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The price of gas is rising here in Kansas City,as Trump's sanctions reduce availability of Iran's oil.
I remember gas prices going through the roof during Bush's maladministration.How high did they actually go?
Archae
(46,337 posts)MANative
(4,112 posts)Still rising here, too. Currently at about $3.09/gallon.
Caliman73
(11,738 posts)I fear what it will be in the summer when gas prices traditionally go up for the driving season.
MANative
(4,112 posts)Stamford, Greenwich, Norwalk, Connecticut. Won't surprise me to see it hitting that $3.89 within the next couple of weeks.
drray23
(7,634 posts)But I found a website which compiled the information for average gas prices:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/204740/retail-price-of-gasoline-in-the-united-states-since-1990/
In my area (southeastern part of virginia), it is currently at 2.79 per gallon for the regular
MichMan
(11,938 posts)It was highest in 2011-2014
haele
(12,660 posts)Which means that there was regular unleaded gas selling for over $5 a gallon in the more expensive locations (typically rural) in the county at that time.
Remember, San Diego County is larger or at least almost as large in area as the five smallest states in the U.S, and in population density, larger than almost a quarter of the states.
Lots of cars, lots of gas stations.
Haele
mikeysnot
(4,757 posts)it got up to 4:60, I would have to look at my receipts to be sure.
DFW
(54,409 posts)Of course, even ten years ago, a reduction down to $5 would have been a dream here, so it's all relative. $7 to $8 is the norm.
MichMan
(11,938 posts)drray23
(7,634 posts)My area (richmond, va) and san francisco shown in the same graph.
Indeed it was high in 2008 but also in 2011-2014.
lastlib
(23,248 posts)Mid July 2008, I paid 4.099/gal. Highest in 2011 was 3.809 (in May); highest in 2014 was $3.549 (in June) but that was probably somewhere closer to Lake of the Ozarks, not metro KC. The $3.809 in 2011 was the highest post-Bush price.
catbyte
(34,403 posts)hexola
(4,835 posts)Yea - that Iran deal was the worst deal evah....