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Skunks 11-24-2008 04:24 PM

$2.45 last week, maybe as low as $2.30s in surrounding villages, just because we're the higher-demand spot (have colleges, will gouge.)

limey 11-24-2008 05:31 PM

Are we talking per litre or per gallon here? I'll check it out at the pumps tomorrow and I KNOW all you kind Cellar folks'll all send me petrol (gasoline) for Christmas!

Sundae 11-24-2008 05:37 PM

:eek: careful it's not through your letterbox!

SquidGirl 11-24-2008 08:23 PM

$1.74 today.....I'm curious about what it's like where Monster is since that's just a couple hours away South of me.

My grandparents used to have a big barrel at their farm and a local station would fill it up, maybe 2x a year. With gas prices so low right now, I feel the need to get a huge fuel drum like that in my backyard so I can fill it up and just use that for the year.

TheMercenary 11-24-2008 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SquidGirl (Post 507801)
$1.74 today.....I'm curious about what it's like where Monster is since that's just a couple hours away South of me.

My grandparents used to have a big barrel at their farm and a local station would fill it up, maybe 2x a year. With gas prices so low right now, I feel the need to get a huge fuel drum like that in my backyard so I can fill it up and just use that for the year.

Pretty sure that would be against some law unless you lived on a farm.

tw 11-24-2008 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary (Post 507561)
They were paying .50 less than most people were when prices where high. I wonder why more people couldn't do that.

Southwest Airlines was doing that. It's called hedging or derivatives.

Petroleum is bought maybe 3 months in advance. By the time it arrives, current market prices apply. Amazing how so many complained when the big oil companies reaped profits as prices rise, and ignore the massive losses when prices fall.

Gasoline changes over months which is why gasoline from six months ago may be a problem. See Reynolds’s number to appreciate the concept.

SquidGirl 11-24-2008 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary (Post 507802)
Pretty sure that would be against some law unless you lived on a farm.

Oh, I would most certainly bet it would be against MANY laws. That's why I haven't done it. Heck, my neighbors aren't the smartest. They recently had a bonfire during a fire ban. We live on lots IN the city (not country) and they were throwing bed frame, tires, clothes, childrens play sets, toys, etc. When the fire department came, I guess there was a half-naked drunk guy with a garden hose infront of 20 ft flames telling the firemen he had it under control....as his shed siding was melting. I figure next to them it would also be a bad idea.

wolf 11-24-2008 09:00 PM

Because I live so close to work, I only buy gas once every two to three weeks. I sort of remember paying 1.94 the last time I went. I try not to look at the sign every time I pass it because it seems to drop at least a couple of cents each day, and I'd be too upset over not having waited long enough ... I think it's close to $1.80 right now.

monster 11-24-2008 09:26 PM

$1.53 this evening ...but in a part of a town I hesitate to stop and fill up in at night and tonight I decided no.....

Nirvana 11-24-2008 09:35 PM

$1.53? I was jumping up and down for $1.58 well I guess I will still jump up and down Yippie! I have to buy gas, kerosene, and diesel fuel almost every single day for the various equipment here. Its a little less painful to fill up:D

classicman 11-24-2008 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by tw (Post 507805)
Amazing how so many complained when the big oil companies reaped profits as prices rise, and ignore the massive losses when prices fall.

Yup! There seems to be some sort of disconnect there.

Urbane Guerrilla 11-24-2008 10:36 PM

Ventura County, CA, home of the gypsy moth quarantine, cheapest gas right ATM is $1.97 -- less than half what it was this spring and summer. California's anti-smog formulation always runs between twenty and forty cents more than neighboring states' prices.

But we're not bitter. We just remember to gas up leaving Vegas.

There doesn't seem to be as much variation in gasoline quality in CA as there is in some other regions of the US. I learned not to buy cheapo gasoline in Maryland -- Homoco's 87 octane made my car run like it needed a tuneup when it didn't. Had to top it up again with something more expensive when I got to half a tank to smooth the running back out.

monster 11-24-2008 10:39 PM

it was 1;53 in the dodgy area, but still 1;69 right next to home, and 1:79 and more on the other side of town (6 miles away).....

nuts

xoxoxoBruce 11-25-2008 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt (Post 507574)
How long does gasoline keep? Like 6 months? I know my lawnmower complains if the gas is more than one season old.

I've been hearing problems with gas over three months old, in small engines like mowers, chainsaws and snow blowers, but that's anecdotal. :confused:

LabRat 11-25-2008 09:40 AM

Our cheapest grade (87 Oct 10% EtOH) is $1.79 in Cedar Rapids right now, and was $1.52 this weekend in Des Moines.


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