How cheap is your local Gasoline?

“oops meant to say Capital Region, NY”

“Too bad I missed this....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080411/ap_on_fe_st/odd_cheap_gas”

“I paid $3.41 and that night it went to $3.45”

“We're paying about $3.35 here. This blows.”

“How is it that 2 gas stations that are 10 miles apart and are owned by the same company have a difference of $0.15 per gallon of gas?”

“are they in the same state? or maybe one community has a gas tax.”

“Same state, and same county. Wouldn't be surprised if Stewart's is trying to make a quick and easy buck. They been caught gouging before.
last edited: 4/24/08 4:42:27 AM”

“As of yesterday, it's up to $3.54 for regular in Northeast PA. in places I passed out driving through the city.”

“LZ it may be when the truck load of fuel was bought for the individual stations. A day’s difference between the deliveries can cause $.15 easily.”

“$3.59”

“3.87 here in the East Bay - I love filling up that 30 gallon tank!”

“$3.40 in Kalispell.

Gas prices are the ONLY reason I miss NJ.”

“The price of diesel fuel is really hurting trucking, farmers and loggers to mention a few. Plenty are in trouble and some have already gone out of business or laid off staff. The higher prices came right at the time of the slowdown for wood products for the loggers. All the farm tractors run on diesel too so food prices will keep going up as it costs more to produce and ship food.”

“$4.07

:(”

“Cheapest I've seen was $3.70. It was $3.75 in town.”

“I don't know what the cheapest is, but the normal here is 3.58. This was the first time it took me more than a $10 bill to fill up my motorcycle..... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. (3.3 gallon tank)”

“This is the first time it has cost me more than $40 to fill my tank since getting rid of my truck that held 30 gallons.”

“$3.65 in Northeast PA. for regular.”

“$3.59. It's fun driving 55:)”

“I set the cruse to 70 on my drive in to work this morning, almost got flattened.”

“I hate prius drivers. Bastards are slow off the light, start slowing a mile before a stop, and just generally are a pain for us folks who don't give a damn what gas prices are and gonna stomp the gas pedal anyway.


:) ;)

[edited to add winkies and smilies to head off any road rage from prius drivers aimed my way ;) )
last edited: 5/05/08 5:41:50 AM”

“Cheapest I've seen was $3.70. It was $3.75 in town.”
lumberzac
4:28:15 AM
5/05/08

They got towns up there?”

“A fourway corner with a building at each corner is a town.”

“If you get more than 2 of those close to one another, then you're in a city”

“Ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!

With an increase in the cost of bananas my morning commute has become a bit more expensive.”

“$3.51 here.”

“$3.49999999 in Semmes Alabama!!!


what is it in Ohio????”

“Filled up at Costco on Saturday for $3.68. Prices will/should go up at least 10 to 20 cents tommorrow.”

“FYI,

I've read most of this before, but @ $3.50/gal it's worth sharing again. DG



Subject: TIPS ON PUMPING GAS
I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... But here in California we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every gallon..

Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in San Jose , CA we deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and premium grades. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.

Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role.

A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business.. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps..

When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3)stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some other liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.

One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon is actually the exact amount.

Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some f the dirt that normally settles on the bottom. Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.

DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS!

WHERE TO BUY USA GAS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW. READ ON

Gas rationing in the 80's worked even though we grumbled about it. It might even be good for us! The Saudis are boycotting American goods. We should return the favor.

An interesting thought is to boycott their GAS.

Every time you fill up the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi Arabia. Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis.

Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill-up the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my family, and my friends.

I thought it might be interesting for you to know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from and which major companies import Middle Eastern oil.

These companies import Middle Eastern oil:

Shell............................ 205,742,000 barrels

Chevron/Texaco......... 144,332,000 barrels

Exxon /Mobil............... 130,082,000 barrels

Marathon/Speedway... 117,740,000 barrels

Amoco.............................62,231,000 barrels

Citgo gas is from South America, from a Dictator who hates Americans. If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18 BILLION! (oil is now $90 - $100 a barrel

Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil:

Sunoco..................0 barrels

Conoco..................0 barrels

Sinclair.................0 barrels

B P/Phillips............0 barrels

Hess.......................0 barrels

ARC0....................0 barrels

If you go to Sunoco.com, you will get a list of the station locations near you.

All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and each is required to state where they get their oil and how much they are importing.”

“Wow your gas is cheap -- Canadians are driving an hour to go to the USA for gas. Our gas is now $1.24 a litre -- that is like $6 a gallon.”

“A radio DJ was reporting gas prices in europe being over $8 a gallon.”

“Gas prices in Europe have always been high.”

“What do Canadians need gas for anyway? Can't they get everywhere they want to go by sled and dog?


;-)”

“canadians?



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“The biggest pigs notice the empty trough first”

“Oil trading more than $120. Time to buy a hummer.”

“If you are in the oil business you can now afford to buy the whole woman”

“and get the pick of the litter”

“

We've been told that Saudi Arabia is an ally.

Could that be untrue?”

“I'm going to be watching those Accord diesels at 50mpg. I wouldn't dare buy a first year model but 2010 I'll strongly consider it. I have 2 more years of good life out of my Camry anyway.

Gas here is 3.5x. Don't recall the pennys.”

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That dude's excuse for a beard looks like it is painted on and if it is a beard it is certainly dyed.

I'll give Dubya credit for not dying his hair..........but that's as for as I'll go with him.
last edited: 5/05/08 9:58:24 AM”

“Yup, we're gettin' hosed at the pump.”

“I wanted to pass my Jeep down to my daughter, however it looks like this may be a bad moove. While I only drive back and forth to the train station, 8 miles, paying 6 to 7 bucks for a gallon of gas will hit hard.

I cannot figure out how these guys with the duel tank, super diesel max V8 trucks afford this. Diesel here is running $4.39 and will be higher tomorrow.”

“I like it. Bring on the REAL research for alternative fuels and energy.”

“Hell yes, HyWay!

Perhaps kudzu can be processed into fuel.

Uncle Jed wouldn't need none of that Texas Tea.”

“Vw bugs are in the oil patch

and ethanol's in the corn

and all the sheep of finance

have long ago been shorn.”

“ethanol? I said REAL research. Mass produced Ethanol will have a very negative impact on the earth.”

“All I hear on the local news is poor SUV owners. Last night they interviewed this lady who had her Explorer in the classified ads for 3 months with no sale. Poor her. My wife was acting sympathetic. I suprised her with, "Tough $hit, if people like that had been making better decisions with their purchases then things would be better." But she's stuck with that vehicle. Again, tough $#&%!$.”

“hyway - I echoed your sentiment to someone the other day. I said that I wanted it to go high enough to instigate real research on other solutions. The person looked at me like I was from Mars. I get that alot, so I know that look. Moo-hahaha”

“The only alternative transportation that would really work would have to be fed politicians, lawyers and bankers.”