# How much does gas cost NOW in your neck of the woods? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 5, 2004, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641 "2004-07-05T14:22:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/21 "2004-07-05T23:14:50Z")
It was $1.68[sup]9[/sup] here the other day. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/22 "2004-07-05T23:38:12Z")
Just filled up this afternoon - $2.15.9/gal for regular unleaded at Arco. This is the cheapest price I have seen around here in months. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2004, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/23 "2004-07-05T23:55:01Z")
Saw it for $1.78 today; cheapest it’s been in a couple of months. Most surprisingly, the station right down the street from me dropped six cents a gallon two days _before_ the 4th, when prices usually go up! ---
**Author:** ![hermann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b487fb/32.png) [@hermann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hermann)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/24 "2004-07-06T00:07:50Z")
$1.85 here in Texas. The price over Memorial Day weekend didn’t go up either, so it may just be a myth about it going up on holidays. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/25 "2004-07-06T01:13:36Z")
> [@flickster](#): > > $1.79 (reg unleaded) in central Illinois Update Just filled up this afternoon now at $1.73 ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/26 "2004-07-06T01:28:04Z")
Rural Ohio checking in. $1.86 as of yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/27 "2004-07-06T01:38:16Z")
1.73 - Lexington KY ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/28 "2004-07-06T02:12:29Z")
0.689 $ (CDN) per litre here, so about $1.97 US per gallon. (Actually this was in Mississauga - oddly, this has been the cheapest area lately, when it used to be the most expensive a couple of months ago) ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/29 "2004-07-06T02:26:22Z")
$1.74 per gallon ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/30 "2004-07-06T02:39:39Z")
$1.70[sup]9[/sup] to $1.90[sup]9[/sup] at the Shell at the corner tonight, and the convenience store one light down Montrose usually runs about 3¢ cheaper. This is from the center of Houston - I believe **AbbySthrnAccent** is in one of our outlying communities - but I could be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/31 "2004-07-06T03:19:19Z")
Yep, So. Cal. prices seem to be holding at $2.15 for the mid-grade stuff, although some outfit called Valero has it for $2.13. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/32 "2004-07-06T05:06:50Z")
> [@Ringo](#): > > $1.70[sup]9[/sup] to $1.90[sup]9[/sup] at the Shell at the corner tonight, and the convenience store one light down Montrose usually runs about 3¢ cheaper. This is from the center of Houston - I believe **AbbySthrnAccent** is in one of our outlying communities - but I could be wrong. You are correct sir, that fuel price was out by Intercontinental Airport. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/33 "2004-07-06T05:18:03Z")
$2.25ish in Western Oregon. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/34 "2004-07-06T14:05:18Z")
Boise, Idaho area: The corner station near my house has it for $1.97[sup]9[/sup]. It peaked at $2.09[sup]9[/sup] before prices fell, but I rarely go there because they tend to be the highest. A station on the other side of town had it for $1.88[sup]9[/sup] last Thursday. Since I go to this area fairly often I usually plan my fillups when I am around there and my gas gets down to about 1/4 tank. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/35 "2004-07-06T14:11:51Z")
It was $1.83[sup]9[/sup] at the Exxon nearest my house this morning. On the way to work, it wasn’t any less than that, but the price ran up to $1.98 at one of the non-large-chain stations where gas is _usually_ a little bit cheaper. ---
**Author:** ![Lips\_Obsession](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/36 "2004-07-06T14:44:08Z")
Cleveland Ohio at $1.72/gal and Youngstown Ohio at $1.67/gal… ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/37 "2004-07-07T02:01:12Z")
Addendum: Arco and 76 also have it for $2.13 if they happen to be near each other. Chevron and Shell remain high as always. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/38 "2004-07-09T13:26:35Z")
1.89 - AM/PM (Arco) Bremerton, WA ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/39 "2004-07-09T14:21:34Z")
> [@misstee](#): > > It was $1.68[sup]9[/sup] here the other day. Wednesday night it was $1.81[sup]9[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641/40 "2004-07-09T14:50:35Z")
It’s going down a bit around here: $2.09 to $2.29. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-gas-cost-now-in-your-neck-of-the-woods/253641.md?page=3)