# I just bought gas for $2.09 a gallon! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 8, 2005, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988 "2005-11-08T00:56:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/1 "2005-11-08T00:56:30Z")
Top that! ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/2 "2005-11-08T01:17:35Z")
Yeah, well I was just pulling my jacket out of the storage closet for the up comming winter and found twenty dollars in the pocket. So nyaa! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/3 "2005-11-08T01:18:44Z")
See, they have us right where they want us now, thinking $2+ a gallon is a GOOD deal. ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/4 "2005-11-08T01:37:52Z")
> [@ccwaterback](#): > > See, they have us right where they want us now, thinking $2+ a gallon is a GOOD deal. 1.95 yesterday just outside KC, Mo. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/5 "2005-11-08T02:15:41Z")
My mother is reporting $1.89 near Brownsville TX. ---
**Author:** ![yukionna78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f19dbf/32.png) [@yukionna78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yukionna78)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/6 "2005-11-08T02:45:34Z")
Still paying $2.49 here T\_T ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/7 "2005-11-08T03:05:47Z")
$1.29 a gallon. HA! The local grocery store has a promotion going with their gas stations…spend $50 on groceries, save 10 cents a gallon. I got up to 80 cents off a gallon before I broke down and had to spend it! I wanted to get up to $1 off…have to start buying groceries again. ---
**Author:** ![3.885AM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/58956e/32.png) [@3.885AM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3.885AM)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/8 "2005-11-08T03:21:39Z")
$1.95 the other day, but back to $2.08 now south of Boaton. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/9 "2005-11-08T04:32:12Z")
It hasn’t broken $2 here, but the two cheapest stations in the whole area are near my house, and they’ve been holding steady at $2.19 for several days now. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/10 "2005-11-08T05:31:14Z")
I win! $2.89! What do I win? What do I get? ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/11 "2005-11-08T05:38:53Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > I win! $2.89! What do I win? What do I get? A free math lesson? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/12 "2005-11-08T05:46:00Z")
It ain’t gonna hold up, kiddos. We just (Friday) updated the AFE (what it’s gonna cost to drill and complete this well) for a well we’re committed to. The AFE from three months ago was $3MM and it is now $5MM. _Sheesh_. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/13 "2005-11-08T05:57:26Z")
I’m about to head home and fill up on the way - about $4.86 per gallon I think ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/14 "2005-11-08T06:37:47Z")
> [@ccwaterback](#): > > A free math lesson? 😃 Lame. Hrmph. :mad: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/15 "2005-11-08T07:08:39Z")
I “bought” 30 gallons (U.S.) without paying, today. (Local supermarket has opened a chain of gas stations and 50 worth of groceries knocks .10 off the pump price. The station is a bit out of my way, so I had accumulated a $2.20 discount over several months. When gas dropped to 2.03[sup]9[/sup] a gallon, I figured I had better redeem it. I put 30 gallons in the truck--the most they'll allow--and my most recent grocery purchase showed I had a .16 discount on record.) ---
**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:** [November 8, 2005, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/16 "2005-11-08T14:25:19Z")
The closest stations to my house were at $2.049 a gallon this morning. According to [http://www.clevelandgasprices.com/](http://www.clevelandgasprices.com/) there are a number of stations in the area that are now at $1.989 a gallon. I have to agree with the previous poster, however, that it’s sad that we’re thinking “this is cheap”… I can remember within the last 10 yrs (since I’ve been in the Cleveland area) that I was paying $0.749 a gallon for gas… THAT was cheap. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/17 "2005-11-08T15:32:58Z")
Harumph! Still around $2.50 here in the DC Metro. I’ve noticed a significant difference in the speed of gas price changes between upward and downward. It’s like if you hear on the news that oil prices are _going_ to rise, those bastards are out there changing the numbers on the sign before the soundbite ends. After the price of oil _actually drops_, the same louts are sitting on their ass, yawning, saying “Mayhap I’ll git around to changin’ them numbers…NEXT WEEK! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/18 "2005-11-08T15:41:13Z")
Saw $2.09 this AM in Smurfreesboro. 😉 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/19 "2005-11-08T15:43:41Z")
$2.02 here in Mentor, OH this morning. I won’t be impressed until it’s back in the $1.50 range 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988/20 "2005-11-08T16:00:34Z")
$4.99 a gallon last night! Woohoo! Oh, wait… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-gas-for-2-09-a-gallon/329988.md?page=2)