# What is gas going for in your hometown? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 15, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808 "2006-04-15T21:19:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/21 "2006-04-16T00:41:22Z")
$2.61/gal in SW Oklahoma. I feel so lucky. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/22 "2006-04-16T00:56:42Z")
I’ve seen $3.50/gal in L.A. but most places are more around $3.10-$3.20/gal right now. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/23 "2006-04-16T01:44:45Z")
Regular was 2.76 here in Memphis yesterday. Could be higher today though the way things are going. ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/24 "2006-04-16T02:03:10Z")
Central Jersey checking in here. Earlier today, regular unleaded was going for $2.59. Does this mean I have to stop complaining about high gas prices? ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/25 "2006-04-16T02:23:59Z")
$2.85 for 89 octane when I filled up this morning. You may find this interesting: [![](http://pollkatz.homestead.com/files/newbushindex_28670_image001.gif) ](http://pollkatz.homestead.com/files/newbushindex_28670_image001.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/26 "2006-04-16T02:51:06Z")
The Conoco in Louisville, Colorado (just outside Boulder), was $2.69 a gallon today. It cost me $35 to fill my tank. Sheesh. Those lying, cheating bastards. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/27 "2006-04-16T13:37:16Z")
> [@Kiros](#): > > I was in DC last night and saw a couple places more in the $2.98/g range. [Anywhere between $2.66 (If you or an immediate relative is in the military) and $3.09](http://www.washingtondcgasprices.com/). ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/28 "2006-04-16T14:26:43Z")
I just saw a Yahoo headline that says gas will go up another 11% over the summer here in the US. :smack: The implications are widespread, including school budgets! I know in our hometown, bus costs are one of the biggest single line item on the budget, along with salaries. Our school budget doesn’t have a nickle to spare… ---
**Author:** ![mrald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mrald](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrald)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/29 "2006-04-16T14:49:49Z")
2.69 right now in north arkansas ---
**Author:** ![Unregistered\_Bull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3da27b/32.png) [@Unregistered\_Bull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unregistered_Bull)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/30 "2006-04-16T14:57:00Z")
$2.69 in my small West Texas town yesterday. Thank goodness that I drive a 4cyl Ford Ranger pickup. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/31 "2006-04-16T15:45:01Z")
Lowest in Clearwater, FL is $2.78/gal ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/32 "2006-04-18T05:04:35Z")
Here in Youngstown, Ohio, it is $2.79 to $2.99 a gallon. Last week, it was $2.45 to $2.65 a gallon at the gas station where I work. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/33 "2006-04-18T08:44:52Z")
AUD$1.15/litre here in South-East Queensland at the moment for standard 91 Octane, and about AUD$1.30/litre for the Premium (98 Octane) stuff. LPG is about AUD$0.67c/litre, and Diesel is about AUD$1.41/litre. It’s not too bad if you’ve got a reasonably fuel efficient car, but people with V6s, V8s, and 4WDs are really getting hit in the pocket at the moment… ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/34 "2006-04-18T10:09:56Z")
Of course, it’s not just the people _driving_ cars who are being hit. It also means that people aren’t doing the trips (as **Loaded** mentioned in a previous post). I was chatting to a bloke in **Pooncarie** the other day (a town in the middle of nowhere on the way to the arse-end of nowhere) and he commented that normally at this time of year there would have been at least twenty tourist cars through the town by lunchtime. He hadn’t seen _one._☹ Australia is a big country, and most people thought nought about driving hundreds or even a couple of thousand km for a holiday jaunt in the past. Now though, when the cost of fuel exceeds your accomodation expenses many-fold, is it any wonder that people are staying closer to home…and the little towns suffer. Oh, here in Melbourne (and within 100km) the price is around $1.28 (AUD) per litre. ---
**Author:** ![DrMemory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DrMemory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrMemory)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/35 "2006-04-18T11:07:14Z")
With the conversion, it’s $3.80 or so a gallon. Southern B.C. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/36 "2006-04-18T15:57:35Z")
As of this morning…$2.91/Gal ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/37 "2006-04-18T17:21:45Z")
I drove around town for a few minutes last night, looking for the cheapest station. The best price was $2.91. I also saw $2.97 and $2.99. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/38 "2006-04-18T18:37:40Z")
Best price I’ve found is $2.75/gal. I loooooove my Honda Civic… You Hummer drivers that are paying $60 or more to fill up- yeah, I’m laughing at you 😛 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/39 "2006-04-18T19:02:06Z")
> [@Kiros](#): > > $2.78/g, or so. I was in DC last night and saw a couple places more in the $2.98/g range. [http://www.baltimoregasprices.com/](http://www.baltimoregasprices.com/) says that I can find it for average $2.75 - and I just filled up for $2.73 two days ago on Eastern Avenue near Johns Hopkins Bayview. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808/40 "2006-04-18T19:18:17Z")
I filled up on my way to work today for $2.77/gallon. On my way home 3 hours later, the same station was at $2.85/gallon. It is getting UGLY. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gas-going-for-in-your-hometown/352808.md?page=3)