gasoline prices

[AGDee]

With Gustav, Bush said he would release some from the reserves. Why isn't he saying that now?

[FlaGirl07]

It's gone up to over $5.00 at some gas stations here in Tallahassee. The average was $3.65. It's INSANE.

[Army Wife'79]

Many of our pumps have "out of gas" signs on them. Other places limit us to 10 gal.

[KappaKittyCat]

My husband just went to fill up the cars because Ike's going to cause gas prices to go through the roof. CNN is predicting the national average could go above $5 with the storm hammering the refineries.

[Tippiechick]

We filled up today. I thought we'd be fine when I passed $3.50 this morning. I pulled in and it went to 3.79. I waited a couple of hours. Then, I only got Plus for 3.91. (Out of regular, and other stations had regular for 3.99, so I got a deal...) Husband found it a 3.79 before they raised it... Both of us had to wait in line.

Yeah, they had a 10 gallon limit, too. I didn't care. I filled up. I am not going to be paying out my ass for gas until I have to.

Now, 20 miles from here, it is $5.50/gallon. We;ve heard Fort Campbell is out of regular and plus. Clarksville is almost out of regular.

[smiley21]

So I read this thread an 1 hour ago, and you guys made me nervous. When I got home just a little while ago, my car's tank was near empty. I had not paid much attention to the gas prices today, so I was just planning to fill up in the morning. Well, this thread made me go back out tonight. I ended up going to 5 different gas stations before I found gas. There were definitely a higher number of people than usual for 11:30 p.m. at the stations. I am just glad my tank is full.

[alum]

It was $3.59 in Fairfax County, VA this morning and afternoon. I filled up.

[VandalSquirrel]

Even though I live far, far away, our gas just dropped to $3.74 and I needed to fill up. I used my Safeway gas discount and saved fifty cents.

I'd be more worried about someone siphoning or stealing my gas if it is expensive and in short supply. I'm glad I don't need my car to get around and the last tank lasted me a month.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Even though I live far, far away, our gas just dropped to $3.74 and I needed to fill up. I used my Safeway gas discount and saved fifty cents.

I'd be more worried about someone siphoning or stealing my gas if it is expensive and in short supply. I'm glad I don't need my car to get around and the last tank lasted me a month.

I miss the days when a tank lasted me a month. A tank lasts me 4 days when the kids are in school <sigh> Five when they are not in school.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I miss the days when a tank lasted me a month. A tank lasts me 4 days when the kids are in school <sigh> Five when they are not in school.

There is a huge benefit of living in a small town and being able to walk or bike to work and campus. I sometimes drive to work if I have a lot of stuff to carry or if I have errands before or after, but I've got a really CUTE bike and I feel so adorable riding it (and healthy) that I am pedaling around town as much as possible before winter.

It looks like this, but I have the 2008 model, so instead of brown accents it has white with the light green. I got a snazzy wicker basket and a dinosaur bell, and yes Dee, I wear a helmet even though it makes my hair tragic.

[AGDee]

Good for you! I will never wish a 25 mile one way commute on anybody. And, I should mention, my gas tank only holds 10 gallons.

[AznSAE]

i filled up today at $3.42 a gallon. i park and ride the rail to work every morning.

[jojapeach]

Vandal Squirrel, you're my hero! I wish bus and rail made sense for my commute, but Atlanta has a poor transit system. I work in Gwinnett, and my job is not very close to the GRTA stops. I'd arrive to work as a perspiring (and not the type you can call a "glow") mess.

Luckily, I live about 20 mins from my job. (I used to commute 50 - 70 mins one way, so I moved closer to work.) I topped off my tank at $3.79 on Friday evening although I had filled up my tank on Monday at $3.55. I saw the price coming back up and wanted a cost-efficient fill-up. Despite being near the job, I actually drive slower (I try to stay between 50 and 55 mph), and I take an alternate route that has 1 stop light and 1 stop sign instead of the main route that has at least 7 traffic lights. Less idling = more gas in my tank. Even with a couple of errands, I only burned slightly less than 1/4 of a tank.

If you're not doing so already, I'd encourage people to modify at least one commute behavior to save more gas and more money.

NOTE: I hope I'm not sounding like one of the smug hybrid drivers on that episode of "South Park" because that's not the intent.



"Thaaaannnks!"

[AGDee]

The one on the corner was up to $4.25 this morning. I ended up driving 40 miles this weekend just taking kids to their friends houses, picking them up, etc.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by AGDee

The one on the corner was up to $4.25 this morning. I ended up driving 40 miles this weekend just taking kids to their friends houses, picking them up, etc.

I grew up in a city with decent public transporation, so I always took the bus. Once I got to highschool and some people had vehicles we'd always try to support the gas costs of the driver. Bagels and coffee was a usual winner in the am (but that meant we had to leave earlier), but it could be an interesting math and geography lesson for your kids if you had maps, mileage, cost per gallon etc. and worked out how much you spend on them and their trips and how if as a family you worked out ways to cut down on that, money could be spent on something else (like a trip to an amusement park or some kind of fun trip?). I know once I got my license I had to pay for gas, and luckily I had a job, and they covered insurance since I had good grades and got them a discount.