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Gilly
05-28-2004, 04:38 PM
We heard prices were supposed to be at a record high for this weekend. Since we were already at $2.19 when they said that, I expected about $2.25. Wenseday I saw it was down to $2.09, so I put in $10 to get us past the weekend. In actuallity, it'll get us likely to next weekend.

Anyway, today I went over to the bank to make a deposit, and gas was at $2.05. So, when exactly is it supposed to go up?

How bad is it in other parts of the us?

Lilith
05-28-2004, 04:55 PM
$2.03

Scarecrow
05-28-2004, 05:10 PM
it drop to $2.03 here today, down 9 cents

Aqua
05-28-2004, 05:12 PM
$2.18 to $2.35 for reg. unleaded depending on the station and area of town

LixyChick
05-28-2004, 05:28 PM
I can still find one local convience store/gas station round here that has reg. for $1.95...but the pumps are backed up to kingdom come!

We've decided to spare dad-in-law a fill up on the boat (down the shore in Cape May, N.J.) of about $150.00-$200.00 (he'll not hear of us chipping in) this weekend and wait this gas gouging out and we'll visit when the prices come down a bit.

We're staying home this wekend cept to go on a movie date (maybe). Doing yard work and having peeps over for a BBQ...stuff like that is all!

Happy Memorial Day Everyone!

Scorp
05-28-2004, 06:28 PM
its still 2.39 at where i'm at. :( this is irvine california. 87 octane

denny
05-28-2004, 06:37 PM
I paid 2.599 last night for 89 octane. San Diego

Gilly
05-28-2004, 09:08 PM
Ouch! Looks like not everyone is down yet. :(

dreamgurl
05-28-2004, 09:11 PM
$205 here in southern Ohio and we have a refinery in the back yard practly grrrr.

wyndhy
05-28-2004, 09:54 PM
2.04 is the lowest here

BlondeCurlGirl
05-28-2004, 10:45 PM
$2.09-$2.11 in Madison, Wis. So much of our paychecks are now being used for our commuting fill-ups! :(

Gilly
05-29-2004, 12:40 AM
That little bit there is why I am suddenly SOOO glad we only drive 1 car, and that while I'm a stay-at-home, my husband works about a 5 minute walk away. We used to fill up at least once a week when we lived outside of town, and now, a half of a tank can last us 2 weeks. Makes it REAL nice. It also helps that we have a walgreens on the corner, so if we run out of simple things like milk, bread, juice, etc, we can just walk down there. Kids love it cause when we walk down there, they get an ice cream treat. ;)

imaginewithme
05-29-2004, 01:44 AM
I saw $1.99 here in town and in the next town over I saw $2.07....who knows. We still need it to go, so I am afraid I will have to keep buying it.

jay-t
05-29-2004, 01:51 AM
dropped to $1.83 from $1.91 here in Okla.City

jseal
05-29-2004, 04:54 AM
I paid $2 / gal last night for 87 octane in Baltimore.

maddy
05-29-2004, 08:53 AM
Not so much about the prices this weekend, but something that has bothered me for sometime now, why are gas prices always stated to three decimals and the last is always a 9? Such as 1.959. This caught my eye one day at a brand new Exxon station, their sign was erected and the last 9 was permanently fixed to the sign for all of the prices. Since then I have noticed that every gas station I go to has this pricing scheme, and no one I've asked to date has come up with an answer for me. So, brilliant pixies, does anyone know?

Irish
05-29-2004, 08:54 AM
If it's any consolation,I watched a show,the other night,that said
that if you figured in the cost of living differences,the prices,were
higher,at the end of the Carter administration!When I worked at
Sikorsky Aircraft,as a Flight Mechanic,$3.90/hr was BIG bucks.This
was,around !969.I had a Firebird,set up for Drag Racing,
commuted about 22 miles each way & I was pissed off,when
Sunoco 260 went to (approx) .57/gal.It's all relative!Unfortunately,this is 2004 instead of 1969.Also,the world demand
is much higher.Sorry,but I would rather look at things as the
glass being 1/2 full then 1/2 empty. Irish

imalikalotapuss
05-29-2004, 05:15 PM
$1.99 here, just 35 miles down the road it is $1.89, never have been able to figure that one out.

Gilly
05-29-2004, 06:23 PM
imalikalotapuss- the price is dependant on the demand. If it's a larger populated town, the price will be higher than if it's in a smaller town, or out in the middle of no where. Likewise, if you get off the high way for gas at a busy road, drive down a block or two and the gas will be 2-3 pennies cheaper.
We drove over to help our new divorcee friend move his house around today, and it was down to 2.03 on the way, then right at the corner by his house it was up to 2.11 still.

We also had a ritualistic burning today- I don't think there's anything left in that house that belonged to her. She left last week, and told him then, anything left I don't want, so just pitch it. He burned it instead. The only thing that stopped him from burning the wedding dress was that his aunt is going to use it for material. ;)

imalikalotapuss
05-30-2004, 09:04 AM
Gilly: I guess that is what i never could figure out, the town i live in is about 30000, or so. The town just down the road is around 100000. The price is cheaper there by at least ten cents a gallon. The only thing i can think of is that we pay more because they want to make more from the tourists that come through. I can understand in the mountain communities paying more because of the longer haul to deliver fuel. It has always been this way and probably always will, but it really makes no sense.:(

jennaflower
05-30-2004, 09:52 AM
1.929 where I buy my gas... up to $.10 more per gallon within the same town at different locations... I live in a tourist area which has 3 major lakes... it seems that historically in this area there is always a slight range of prices when the tourist numbers are up.. trying to make more profit off of them... tho it ultimately hurts us locals too. :(

Irish
05-30-2004, 10:05 AM
We live,on a State Highway,that is (approx)2/3mi. before the turn-
pike to the mountains & lakes.There is a self serve gas station/
store about 3/4 mi.,from me.You can almost count on the gas,
going up,a few cents/gal,before each major holiday or weekend.
People come thru here,from the southern states.Winter:Skiing,
Snowmobiling,etc.Summer:Boating,Waterskiing,motorcycling,
Laconia Motorcycle Week,Camping,etc.We have lived here for 25+
yrs. & it's almost like clockwork. Irish
P.S.Yesterday afternoon,I went there to get gas for my lawnmower.There are 4 islands(8 pumps) & all were full!Boats,
Trucks,Cars,etc.(Rt125)