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Old 06-11-2008, 12:35 PM
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Its officially then end of the world, its hit the $4.00+ mark in El Paso.

I got an email the other day about how to save gas, and one was to not buy gas during the day---to either fill your tank up in the morning or in the evening when the temperature is cooler. At first I didn't think it mattered until this last time I filled up my tank and got a lot less mileage!!
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Old 06-11-2008, 01:06 PM
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Not yet. I filled up Saturday for $3.89 and the next day that same station was $3.99.
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Old 06-11-2008, 01:08 PM
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Energy Dept. says oil, gas prices to stay high

WASHINGTON - Motorists can expect gasoline prices around $4 gallon through next year, the Energy Department said Wednesday, with oil prices staying well above $100 a barrel.
Crude oil prices are likely to average $126 a barrel in 2009, $4 higher than this year, as oil supplies and demand are expected to remain tight, Guy Caruso, head of the department's Energy Information Administration, told a House hearing.....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25096617/
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Old 06-11-2008, 01:14 PM
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Its officially then end of the world, its hit the $4.00+ mark in El Paso.

I got an email the other day about how to save gas, and one was to not buy gas during the day---to either fill your tank up in the morning or in the evening when the temperature is cooler. At first I didn't think it mattered until this last time I filled up my tank and got a lot less mileage!!
I hope that the e-mail was not the kind covered in following link from
Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/gastips.asp
Sort of mixed reviews/thoughts. Very interesting read.
Other sites cover it as well:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/aut...umping_gas.htm
Linked from ^ is the following which also has some good info:
http://www.edmunds.com/advice/fuelec...2/article.html

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Old 06-11-2008, 08:45 PM
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Not yet- 3.91 yesterday, and it was not the cheapest station around.
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Old 06-11-2008, 09:06 PM
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I hope that the e-mail was not the kind covered in following link from
Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/gastips.asp
Sort of mixed reviews/thoughts. Very interesting read.
Other sites cover it as well:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/aut...umping_gas.htm
Linked from ^ is the following which also has some good info:
http://www.edmunds.com/advice/fuelec...2/article.html
So i only looked at the first link, and it contained a little of the same information----mainly about how gas expands at higher temps. Although snopes says its false, when you have temps of 100+, it there has to be some expansion, the tanks can't stay cool the whole time.
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Old 06-12-2008, 10:14 AM
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Arg! My cheap station is at $4.54 a gallon
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Old 06-12-2008, 10:23 AM
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The "best" nearest to me is now $4.33
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Old 06-12-2008, 04:09 PM
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How about $4.55 for regular?!?! Cost me an arm and leg to fill up.

The good news is my company has offered employees a deal. We can turn in our parking pass for the summer and they will give us a bus pass good for our route to work for the whole summer. I'm definitely leaning towards doing it.
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