Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Gas prices in my metro-Atlanta town have risen $.05 in 24 hours WTF

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007) Donate to DU
 
doni_georgia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 11:03 AM
Original message
Gas prices in my metro-Atlanta town have risen $.05 in 24 hours WTF
My husband just returned from the convenience store and he said gas prices at both of our neighborhood gas stations has risen $.05 overnight. Anyone else seeing this today? Friday a week ago I paid $2.09 a gallon. Yesterday I paid $2.29, and today prices are $2.34. Not like it is a holiday weekend. Any ideas?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
RubyDuby in GA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 11:07 AM
Response to Original message
1. Yes, I'm outside the metro Atlanta area
On Thursday morning gas prices were $1.99. When I came home that evening, they were $2.24! Then Friday morning, they dropped again to $2.14, then that evening they were back up to $2.25. They've gone up again to $2.31.

What the hell is going on? This is nothing more than price gouging. Assholes.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
doni_georgia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 11:18 AM
Response to Reply #1
6. Exactly! This is what has been happening here
$1.99!@ where was that - RaceTrack on 78? I haven't seen it below $2.00 in forever here. Gas prices changing that much can't be legal. Didn't the GA House pass some law about price gouging during Katrina?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
INdemo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 11:09 AM
Response to Original message
2. Its a rip off
price fixing at its best........
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
FloridaPat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 11:12 AM
Response to Original message
3. Same here is Central Florida. Oil prices haven't really moved.
Haven't heard why.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 11:14 AM
Response to Original message
4. 20-25 cents in the last week or so in northern il
2.40 average..premuim is about 2.60
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 11:18 AM
Response to Original message
5. Went from 2.07 Friday to 2.17 Saturday just north of Boston ...
get used to it, unfortunately.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
doni_georgia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 11:20 AM
Response to Reply #5
7. If oil prices haven't risen, and yet prices are rising everywhere
something must be up. They know something the rest of us don't.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 11:43 AM
Response to Reply #7
11. Getting prepared for Iran??? or the mexico wells are depleting
lower production dropping off dramtically.......
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
bahrbearian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 11:29 AM
Response to Original message
8. Could it be...
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
we can do it Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 11:33 AM
Response to Original message
9. Up 20 cents this week in ohio
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 11:41 AM
Response to Original message
10. Up in Houston and Austin
its actually more expensive in austin...$2.23 Houston $2.18
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
tool_of_the_people Donating Member (330 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 11:44 AM
Response to Original message
12. In central North Carolina....
our gas prices went up $.07 from $2.17 on Friday to $2.24 on Saturday.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 12:48 PM
Response to Reply #12
19. Hi tool_of_the_people!!
Welcome to DU!! :toast:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
doni_georgia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 11:46 AM
Response to Original message
13. Got this from LBN - think we have our answer
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x194950
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
CottonBear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 12:06 PM
Response to Original message
14. Hi doni! Gas prices are expensive in Athens.
Gas hasn't been a $1.99 here for years it seems. The prices were about $2.09 yesterday. I haven't checked today. Just a few weeks ago, prices were about $2.20.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
doni_georgia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 12:14 PM
Response to Reply #14
16. Same here - RubyDuby is lucky one living near a Racetrack
We're surrounded by Chevrons who price gouge on principle.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
electron_blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 12:14 PM
Response to Original message
15. Yes, it went up about 20 cents/gal in my area. Sorry I can't get
worked up about a 5 cent/gallon increase.

Gas has gone up in the U.S. every March for the last few years. Not sure why - anybody know?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Harald Ragnarsson Donating Member (366 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 12:22 PM
Response to Reply #15
17. Oil CEO's have to pay in on their income taxes? n/t
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Lefty48197 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 12:24 PM
Response to Original message
18. They're trying to line their pockets before we take over the Senate
and have some oversight over the out of control oil industry.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 12:51 PM
Response to Original message
20. Spring break
millions of college students in the big assed SUV's driving down South...or whever students from out west, or the midwest go.

On the road with credit cards and cell phones.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 01:11 PM
Response to Original message
21. In the absence of any serious discussion of public transit expansion
or a bold plan to introduce sustainable energy sources, the oil companies can exploit a captive market. And it will continue so long as people only gripe about gas prices, but don't do anything to advance an alternative.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 01:32 PM
Response to Original message
22. This is unusual?
Here in SoCal we see wild escalations overnight with considerable regularity.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 01:43 PM
Response to Reply #22
23. SoCal is the only place where I have seen....
One gas station 50 cents more than the one across the street. I still remember seeing $1.75 at one station and $2.25 for the same grade right across the street. I don't understand that.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 02:44 PM
Response to Reply #23
26. On one corner near my house there are three
gas stations, and there is always about a 10 cent spread between them.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
HeeBGBz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 01:44 PM
Response to Original message
24. $.20 in the last two weeks here
A dime a week. Did we have another hurricane?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
ThomWV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-05-06 01:49 PM
Response to Original message
25. Up $0.15 in 24 hours here.
And the price varys about twenty cents from one side of town to the other, as if prices were following the tanker truck.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri May 03rd 2024, 10:24 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC