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Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, September 05, 2008 - 2:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
LOL, Pamy.. "my corner" also has a 7-11. Gas stations on two corners, Starbucks and Rubios on one (Albertsons center with tons of stors and restaurants) and Mimi's Cafe on the fourth (Ralph's center with tons of stores and restaurants).

Julie, in your dreams.. I'm worth way more than that!! (
But, Fountain Valley is a "nice place to live", so, no soliciting on street corners.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Friday, September 05, 2008 - 6:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
San Diego ranks #4 of. Yet another reason I'm glad hubby didn't take the promotion/transfer.

California has 5 of the top 10 (including 3 of the top 4) worst commutes (also harms the environment by pumping extra pollution into the air and wasting precious fuel) in the US:

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, September 05, 2008 - 6:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
wow Emmy! did you wave at me!

LOL JB!!!
hahaha Sea!!! and of course you are worth way more than that!!

I'm in #8 Each commuter in this California agglomeration east of Los Angeles loses 40 gallons of fuel and 49 hours of time every year to traffic jams. This area also has one of the nation's most costly commutes, because its gas prices are among the highest in the country, according to a May study by Forbes.com.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Friday, September 05, 2008 - 7:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Pamy are there alot more taxes in California - is that why the gas there is more expensive? I know Illinois is more expensive than Iowa, but they have alot more taxes than we do.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, September 05, 2008 - 8:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
yes we have lots of extra added in taxes that many other states dont have. We set the bar high here in beautiful CA! LOL

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Friday, September 05, 2008 - 8:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
3.89 today when I got gas.

Tess
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04-13-2001

Friday, September 05, 2008 - 11:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tess a private message Print Post    
$3.63 here but we drive so little (well, I don't drive at all) that we still haven't needed to fill up.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 12:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Serate, that study was three years old. Since then, all over southern California there have been improvements in both personal and public transportation. Please do not base decisions on studies that are old or inaccurate or do not contain all of the facts.

California has the highest emission control standards in the US (the additives to the gasoline are why our gas is always the most expensive in the nation). But those extra costs reduce emissions. Something which I notice the study didn't account for.

Finally, many communities in southern California are "urbanizing." This means that there are more areas that are "walk friendly." You may have to drive your car to get to work, but you don't have to on weekends to go to the grocery store.

My neighborhood was recently voted the best neighborhood in the nation with regards to urbanization.

And those extra costs and taxes, Pamy, are exactly WHY California is so beautiful!

Serate
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08-21-2001

Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 1:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Serate, that study was three years old. Since then, all over southern California there have been improvements in both personal and public transportation. Please do not base decisions on studies that are old or inaccurate or do not contain all of the facts

The article was posted yesterday and was the first I had seen it, our decision for hubby not to take the promotion was last year. So no decisions were based on this article, no matter how old it was. I just said that it is another reason not to have taken the promotion. Besides, I was focused more on the worst commutes in the article than the pollution/wasting fuel. I don't think there is too much that can be done about the commutes? Hubby's job would have been right near of a bunch of interstates if I remember right to give you a hint of where he would be working. Even with the cost of living adjustment he would have had to drive along ways to get anything near what we have now and it would still be more expensive so there goes the raise. Apartment/condo/townhome living is not for us, esp since we have the critters.


California has the highest emission control standards in the US (the additives to the gasoline are why our gas is always the most expensive in the nation).

This is great. More states need to do this. Do you or anybody else know aprox. how much more the taxes are? Only reason I ask is hubby's cousin's new wife was just here visiting and all she could do was say over and over how she couldn't handle Iowan's whining about how much the gas has went up since California's is so much higher. Be nice to see the breakdown in the 2 different states as to what each gallon of gas that you pay for is really gas, and what is taxes, and what kind of taxes.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 2:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
I can't see a date on this article, but it gives tax on gas in CA as 63.9c per gallon in CA compared to 40.1c in Iowa. 18.4c of that (in both states) is Federal excise tax.
http://www.californiagasprices.com/tax_info.aspx

Serate
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08-21-2001

Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 2:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Thanks Kitt!

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 3:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
I paid 3.57 today at Wal-Mart. They seem to have the lowest gas around.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 4:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Both stations at #3.67 today.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 6:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
More info about California's gas prices, and why they are what they are, can be found in this Business Media article.

Something else not mentioned... the refineries switch over, twice a year, to different formulations (summer and winter). And while the refineries slow down, gas prices bump up a bit (then settle back down).

FWIW, the EIA link included in that article also breaks down costs of gas (albeit based on 2007 prices).

And Serate, I didn't mean to imply you made your decision based on that study. And to be perfectly honest, I'm just as happy to keep foreigners out. There are not that many native Californians left, y'know? <BIG grin>

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 8:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Cuz 'foreigners decrease the number of native Californians?? I bet the native americas felt the same way when white man came to America.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 9:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I think what Costa means is that so many people dis California but SO MANY people keep coming here.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 6:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Aside from the high cost of living in CA, what do people dis California about?

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 6:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
a few more gas saving tips:

4. BECOME A MEMBER
Joining a club or organization may be worth it when gas savings come along with membership.
American Automobile Association (AAA): Members who use their Gas Rebate Platinum Plus Visa card get up to a 5 percent gasoline rebate on any pay-at-the-pump purchase. Visit aaa.com.
Big warehouse clubs:Sam's Club, Costco and BJ's Wholesale Club often feature some of the lowest gas prices in town. Keep in mind, though, that the cost of membership (typically $35 to $45 a year) will eat into your savings. But if you buy enough gas, it may be worth it.

5. BUY YOURSELF A GAS GIFT
Purchase a Wal-Mart gift card and use it instead of cash to pay for gas fill-ups at any Wal-Mart or Sam's Club gas station. You'll automatically save 3 cents per gallon. Think of it as a prepaid gas card with benefits.

6. FILL UP FAR FROM ROADWAYS
Gas prices tend to be higher the closer you are to interstates and major highways. Avoid the gas stations on the side of the road and near the off-ramp. Drive a few blocks, and the gas costs may drop considerably.


Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 9:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
I didn't realize that about gas prices being lower the furthest from the interstate..hmmmm

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 10:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Twigs, yep I found that out in the last few years. The closest station to me is right before entrance to fwy and they charge up to 20 cents more per gallon than the stations further away. Funny thing is that there are always cars there, even me sometimes....some days I just dont feel like filling up and if I am on E gotta stop there....since the price hikes I havent had to do that in long time though

Used to be Riverside was cheaper than OC but now its reversed.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, September 07, 2008 - 11:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Intersting.. my cheapest stations (out of about 18 nearby).. one is literally right by an offramp and my corner, while not right by an off/onramp is the first set of stations they'll see after they exit. This is of I405, one of the busiest anywhere. I certainly agree that it is worth driving a few blocks and comparing..there can be pretty large price differential between varioius close-by stations.

And I always pay cash, which is cheaper than credit (I don't use a debit card) but I don't think the extra for the gas would offset the rebate.

That Wal*Mart idea sounds interesting, but I'm not aware of Wal*Mart selling gas around here.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Monday, September 08, 2008 - 12:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I was in San Francisco recently and saw a gas station that had a different price for paying cash. I had never seen that before.

Costco is almost always cheaper than the cheapest non Costco stations around here. I do a lot of shopping at Costco for groceries. We have the executive membership and get a Costco check every year to be used at Costco. I think it is like a rewards program where a certain % of our purchases is given back to us every year. We signed up for that more expensive membership because they said if we don't earn enough to cover our membership, they would give us enough back to cover it. I don't know if gas purchases go toward the rewards, but if they do, then maybe the cost of membership won't eat into any savings on gas. (For any of you considering checking into this but think you'd never shop at costco, there are things you can buy there that aren't warehouse sized.)

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Monday, September 08, 2008 - 1:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Costco is wonderful for freezer stuff.

$3.76, down 10 cents since I got gas Friday.

Bob2112
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06-12-2002

Monday, September 08, 2008 - 8:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bob2112 a private message Print Post    
If you get the Costco American Express card, you get an additional 3% off gas purchases at all gas stations (not just Costco) that are not linked to a grocery store (i.e. Meijer, Albertsons, Jewel, etc...). There's no annual fee and you do get 1-2% additional cash back for most other purchases using the card.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 2:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I paid $3.69 today at Costco.