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AznSAE 04-19-2006 11:42 AM

just do what i do...........fill up and drive off without paying, lol. just kidding.

i am thinking about taking the bus and rail to work starting next month. the monthly pass is only $40. my cousin says she can get it for me for $20 because they have discounts at her work.

Kevlar281 04-22-2006 02:18 PM

Houston TX: Lowest - $2.59, Highest - $3.14

I always hated the higher cost of living on campus but the fact that my truck gets to sit for five days while I do nothing but walk to class, helps keep my gas costs low. I figure I only fill up every other week.

Tom Earp 04-22-2006 05:05 PM

So, everyone has an Idea of how to save Gas.

Do You save Gas?

I drive a Honda made in Maryville Oh.


I drive 4.5 Miles a day.

When I have to buy products, I go to the nearest place, all of them and get it at the best price.

Round Trip @ 6 Mi.

So, Just what the heck do You Do?:(

amycat412 04-23-2006 04:12 AM

Gas for premium 91 octane hit $4.00 and over in my hood. Sigh.

PM_Mama00 04-23-2006 10:38 AM

Amy that's crazy!

$2.89 is average around my house, but there's one Marathon very near my house that was 2.78 today. They are ALWAYS way lower than any other gas station in the area, and they probably make tons more money than those because they are constantly packed. People are crazy there so I go elsewhere.

Sister Havana 04-23-2006 08:34 PM

In the city it's already well over $3/gallon for regular. It's around $2.90-2.95 here in suburbia.

I am so glad I take public transit to work!

bcdphie 04-23-2006 11:24 PM

I just filled up at $1.17/litre today! :eek::eek::eek:

Optimist Prime 04-24-2006 09:15 AM

Over $3.00 for regular.

Did anyone else hear about the CEO of Exxon retiring with like $800 million or some outrageous thing like that. I think that was combo of cash, benefits, and stock options but still.

AznSAE 04-24-2006 09:16 AM

gas prices from around the world per gallon

Netherlands Amsterdam $6.48
Norway Oslo $6.27
Italy Milan $5.96
Denmark Copenhagen $5.93
Belgium Brussels $5.91
Sweden Stockholm $5.80
United Kingdom London $5.79
Germany Frankfurt $5.57
France Paris $5.54
Portugal Lisbon $5.35
Hungary Budapest $4.94
Luxembourg $4.82
Croatia Zagreb $4.81
Ireland Dublin $4.78
Switzerland Geneva $4.74
Spain Madrid $4.55
Japan Tokyo $4.24
Czech Republic Prague $4.19
Romania Bucharest $4.09
Andorra $4.08
Estonia Tallinn $3.62
Bulgaria Sofia $3.52
Brazil Brasilia $3.12
Cuba Havana $3.03
Taiwan Taipei $2.84
Lebanon Beirut $2.63
South Africa Johannesburg $2.62
Nicaragua Managua $2.61
Panama Panama City $2.19
Russia Moscow $2.10
Puerto Rico San Juan $1.74
Saudi Arabia Riyadh $0.91
Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
Egypt Cairo $0.65
Nigeria Lagos $0.38
Venezuela Caracas $0.12

BetteDavisEyes 04-24-2006 11:48 AM

$3.19 a gallon for me where I live. :mad:

macallan25 04-24-2006 05:11 PM

Is that really that outrageous for the CEO of ExxonMobil?


Quote:

Originally posted by Optimist Prime
Over $3.00 for regular.

Did anyone else hear about the CEO of Exxon retiring with like $800 million or some outrageous thing like that. I think that was combo of cash, benefits, and stock options but still.


HBADPi 04-24-2006 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Optimist Prime
Over $3.00 for regular.

Did anyone else hear about the CEO of Exxon retiring with like $800 million or some outrageous thing like that. I think that was combo of cash, benefits, and stock options but still.

That doesnt suprise me since my friends who work for both Halliburton and Shell thank me all the time for adding money to their retirement fund every time I pump gas. According to them, they have never had a supply shortage even after Katrina and such.

macallan25 04-24-2006 06:36 PM

Yeah, my dad who is in oil and gas is pretty happy right now. Especially after the record setting price of oil last Friday at 74$ per barrell.

And actually, the oil and gas industry really was not affected hardly at all by Katrina. I had a bunch of statistics that showed the damage and it was very minimal.

Quote:

Originally posted by HBADPi
That doesnt suprise me since my friends who work for both Halliburton and Shell thank me all the time for adding money to their retirement fund every time I pump gas. According to them, they have never had a supply shortage even after Katrina and such.

PiKA2001 04-24-2006 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by macallan25
Yeah, my dad who is in oil and gas is pretty happy right now.
As a career or as an investor?

kddani 04-24-2006 08:27 PM

$33 to fill up my tiny little Acura RSX.

When i'm going to the office, I drive 2 miles to the park 'n ride and take the bus in. So that's great.

However, this week and next, i'm on the road 4 days out of 5.

Blah.

IRS, please raise mileage back to at least the 48.5 cents/mile it was right after Katrina. (currently it's at 44.5 cents/mile)

I am so glad I didn't buy an SUV. Especially in Pittsburgh, with all the hills and windy roads.


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