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Posted: 8/31/2005 7:46:32 PM EDT

[#1]

talk show guy today said someone called in claiming to work at a gas station in the area, didn't want to go on the air. Said his boss and told him they'd be raising the price 20 cents, just because they could

Posted: 8/31/2005 7:53:40 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
talk show guy today said someone called in claiming to work at a gas station in the area, didn't want to go on the air. Said his boss and told him they'd be raising the price 20 cents, just because they could

That was pretty much the reasoning the guy at the station I just fueled at said. "everyone else is 3.50+ so we are going to 3.50 tomorrow.

Posted: 8/31/2005 8:08:29 PM EDT

[#3]

I just paid $2.75 a gallon in Rochester.

I stopped and topped it off before it gets out of hand.

Posted: 8/31/2005 11:34:47 PM EDT

[#4]

Had to pay $2.99 for 89 octane, Mobil Station on one of the main strips in Albany was OUT of 87 octane at $2.89 - a little over 10 gallons cost me $31 and change

Coming back into my local town - $2.91, $3.14 and $3.49!!!

Strategic oil reserve my ass, even if this shit drops 50 cents in the coming weeks, we'll NEVER see under $2.25 for 87.

Posted: 8/31/2005 11:40:50 PM EDT

[#5]

9/1/2005.....0100 hours......Rural Winslow Twp. Camden Co. New Jersey

87 Octane Regular
$2.99...~~$2.69~~...Sunoco Edit:8:00 AM
$2.79...Citgo
$2.99...Gulf
$2.99...Garden State Fuel

All are within 4 miles of each other

Posted: 9/1/2005 2:25:50 AM EDT

[#6]

I sure am glad I don't drive to work anymore. These prices are out of hand. I saw $3.19 for 87 last night.

Posted: 9/1/2005 8:05:13 AM EDT

[#7]

$3.19 for regular on my way to work this morning.

Posted: 9/1/2005 9:30:28 AM EDT

[#8]

3.35 this morning..Columbia County

Posted: 9/1/2005 10:19:14 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
I'll go take a pic of the station down the road tomorrow morning. I would not be surprised to see $4 tomorrow, its pretty damn close to that now and, if the rate of increase for the last 2 days continues for the next 2, it will be around $4.50.

Also, there is already gas rationing and > $5 pricing in GA right now. (unless you were referring to just our local area)

I was referring to our local area only

. I honestly don't think Jersey will see rationing, but I don't doubt we'll see $4/gallon gas...If gas gets much higher I'll be riding my bike to work (1.4 miles...I should probably ride anyway).

Posted: 9/1/2005 1:08:47 PM EDT

[#10]

Gas stations in my town raise the price twice a day since Monday, all are at or over $3 for regular.
Rich V

Posted: 9/1/2005 2:57:27 PM EDT

[#11]

I paid $3.75 this morning. (For high test)

Posted: 9/1/2005 3:58:24 PM EDT

[#12]

$2.92 this afternoon at Sunoco in Port Jervis. I am sure they did not change the price yet.

Posted: 9/1/2005 4:00:16 PM EDT

[#13]

Hess......Westbury.............$ 2.79. diesel

Posted: 9/1/2005 6:12:25 PM EDT

[#14]

Premium at Getty in Rockville Centre today, around $3.89/gal!!! (IIRC) The day before it was $3.39/gal. WTF???!!!

Posted: 9/1/2005 6:52:46 PM EDT

[#15]

Up to $3.10 at the same gas station it was $2.85 last night!!!!

Many lines at almost all gas stations and passed a Delta Sonic that had a "OUT OF GAS" sign

All this in Rochester.

Posted: 9/1/2005 7:51:38 PM EDT

[#16]

I paid $2.58pg (87) @ Red Apple in Liverpool on Tuesday. This afternoon on my way to work i saw:

1st) $3.09pg @ the Hess on Hiawatha Blvd.
2nd) $3.39pg @ the Pilot off of 81
3rd) $2.65 @ The Dewitt Service Area headed Eastbound on the TWY

There were cars backed up to the mainline waiting in line for the gas. On my way back from work tonight westbound, the Same Gas station that was $2.65 @ 5pm was up to $2.97.

Posted: 9/1/2005 9:42:53 PM EDT

[#17]

Last night coming home $2.91 - Tonight $3.41

WTF!

Posted: 9/1/2005 10:38:59 PM EDT

[#18]

Yup....spiking higher...Hess on Bronx Blvd., Bronx was $2.74 Wed. for Reg., $3.09 yesterday....

Posted: 9/2/2005 4:48:18 AM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
Hess......Westbury.............$ 2.79. diesel

It's about time we see diesel prices below regular

Posted: 9/2/2005 7:53:59 AM EDT

[#20]

Check HERE for NEW JERSEY Gas Prices.

Posted: 9/2/2005 9:07:16 AM EDT

[#21]

$3.49/gallon - 93 Octane

Hess Gas Station

Posted: 9/2/2005 10:34:22 AM EDT

[#22]

This is f*ckin horseshit...Buffalo, drive into work this morning saw prices from $3.09 to $3.29. At lunch (4 HOURS LATER) prices were $3.89 to $4.14 or so. No one can convince me this is supply and demand...this is gouging...Hope none of these f*ckers ever need my help, it won't be for free....

Posted: 9/2/2005 11:26:06 AM EDT

[#23]

UPDATE
9/2/2005.....1500 hours......Rural Winslow Twp. Camden Co. New Jersey

87 Octane Regular
$3.15...Sunoco
$3.25...Citgo
$3.15...Gulf
$3.39...Garden State Fuel

All are within 4 miles of each other

Posted: 9/2/2005 12:00:50 PM EDT

[#24]

Up to $3.15 for 87 octane in Rochester.

Posted: 9/2/2005 2:15:23 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
This is f*ckin horseshit...Buffalo, drive into work this morning saw prices from $3.09 to $3.29. At lunch (4 HOURS LATER) prices were $3.89 to $4.14 or so. No one can convince me this is supply and demand...this is gouging...Hope none of these f*ckers ever need my help, it won't be for free....

I went for a bike ride today in search of a locking gas cap. Neither auto parts store I went to (Advance, and Pep Boys) had any, advance sold out this morning. Both said long backorder. pep Boys girl said none of the stores have any. not sure if she meant pep boys in the buffalo area or all pep boys nationally.

Anyway, back on point. During my ride I went by the Delta Sonic on Niag. Falls Blvd and Maple and all the pumps were off. Didn't stop to ask why. I think premium was $3.09. No prices on the road side signs
On the way home they were open. With huge lines. Still no road side sign price listed and I was on the other side of the road so didn't see the price on the pump.
pics of the lines, not real easy to see due to 4 lanes of traffic. The line started over in the newly built section and went all the way over to the left. The main pump area was a huge clusterfuck even with employees attempting to direct traffic. Never saw them that busy. The roped off pumps in the first pic are newly built and not finished yet

Then I road down Maple and saw this

to be fair, they dropped the price down to $3.59 for regular (and dropped the others proportionally) a couple minutes after I took the pic, but I didn't feel like getting my camera out again.

Thos pics were taken around 4:30pm

Posted: 9/2/2005 2:23:17 PM EDT

[#26]

Just got gas for my lawn mower. Had to buy Ultra, as all the rest were sold out. $3.45 Sunoco

Posted: 9/2/2005 3:33:48 PM EDT

[#27]

They were just changing the prices at most of the gas stations I drove by at 5:30PM. Here is the average price in Middletown/Wallkill:

87 Octane - $3.49
89 Octane - $3.69
93 Octane - $3.89
Diesel - $3.19

I just filled up at Stop n Shop for $3.29 for regular. The lowest price I saw for diesel was $3.09.

Posted: 9/2/2005 4:23:26 PM EDT

[#28]

I saw 2 gas station on Sunrise Hwy. (Lynbrook area) that were sold out, there was a line of cars on the next station. Here we go!

Posted: 9/2/2005 5:11:07 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
I saw 2 gas station on Sunrise Hwy. (Lynbrook area) that were sold out, there was a line of cars on the next station. Here we go!

This really makes me feel so nostalgic for 1979 (I should put Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" and Tom Petty on the MP3 player).

I currently have seven gallons stockpiled and that can get me at least 450 miles. That in conjunction with my full tank and I should not have to fill up again until well into October. Maybe prices will have moderated by then.

The highest price around me is now $3.799 for regular but I have noticed the stations are closing early every day.

Posted: 9/2/2005 5:55:26 PM EDT

[#30]

Holy shit, gas down the street from my house went up 64 cents from last night to this morning.

Now at $3.599!

Gouge motherfuckers!

Posted: 9/2/2005 7:14:59 PM EDT

[#31]

sweet
local news just showed video from the 2 stations I posted pics of
multiple stations in the buffalo area are out
the Noco fuck said "that's the price we're buying new supply at"
yeah, well the shit in the tanks being sold now was bought for less than that

wgrz.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=31297

Some Gas Stations Tapped, Long Lines At Others
Posted by: Aaron Saykin, Reporter
Created: 9/2/2005 8:17:46 AM
Updated: 9/2/2005 10:51:35 PM

Some local gas station owners are worried they're going to run out of gas in the next couple of days. Some already have. The result is something all too familiar.

Gas lines stretched into the street as attendants directed traffic Friday evening at the Delta Sonic on Niagara Falls Boulevard. It was a scene reminiscent of an era some thought they'd never see again.

"[it reminds me of] the 70s, the crisis, when everyone was going crazy with the gas," said Mitch Oukajlo of North Tonawanda. "It's unbelievable."

By nightfall there was no gas left at the Delta Sonic site on Main Street in Buffalo, at a city Mobil on Lexington and a Sunoco station in Tonawanda.

The prices fluctuated so much Friday that some stations left their signs blank.

"Everybody's running out," one driver remarked.

That means motorists can either wait where gas is cheap or pay for it... big time. A Sunoco on Sheridan is charging nearly four dollars per gallon. Many local NOCO stations are charging $3.89.

That's nearly a dollar more than the $2.99 the owner of a Lancaster Mobil station is asking for.

"Our suppliers are saying we are going to up, but not to no 3-90 to four dollars like other places are," the owner said. "Sick. They're absolutely sick."

2 On Your Side's Ron Plants asked a NOCO spokesman if the company is guilty of gouging.

Plants: "80to 90 cents overnight?"
Spokesman: "That's what the market, the commodity, the price for the gasoline we are purchasing is determining as far as our pricing is concerned."

The problem, experts explain, is one of supply and demand. The hurricane brought supply down a little bit, so demand went up a little bit. This is the start of a holiday weekend, so demand went up even more. But to make matters worse, people who don't really need gas are still gassing up, making the demand artificially higher.

It's no better in Fort Erie, Canada. They're getting $1.34 a liter. In America, that's about $4.26 a gallon.

"I just hope it all ends sooner or later… sooner than later," said Kevin Valencourt of Fort Erie.

In the meantime, experts say the best thing to do to bring the price back down is what the president suggested -- do not fill up until you need to.

State officials say gas price gouging will not be tolerated and encourage you to file a complaint if you think its happening.

Posted: 9/3/2005 3:54:39 AM EDT

[#32]

The industry is gouging, plain and simple. The attorney general went after some local retailers who raised the prices of generators and chainsaws when we had severe storm damage in 1998. I fail to see how this is any different in principle.

The skam the gas dealers run is that they "factor" the price of gas for what they think they will have to pay 60 days in the FUTURE, and then simply raise prices-regardless of the price they paid for their in-ground inventory. This was page one news in our local rag 2 days ago when the prices spiked. It is a screwing, with no reach around. And the rat bastards have been doing this and getting away with it for a long time. Observe higher prices during holiday weekends.

Boys and girls, if this continues, expect the economy to spiral downwards as EVERYTHING else rises in price. It has to. Couple that with a decreased sale of larger, more profitable vehicles and a reduction of new homes being built (materials will spike due to Katrina devestation and higher fuel costs), and we are on the verge of a severe economic downturn. The new house market and car sales-coupled with artificiallly low interest rates-have been keeping everything afloat. Both are in danger of listing to port.

If we see $5 gas and it stays there, batten down the hatches because a bad storm is coming.

Posted: 9/3/2005 5:22:57 AM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
The industry is gouging, plain and simple. The attorney general went after some local retailers who raised the prices of generators and chainsaws when we had severe storm damage in 1998. I fail to see how this is any different in principle.

The skam the gas dealers run is that they "factor" the price of gas for what they think they will have to pay 60 days in the FUTURE, and then simply raise prices-regardless of the price they paid for their in-ground inventory. This was page one news in our local rag 2 days ago when the prices spiked. It is a screwing, with no reach around. And the rat bastards have been doing this and getting away with it for a long time. Observe higher prices during holiday weekends.

Boys and girls, if this continues, expect the economy to spiral downwards as EVERYTHING else rises in price. It has to. Couple that with a decreased sale of larger, more profitable vehicles and a reduction of new homes being built (materials will spike due to Katrina devestation and higher fuel costs), and we are on the verge of a severe economic downturn. The new house market and car sales-coupled with artificiallly low interest rates-have been keeping everything afloat. Both are in danger of listing to port.

If we see $5 gas and it stays there, batten down the hatches because a bad storm is coming.

I predict that it will go between $4 and $5/gal, and then they'll lower it to say $3.50/gal and tell you yourge getting a good deal

Posted: 9/3/2005 12:13:23 PM EDT

[#34]

Most stations around here are close in price at around $3.39 $3.49 and $3.59, including the one I work at. We are going up again according to the owner.

There was a 'warning' put out by the local gov in Westchester County - They said that they would deal with gasoline price gougers. When I drove into Yonkers yesterday morning, the gas stations that were located just a few blocks away from City Hall were ALL under $3/gallon. The ones further away were much higher.

Posted: 9/3/2005 12:36:00 PM EDT

[#35]

<snip>

The prices fluctuated so much Friday that some stations left their signs blank.

That is actually illegal and the station owner can be fined for doing that. All gas prices must be placed on the pump -at all times when you are open- even if you have to write it by hand on a piece of cardboard.

Posted: 9/3/2005 1:50:17 PM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:
<snip>
The prices fluctuated so much Friday that some stations left their signs blank.

That is actually illegal and the station owner can be fined for doing that. All gas prices must be placed on the pump -at all times when you are open- even if you have to write it by hand on a piece of cardboard.

the station I went by had them on the pump. just not the roadside sign

Posted: 9/4/2005 6:06:45 AM EDT

[#37]

That's cool then, they can do that.

Getty(LUK Oil) reps. told our shop that they didn't have any more numbers -for the roadside signs- to give out, this was about a week before the price spike. The morning of the spike the Getty Corp not only changed all of our pump mechanisms to display $3 OR more, they showed up with a boxload of numbers for the sign; the same numbers that we requested several times over the last two months.

Ba$tard$.

Posted: 9/4/2005 10:30:14 AM EDT

[#38]

Three jerry cans topped off at $3.29 gal. A few stations are "out of gas" near me. Awaiting the storm.

Posted: 9/4/2005 1:29:20 PM EDT

[#39]

The price at a station near my house was $3.20 at 10AM. At 2PM it was $3.59. Something wrong there since I didn't see a truck putting ant new gas into the ground.

Posted: 9/4/2005 3:54:02 PM EDT

[#40]

My local, ~rural Mobil station reported 3 drive-offs today. They were "down" to $3.29, had been as high as 3.79/87 octane.

Most prices were in 3.49 range or under in my travels. I haven't heard of any local stations out of gas other than the ones who kept their prices below $3 during the first gas scares.

The 2.50 gas in my cans is a bargin

The State fair has had good attendance, from what I hear. SU football game (which sucked) had 45,000+ people in the Dome.

People are still driving.

Posted: 9/4/2005 9:20:35 PM EDT

[#41]

Topped off yesterday at $3.21, station was up to $3.41 today.

Posted: 9/5/2005 7:47:19 PM EDT

[#42]

Just got back from the Jersey shore. 3.09 down there and 3.12 on the Garden state pkwy. The "cheap" station in my neighborhood that was 3.09 on friday was up to 3.29. I wonder if we will see a dip since the holiday weekend is now over. I hope so but am not holding my breath.

Posted: 9/22/2005 10:03:25 PM EDT

[#43]

been paying 285 for regular. Anyone cheaper?

Posted: 9/22/2005 10:31:40 PM EDT

[#44]

They started going up yesterday. It averaged around $2.97 yesterday for 87. The price will probably increase three times today.

Posted: 9/22/2005 10:33:30 PM EDT

[#45]

Quoted:
They started going up yesterday. It averaged around $2.97 yesterday for 87. The price will probably increase three times today.

i will stock up some more. My dad called me crazy for storing 15 gallons of fuel. I dont see how any fuel storage is crazy considering we drive everywhere and its not like it will go to waste as I tap into the supply every week to keep it fresh.

Posted: 9/23/2005 3:33:08 AM EDT

[#46]

I went to the local Stop N Shop at 6AM this morning and they still had it for $2.89.

Posted: 9/23/2005 3:42:27 AM EDT

[#47]

Just filled up at $2.859

Posted: 9/23/2005 3:46:38 AM EDT

[#48]

Quoted:
Here is one of the articles I read: MSNBC

Its a two-pager so remember to go to the second page!

Couple of quotes:

According to a recent study by automotive research Web site Edmunds.com that compared the break-even point of owning and driving a number of popular hybrids against conventional gasoline models, hybrid owners would have to drive thousands of extra miles or pay steep prices for gasoline to make up for the additional cost of a hybrid in five years or less.

Edmunds.com estimated that the price of gasoline would have to cost at least $5.60 a gallon for hybrid drivers to break even if they drove 15,000 miles a year over the five years. But even though the cost of gasoline is now at about $2.50, car shoppers shouldn’t be too complacent according to Phil Reed, consumer advice editor at Edmunds.com.

Looks like I am close to breaking even soon (though with the various government incentives I received I really did make it all back already). $5/gallon gas?? Bring it on!

As for complaints of price gouging, I do not understand the complaints. We are a CAPITALIST society, supply and demand. You have the supply, you can demand what you want. If the demand side doesn't like it, they can go somewhere else for the supply or refuse to purchase it. Demand falls, price falls. As I recall, instituting price controls and caps is socialism/communism and nobody seems to be in favor of those systems (unless of course they benefit the person pushing for them - sort of like the two tractors/two cows joke).

Posted: 9/23/2005 10:48:50 AM EDT

[#49]

paid 2.79 RT 110 in amityville at one of those no-name pakicracki places, couple others were 2.85 on the same block

Posted: 9/23/2005 1:05:26 PM EDT

[#50]

Thinking about filling up my 200 gallon tank with fuel oil for heat this winter scares me

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