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Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 10:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
$3.49 today at the cheap place in our town. Cheap places in Seattle area were $3.65 yesterday. Usually we are 20 cents higher than Seattle.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 10:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
$3.69 this morning...didn't get gas but stopped to get coffee and looked while I was there.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 1:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Kitt, I'm in No. Cal.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 2:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Kitt, I wish I knew.. if it was some lowprice dance, I'd do more of it.

I'm in So Cal, Orange County.

Hey, Pamy, I saw gas for $3.59 in Santa Ana yesterday.. not close enough (and I know you mostly vanpool now) but I left Tustin yesterday, got on the 55 and immediately saw it was going to be jammed from there on so I jumped back off at Edinger and took that all the way across to Brookhurst, which took me right by my old condo and the Arco station I used to use at Fairview and Edinger and was surprised to see $3.59 there. I even saw a non Arco/non Thrifty station in Fountain Valley with $3.59. But the $3.57 at Brookhurst and Slater was the lowest, so far.

Juju, that's a nice drop!

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 3:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
HappyMom, I'm the Bay Area and I guess my city hates me! I went to the other side of town today and saw some $3.84s, but it's still $3.89 this side.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 12:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
One station at $3.55 yesterday.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 3:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
It was still $3.39 yesterday (according to gasbuddy.com) at the place I mentioned a few posts up. Everywhere else around here it is $3.69 and up.

Kitt, I'm in Sonoma Co.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 5:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
When hubby came home from work yesterday it was $3.59. When we left for the forget me not drive this morning it was $3.35. Came home and it was $3.33. DROP BABY DROP!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 11:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Ah, lovely place, Sonoma!

Wow, Serate!!

I drove home from Anaheim off the freeway tonight and found lots of stations at $3.57 and two besides the one near home at $3.55.

I saw one that said $3.47, but I have to think that was if you bought a car wash or something.. but if it is a real price, yay!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, September 20, 2008 - 11:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
This is bizarre..

Nashville Out of Gas

Serate
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08-21-2001

Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 12:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Hmmmm I've been looking for hotels and rental cars for my hubby's trip to Nashville next month. Maybe he needs to just bite the bullet and stay across the street and no rental car.....

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 12:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Wow, Seamonkey, that is indeed very weird.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 12:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
So.. again, I hear on TV that gas prices are shooting up.. on my corner, I see $3.53 and $3.51.. at the usually cheaper station up the street it is $3.55. Knowing I'm driving this weekend (So You Think You Can Dance tour) I decide to top off the tank at the $3.51 price.

(Normally this would guarantee that prices will drop more)

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 10:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
We had that in Ft. Myers last week. Several gas stations had no gas signs. Here's an interesting article as to why stations are running out of gas!

http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/jun2008/bw20080616_634598.htm?chan=rss_topDiscussed_ssi_5

Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 10:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
gas is $3.39 in the Boston area, down from $3.43 yesterday

Couchtomato
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09-09-2008

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 10:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Couchtomato a private message Print Post    
Gas $3.95 in Charlotte NC area if you can find any. I passed 7 stations--all out--before seeing a tanker making a delivery. Got in line with about 70 others, waited 35 minutes til delivery was completed, and filled up. I was running on fumes!

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 1:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
Hi Couch, I find myself running on fumes a lot lately, too. I try to get as much mileage as possible on a tank of gas.

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 5:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
I saw on tv that Asheville, NC is running out of gas, people are waiting in line for 3-5 hours just to buy gas and wait on the tankers to come in. I cannot believe this insanity.

I am never going to allow myself to get below 1/2 tank to make sure I don't run out with all the panic buying going on.

Couchtomato
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09-09-2008

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 6:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Couchtomato a private message Print Post    
Beachcomber, I'm in rural Union Co. Today on her way home from work my dd saw 2 stations with lines so long that she bypassed them, fearing they'd run out of gas before she reached a pump. And we've got over 3 acres of lawn that my dh insists on keeping manicured (we never water--respect the restrictions). Geez, something's gotta give!

Serate
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08-21-2001

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 7:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
I am never going to allow myself to get below 1/2 tank to make sure I don't run out with all the panic buying going on.

My dad drilled it in my head before I left for college that I need to fill the tank up and "pretend" that when it was at 1/2 it was empty. Said it didn't cost as much to fill up when you were only filling up 1/2 a tank. Granted there were a few times I had to chose between filling up the top half or eating [and I totally mean it, NOTHING in the cupboards, and nothing in "I have savings but I can't touch it" account like my friend had.] so of course I let it go below half every now or then. Even with the gas prices going up and going down we don't worry about well it might be a few cents cheaper tomorrow. Hubby never lets the good car get below 1/2 tank in cold weather, 3/4 tank in nice weather. My car which has basically turned into a junker, I really don't go anywhere during the day. I'm not so worried about keeping it full. Tho when we got down to $3.21 before Ike hit I did fill it to the brim. Won't be driving it this winter because the blower quit and smells like the heater core is shot, so I'll probably park it and drive it again in the spring.

All this "running out of gas" has me worried. I know it's not a real "out of gas" just people get scared and start filling everything they can. We're heading to Kansas City tomorrow for 5 days. [Talk about wasting gas - we're going to watch NASCAR. Them boys sure do know how to waste the gas!!!!! *L*] And then the next Sunday hubby is going to Nashville. We were thinking about trying to save money - and him not get stuck in downtown hotel w/no car on a 3 day weekend - and renting him a car and staying at a less expensive hotel. But with the recent scare there, and grown over the US, he's thinking of biting the bullet, staying at the more expensive hotel which is across from where he is working, and doing alot of walking on his free time.

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 7:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
I usually try to fill up at about half a tank because my car gets better mileage on the top half than it does on the bottom half. I have, however, been known on occasion to get down pretty low.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 10:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
I pretty much keep my gas tank full at all times. It costs exactly as much to have a full gas tank as it does an empty one. I try to fill up every time I go by one of the cheap gas stations, even if I only need 3-4 gallons. It doesn't seem to sting as much that way, and I always have a full tank of gas for emergencies.

$3.43 today, absolutely astonishingly low for this area when others are paying so much more.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 11:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Sea! I am so jealous! SYTYCD is so awesome and I hope you tell us about the tour when you get back! Have a great time!

Well...it was too good to last...the station that had $3.39 (about 30 cents cheaper than everywhere else around here) was at $3.61 today. At least I got one full tank at the lower price. I've only used half of it, drove a rental paid by GM while they fixed my car. That's a way to save gas! I drove so little that it never left empty the entire time I had that free rental.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 11:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
$3.84 near me today, down 5c. I saw one $3.79 though.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, September 26, 2008 - 9:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I saw four stations selling for $3.49 today.