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    Posted: 13 March 2008 at 8:30am
This is not a rant about the problem, nor my demanding a solution or politically related assault on policy, wars, or any of that. It's merely the relation of a short story that resulted in no small amount of ire on this very day.

This morning, when I got in my gas chugging Chevy Blazer, I glanced at the gas gauge and take note that I've got a little less than a quarter of a tank of fuel. I figure on filling up this afternoon. Driving into work, I pull into the local gas station for my morning coffee and happen to take note of the price of one gallon of gas here in Windham, NY. $3.43

So now, rather than fill up my tank this afternoon, I plan on driving as far from my little mountain town as my remaining gas will allow me to get in the hopes that the surrounding areas aren't so stupidly insane.

I hate to ask, but what are you all paying? Thanks to NY state taxes, I run my tank until its almost empty hoping that the price will dip a little before I have to push myself down the road. It never does. When we get my wife's little Toyota corolla back from her parents, we'll be using that for damn near everything.

I have made the prediction that the state of New York will never EVER see the price of one gallon of gasoline dip below $3.00 again.

/sad little story.
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We're paying about $3.10 here in KC.

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In Hudson county NJ; I'm paying about average 2.97
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State average is $3.09 for regular, so it's about $3.29 for the family cars that need to run on premium. 
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$3.29 (I think) for regular here in Milwaukee at the moment.  Our gas is usually pricier than most.
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Originally posted by TheSpookyKids87 TheSpookyKids87 wrote:

In Hudson county NJ; I'm paying about average 2.97


It figures someone from NJ would wander in here and kick my day in the junk just a little harder. Whenever I'm down at my In-laws in Harriman NY, we jump the border to fill up.
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Last time I got gas. $3.47 for Regular. 
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A friend of mine working for a trucking company is worried about possibly being laid off due to the diesel prices affecting the profit margin of the company.
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Originally posted by Rambino Rambino wrote:

$3.29 (I think) for regular here in Milwaukee at the moment.  Our gas is usually pricier than most.


I hope it gets better by the time the summer rolls around. The wife and I will be riding I-90 back from our trip out west this July.
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I live in CT and I was lookin at 3.59 at my last fill up, unfortunatley I need to get super.

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Also in Connecticut, anywhere from 3.23/gal  in Waterbury to 3.40/gal in Hamden. I'm just glad I don't run anything on diesel, we are up to 4.09/gal of diesel.

I was in New Jersey on Sunday and filled up at 3.09/gal and it was full service. It's sad that I find that a good deal.


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$3.00 in Denver.
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Originally posted by Reb Cpl Reb Cpl wrote:

Originally posted by Rambino Rambino wrote:

$3.29 (I think) for regular here in Milwaukee at the moment.  Our gas is usually pricier than most.


I hope it gets better by the time the summer rolls around. The wife and I will be riding I-90 back from our trip out west this July.

You coming through this neck of the woods?
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I did the litre/gallon and $CAD/USD conversion... We're paying about $4.12 or so at today's exchange rate.

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Michiggan has an average 0f $3.55, but the station near us runs about10 cents cheaper.
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$3.53 for premium here in Morgantown, WV. ~$3.50 in Fredericksburg, VA.
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Yesterday it was $3.29.

The BP oil refinery right by me is losing something close to $0.15 a gallon they sell.  At least they were a few days ago.
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I filled up at 3.15 on sunday.
Monday it jumped to 3.45.
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Originally posted by Rambino Rambino wrote:

Originally posted by Reb Cpl Reb Cpl wrote:

Originally posted by Rambino Rambino wrote:

$3.29 (I think) for regular here in Milwaukee at the moment.  Our gas is usually pricier than most.


I hope it gets better by the time the summer rolls around. The wife and I will be riding I-90 back from our trip out west this July.

You coming through this neck of the woods?



Sometime in July, yeah. We're taking a more southern route to get out to the Pacific, then hitting I-90 in Washington and coming back, since it runs all the way back to NY.

The fun part is, its still a vastly unplanned trip. "Drive west until we hit water. Come back" We're stopping in Chicago to see a friend of mine and we're going to see the redwoods in Cali.....but that's all we've got on the itinerary thus far.


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