gasoline prices

[PM_Mama00]

I paid $3.55 today. It was the first time I filled up my new Edge and it only cost $45!!! My Liberty would have cost almost $60 at these prices.

[aephi alum]

My preferred gas station recently went independent (formerly Shell). Friday is sale day - $0.10/gal off premium. Princess got a nice full tank of premium this evening... and I am $45+ poorer. $4.139/gal.

Originally Posted by KatieKate1244

Are any of you drivers actually cutting back on your driving? THat's something I'm not really getting. Prices are through the roof but folks still don't mind driving everywhere.

I've cut back about as much as I can. I commute by train, but I still have to drive to the station. DH, on the other hand, just had to have the SUV.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

I paid $3.55 today. It was the first time I filled up my new Edge and it only cost $45!!! My Liberty would have cost almost $60 at these prices.

The new Marathon at Fort and Vreeland is ALWAYS about 5 cents cheaper than anywhere else, so make a note of it!

[smiley21]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

My preferred gas station recently went independent (formerly Shell). Friday is sale day - $0.10/gal off premium. Princess got a nice full tank of premium this evening... and I am $45+ poorer. $4.139/gal.



I've cut back about as much as I can. I commute by train, but I still have to drive to the station. DH, on the other hand, just had to have the SUV.

What kind of car do you have, my fellow premium gas sufferer?

This morning I filled up my car with premium gas at $3.80/gal. The total came to $55.00.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by AGDee

The new Marathon at Fort and Vreeland is ALWAYS about 5 cents cheaper than anywhere else, so make a note of it!

Thanks Dee! But that one is so far down from Dolce that I duno if it'd be worth it. But thank u for the heads up! If you're in Southgate, the Marathon across from Subi's (lol) is always the cheapest around here.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by KatieKate1244

Are any of you drivers actually cutting back on your driving? THat's something I'm not really getting. Prices are through the roof but folks still don't mind driving everywhere.

I definitely am. My driving is already not a whole lot since I live close to work, but instead of making frequent trips to run errands, I try to do them all at once so I'm not going back & forth all the time.

The same goes for trips to the mall. The closest mall is still several miles away, so I try to make less frequent trips.

If I need to go somewhere, I try not to drive at "peak times" if I can help it so I won't be stuck idling in traffic.

[aephi alum]

$4.239/gal for premium.

Had the exterminator in today. He told me he drops $45-$50 PER DAY on gas, driving his truck from house to house.

[jon1856]

This is the price spread in a two mile section near me:
$3.82-$3.99
I did see a sign for $4.05 a bit north.

[GeekyPenguin]

I just paid $3.45 for regular...SIGH. I drive under 100 miles a week now but when I move in two weeks I'll be going to the land of no public transit and will be driving about 300 miles a week.

[Ronnie B]

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

I just paid $3.45 for regular...SIGH. I drive under 100 miles a week now but when I move in two weeks I'll be going to the land of no public transit and will be driving about 300 miles a week.

300 miles?! Damn! That's a drive.

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally Posted by Ronnie B

300 miles?! Damn! That's a drive.

I know! My parents live about 25 miles from the university where my bar classes are at, so that'll be 50 miles a day roundtrip 5 days a week - and my boyfriend lives 100 miles from them, so when I go visit him on the weekends that'll tack on the rest. My car gets 30+ mpg all the time, but it's still going to suck!

[navane]

The average in San Diego right now appears to be $3.89/gallon.

My roommate and I had a conversation the other day about how people might be able to make some sort of impact. In the past, you'd get these forwarded e-mails from people urging everyone to not buy gas on a particular day in protest of prices. However, drivers would just fill up the day before or after.

My roommate suggested looking into which gas companies are owned by unfavorable refineries (eg. Citgo, fuel from Venezuela), and having everyone not buy gas from those 2-3 companies. In other words, feel free to fill up anytime from any station *except* for the 2-3 we've decided we don't like.

He theorizes that when sales for those companies dry up, they might start feeling the pain and may start whining and/or lowering prices. Since we'd be picking on the least favorable companies, then no big deal.

There's got to be some catch to this that I'm not seeing at the moment. What do you all think of my roommate's theory on a new style of gas protest?

.....Kelly

[Ronnie B]

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

I know! My parents live about 25 miles from the university where my bar classes are at, so that'll be 50 miles a day roundtrip 5 days a week - and my boyfriend lives 100 miles from them, so when I go visit him on the weekends that'll tack on the rest. My car gets 30+ mpg all the time, but it's still going to suck!

Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by navane

The average in San Diego right now appears to be $3.89/gallon.

My roommate and I had a conversation the other day about how people might be able to make some sort of impact. In the past, you'd get these forwarded e-mails from people urging everyone to not buy gas on a particular day in protest of prices. However, drivers would just fill up the day before or after.

My roommate suggested looking into which gas companies are owned by unfavorable refineries (eg. Citgo, fuel from Venezuela), and having everyone not buy gas from those 2-3 companies. In other words, feel free to fill up anytime from any station *except* for the 2-3 we've decided we don't like.

He theorizes that when sales for those companies dry up, they might start feeling the pain and may start whining and/or lowering prices. Since we'd be picking on the least favorable companies, then no big deal.

There's got to be some catch to this that I'm not seeing at the moment. What do you all think of my roommate's theory on a new style of gas protest?

.....Kelly

No type of "boycott" on gas will work. That has been written about too many times.
Check under urban legend sites.
Save everyone the "trouble":
http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp
http://www.scambusters.org/urban-leg...as-prices.html

[navane]

Originally Posted by jon1856

No type of "boycott" on gas will work. That has been written about too many times.
Check under urban legend sites.
Save everyone the "trouble":
http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp
http://www.scambusters.org/urban-leg...as-prices.html

Thanks Jon! I didn't think to look on snopes (it's not so much a scam or urban legend as it is a poor understanding of economics). My roomie has to drive 350 miles every *weekend* and I'm sure that hurts his wallet. I think he's already considering purchasing a smaller car, which would fall into the "buy less gas" suggestion given in the snopes link above. Thanks!

.....Kelly