gasoline prices

[DeltAlum]

A post in two parts:

Part one...

Sister in law from Detroit is in town on business and says that gas is $4.07 there. She was amazed that gas at the Safeway store next to us was only $3.87. And, having spent at least $50 in a food shopping trip using my "Safeway Club Card," I got a 10 cent per gallon discount, so I paid $3.77.


Part two...

An oil company spokesman on our local NPR station last week said that prices were generally lower at grocery stores or big box stores because they don't depend to gasoline sales for their profit. He also said that, contrary to what we've been told, US refineries are not working to capacity, but have some "confortable" head room. If that's true (I obviously really don't know), it flies in the face of what "Big Oil" would have us believe.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

A post in two parts:

Part one...

Sister in law from Detroit is in town on business and says that gas is $4.07 there. She was amazed that gas at the Safeway store next to us was only $3.87. And, having spent at least $50 in a food shopping trip using my "Safeway Club Card," I got a 10 cent per gallon discount, so I paid $3.77.


Part two...

An oil company spokesman on our local NPR station last week said that prices were generally lower at grocery stores or big box stores because they don't depend to gasoline sales for their profit. He also said that, contrary to what we've been told, US refineries are not working to capacity, but have some "comfortable" head room. If that's true (I obviously really don't know), it flies in the face of what "Big Oil" would have us believe.

I was taking to a business man up in Nantucket and he told me gas was $5.00 on the island!
And heard on a news show, not sure just which one, the other day that US refineries are working at about 89% and that is just about the normal rate given normal shut downs for maintenance.
I personally have not fact checked that.

[Sister Havana]

Gas around me is $4.22-$4.25. How sad is it that I saw a station near where I was today at $4.03 and thought that was a major bargain?

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by texas*princess

not at all related to gas prices, but why don't other airlines let you take your dog in the summer?

I think it's because it gets too hot and they won't want to be sued when the plane lands and you find out your dog died from heat exhaustion during the flight. That's the gist I got when I inquired about flying Delta with my dog.