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Posted: 8/31/2005 9:14:16 AM EDT
Connersville, Indiana.

Indiana!  This is not NYC or LA!  

They speculated it might hit $3 today.  Is it going to $4 today???

I have heard it is not as bad as the 70's, if adjusted for inflation.  What would 70's prices be adjusted for inflation?

I'm guessing you know what I'm talking about.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:15:28 AM EDT
[#1]
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:18:39 AM EDT
[#2]

Quoted:
Connersville, Indiana.

Indiana!  This is not NYC or LA!  

They speculated it might hit $3 today.  Is it going to $4 today???

I have heard it is not as bad as the 70's, if adjusted for inflation.  What would 70's prices be adjusted for inflation?

I'm guessing you know what I'm talking about.



Simply ridiculous.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:19:10 AM EDT
[#3]
only went up a nickle here.  Up to $2.75
But I will be looking on my way home.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:19:18 AM EDT
[#4]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Connersville, Indiana.

Indiana!  This is not NYC or LA!  

They speculated it might hit $3 today.  Is it going to $4 today???

I have heard it is not as bad as the 70's, if adjusted for inflation.  What would 70's prices be adjusted for inflation?

I'm guessing you know what I'm talking about.



Simply ridiculous.



<DU>It's all Bush's fault.</DU>
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:21:44 AM EDT
[#5]
Dang, I've got a full tank but I can still get it at $2.64 down the street. I'm wishing I had a storage tank to fill at that price.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:24:42 AM EDT
[#6]
We've got a couple of stations here that shot up to 3.25 for regular, but they are either price-gouging, or their suppliers are really putting the hurt on them.  The norm seems to be about 2.75.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:26:13 AM EDT
[#7]
I hope it hits $5 a gallon!


SO I can get me an H1 cheap!
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:30:39 AM EDT
[#8]
I know it suck. I just started a thread about it here.

www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=384686
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:31:05 AM EDT
[#9]

Quoted:
Connersville, Indiana.

Indiana!  This is not NYC or LA!  

They speculated it might hit $3 today.  Is it going to $4 today???

I have heard it is not as bad as the 70's, if adjusted for inflation.  What would 70's prices be adjusted for inflation?

I'm guessing you know what I'm talking about.



$80-$90/pbl is the 1979 rate, we are getting close.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:31:13 AM EDT
[#10]
Adjusted for inflation the record price would be 3.52/9 per gallon.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:33:22 AM EDT
[#11]
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:33:42 AM EDT
[#12]
started the swing from 2.45 to 2.61 yesterday (random stations were still at 2.49 this morning) will keep a lookout on the commute home
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:33:50 AM EDT
[#13]

Quoted:
Adjusted for inflation the record price would be 3.52/9 per gallon.



Thanks for the answer.  It seems like we are getting pretty close to those levels.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:35:47 AM EDT
[#14]
My station just went to 2.899.  Other stores in the chain are reporting near riot conditions.  I will shoot a mother fucker tonight when I get to work If I feel like my life is in danger.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:38:53 AM EDT
[#15]
Tomorrow's most-duped ARFCOM thread: "HAD TO DRAW DOWN ON A GUY FOR GAS."
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:42:25 AM EDT
[#16]

Quoted:
My station just went to 2.899.  Other stores in the chain are reporting near riot conditions.  I will shoot a mother fucker tonight when I get to work If I feel like my life is in danger.



Did you just post your premeditation on an internet website? That should weigh heavily in you favor if you DO have to defend yourself.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:46:34 AM EDT
[#17]
Yup, Fort Wayne Indiana here, $3.69 also.

Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:51:10 AM EDT
[#18]
Jumped .30 here over-night to $2.79
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:51:43 AM EDT
[#19]
It went up .20 here yesterday, to 2.87.

I'm afraid to see how high it will be when I get home today.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:55:03 AM EDT
[#20]
Gasoline went up $.64 here in 48 hours
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:57:40 AM EDT
[#21]
Someone from SC yesterday posted  a big increase there. I forgot to check my BP barometer this am coming in to work. Yesterday it was 2.499. HOWEVER, an off brand I passed was 2.599 and they are usually 5-10 cpg LESS than BP.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:59:42 AM EDT
[#22]

Quoted:

Quoted:
My station just went to 2.899.  Other stores in the chain are reporting near riot conditions.  I will shoot a mother fucker tonight when I get to work If I feel like my life is in danger.



Did you just post your premeditation on an internet website? That should weigh heavily in you favor if you DO have to defend yourself.



That's not premeditation.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:59:57 AM EDT
[#23]
Filled up yesterday morning for $2.59.  5 hours later the wife drove by and it was $2.99.  This morning I drove by and it was $3.19. $.60 increase in less than 24 hours.  Saw one place it had 87 for $3.39 and people were lining up for it.  

Noon news had a story about how owners are now starting to see alot more drive offs than they had in the past.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 9:59:57 AM EDT
[#24]
Went to get a hair cut at 10AM it was 2.99 for Regular got out after 25 minutes its now 3.19 for regular :( the most expensive is now 3.65 I think.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 10:00:44 AM EDT
[#25]
Wholesale energy prices:
www.bloomberg.com/energy/
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 10:01:39 AM EDT
[#26]

Quoted:
Tomorrow's most-duped ARFCOM thread: "HAD TO DRAW DOWN ON A GUY FOR GAS."





BigDozer66
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 10:02:21 AM EDT
[#27]
A friend of mine on his lunchbreak just drove past the BJ's here (Warehouse Club with the cheapest gas in town).  Gas was at 2.69, and there were 40 cars waiting in line.  They're going to be out of gas before 5:00 unless they have major re-supplies coming in.

This is going to HURT.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 10:08:15 AM EDT
[#28]
Lower Gas prices now! Annex Canada!
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 10:11:29 AM EDT
[#29]
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 10:21:44 AM EDT
[#30]

Quoted:
Lower Gas prices now! Annex Canada!



Is Canada's gas price lower?

I don't think a 50% tax rate to cover their health care is a fair trade off!
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 10:28:59 AM EDT
[#31]
Truckstops in TN,IN,NC,GA are running out of diesel. There is a 50 gal limit on diesel in IN. All 4 major pipelines coming from LA are closed,due to no power.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 10:32:57 AM EDT
[#32]
My brother in law owns a gas station.

Retail prices are usually set by the parent company (Shell, in this case).  He only has a few cents (2 or 3) to play with.  They do check the retail prices thru credit card transactions.
In fact, it really hurts him as a business owner.  Credit cards charge a percentage fee to the retailer per transaction.  Gas prices skyrocket, he makes the same 3-5 cents per gallon, but his credit card fees go up dramatically, too.  So, he loses profit.  big time.

I was working there on 9/11.  I was the one who had to walk outside and announce that we had run out of gas.  I felt kind of like Jimmy Stewart in Wonderful life, trying to give people a basic lesson in economics.  It was hopeless, though.  They were just mad.

Remember, they guy working behind the counter just punches a time clock.  Getting angry and yelling at him accomplishs nothing, except making you look bad.  
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 10:39:51 AM EDT
[#33]

Quoted:
My brother in law owns a gas station.

Retail prices are usually set by the parent company (Shell, in this case).  He only has a few cents (2 or 3) to play with.  They do check the retail prices thru credit card transactions.
In fact, it really hurts him as a business owner.  Credit cards charge a percentage fee to the retailer per transaction.  Gas prices skyrocket, he makes the same 3-5 cents per gallon, but his credit card fees go up dramatically, too.  So, he loses profit.  big time.

I was working there on 9/11.  I was the one who had to walk outside and announce that we had run out of gas.  I felt kind of like Jimmy Stewart in Wonderful life, trying to give people a basic lesson in economics.  It was hopeless, though.  They were just mad.

Remember, they guy working behind the counter just punches a time clock.  Getting angry and yelling at him accomplishs nothing, except making you look bad.  

 And he's probably dealt with 200 assholes before you with at least half joking about robbing him to make up for gas prices.  I've switched from concealed to open carry at work and it does no good.   I will go home to my family come the end of my shift.  I may be a few rounds lighter.  But I'll be going home.  I've seen many people shot in robberies when I worked on an Ambulance and I've been robbed several times before I worked in a place that allowed me to carry.  It leaves an imprint on you.  I view every single person that comes through that door as a possible threat to my safety.  Not to mention.  With the assholes we deal with all day.  Try being polite,  if your buying other stuff with your gas, it may get you a cup of coffee or a coke for free.  I think I'd know.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 10:57:14 AM EDT
[#34]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Lower Gas prices now! Annex Canada!



Is Canada's gas price lower?



Any excuse, really.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 11:03:10 AM EDT
[#35]
Some local stations are out and stations that have fuel are charging $3.00+ up from $2.44 3 days ago… expect much higher.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 11:04:24 AM EDT
[#36]
Up over $3 at many stations in Dallas.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 11:05:21 AM EDT
[#37]
$2.67 Mount Pleasant (Charleston) SC Aug 31 at 1400.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 11:09:09 AM EDT
[#38]
$2.89 for regular here in BTV.

A station across the street was changing
their signs to $3.13.

Link Posted: 8/31/2005 11:18:16 AM EDT
[#39]

Time to start putting locking gas caps on cars again.
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 11:29:31 AM EDT
[#40]
I paid $2.58 Monday and filled up all my cars and boats.

I helped my brother-in-law fill up his cars/boats yesterday at $2.60.

Today it's $2.70.

Tomorrow: Who knows?

Q3131A's message to Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP, etc, get those rigs back on line!
Link Posted: 8/31/2005 3:49:06 PM EDT
[#41]
I just got home, and gas has gone up another .22 since this morning.  The cheap stuff is 3.09 here now.
Link Posted: 9/1/2005 10:42:57 AM EDT
[#42]
It is $2.769 here now.

BigDozer66
Link Posted: 9/1/2005 10:48:40 AM EDT
[#43]
$2.97  for regular unleaded here in Woodbridge, VA (Northern VA) as of 1pm it went up 40 cents since yesterday

How the hell can that not be construed as gouging?
Link Posted: 9/1/2005 10:55:35 AM EDT
[#44]

Quoted:
I paid $2.58 Monday and filled up all my cars and boats.

I helped my brother-in-law fill up his cars/boats yesterday at $2.60.

Today it's $2.70.

Tomorrow: Who knows?

Q3131A's message to Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP, etc, get those rigs back on line!



$2.939 today.
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