Gas was $3.07 a gallon today in Rockaway NJ, and a friend in Bogota says it's $2.89 there

DainBramaged

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 10:31 PM
Original message

Gas was $3.07 a gallon today in Rockaway NJ, and a friend in Bogota says it's $2.89 there

Oil dropped below $90 a bbl. even though production in the Gulf of Mexico is down about 40% due to damaged offshore platforms from the hurricanes. A small silver lining in a sea of despair.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

mdavies013

(292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 10:43 PM
Response to Original message

1. Try $3.99 in NC

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

CRF450

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 11:23 PM
Response to Reply #1

11. Its in the $3.40's here in Elizabeth City.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DainBramaged

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 11:26 PM
Response to Reply #11

15. Premium was 3.35 today, a bargain I tell ya, and diesel 3.79

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Omnibus

(676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 10:44 PM
Response to Original message

2. Gas prices drop before elections...

...at least, when Republicans are in power. The oil companies prefer to miss out on 2 quarters' obscene profits to ensure that compliant Congressmen/Senators/Presidents are elected. Maybe the Publicans are leaning on them, or maybe Big Oil just knows which side its bread is buttered on.

Regardless, this happened in 2006 as well. Didn't work then, won't work this time either.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DainBramaged

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 11:25 PM
Response to Reply #2

14. It will stick

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

2Design

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 10:50 PM
Response to Original message

3. 3.51 in orlando n/t

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 10:51 PM
Response to Original message

4. sw missouri. $3.23 last week, $2.83 today...

i only go into town once a week. i was shocked.

maybe we should schedule elections once every three months...

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 11:00 PM
Response to Original message

5. Out here in The Broccoli(Western NJ)...

It's still over $3.00, around $3.29. I just drove back on 46 from Bartonsville PA and it hasn't budged. Diesel is still REAL expensive as well.

They're just out to suck us dry. Government needs to step in, but since this is Jersey, I give that possibility a hearty :rofl:.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DainBramaged

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 11:16 PM
Response to Reply #5

7. Right down the road from me, $3.09 in Denville and Netcong

:hi:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 11:19 PM
Response to Reply #7

9. Ooooo...Netcong!

Edited on Mon Oct-06-08 11:21 PM by Tandalayo_Scheisskop

You gotta drive a couple of those air-dried Mortadellas that guy at that Italian Deli makes every time this year out to me in the gulag archipelego of Belvitucky. And some of those hot pepper black olives.

Oh, that place is like heaven!

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DainBramaged

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 11:23 PM
Response to Reply #9

10. He went out of business, sorry

:cry:

I was shocked, went to the laundromat last week, place is empty and for rent sign up, no "moved to" sign or anything.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 11:24 PM
Response to Reply #10

13. OMG! Is there no justice in this world??!!

That place was heaven on earth! I am flabbergasted.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DainBramaged

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 11:28 PM
Response to Reply #13

16. You got the great Italian deli in Denville Sergio's!

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DemFromMem

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 11:12 PM
Response to Original message

6. It's reacting to the collapse of the economy

The market thinks demand is going to plummet as manufacturing slows down, people can't afford to drive, etc. Cheaper gas is about the only silver lining in the recent news.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

HughMoran

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 11:16 PM
Response to Original message

8. Drill baby, drill!

Edited on Mon Oct-06-08 11:17 PM by HughMoran

Fucking morons.

I'm glad nothing is going right for them. They've guessed wrong every single time.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DainBramaged

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 11:24 PM
Response to Reply #8

12. HAHAHA you bet, drill HERE drill NOW

how fucking stupid are they??? And truck and SUV sales are going back up, people KNOW this was a scam.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

orleans

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Mon Oct-06-08 11:30 PM
Response to Original message

17. $3.84 around here (or was it $3.74?) something like that. n/t

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Wed May 08th 2024, 11:26 AM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

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.