. My dad called then to tell me that a few miles away at another station it was 2.89. The one station near where I live was 2.99 and you can tell it was that low because all of the pumps were packed
As of yesterday here, gas ranged from $2.77 to $2.99. I think it's funny how now we call this "cheap," when the last time we saw these prices it was "ridiculously expensive." It's amazing how we adjust our mindset to accommodate for regular butt reamings...
And yes, I know that gas is still cheaper here in the USA than it is in much of the world. I'm not complaining; just making an observation.
Yep, when it was $1.50 people were swearing that they were just going to stop driving altogether if it ever hit $2.00. I hear people talk about how they're going to start riding a scooter, or get some ultra-compact car that gets 50 miles to the gallon, only to hear them talk down about people that really do those things only a few weeks later, as if they have some image issue at stake. It's sad.
It's not bad enough to completely change the driving habits of Americans, but it has made significant differences. Public transport is up this year in many cities, by something like 12% here in Philly. Driving mileage is down, I think for the first time *ever*.
$2.85 here
Now it's $2.79 on my way to work this morning.