Archive through February 17, 2003
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Archive through February 17, 2003
Halfunit | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 03:50 pm     (I was watching the evening news and they had a story about gas prices around the country. I thought it would be interesting to do our own survey, and monitor it over the next couple of months. I am using the price for 87 octane.) Dover, OH $1.74 |
Tess | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 04:00 pm     Bloomington, MN $1.75 |
Pamy | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 04:07 pm     Riverside, CA $1.87 (it has gone up 30cents in last few weeks!) also my home gas bill DOUBLED from last month and it has not been cold here. I called The Gas Co and all he could say was "well, what can I say, gas prices are up, they are having a bad winter back east and that causes prices to rise everywhere" I don't understand why I should pay higher gas prices when I live in the sunshine state! We pay more for everything out here! |
Wargod | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 04:12 pm     Lancaster, CA $1.79 (cost me 26.39 to fill the lincoln up on Friday...that will last approximately 117 miles, if I'm lucky, and if I start praying Friday morning that I won't run out on my way to the gas station, LOL.) We've only used the heater in the back of the house the past month or so...and after a couple hours it gets warm enough to turn it off, everyone knows my cooking skills, and that I'm more likely to microwave something than cook it in the oven, showers are short, and I only wash clothes in warm water...my gas bill was over a hundred bucks last month! |
Kaili | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 04:22 pm     $1.74 in Oshkosh/Appleton/Fond du Lac (Fox Valley), Wisconsin. They have been raising rapidly here as well. Luckily, my heat is paid in my apartment cause we are having a cold winter as well. I remember last year, or maybe the year before, when people were talking of paying nearly $200/month on heat. |
Spygirl | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 04:22 pm     North Louisiana As long as 87 octane is the cheapest, I paid $1.59 a gallon on Thursday. |
Sadiesmom | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 04:30 pm     NJ metro From 1.59-1.61 depending on name brand I drove home one night, was tired, said I would get gas the next day. The next day every single gas station had raised their price exactly 10 cents a gallon. Every one of them. Coincidence? Even paranoids have enemies. |
Kaili | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 04:31 pm     The south always seems so much cheaper, as does Detroit. I recall driving through Detroit one time- our gas was probably around $1.50 or $1.60 at the time- and they were below $1.00. I have given up on paying too much attention to the price- I need the stuff and between gas stations, a penny or two per gallon doesn't make much difference. I wish I could get a hybrid car- some of those get such great mileage- but my car is alright. I don't drive much- I only live 1 block from work- and my car gets fairly good mileage as it is (I drive a Nissan Sentra). I don't know my exact mileage, but I have a 10 gallon tank and I can get to my mom's house (about 350 miles) on about a tank and a quarter. |
Kaili | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 04:34 pm     Ours has been raising steadily a few cents a day. I also wanted to hold out- it's cold and I wanted to wait for a less windy day to get gas- and low and behold it went up. What can ya do? I'm glad I didn't rush for gas after Sept. 11 when the stations here jacked it up to $3 and there were lines of cars waiting to fill up. The next day the dropped the prices again and many got in trouble (not for raising the prices- they can set them to whatever they want- but they aren't allowed to change them twice withing a 24-hour period). |
Draheid | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 05:17 pm     I couldn't resist!  |
Grannyg | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 05:21 pm     Filled this afternoon: Olive Branch, MS $1.65 the cheap grade Draheid, too funny!! |
Snowden1013 | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 05:26 pm     1.74 - 1.69 Green Bay, Wisconsin There's one gas station that seems to try and up the price for competetive reasons and by the time I drive by later in the day, they've gone back down to where everyone else is... |
Kristylovesbb | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 05:40 pm     $1.59. Lexington, NC |
Sabbatia | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 06:05 pm     1.59 Wichita Falls, TX |
Suitsmefine | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 08:34 pm     North Arkansas, 1.59....10 cents more per gallon than last week! |
Lyn | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 09:37 pm     Thursday morning gas was 63.9/L, two hours later it was 79.9/L (Sorry, don't know what that means in gallons) |
Kaili | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 09:46 pm     1 Gallon= 4.5461 Liters So if your gas is about .64 cents per liter, that would mean your gas is approximatly $2.91/gallon. Using the xe.com currency converter, I coverted from Canadian dollars to American dollars and this equals 1.90955 USD. Making your gas about $1.91 per gallon. Yep, I have a lot of free time. Heehee. |
Bryan | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 10:00 pm     My calculator says that the oil companies are appreciating this war stuff that is going on currently. If I were running an oil company I would want the treat of war to continue for as long as it can. |
Bob2112 | Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 11:14 pm     Kaili, a US Gallon is only 3.79 Liters, so if you have anymore free time, you might want to rework the numbers. (Your numbers work for an Imperial Gallon) |
Meggieprice | Monday, February 17, 2003 - 12:37 am     Well then that means we are paying the most at 1.89. Charming. Sf CA area |
Jo_5329 | Monday, February 17, 2003 - 04:47 am     We live in the Phenix City, AL/Columbus, GA area ... we don't buy gas in AL because it's always cheaper, or was until now. The gas station close to the house has reg for: $1.59 The gas station we usually buy gas at in GA, the Chevron station, reg is: $1.55 I'm sorry, this is price gouging (sp) at it's finest. The cheapest I can find it is $1.50 -- and that is probaby watered down. I am considering getting a horse and buggy. Jo |
Kaili | Monday, February 17, 2003 - 06:34 am     The funny thing Bob, was that I just knew you would pop in where numbers were involved!! I used the first website I found for metric conversions and didn't look all that close. Oh well. And what the heck is an imperial gallon?! So then... 1 Gallon= 3.79 Liters .80 per liter (I also didn't use the most recent price Lyn had stated) That would be $3.032 Canadian dollars, converted to American dollars is... 1.99 USD per gallon. This is using the listed exchange rate of $1 Canadian being equal to 0.657431 USD |
Pcakes2 | Monday, February 17, 2003 - 07:10 am     San Francisco Bay Area $1.93 -$2.03 Regular unleaded. |
Kaili | Monday, February 17, 2003 - 07:14 am     I'm wondering how many of these areas use the reformulated ethenol blend gas and which use the old stuff...Does that make a difference really? |
Hermione69 | Monday, February 17, 2003 - 07:30 am     Central Virginia, last week, was lower than most of you, I think. I got the highest octane for $1.69 so the lower had to be about $1.59 or so. Later that week on the news, they had a price check and some stations were offering $1.39 for low-octane gas. I wonder if it has gone up by now? Probably. |
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