# Price watch (gas) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 15, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432 "2008-04-15T12:31:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/141 "2008-06-02T03:54:54Z")
3.96 on my last fillup leaving Vegas. I’m telling you guys. Be ready for 4. 5 to 5. by the end of summer. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_Next\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/142 "2008-06-02T04:00:25Z")
$4.21 here in the glorius Seattle 'burbs. Unreal. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/143 "2008-06-02T04:13:26Z")
Still $1.299/L here… ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/144 "2008-06-02T04:42:11Z")
[QUOTE=DaveRaver] Time to revolt, people. [/QUOTE] I’m _already_ revolted. Here in the Cleveland burbs the prices are just under or over $4 in the last couple of days. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/145 "2008-06-02T13:00:39Z")
Everywhere here is $4.15 (at least) right now. Yesterday I was cleaning out some stuff in my apartment and found a receipt from when I filled up last August (2007) for $2.99. ---
**Author:** ![MrFloppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@MrFloppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFloppy)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/146 "2008-06-02T14:03:35Z")
$3.93 for regular here in the burbs of Baltimore. Yeesh! ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/147 "2008-06-02T14:12:38Z")
My station is down (replacing the ancient pumps), but there are two stations within 1/2 mile charging $4.29 for regular. Th LEAST is $4.15, the MOST is $4.34. Diesel is still at $5.29. This is Daly City (basically San Francisco), CA. Joe ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/148 "2008-06-02T14:54:47Z")
Leominster, MA: regualr at $3.93/gallon. Expect to break $4.00 Tuesday. Where will this end? Crude has dropped below $130/bbl, demand is down-WTF? ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/149 "2008-06-02T17:58:57Z")
$3.94/gal this morning. For those of you keeping track, that’s up another $0.13 in a week, and overall it’s up $0.76/gal since 4/15. At this rate (75 cents in a month & a half), we should see $5.00/gal by the end of July. I’m actually starting to think we can’t afford two cars. Mine is financed @ $200/mo. but I’ve had a couple of fender benders and a couple more moving violations, so it’s costing me $2500/year to insure it. The other one is a 2001 Ford Taurus that we own and the insurance is $600/yr. If I get rid of the Honda, my automobile expenses drop $400/month. Of course, if my wife has to drive me to work and pick me up every day, and gas costs $5.00/gal. that’s $150/wk for fuel, or $650/month. If I keep the car, my monthly fuel cost + the aforementioned automobile expenses equate to about $725/month. So getting rid of the second car would “save” me $75/month, but would be a right pain in the ass (we’ve tried this before). Fucked either way. Bah. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/150 "2008-06-02T20:02:52Z")
$4.279 as of the 31st. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/151 "2008-06-02T20:21:24Z")
San Diego: $4.45 this morning. At “Thrifty.” ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/152 "2008-06-03T04:25:03Z")
$3.98 for a couple of days now. After nothing but increases since forever, it has now dropped 11 cents from the local peak, even though the national average is still climbing. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/153 "2008-06-03T12:22:19Z")
So, my wife and I switched cars for a couple days and I’ve got the Honda back this morning with an empty gas tank. ☹ Back-to-back fill-ups at almost $4/gal. I’m back at my regular station and this morning I paid $3.92/gal. $110 on gas in 24 hours. WUH-wuh-wha. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/154 "2008-06-03T14:10:26Z")
Seen at the weekend £1.17/L which I think works out at $8.85/G, diesel is about 10% more. The price seems to be rising two or three pence a week. Thank frak I commute by bike. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/155 "2008-06-08T21:25:54Z")
On another (very Conservative) message board there’s a thread about the high price of gas. I found this post amusing: > [@](#): > > Don’t care… > Tired of hearing about it… > Post some pics of girls with guns and lets fave some fun for a change… > Besides as any Democrat will tell you… We voted for the SOB!!! ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/156 "2008-06-08T23:22:16Z")
I got a CNN Breaking News email this morning saying that AAA is reporting a national average over $4.00/gal. for the first time ever. The last time I drove by my regular station they were still at $3.92/gal. but we’ll see tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/157 "2008-06-08T23:30:09Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] The last time I drove by my regular station they were still at $3.92/gal. but we’ll see tomorrow. [/QUOTE] The last time I noticed, my local place was $4.379/gallon. This county has the highest gas prices in the state, apparently due to our proximity to Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/158 "2008-06-08T23:52:02Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] The last time I noticed, my local place was $4.379/gallon. This county has the highest gas prices in the state, apparently due to our proximity to Canada. [/QUOTE] That’s fucked up. Have people started stealing gas there? I was just a kid in the 70’s but I remember my parents having to buy locking gas caps because their tanks had been siphoned. I wonder if/when that will start up again around here. I’ve got a little door over the gas filler that I need to pop open from inside the car, but that thing would take only a small bit of effort to pop open with a crowbar. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/159 "2008-06-09T01:01:21Z")
Checking in again from the east San Gabriel Valley, L.A. county: $4.35 to $4.37 or more around here for the lowest priced gas. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432/160 "2008-06-09T02:18:40Z")
At the station at which I work, $4.379 for 87, $4.999 for Diesel. Prices in the area range from $4.33 to $4.45 for regular, and from $4.99 to $5.29 for Diesel. Joe [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-watch-gas/445432.md?page=9)