How low has your gas prices become? - Page 2

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

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

$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

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

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

classicman · 11-24-2008, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by tw

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

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.

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.

11-24-2008, 05:31 PM	#17
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	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! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

11-24-2008, 09:00 PM	#23
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	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. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-24-2008, 09:26 PM	#24
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	$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..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-24-2008, 09:35 PM	#25
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	$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 __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

11-24-2008, 10:36 PM	#27
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	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. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

11-24-2008, 04:24 PM	#16
Skunks I thought I changed this. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: western nowhere, ny Posts: 412	$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.)

11-24-2008, 05:37 PM	#18
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	careful it's not through your letterbox!

11-24-2008, 08:23 PM	#19
SquidGirl Colloquialist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cavern in Mount Pleasant, MI Posts: 79	$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.

11-24-2008, 10:39 PM	#28
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	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 __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-25-2008, 09:40 AM	#30
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Our cheapest grade (87 Oct 10% EtOH) is $1.79 in Cedar Rapids right now, and was $1.52 this weekend in Des Moines. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

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