have gas prices fallen in your area?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 9:55 pm

Sava700 wrote:only to see a bunch of clouds swirl in the ocean.

That could be apocalyptic. Sky and ground meet instantly. lol

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:27 pm

$3 here.

Sucks but short of driving less I have no option short of shopping around for the cheapest gas available and trying to limit my driving, combine trips, etc...

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:03 am

I expect it to keep climbing if news like this keeps coming out...

Oil prices soared above $71 a barrel Wednesday to reach a 2009 high, as investors poured money into crude markets to protect themselves against the inflation risks posed by a weakening U.S. dollar.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/ ... topStories

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:26 pm

$3.20 and climbing.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:36 pm

Sava700 wrote:I expect it to keep climbing if news like this keeps coming out...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/ ... topStories

and yet Paul Krugman who is one of the leading economists says that inflation is just a political scare tactic.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/opini ... ugman.html

But I have to ask, if it's all just fear, then why is it actually happening EXACTLY as I said a few months ago? the sad part is, I don't want to be right. I wanted to be wrong. But I don't see how we can print all this money for bailouts and stimulus and not expect inflation.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:04 pm

JawZ wrote:and yet Paul Krugman who is one of the leading economists says that inflation is just a political scare tactic.

regardless who this guy is or what scare tactic is going on... my wallet just got a little thinner from today's fill up vs what it was in Jan where it should be now.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:37 pm

God damn prices up now to 2.59$/gallon here!!

The average price per gallon of self-serve regular gasoline is $2.66, up 16.68 cents from two weeks ago, the Lundberg Survey found.

Lundberg said there is no reason to expect gas prices will reach the $4-plus levels of last summer but "it might certainly feel that high to many consumers, especially those who are unemployed."

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/14/money. ... index.html

It will only hurt those already hurting... what a shame something can't be done to fight it more.

rickeybojey · Post by **rickeybojey** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:49 am

I surely hope that the fallen gas prices wouldn't result to a sudden increase which has been happening to different countries nowadays.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:34 am

rickeybojey wrote:I surely hope that the fallen gas prices wouldn't result to a sudden increase which has been happening to different countries nowadays.

you can bet some of it is cause of a failed and corrupted Iran election and North Korea getting all high and mighty...

Check this out:

Gas Prices May Stall The Economic Recovery

Gas prices have been steadily rising in this country in recent weeks - echoing a spike last summer. They jumped another 17 cents in two weeks to a national average of $2.66 a gallon.

Could costlier gas - along with costlier mortgages - slow the economic recovery?

And gasoline prices are up from a nationwide average of $1.62 a gallon in December to $2.66 this week, with parts of the country seeing $3 a gallon and beyond.

In part, the spike is seasonal, but it's also being driven up by investors who believe the economy is starting to improve. However, those higher prices could slow down the pace of any recovery before it even gets off the ground.

"When oil process dropped from $148 barrel down to under $40 a barrel, it added about $250 billion to house hold purchasing power in the United States," said David Wyss of Standard and Poor's. "The rise in oil prices over the last three months, has taken about a third of that back away."

"People are still a little concerned about their jobs, about the state of the economy right now," said Jay Bryson, a global economist for Wachovia. "I don't see them rushing out and buying a house. Perhaps they decide to wait until rates come back down again."

Like the price of oil, many believe the rise in mortgage rates reflects a resurgence in economic activity. But analysts warn if the costs to consumers and business increase too much, an already weak economic engine will stall.

If something isn't done about prices and get them back down lower we will be in a world of hurt!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/ ... topStories

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:59 am

About damn time!!

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The price of a gallon of gas dipped Monday, snapping a 54-day run-up.

Nationwide, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline edged down to $2.69, shaving just three-tenths of a cent from the previous day's average of $2.693, according to motorist group AAA.

The surge in gas prices threatens to derail any economic recovery. With consumers having to pour more dollars into their gas tank, the fear is that they will have to cut back in other areas.

Furthermore, consumers are already on edge with unemployment rates continuing to inch up. Friday, the government reported that jobless rates increased in forty-eight states and the District of Columbia.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/22/markets ... /index.htm

But I predict a sharp 10 cent jump back up for the Forth of July just cause its a nice day.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:45 pm

Well looks like prices dropped 10cents the other day then jumped back up 4cents... odd.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:49 pm

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:48 pm

2.49$/gallon here as of this morning, I'll have to see what it is this evening since I think it may have changed again.

Unholy · Post by **Unholy** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:28 pm

$3.19

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:38 am

2.31 this morning. i know the guy that owns the gas station where i got it from and he said i had better get all i wanted this morning because by time i got off work it would not be any where close to 2.31.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:00 pm

I think prices went up a few cents over the weekend...prob used that July 4th excuse

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:06 pm

$3.29

24giovanni · Post by **24giovanni** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:24 pm

$2.52 here

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:59 am

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:52 am

2.49$/gallon yesterday... with no reason at all for its increase!?

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:53 am

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:13 am

rising back up quick.. 3 weeks ago it was 2.09 where I filled up and now its 2.49$

all I have to say is W.T.F!?

Edit:

well this certainly won't help it go down any:

A tropical storm warning is posted for the Gulf Coast from the Alabama-Florida state line eastward to the Suwannee River in Florida. The storm, currently a tropical depression, is about 125 miles south-southeast of Apalachicola, Florida. The National Hurricane Center predicts it will strengthen to a tropical storm this afternoon before it hits land. The storm has top sustained winds of 35 mph.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:49 am

I must show my admiration here, as this thread is the most ingenious method of postcount padding since the "What Are You Listening To?" thread was started...

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:30 pm

Burke wrote:I must show my admiration here, as this thread is the most ingenious method of postcount padding since the "What Are You Listening To?" thread was started...

Has nothing to do with post count...I could really care less either way. This is just a way to vent frustration of the prices climbing for no valid reason or to show happiness of the prices dropping and their causes and perhaps a solution to keep them low. If anything Burke, your post just added to your post count so your included in this evil ingenious method you seemed to have pointed out.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:36 pm

Thats a hell of an award acceptance speech.

EDIT: And posting a 3 digit number alone surely isnt venting frustrations.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:11 pm

Burke wrote:I must show my admiration here, as this thread is the most ingenious method of postcount padding since the "What Are You Listening To?" thread was started...

damn, i am ingenious without even trying. the original question was due to a decent dip in prices which was not something i was used to. i posted the question in hopes that it was happening everywhere and not just a fluke sale at the specific gas station i usually go to. the other gas stations in the area were not on par with that stations prices. sooooooooo, if everybody was getting a cut in prices then that would tell me that maybe the prices were going to start dropping finally.

as forum nature would have it though, it turned in to this.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:12 pm

btw....

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:12 pm

it is hard.....

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:13 pm

for me to believe....

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:13 pm

that people really care....

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:13 pm

about the number of posts they have.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 8:44 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote: EDIT: And posting a 3 digit number alone surely isnt venting frustrations.

if the number continues to climb without good reason then yes its venting frustrations even if you don't think it is.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:05 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Thats a hell of an award acceptance speech.

EDIT: And posting a 3 digit number alone surely isnt venting frustrations.

maybe 3 digis do not vent frustrations, but it is in line with the topic.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:59 am

Sava700 wrote:if the number continues to climb without good reason then yes its venting frustrations even if you don't think it is.

And if the number is not climbing all the time?

Gixxer wrote:maybe 3 digis do not vent frustrations, but it is in line with the topic.

That it is.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:15 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:And if the number is not climbing all the time?

climbed again today... 2.49$ to 2.55$ . Whats the reason?? The tropical storm didn't do anything but cause rain and the hurricane out in the atlantic now is projected to go off the east coast so it can't be weather related. Oil prices are falling too... so you tell me what in the hell is causing it to go up?!?!?

http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2009/0 ... 250514726/

Crude oil prices fell on the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday as confidence in a global economic recovery waned.

Prices had fallen $3.28 per barrel Friday and dropped an additional 88 cents to $66.79 per barrel Monday.

Heating oil prices lost 0.0242 cents to $1.827 per gallon. Reformulated gasoline prices rose 0.0024 cents to $1.95 per gallon. Natural gas prices lost 0.061 cents to $3.20 per million British thermal units.

At the pump, the national average price for unleaded gasoline was $2.641 per gallon, down from Sunday's $2.643, AAA said.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:43 pm

Sava700 wrote:so you tell me what in the hell is causing it to go up?!?!?

You've been told many times.

also, +1 for avoiding the question you quoted.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:48 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:You've been told many times.

also, +1 for avoiding the question you quoted.

no... the other times were from those other instances of it climbing. Right now I can't really think of a good "valid" reason for it going up with everything else pointing that they should be falling.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:42 pm

weird, they are going down here. about 20 miles from here it is at 227 and i think it is around 240 here

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:46 am

Sava700 wrote:no... the other times were from those other instances of it climbing.

No I meant the grand scheme of things, and it works for them all.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:51 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:No I meant the grand scheme of things, and it works for them all.

I can't read your mind dude... and doesn't matter, at this point there is no excuses popping up from anyone.