I paid $2.29 a gallon for gas today - Democratic Underground

The empressof all

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:00 PM
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I paid $2.29 a gallon for gas today

Unbelievable! This was for regular unleaded about 30 miles outside of Seattle.

What are you all paying now?

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Emboldened Chimp

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:02 PM
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1. Oh, to be paying $2.29 again!

We're over $2.40 in LA. Sucks ass.

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prattleon

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:02 PM
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2. 2.09 in Phoenix

Luckily, I live right across the street from where I work so I don't use much gas. Good thing, too, since I'm a starving college student who needs to save every cent.

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texastoast

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Mon Mar-21-05 02:10 PM
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26. Please see post 6

:hi:

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recoveringrepublican

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:02 PM
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3. I paid $2.04 last night. I'm about 40 miles outside of Tampa. nt

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texastoast

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:06 PM
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6. Hey, hey--to be so lucky

How I miss the days of no stuff.

Welcome!

:hi:

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davidinalameda

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:51 PM
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21. but you were in SW Florida!

I'll stay in northern Cali and pay my 2.30 a gallon

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texastoast

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Mon Mar-21-05 02:09 PM
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25. Doh.

I was trying to reply to that new kid Prattleon. I gotta get a new mouse.

:argh:

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davidinalameda

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Mon Mar-21-05 02:11 PM
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28. drive to Orlando

they have big ass mice there!

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nickinSTL

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:03 PM
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4. It was only

$1.95 for regular at the station I noticed on the way to work...

But with all the news on the price going up, I'm guessing that latest increase hasn't hit here yet. It'll probably be up to $2.05 by tomorrow.

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BOSSHOG

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:06 PM
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5. $2.06 60 miles northeast of New Orleans

but keep in mind the price raise is not bush's fault. Just ask any conservative. In fact, he's not responsible for anything. Totally amazing fact about the responsibility president.

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Drifter

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:06 PM
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7. Find the Cheapest gas in your area

http://gasbuddy.com

Prices are entered by the users. Good idea.

I paid 2.01 just before the big jump at the end of last week. Now the best I could do is 2.06 (If I needed gas).

Cheers
Drifter

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The empressof all

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:12 PM
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13. Thanks for this

I could have saved money if I checked this before I fueled up. Just needed to go about 1/2 mile further. Good Book-mark!

Thanks again! :)

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yvr girl

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:09 PM
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8. Try 96 cents a litre

There's about 4 litres per gallon.

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DemExpat

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:10 PM
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9. We pay about $6.00 a gallon here.....:D

:hi:

DemEx

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Deja Q

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:12 PM
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12. Circumstances. Y'all have a better transit system and are

cramped in tighter quarters.

If you can remember what America was like, it's suburbs and lengthy freeways and no room for bicycles.

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DemExpat

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:16 PM
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15. Generally smaller cars too....better mileage.

Oh, I know how America is - visit frequently - all of Holland fits into the greater Houston area (Harris County)

:crazy:

DemEx

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Deja Q

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:11 PM
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10. Gas is cheaper now than it was in 1985. It could be worse,

Edited on Mon Mar-21-05 01:11 PM by HypnoToad

and will be. (adjusted for inflation, of course.)

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jayfish

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Mon Mar-21-05 02:10 PM
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27. That Was An Anomaly.

I remember because that was the summer I got my drivers license. Gas hovered around the $1.00 for years and for reasons I can't remember, it was around .56-.70 per gallon that summer. I loved it due to the fact that my (and all my buddies)car got about 5 MPG and there was a lot of cruising to be done.

Jay

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RubyDuby in GA

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:11 PM
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11. $1.95 Covington, GA

Actually, I filled up Saturday at Costco for $1.92. Guess I better get a couple of gas cans and fill up some reserves of my own.

I would also like to note that my little urban guerrilla warfare plan is going beautifully. In my area, I've been putting little stickers with the following on them at any gas pump that I'm at. People are noticing:

"Higher gas prices are the sign of a failed presidency"
- Dick Cheney, 1998.

Really Dick? Thanks for pointing that out! Couldn't agree more....

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tech3149

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:39 PM
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19. That's a great quote

Where did you get it from? I'd love to use it, but only if I can verify the authenticity.

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RubyDuby in GA

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:59 PM
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23. Sorry, we've been looking for where it hails from

for weeks now here at DU. I don't remember where it came from, but I'm not the only one who remembers it, so I take the collective memory of DU at it's word.

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jandrok

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:14 PM
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14. $1.95 in Central Texas (n/t)

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Blue Diadem

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:19 PM
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16. On Sat. it was 1.99 by the turnpike

but while driving into Toledo, we noticed the price ranged from $2.15-$2.19.

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whitedove

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:21 PM
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17. $2.15 for gas and $2.59 for diesel here in

NE Oregon.

Dh drives a diesel, he is planning on switching to used veggie oil soon... If the prices don't change, yeah right!

Peace,
Whitedove

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doublethink

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:22 PM
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18. San Diego ...

very expensive gas. No one is winning with this administrations policy's except maybe the big Oil company's. Alternative fuel funding research is the long term answer to a lot of problems. Anyway most of the rest of the world pays much higher gas prices than us. Exercise is good. Ride a bike sometime :) .... Peace.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3309148&mesg_id=3309148

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dryan

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:50 PM
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20. Paid....

$2.40 for regular unleaded last week at the BP in Tallahassee that is located on Thomasville Road.

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texastoast

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:57 PM
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22. Does anybody know . . .

who is the ahem, "best" environmentalist out of the lot of the money-grubbing oil companies? Conoco used to tout that they double-hulled their sea-going tankers (which would have prevented the tragedy at Valdez by Exxon in 1989). I got to know a guy on the inside at Conoco who told me this was a fact.

But . . .

That was before Conoco joined up with Phillips (which was a really filthy, cheating environmental corporate citizen), so I don't know about Conoco so much anymore.

I don't mind paying a couple of cents more if a company tries a little harder.

Anyone know of a website where some stats could be found?

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troubleinwinter

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Mon Mar-21-05 02:00 PM
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24. $2.299, Regular, self-serve, northern Calif.

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