Gas
 

Man the gas has jump up to 3.17 here in Indiana! How about you all! I guess it to work and back! lily

Weve got some stations that are 3.39. It now costs 90.00 to fill up my husbands work van.

wow, that is crazy,,, I didn't check out the prices today, but yesterday they were 2.81. The have been going up a penney here and there for the past week or so.

My husband just came home about 30 min ago and he said on his way home it was between $3 & $5 a gallon. When I was out around 4pm it was $2.89. But the way he comes home is a different town. Close to an interstate.

90? wow,,, I am happy the kids are back in school the only driving I do in back and forth to the schools and to the store. That is crazy,,, what kind of van is it?

2.97 here it was just 2.61 yesterday

Its an astrostar delivery van. It has a big gas tank in it. Just last week it only cost $75.00 to fill it up. Thats how much the gas prices have went up.

Here in Johnson City it jumped from $2.49 yesterday to $3.05 today!

Luckily, I work for the newspaper and got "wind" of the gas price hike and filled up mine and my husbands' car/truck last night at 2 a.m. just in case. Boy am I glad we did.

They are even rationing gas here! Only 10 gallons per person and because everone is freaking out that gas is STILL going up, there are lines at every gas station in town and the city has agreed to shut down all gas stations as of 5 p.m. today. A few stations actually ran empty of 11 a.m this morning.

We're in the process of getting a moving van and moving 5 1/2hrs from here.......we're having to pay for the U-Haul and the gas and I'm not sure if we can afford it if gas prices stay they way they are!

Eeeck! THIS SUCKS!

On my way home from work, there were huge lines at a few stations. The one in my small town where I work...It was still 2.49/gal. But there had to have been abou 150 cars lined up there and all thru the plaza parking lot. Then someone drove up thru the other entrance and cut someone off to get in line. The light then tirned green, so I don't know what happened then. Then the next light, about 3 miles up the road, gas was 3.19/gal. And that was the cheap gas. :eek: This is soo insane.

Here is a little interesting thought.... Someone on one of the local news station had this to say in a nutshell... That for every 3 dollars per 1 gallon of gas, we pay 1/2 of that in just tax. So really, we are paying $1.50 for gas and $1.50 in tax. (don't know if that is true or what...) The Pres wants to let out the supply he has, which is only 4 or 5 dAys worth, and is a very short term quick fix. So the reporter wanted to know then, why don't they just give us a tax break on gas, while we are in this crisis? And that would help millions more people for a longer amount of time.

Now, I am not saying that this is what should be done, but I do think it is very interseting and anything and every idea should be considered. $3.00 for 1 gallon of gas is insane and I hope they do come up with a long term solution. Gas was going way up even before "Katrina", so this was a major issue before the storm. And higher gas prices for me means, not shopping a whole lot, no traveling, budgeting more on groceries and cutting way back on fun things. Such as no going out to dinner, no movies, no baseball games, etc...which means we will not be helping the economy. People will make some major cutbacks on things.

Something needs to be done.
Sorry for rambling on!!!!

It is 2.89 here so far but im sure it will be a least 3.00 by this weekend.
This is getting out of control!

Its over $3.00 here in Louisville. :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

When i was on holiday in Scotland price of gas was 4 pounds a litre,thats just over $9:00 :eek:

Most things are way way expensive there.. :confused:


Going out for dinner 1 baked potatoe costs you $ 14:00 :(

Why is it that when the gas prices spike everyone runs to the gas station to fill up??? They wait in line for up to two hours....It doesn't make sense...These gas prices make me sick....we are paying almost $2.oo more for gas then we were 6 or 7 years ago...I remember going on vacation and my parents complaining about it getting up to $1.oo....we are getting the SAME thing as we were then....it can't cost that much more for them to provide it....DOWN WITH INFLATION of gas prices!!!!!!

god just seeing the word "gas" makes me want to puke :eek: i am spending on average 250-300 dollars a month on gas alone..sighhhhhh.

I don't want to scare you all, but this is what I know.

I work for an oil and gas distribution company. By looking at the information center in my office, I can tell you the price of gas anywhere in the US, and what changes are going to happen each day.

Over the past 3 days, gas for the distributors has risen $.85/ gallon. Because the people who have gas in their tanks did not pay this price, the actual cost of gas is not reflected at the pumps yet. Because of these increases alone, gas is expected to be at around $3.15/gallon in Oklahoma, one of the cheapest places. In California, it's going to be around $3.50. This is just the first in the raises. Prices are expected to climb to end up around $4.00-$4.50/gallon and stay that way for a while. It's unfortuante that the release of gas from reserves won't help much, because a lot of the refineries are shut down, and you can't have gas without them. I know that gas went up $.25 in Oklahoma today effective at 6:00 pm, but I'm not sure about everywhere else...it's usually comparable.

Thanks for the info..... But goodness!!!! $4.00/gal????
This is going to kill us then this winter. :mad:
But we have to do what we have to do. :(

Val, I have a card for you on my desk at work with your TN address on it. :eek: Didn't sent it because I'm out of stamps. Never thought you would be moving so fast!! (I guess you've made your decision! LOL I saw your DC trip pics and thought maybe you weren't on YT because you were on vaca. Guess you've been busy tho. Good for you!!!!) Please PM me with a forwarding address.

Sorry to go off topic..... I think I saw gas at $2.69 here today (I really don't :embarasse know for sure just felt badly about changing the subject.)

I live in the country, 20 minutes away from work, school, church and grocery stores. I am definitely going to have to change my driving habits and consolidate my trips. I normally go back & forth to town 4 times per day, but I can't afford to do that at these gas prices.

Thanks for the info Brosie!

We live in a pretty big area. Any place I have to go it's maybe 10 miles round trip. But I'm still going to consolidate my trips as well. The only place I'm planning on going today is to get my son at school. He is suppose to be back on the bus by Tuesday. Thank goodness.

On the news last night they showed a station in Atlanta that had gas for $5.87!

I didn't check gas prices yesterday, but I noticed today it was $3.099. I still wonder if they aren't intentionally pushing gas prices up until they are equitable to Europe's. Jerks!!!! :mad:

i am soooo mad at the stupid gas thing!!!!!!! we went to the bahamas last year, now because of the gas the plane tickets have gone p, so now we might not be able to go this year!!!! :mad: i don't drive yet, so i'm wondering, why the sudden change in gas prices?

Corporations rule! Oil companies are multinational corporations! Multinationals have no regard for people. Just the almighty dollar and filling up the CEO's pockets! Then, of course, the other side says well, you haven't built a refinery since 1976. Well, duh! Who is it that builds refineries? The oil companies, of course! So, if they don't build the refineries, I suppose it is because they know it will continue to push the prices higher and higher and fill up their pockets. Makes sense to me. :D Of course, I'm beginning to think I have a twisted mind. :confused:

lol, karen!!!!! "i'm begining to think i have a twisted mind." lol!!!!!! so its not like they're running out of oil? i thought thats what was happening, my bad, lol. my parents have this thing, where they never let it get more than half empty, so that it doesn't cost as much, sounds like a good idea to me!

lets just say...it's WAY TOO MUCH!

It's sad, Megan, that when you become a driving teenager that you will never know the joy of pulling into a gas station and telling the attendant you want 50 cents worth of gas! :D

Even though we all are paying high prices... Be thankful as many of us can only get less than 6 gals at a time here in the south :eek: due to a shortage and we are still paying what you all are 3.09. We are all fearing that if the gas shortage continues down here we will be out of jobs !!!! In our area it is the logging industry so there is heavy machinery used. They run on diesel but we will need transportation in and out of the woods and to the mills to process the trees. This work should continue so we can start rebuilding. No lumber, no new homes..... :( So send us some of your gas !!!! :D