4.63 regular unleaded, 4.83 premium, TODAY

[nadinbrzezinski]

to quote Bill, "it's the economy stupid."

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[davidinalameda]

2. it's not quite that high here

I think I saw 4.30 regular and 4.60 premium

[Breeze54]

3. Who's at fault? McLame, Clinton or Obma?

I'd say McLame.

It's $4.02 reg. here...

[Major Hogwash]

40. Who voted against a windfalls profit tax levied against the oil companies?

Hillary.

4 times.

[Breeze54]

41. It was a question made in jest but Obama voted for Bush's energy policy too.

Kucinich didn't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Major Hogwash]

42. Hillary voted against the windfalls profit tax 4 times. 4 times. 4 times. 4 times.

Did you read that?

4 times.

Want a "gas tax holiday" now?

[Muttocracy]

4. wow, where are you located? $4.15-$4.25 here in upstate NY. nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. San Diego California,

Granted that is ONE of the expensive places, and I expect to see somewhat less tomorrow at the PX, but well over four

It is the economy stupid

Ah that bike of mine, I am truly loving the damn thing, as well as my hybrid

[Muttocracy]

17. I'm going to be moving in part due to transportation

Moving from an apt. I don't like with so-so bus service and a very hilly bike ride to one with great bus service and a flat bike ride. I'm very depressed about it though - been trying to buy a house and I'm giving up in part because the ones I can afford are a long drive from work. Thus I will keep paying other people's mortgages rather than my own :cry:

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. Houses will continue to crash I suspect

the pattern is similar to the great depression, so at this point keep your head above water, the best we can all do

[Muttocracy]

22. less of a crash here because unemployment is low

in the college town where I work - but people are driving LONG distances from the surrounding counties where the manufacturing has disappeared. Housing is expensive close in, cheaper further away. I don't know how they're managing the gas costs though - it probably made sense to have a 15-30 mile commute a few years ago in return for cheaper housing or lower property taxes, but not now.

[Cha]

31. And, I'm loving not having a car

anymore but feel for those who need them.

I hear a lot of stories where I work about all the ways people are only driving when necessary, carpooling, buying cars that get more gas mileage.

It's permeated the national consciousness that's for sure.

[cabbage08]

5. Where at?

[hendo]

6. Damn, it hasn't topped $4 here yet. n/t

[Yukari Yakumo]

9. Same here.

But give it a week or two.

[Doityourself]

44. Here either...for reg its $3.91

[Avalon6]

7. People don't understand that gas prices are not going down

When you have increasing demand and decreasing supply, prices will increase and there is nothing the president can do to lower gas prices. We need a fundamental change in the way we use energy.

[nebula]

24. That argument is nonsense

when the oil companies and Wall Street speculators are raking in tens of billions in profits, you know the problem isn't with supply and demand. don't be fooled by the oil company propaganda.

[charlie]

26. That's just part of it

This president committed us to 2 ongoing overseas clusterfucks and simultaneously depleted the treasury with tax cuts. He's gutted investments in infrastructure and social welfare. He makes world markets skittish with his incessant sabre rattling and speculators are having a field day. Meanwhile, we have a Fed who thinks the solution to the burgeoning economic crisis is to flood the world with more greenbacks. The dollar is getting the shit kicked out of it as a result.

It's not a stretch to say that a good part of current gas prices are a form of Bush Tax. Gas prices would be considerably higher, but under an administration that practiced sound fiscal and diplomatic stewardship, they'd be lower than today.

[ruggerson]

8. Cost me 95 bucks to fill up mine this AM

and I had about an eighth of a tank left.

[zulchzulu]

10. $3.99 9/10 today in Madison WI

It's not 4 bucks here yet.

:sarcasm:

[TTUBatfan2008]

11. I paid $3.96 for regular unleaded last night...

I'm in Midland, TX.

[Andy823]

12. Went up

To $4.19 in my town in rural Washington state on Friday, but I went to one station that was still $4.14 and topped off my rigs. I know it will be going up again this week, it always does! Diesel has been staying the same no for two weeks at $4.99.

[DeschutesRiver]

29. Central Oregon here

and dh just paid 3.83 to fill up with diesel. It has been going up so fricking fast that I can't even tell you what it was before.

Also, we work from home now, self employed and retired from another profession. So I can make my gas bill no more than $100/month, unless there is an emergency reason to we need to go to home (sadly, have had a few of those recently). When it is time to pick up hay to fill the barn, that will be a big sucking noise at the pump, but those trips will bring home enough for a year. When we do go to town, we leave at sun-up and do EVERYTHING we need to do until sun-down.

If we were young, this would be impossible to orchestrate.

[DeschutesRiver]

38. Typo in previous post - meant to say paid $4.83!!

Boy wish it had been 3.83 - "the good old days".

[Purveyor]

13. $4.09 in the booming Mid-michigan area that has one of the highest unemployment rates in the US.

Jackson County...that is.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. San Diego California, and granted that is one of the EXPENSIVE

stations but it has been well over four for a while now

[WorseBeforeBetter]

16. $4.05 at a BP in N. Raleigh, North Carolina. (n/t)

[AngryOldDem]

18. It was down around $3.80 last week, but is now $3.99 this weekend.

One smaller station was at $4, so I'm expecting to see $4 at the larger stations, possibly as early as Monday. They've been flirting with $4 for a few weeks now; I think the time has come when they'll actually charge it.

[Muttocracy]

23. they were probably just waiting to get more "4" magnets in :)

[mwooldri]

25. One gas station earby didn't have any 4 magnets.

It just put up the price of the cents of the gas. 00 9/10's for regular.

Cheapest gas in the land!

Mark.

[crickets]

20. YIKES. What part of the country are you in? It's 3.98 9/10 here.

This after it's hovered in the low to mid 3.80s for a couple of weeks. It usually changes by a penny or two on Monday morning, so it's surprising to see the price change on or before Sunday and by such a significant jump. At this rate by next weekend it will be over $4. Easy. :(

it's the economy stupid.

Yep. Horrible economy, energy crisis. Welcome back to the '70s. It's going to suck, hard, all over again. It didn't have to be this way. We could have listened to Jimmy Carter (Gad, I hate Ronald Reagan and his damned October surprise) and we could have told warmongers like the Bushes to stuff it. We tried. It's time to try harder.

[Muttocracy]

21. Is anyone seeing small gas stations close? One in my area quit selling gas

One of the last places to do auto repair and sell gas - they closed up the pumps and are selling more used cars now. My guess is they couldn't compete with the stations on the bigger road a couple of miles away - people would wait it out or not be willing to support the more local guy anymore.

[cindyw]

27. 4.99 - 5.30 in Santa Barbara, CA

Top that people. We've stopped driving the Mercedes. I know it sounds like I'm an idiot complainer, but it's an older one. I've sold all the trucks and vans thinking that was enough, but the Mercedes requires Premium gas. can't afford that.

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. I know the feeling... next time dad comes to visit they may finally sell

the twenty year old + beemie... that said, that car has ALMOST the same MPG as my hybrid

Of course the bike gets the best MPG

:-)

A coffee and a bagel

[Tresalisa]

30. Regular went up from 409.9 to 411.9

in one day here in SE WA state, where I live. I don't know what premium and diesel are. I'm fortunate that I work at home and don't have to drive every day.

[PseudoIntellect]

32. Wow, it's still in the 4.30s here in the Bay Area.

[Eurobabe]

33. Daughter paid $4.19 regular in Philly suburbs.

Of course we pay about $9.00 a gallon overseas.

[davidpdx]

34. My mom said it's $4.18 in Southern Oregon

and my jaw just dropped. I haven't been in the US since last fall, but it was hovering around $3 a gallon then.

It's highway robbery!

[WinkyDink]

35. Mission Accomplished.

And no, I'm not joking.

[nadinbrzezinski]

39. Oh I know, fully understand

[K Gardner]

36. I filled up at $3.79/gal here in TN on Friday.

[ecstatic]

37. has minimum wage increased? Bush is asleep at the wheel

Gas prices have skyrocketed and wages have not. I remember prices of less than 2.00/gallon in 2005! Now the price has doubled? Businesses which rely on transportation are suffering and if they go belly up, that just makes it worse for everyone!

[ramapo]

43. $4.999 Diesel in NNJ

$5 tomorrow?