Gas Prices!

[Psalms23]

Sooo gas is getting really high now..at least where im from...Whats the gas prices where you are??

Its $3:95 - $4.05 here!

[brianfalexander]

I don't know. I don't drive yet, yea i'm 19 and I don't drive yet. I've got a permit, but no license, yet.

[Labby]

Brian, don't worry about not having a license yet. I was 20 before I got mine.

And gas prices here were $3.89 when I got off work this morning.

[LauraA]

Yeah, Brian. If you are getting by without driving, all the better. The time will come when you'll need your permit, but until then, it's perfectly fine not to be driving.

Our gas is about $3.77 or something like that. (Yesterday)

[Labby]

Okay, this is a little funny:

After leaving Wisconsin, I flew to Missouri to visit some friends there. My friend was talking about how expensive gas was, while I was amazed at how cheap it was. It somehow came out that I had never pumped gas before (you don't pump your own gas in Oregon), and so my friends decided that I was pumping gas on this trip.

Gas was $2.90. I know this because I still have the receipt. It hadn't been that cheap in Oregon for months.

Oh, and they took a picture:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/labrousse/People/gas.jpg

[LilyWhite]

Labby, I have a picture just like that. I pumped my own petrol for the first time when I was on holiday in Australia. It was quite a novelty but I can imagine it getting boring pretty fast.

I quite enjoy having someone check my tyres, oil and water and clean my windscreen in the time it takes for them to pump my petrol. I guess foreigners see that as lazy, but it gives someone a job.

I did the conversions and I am paying $5.06 and we pretty much have a price rise every third Wednesday.

[themadclipper]

It's good to see you are acquiring new skills, but you won't be a real gas/petrol pumper until you've driven off without the gascap, or at least left the filler door open.:)

[Labby]

It's good to see you are acquiring new skills, but you won't be a real gas/petrol pumper until you've driven off without the gascap, or at least left the filler door open.:)

My friend's car had no gas cap. Her fiance (also from Oregon) had forgot to replace it after filling up.

Evidently I did better on my first pumping than he did. I didn't stare at the pump for five minutes trying to figure out how it worked.

And Lily, we don't have full service in Oregon any more. So I still have to wipe off my own windshield and stuff. And I should probably get the air in my tires checked soon. I haven't done that since I took the studs off (something I do myself -- my snow tires have their own rims).

[Psalms23]

Gas was $2.90.Take that..Add $1 and its still cheap here...lol its still $3.95 - $4.05 here!!

[drey]

I quite enjoy having someone check my tyres, oil and water and clean my windscreen in the time it takes for them to pump my petrol. I guess foreigners see that as lazy, but it gives someone a job.


We are also fortunate to have some gasoline boys (local term) serving us here in the Philippines. Yes, it does offer jobs. The payment is almost similar to those who are working in McDonalds. Not too much to say they're getting above average but enough to survive a big family. :(

But having gasoline boys feel more like a Pitstop, lol. :D

Btw, If I have the chance to fill the tank, wash the windshield, tune-up the car. I might also get a picture of myself doing it. :) Life is short to not try something different right?

[fireproof]

It's good to see you are acquiring new skills, but you won't be a real gas/petrol pumper until you've driven off without the gascap, or at least left the filler door open.:)

have you seen the movie garden state.

Man everybody here pumps their own gas.

Diesel is currently £1.20 a litre here (5 litres to a gallon means that its £6.00 which in dollars is $12) so you guys get it easy, we get taxed so heavily on petrol/diesel its ridiculous, and it keeps on going up.

[LilyWhite]

Yeah your prices are beyond ridiculous. I try to think about them when I complain about ours, but most of your public transport is pretty top notch!

Here it is like death on wheels...a definite NO GO!

[LauraA]

It's good to see you are acquiring new skills, but you won't be a real gas/petrol pumper until you've driven off without the gascap, or at least left the filler door open.:)

You too, huh? LOL!:D

[Psalms23]

Man everybody here pumps their own gas.


Same with Indiana!! I cant use public transportation...our town is too small plus i live out in the middle of nowhere... about time to get a moped scooter ;)

[Labby]

Does Europe pay more for gas? You better believe it.

Does Europe have much better public transportation? Ohhh yeah. Almost infinitely better transportation than us.

If I want to go to Portland, without driving, it's impossible. Someone has to drive -- there's no public transportation to get me there.

[drey]

Here in the Philippines. Diesel prices are now P42 or $1. Gasoline 93+ RON is around P51 or $1.2.

I just wished I can buy an electric car. It is so much better than a motorcycle for some good reasons.
- You can store more items inside
- You can haul one or three more of your friends.
- Freedom from gas but I pay more for electricity. We use hydro electric power here not coal which is more environmentally friendly.
- You will not fall from a car
- You don't have to wipe your face in order to remove the dust from driving a motorcycle on the street.
- You don't have to wear helmets, just seat belts.
- You can enjoy music

And the list goes on. :D

[Wheels4Jesus]

Here in the Philippines. Diesel prices are now P42 or $1. Gasoline 93+ RON is around P51 or $1.2.

I just wished I can buy an electric car. It is so much better than a motorcycle for some good reasons.
- You can store more items inside
- You can haul one or three more of your friends.
- Freedom from gas but I pay more for electricity. We use hydro electric power here not coal which is more environmentally friendly.
- You will not fall from a car
- You don't have to wipe your face in order to remove the dust from driving a motorcycle on the street.
- You don't have to wear helmets, just seat belts.
- You can enjoy music

And the list goes on. :D

I want to move to the Philippines!!!

[fireproof]

Does Europe pay more for gas? You better believe it.

Does Europe have much better public transportation? Ohhh yeah. Almost infinitely better transportation than us.

If I want to go to Portland, without driving, it's impossible. Someone has to drive -- there's no public transportation to get me there.


i dont want to use public trasnsport........ lol

I use it if im going to visit a friend in england as i cannot be bothered with the 4-5 hr (minimum) drives but thats once every 2 years if that......

[Labby]

i dont want to use public trasnsport........ lol

I use it if im going to visit a friend in england as i cannot be bothered with the 4-5 hr (minimum) drives but thats once every 2 years if that......

4-5 hours.... Not bad. That's driving across Oregon. Well, half of Oregon.

I typically am driving over 2 hours to do anything worthwhile. Like tomorrow morning: I get to drive to Portland to get my head.

And drey, my town uses hydroelectric power, too. We've got a big dam here (80% of the power generated here goes straight to Los Angeles -- I'm in Northern Oregon).

[themadclipper]

I don't mind driving around in the suburbs where I live, but will not drive into Chicago. Then again, I don't need to. Our mass transit isn't the cleanest or most up to date in the world, but in terms of getting riders from point A to point B efficiently and economically, it truly is world class.

[drey]

I want to move to the Philippines!!!

LOL, most of us Filipino wants to work there abroad. Because outside the Philippines feel much safer, having better health and government services, and might as well say better, cheaper and more fuel efficient vehicles such as the Toyota Prius or any hybrid.

If we buy a Toyota Prius here, it'll cost 2x more due to tax. But we do have t-shirts and pants being sold here for $2. Meat is expensive here, vegetables are getting expensive but I believe not as expensive compared to US prices. Here, houses are also cheaper. For $80,000-200,000... You can buy a mansion here. :)

As a matter of fact, having $25,000 will give you the title of being a millionaire. :D

[fireproof]

4-5 hours.... Not bad. That's driving across Oregon. Well, half of Oregon.

I typically am driving over 2 hours to do anything worthwhile. Like tomorrow morning: I get to drive to Portland to get my head.

And drey, my town uses hydroelectric power, too. We've got a big dam here (80% of the power generated here goes straight to Los Angeles -- I'm in Northern Oregon).


you could probably drive north to south the full length of scotland in maybe 8-9hrs, if it were motorways all the way then bout 6 probably

[souledoutforchrist]

I payed $4.05 last week when I filled up. I'm sure when I put gas in this weekend it will have gone up to at least $4.10. I try not to even look when I'm out how much it's gone up, it just depresses me!

[themadclipper]

I think we're around $4.19 for regular. We don't need relief from the Federal gas tax- we need relief from the ******* greedy State of Illinois and local tax authorities. Greeedy slobs!

[fireproof]

so its gone up another 2p a litre here this week, now up to £1.26.9 a litre (£6.40ish a gallow which is 13bux)

the lorry drivers are starting to majorly portest by driving really slow across all the lanes on the m4 (massive motorway route in england)

[themadclipper]

I haven't heard of any truckers protesting over here yet, but everything is starting to get more expensive, as nearly everything is impacted by fuel prices.

[drey]

I haven't heard of any truckers protesting over here yet, but everything is starting to get more expensive, as nearly everything is impacted by fuel prices.

I am pretty affected too. :( The people who give transport services demand a higher rate since diesel prices are soaring high.

Why can't we push for alternatives? :confused:

[disappearing_mist]

Here in Alaska it's $4.57 at the highest...and public transportation is nonexistent where I live. Everything is too spread out, and it's too cold most of the year, so most people just drive. People only ride their bikes if they live close to town.

[krazyyouth]

yeah my family has it hard we have a taxi biz and gas prices are killing us badly we had to raise our prices

[souledoutforchrist]

Ahhh man I had to fill up today. Last week I payed $4.15 today it had gone up to $4.49. I think I need a bike:confused:

[Labby]

$4.28. It's considerably cheaper 2 hours down the road.

[jayhawk4]

At the time of my last fill-up, gas was at about $3.92.

[themadclipper]

Here in Alaska it's $4.57 at the highest...and public transportation is nonexistent where I live. Everything is too spread out, and it's too cold most of the year, so most people just drive. People only ride their bikes if they live close to town.

Isn't it amazing- the places closest to the source, or the places with refineries, have the highest prices?

[The Dude2200]

the regular gas here is about $4.15 a gallon.. i'm glad i dont have to pay for gas quiiiittteee yet!

[InGodshands]

Just paid $ 4.37 a gal. for regular. Last weekend it was $ 4.17 for regular. When will this madness end ??

[Labby]

I have to get some gas before going to work tonight -- I'm almost out.

And I get to fill up Monday after I cash my paycheck.

This is gonna hurt.

[themadclipper]

I'm not worried about gas, I ad cauliflower tonight.

Oh, wrong thread. Anybody wanna discuss biodiesel?:p

[krazyyouth]

yeah it like 3.89 something like that and its a killer............ and i hread that if we get a major hurican in the gulf the gas prices will be up to 10 bucks a gallon so i think we should start walking or riding bicks car puling..

[souledoutforchrist]

Yay, fill up day again. I'm up to $4.59 :o

[Give me Jesus]

Yay, fill up day again. I'm up to $4.59 :o

Ouch. It's like $3.95 here maybe a little less. When I was around the Nashville area (not in, but around) it was $5.04

[souledoutforchrist]

hmmm well I kind of lucked out, I took my mom's car today. So I didn't fill mine up. Of course when I go to fill it Sunday I'm sure it will have jumped a few cents more! haha at least I will have made it a week then:)

[Psalms23]

As of yest. we are not up to $4.19!!

[Labby]

$4.35 here.

[themadclipper]

$4.35 here.

Yeah, but we have to pump our own! :)

[fireproof]

so i filled up becky to the brim last week from about an eighth of a tank and it cost £57.00 thats $110 for 44litres of diesel. I say again you american folk got it easy!

[PrayerPower]

Gas around here is about 4.30 There is rumor that they want it up to 5 by July 4th.

[souledoutforchrist]

At this rate that shouldn't be hard

[InGodshands]

Gas around here is about 4.30 There is rumor that they want it up to 5 by July 4th.

I heard the same is going to happen here in Cali. by July. I paid $ 4.69 for regular yesterday. My last post on this topic was 06-06 when I paid $ 4.37 for regular. I think I'll take the street bike to work alot this summer. Peace !!

[krazyyouth]

yeah it went down to like 3.77 still high but it is better

[souledoutforchrist]

Hmmm since I last posted in June, it went up to $4.77 as the highest & is now down to $4.55:rolleyes:

[themadclipper]

I should have held on to my Exxon Mobil stock!

[fireproof]

ours has dropped by 8p a litre in the past few weeks, which is nice! Still stupidly high at 1.22 a litre of diesel!

[souledoutforchrist]

So I about fell over yesterday when I filled up, $4.19. It hasn't been that low in a long time, it was quite nice (at least while it lasts)

[LauraA]

Well, at least it's only $90 to fill up the truck now....eek.

Just a side note: Dan heard that beef is going up soon. High.

[Wheels4Jesus]

I was out driving yesterday and saw as low as $3.71

[krazyyouth]

its about $3.48 her in my town :-)

[Labby]

$3.95 in Biggs, 20 miles east of me (I was coming back home from a loooong trip). It's $4.05 in The Dalles (my town).

[LauraA]

Down to about $3.65 now.

[fireproof]

its down another 2p a litre, yay! thats it under £1.20 for diesel, still too dear by a long way haha!

[souledoutforchrist]

Yay, so for the first time in months I filled up last week & it was under $4.00:D

[Psalms23]

The cheapest around here is $3.69...havent seen it this low for a VERY long time!

[Psalms23]

I got gas for $3.35 today. I was extremely excited about it. haha

Must be nice... it went back up here...just paid MORE then 50cents then you. $3.89

[Toddrick33]

its down another 2p a litre, yay! thats it under £1.20 for diesel, still too dear by a long way haha!

For you people unaware, there are 3.78541178 litres in a gallon. So that means you multiply £1.20 by 3.785 and get $4.54. And don't forget that the pound is worth almost double the American dollar (1.8501 U.S. dollars). So multiply that out and Euan pays $8.40 per gallon.

That's why you always hear me telling people (Americans) to shut up when they complain about gas prices. Europe's been paying a whole lot more that we have for a long time. :)

[souledoutforchrist]

Very true! Although when I was in England a few years back we didn't use a car the whole time. They had trains/subway/buses that went everywhere you needed to go.
Where I live there's none of that, therefore I have no choice but to drive. Now that's probably not true everywhere there, but that makes a difference

[Toddrick33]

Very true! Although when I was in England a few years back we didn't use a car the whole time. They had trains/subway/buses that went everywhere you needed to go.
Where I live there's none of that, therefore I have no choice but to drive. Now that's probably not true everywhere there, but that makes a difference

Exactly! I think trains would rock! But the U.S. is MUCH larger than a European country. Their countries are like our states. And look at what a disaster Amtrak has been since they've ripped up so much track due to lack of use that they now have to use the tracks of the commercial companies... which means weight for the freight trains before the passenger trains can go.

[souledoutforchrist]

lol ya it would be a disaster to have that many trains going on over here.
We had an exchange student here for a year who was from Slovakia. She listed off all the countries she had been too & we were all shocked. Until we realized that for her to get to another country was like me driving to Northern Cali, it was insane. Oh well that's life!

[Psalms23]

As most you yall know. I went from Indiana to Nashville Tenn. this past weekend. Here in Indiana its in the mid to upper 3.80s The cheapest I seen which was in Tenn. by Nashville...it was 3.41!!!! Thats Over a 40 cent difference!!! Only if i lived in Tenn!!

[Psalms23]

Its 2.97 here...about 1/2 hour from here in Frankfort Indiana...its 2.39/gl

[LauraA]

That's a big difference.

They dropped down to $3.12 here.

[souledoutforchrist]

When I filled up last week it was 3.59

[Warren]

I filled up for $2.84 Sunday

[Give me Jesus]

$2.69!!! Yeah!

[Warren]

It cost me $2.48 a gallon when I filled up today!

[drake71449]

i'm jealous its still 2.89 here but i figure after elections and politics it will probably go up again...but let it be if its God's will for us

:p

[Psalms23]

its still in the 2.80s...this past weekend i got it for 2.52 in southern indiana...it was really nice! I saved over $10!!

[Labby]

$2.99 at the Shell....

$3.07 at the Astro, and at least $3.08 everywhere else.

[JC#1Nashvillefan]

Yeah its 2.69 here now

[souledoutforchrist]

I payed $2.85 earlier this week. I've been hearing it's gone down even more since then

[Warren]

There are a number of stations that are $1.98 and $1.99 in my area

[Psalms23]

IT TOOK ONLY $20 TO FILL MY SATURN VUE (SUV)!!!!



$1.65 Here in Indiana!!!!

[drake71449]

took 14 to fill up my chevy cobalt.... gas is now 1.90 here in many town louisiana

:p

[Psalms23]

Dad got it for $1.60 on the way back from church!!

[drake71449]

i wish it was that low here!!! but atleast pay dont go down with gas prices..and i'm thankful for that

:p

[jayhawk4]

I think ours is at about $1.52, if I remember right.

[drake71449]

jayhawk are you in tx.... cuz my momma said it was close to that in Dallas

:p

[jayhawk4]

Nope. I'm up around Kansas City.

[drake71449]

cool Go Royals....i love baseball

:p

[Convicted]

It's funny, 'cause the gas prices where I live were between $4.59 - $4.89... and then they went to, $1.89 - $2.19.. quite a change.

[drake71449]

we were about 4.09 down to 1.90 so thats so weird...wonder if we've been being duped all this time

:p

[Psalms23]

I just seen $1.55 today!! :D

[SouledOut4Christ]

I haven't filled up in a couple weeks, but I think it was down to $2.07 yesterday

[drake71449]

i feel blessed to be at 1.90 right now

:p

[drake71449]

woot gas dropped to 1.70 a gallon ...aint God good!!!

:p

[drake71449]

down to 1.60 ....its amazing...its somethign else

:p

[Convicted]

The lowest I've seen it here has been, $1.69. But that prices varies, and depends on the grade of gas you decide to purchase. It's usually betwen $1.69 - $2.14. But compared to seeing $4.89 for the highest grade once, I think that's quite a change.

[cori]

The lowest I've seen it here has been, $1.69. But that prices varies, and depends on the grade of gas you decide to purchase. It's usually betwen $1.69 - $2.14. But compared to seeing $4.89 for the highest grade once, I think that's quite a change.

A DOLLAR SIXTY NINE?????? our LOWEST in town is $2.19 or something!!!! it's taking a reeeeally long time to come down - it was over $3 a gallon just a few months ago! :eek:

[Psalms23]

A DOLLAR SIXTY NINE?????? our LOWEST in town is $2.19 or something!!!! it's taking a reeeeally long time to come down - it was over $3 a gallon just a few months ago! :eek:

I am about 30 mins north of where Jeremy grew up and its $1.49!! :)

[drake71449]

hmmm someone said that it might drop to 1.oo even???

:p

[SouledOut4Christ]

For my past 2 fills ups it's been $2.77

lol oops, that's supposed to be $1.77:)

[drake71449]

wow that stinks...its now 1.59 here ...thank God!!

:p

[giveyouglory]

Idaho--$1.41!!!!!! Even though I don't drive, it helps put my mom's financial worries lower....:p

[Psalms23]

just seen it 1.38 today Which is in Indiana! :D

[drake71449]

thats cheap i seen it at 1.35 on the local military post...wasnt in my car tho

:p

[Psalms23]

hmmm someone said that it might drop to 1.oo even???

:p

I hope!!!!

[drake71449]

we'll have to wait and see

:p