getting !#@%# at the Pump

[vfrocket]

Gas just went to $2.89 for regular here!!!

What a crock of crap, I know the hurricane wrecked some stuff, but how does that instantly change the price of the stuff already in the holding tanks at the gas station???

That is crap. They are gouging us already...

I'm sure gas is higher in Cali where you have icredible ammounts of sales tax.

[Jeppy]

Must be nice to just hit that price....it has been around that for some time here in the Seattle area. Went out two nights ago and filled up my car and two five gallon gas cans for the GS and filled up the GS. I figure I might as well get some gas at a price that is lower than what it will be in a week to two. It jumped up about six pennys over night at the Shell station next to my house.....this morning it was up another four penny's. I can not believe how much it has jumped around here.....

[banner]

2.90 to mid 3 bucks for regular at the cheaper gas stations is what is going on in Cali. Average though is like 3.05-3.10

Totally ridiculous...gas doesn't change price becuase of a hurricane...it would take days at the least...and most probably months for the actual price to change to reflect the hurricane damage.

[jiggersplat]

my local station went from $2.65 to $2.89 overnight.  bastards.  someone explain to me why a shortage in oil refineries has an effect on crude oil prices?  and someone explain to me why oil companies are making record profits?

[Church6360]

3.09 yesterday for 87 in toledo.

[SheDevil18]

Our gas went up to 139.9 here in Nova Scotia

[red_phil]

$6.06 per gallon here in the UK.
Now stop crying into your beer, you all get your gas dirt cheap.

[knowlsey]

if me maths is correct, british pound notes works out at $7.21 a gallon

[Alphamazing]

I saw gas for $2.89 the other day here in Austin. Gas prices also change drastically due to the weekends. For example, a lot of people travel on the weekends, and therefore the gas companies would like to raise their prices in anticipation of that in order to make the most money. However, during the week gas is usually cheaper because people are doing their commuting and not their long drives. Best days to buy gas (typically): Tuesday - Thursday. Friday is when the jump occurs, and it lasts until Monday (so people can fill up after their trips).

[BLITZMW77]

and someone explain to me why oil companies are making record profits?

That is simple to answer. Bush and Cheney are tied to big oil. The higher the gas prices the more money they make. Expecially Cheney. Ever notice how much work Halliburton is getting in Iraq? Bush could have opened the reserves right away and put a cap on fuel prices but chose not to. It is funny how the gas that has been sitting in the ground keeps going up. I can understand the new batch costing more but come on people.

[JMyrick]

3.15 here

[calamari]

last night I saw the prices: $3.20 in northern california  

[Frost]

over here is ~3.70/gal after currency conversion

[cards1128]

3.29 a gallon in indiana !

[scottpA_GS]

$3.05  Here in PA  :x  :x

I think its bull. Im only 29 and I can remember when gas was like $0.68

[71buickfreak]

Not to start a tangent or get flamed, but it has nothing to do with Bush or Cheney. WHat nobody ever talks about is how Haliburton is the ONLY company in the WORLD that can perform the tasks needed in Iraq. NOBODY ELSE WANTS OR CAN DO IT!!!!! look it up, its true.

As far as price gouging, its not the stations, they only 5-7 cents per gallon. Its the the distributors that dictate pricing, they are the ones who are making a killing. The stations raise their prices in reflection of the current market price, even though they didn't buy the gas in their tanks that high, they have to raise the price so they can refill them.

The other bastards are OPEC, they and the rest of the oil companies (americans included) are taking advantage of the war in Iraq and the rest of the turmoil in the middle east. They are all out to make a buck.

The only way we will be able a affect a change is to use less gas. I hate it, but at least I don't have to drive 50+ miles a day commuting like alot of people around here do (oklahoma.)

The hurricane bumping oil prices up is complete bullshit, they are just looking for excuses to raise the prices even more at this point. Americans have just proven to the world that they can charge whatever they want, and we will pay it.

In Iraq, they pay $.05 a gallon. Yeah, you read correctly, a nickel per gallon.

[Phaedrus]

It ranges from $2.74 - $3.09 per gallon at my local gas stations. Hess seems to be on the cheaper end of the spectrum for some reason.

[pandy]

What's amazing to me is that the rest of the nation is now paying what we in California are paying. I don't mean that in the sense of  :nana:; I mean that in the sense that I'm used to seeing our gas prices much higher than the rest of the nation, so I guess the distributors are figuring they can only gouge us so badly in a certain amount of time. I'm glad I don't drive a Hummer like my neighbor two doors down!!    :mrgreen:

[Vball24]

Since the oil rigs in the Gulf are going to be knocked off line for at least a week and have been down since probably Fri-Sat last week I don't think it is very surprising that the prices are so high.  Just be grateful for now you can still get it.  People are lined up for miles here.   Hopefully now people will get to work on alternate methods of fuel.   :dunno:

[gs2sv]

I said it before, and I'll say it again...
48mpg on the gs :nana: ha, ha, screw you, you stupid cagers.
oh, wait. damn I need to fill up my car today. Ok, I take it back.