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Gas prices

Date: Sun, 07/13/2008 - 12:21

Submitted by ladybug
on Sun, 07/13/2008 - 12:21

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Just curious what part of the country are you in and how much are you paying for gas? I found gas at $3.95 a gallon, other stations around here went up to $4.09 a gallon like in 24 hours... :twisted: I am in the midwest, right smack in the middle...


Ugh! I didn't notice the price-per-gallon; however, on my first day to work I had to top off my tank (it was about a 1/4 full) and it was a whopping $64.00. I felt like I had been punched in the stomach.

I think I was trying to avoid looking at the sign when I pulled into the station so I didn't bust out in tears on my way to work. Showing up all "puffy eyed" on my first day probably wouldn't make a good impression.

I have to fill up again tomorrow AM, I'll force myself to look then.


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Submitted by FloridaRon on Sun, 07/13/2008 - 14:16

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My brother-in-law used to work in the oil industry, and he has said for years that the long term goal of "big oil" is to get gas prices in America up to $5.00 per gallon. Even worse, I read some "expert" opinions lately that say it could get as high as $7.00 in the next couple of years.

Since my husband has to commute 175 miles round trip to work, it's a HUGE expense for us already.


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Submitted by alias1958 on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 12:46

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I work in the oil field & don't get any discounts either.The main reason for gas price hike is the darn war & the shrinking value of our dollar in todays economy.If we could get off the foreign oil tit we would be a lot better off since we do have a lot of oil/gas in our own country available for exploration/refinement.


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Submitted by cajunbulldog on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 13:21

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Northern California. Just a few weeks ago I was paying $4.57 for the cheap grade, a full tank cost me about $75, and a full tank lasts me only 4 days based on the nature of my second job. The prices have started to trickle down a little, and this morning I paid $4.31

Still, it's frustrating because I have cut so so so far down on recreational use of my vehicle. I am down to using my car ONLY to work my jobs and am down to 1 grocery store run a week. It sucks that so many people are just trying to use gas just to stay hard-working, and it's still bleeding everyone dry. I remember when a full tank of gas was totally topped off at $20 for me, and I'm sure lots of folks around here remember when it was even less.


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Submitted by Amaranth on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 14:22

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I guess I'm lucky and should quit ****ing about the $3.89 that I paid yesterday here in Central Missouri. Also, another GOOD thing is that before, the $105 that it cost us to fill up our truck and lasted us MAYBE 4 days will fill up our "new" used car twice, and will last us about a week. So we have cut our weekly gas bill by around $400 a month. Of course now we have a car payment but it is basically paid for in the gas savings, and we have done our part to cut down on oil consumption. The only time I can see us using the truck is to go on hunting trips and once every couple of weeks or so to go the few miles into the town we live near to get chicken feed and dog food and occasional camping trips with the dogs and kids.

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Submitted by smo65d11 on Tue, 07/15/2008 - 05:22

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