Gas skyrocketed, oh my!

[placebo139]

$2.94 in east bay area, CA for the cheap stuff at 76.

I'm gonna seriously consider bussing to school very soon.

 

[MetalMat]

Its still 2.44 here

 

[ChaoZ]

I watched my local new channel yesterday and it showed a city where the gas was $6/gallon. Crazy.

 

[wasssup]

i have a lowly civic but even these prices ($3.19 in central jersey) make my wallet cry...thank god i'm no longer driving 100 miles a day for work...

 

[jai6638]

$3.09 here in Connecticut...

 

[tontod]

$3.36 for premium (car requires it), $3.15 for regular, $3.24 for mid-grade, this is in Woburn, MA, about 15-20 min. north of Boston at a Mobil gas station.

 

[Svnla]

Down South here, $2.59 for regular, $2.69 for mid range, and $2.79 for premium.

 

[xSauronx]

update: a number of places in greenville, nc did end up closing. a few said they expected more fuel tonight.

im not even sure that i was shocked to see people gassing up their boats to go cruising for the weekend, thanks, assholes.

 

[kb3edk]

Originally posted by: MisterCornell
I don't think gas prices are problematic here in Columbus. Ohio has its own gasoline industry. There are many refineries in Toledo and Lima. That keeps prices down here, and protects the state from oil shocks due to refinery capacity elsewhere.

I'm doing some consulting work outside Columbus now... filled up at home outside Philly for $2.90 before leaving the other day, it's $3.31 here. This is for super which is what my car takes. Fortunately my VW gets almost 30mpg, I wouldn't want to be a pickup or SUV owner right now.

 

[Linux23]

Originally posted by: xSauronx
update: a number of places in greenville, nc did end up closing. a few said they expected more fuel tonight.

im not even sure that i was shocked to see people gassing up their boats to go cruising for the weekend, thanks, assholes.

LOL.

 

[Saint Nick]

i don't think anyone in the US will change their driving habits.

i hope i'm proven wrong.

 

[FoBoT]

is this where i post about gas prices?

$3.19 i paid per gallon for the 4 gallons to fill up on my way home

 

[Rage187]

3.09 in Reno, 3.10 is Charleston SC which is usually .50 cheaper.

 

[judasmachine]

2.99 here in TX, and we're supposed to have oil bleeding out of the ground here, WTF?

 

[keeleysam]

2.73 in Illinois

 

[upsciLLion]

The attendant at the Safeway gas station I went to today said to expect gas to go up to $4.25 per gallon. Fvck that.

 

[DrPizza]

3.20 in western NY... I think they're raising it more than necessary because they know they can get away with it at this time.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
The attendant at the Safeway gas station I went to today said to expect gas to go up to $4.25 per gallon. Fvck that.

But WTF is the reason? This is NOT due to supply and demand and THAT MUCH of a spike is NOT due to the hurricane, either. So it simply price gouging? And how is that legal? And why the FVCK does the government not give a sh!t.

 

[IgoByte]

I'm payng $3.30 per gallon of 93 oct. and it's only going up...

 

[Batti]

$2.89 in NH this morning, $3.09 at the same station this afternoon. This is NUTS!

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Brooksville (45 mi away from tampa), 2.95 for premium, 2.75 for the normal stuff, tis crazy

 

[NakaNaka]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
The attendant at the Safeway gas station I went to today said to expect gas to go up to $4.25 per gallon. Fvck that.

But WTF is the reason? This is NOT due to supply and demand and THAT MUCH of a spike is NOT due to the hurricane, either. So it simply price gouging? And how is that legal? And why the FVCK does the government not give a sh!t.

The U.S. has always enjoyed chepaer prices than Europe. With many refineries close to home being shut down, we have to get our oil from other places. And also, it's because these refineries will be shut down for months. (according to washington post)

 

[SnowyEnigma]

I for one am actually happy that gas prices are getting this expensive. I use the T every day to get to school/work. With people forced to use other forms of transporation that means the state would have to improve public transporation which would increase train/bus frequence which would make me very happy. Imo a 10min wait is unexceptable for rapid transit. I say let gas hit $10/gallon for it will be the end of the automobil era!

 

[chrisms]

$2.999 in Seattle. On the bright side maybe the endless flow of polluting cars on our nations freeways will thin out a bit as prices soar.

 

[vrbaba]

Originally posted by: NakaNaka

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
The attendant at the Safeway gas station I went to today said to expect gas to go up to $4.25 per gallon. Fvck that.

But WTF is the reason? This is NOT due to supply and demand and THAT MUCH of a spike is NOT due to the hurricane, either. So it simply price gouging? And how is that legal? And why the FVCK does the government not give a sh!t.

The U.S. has always enjoyed chepaer prices than Europe. With many refineries close to home being shut down, we have to get our oil from other places. And also, it's because these refineries will be shut down for months. (according to washington post)

yup, even with 3.50, US is still amongst the CHEAPESTgas prices (of course, besides the middle east, where they own theirs).
with $4 a gallon, you are actually close to being what most of the other countries are paying in europe, india, etc.