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(46,337 posts) Sat May 2, 2020, 01:18 PM May 2020

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Price of gas made a heckuva jump...

Was $1.19 a week ago, it's $1.49 now.

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Price of gas made a heckuva jump... (Original Post) Archae May 2020 OP

This goes to show prices at the pump are arbitrary & not based on current trading prices dlk May 2020 #1

I just filled my tank for well under $5. I have a card from the grocery store that gives fuel points tblue37 May 2020 #2

As more oil drillers go bankrupt, gas prices will go lot higher at140 May 2020 #3

Jumped 45 cents a gallon in one day here. Midnight Writer May 2020 #4

dlk

(11,569 posts)

1. This goes to show prices at the pump are arbitrary & not based on current trading prices

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2020, 01:21 PM

May 2020

A facet of vulture capitalism.

tblue37

(65,409 posts)

2. I just filled my tank for well under $5. I have a card from the grocery store that gives fuel points

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2020, 01:26 PM

May 2020

for grocery spending. I had enough fuel points in March to get $1 off, so my gas cost me 51 cents a gallon.

at140

(6,110 posts)

3. As more oil drillers go bankrupt, gas prices will go lot higher

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2020, 01:32 PM

May 2020

Also Russia and OPEC are reducing oil output.

Midnight Writer

(21,769 posts)

4. Jumped 45 cents a gallon in one day here.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2020, 03:32 PM

May 2020

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