Andie Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I've tried hard not to get all worked up about the rising prices, and have scolded my mother for her constant complaining, but UNCLE! UNCLE! I give in! Sheesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaid Dad Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 We're not there yet, thankfully, but I fully expect we will be by Memorial Day. I'm hoping prices ease off after that, as they often do. (Where's a crossed-fingers smiley when I need one?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHDeb Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Southern NH is running in the high $3.60's for regular... pushing $4 for premium and mid $4's for Diesel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.griff Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 http://www.sandiegogasprices.com/ I'm hoping Plaid Dad is right about prices dropping after Memorial Day- we've got to drive across the country this summer! :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 $3.75 most places this afternoon here...... UGH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa4917 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 We are in the Chicagoland area and gas hit $4.00 a gallon a few days ago. $4.07 to be exact. And that's for regular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proudmamma Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Well, it was $3.89 in Indiana yesterday...diesel was $4.40. Haven't been out today to see :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlemaiden Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 wow. Even Hawaii wasn't near $4 yesterday. I haven't been out today. Could it have spiked 20 cents overnight? jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Here in our part of Iowa it was $3.65 today, but where my dad lives in Ohio it was $4.20. Yikes! Needless to say, he is now NOT coming out to my dd's graduation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagnfun Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I've tried hard not to get all worked up about the rising prices, and have scolded my mother for her constant complaining, but UNCLE! UNCLE! I give in! Sheesh. Oh my goodness you lightweights.... :tongue_smilie: California has been $4 for a while now.... We ventured to Az for the weekend and HAPPILY filled the tank for $3.55!!!! sick sick sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happygrrl Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Oh my goodness you lightweights.... :tongue_smilie: California has been $4 for a while now.... We ventured to Az for the weekend and HAPPILY filled the tank for $3.55!!!! sick sick sick Oregon is right there with 'ya! Diesel is in teh $4.30's, and we get biodiesel at $4.78. Yikes! Thankfully we get 50 cents/gallon back on that as a tax credit. But still!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana in OR Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Just have to put a plug in for our new Toyota Prius. Our first fill-up with it cost $25.00 and we got around 50mpg. :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb in NZ Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 At the moment we're paying $1.90 / LITRE & it's forcaste that petrol will go over $2 / L soon!!! That roughly translates to $8+ / gallon as our avg wage is similar so currency differences don't come into spending power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie in Oh Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Ughhhh! Hmmm, do they make a Hybrid 12 passenger van? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 It was $3.67 yesterday and I have to fill my van today :scared: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Ok, I've been hanging clothes out to dry, we cut the heat off early, I pestered my husband till the garden was all put in, I've been wearing my clothes over instead of washing after one wearing. We had already cut back in many ways over the last few years. Now it's time to change my grocery shopping habits. I have been driving 25 minutes away on a dedicated day once a week for groceries. No more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 Ughhhh! Hmmm, do they make a Hybrid 12 passenger van? Yes, but you have to do the modification yourself. Carefully cut out spots in the floor, and git those kids a' runnin'! :tongue_smilie: I have a 12 passenger, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 At the moment we're paying $1.90 / LITRE & it's forcaste that petrol will go over $2 / L soon!!! That roughly translates to $8+ / gallon as our avg wage is similar so currency differences don't come into spending power. Exactly why I've been trying to stay calm about the prices and not join the constant wailing and gnashing and newscasting. I'm trying to keep it in perspective, yk? But....whimper....$4 seems such a *line* to cross LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 Ok, I've been hanging clothes out to dry, we cut the heat off early, I pestered my husband till the garden was all put in, I've been wearing my clothes over instead of washing after one wearing. We had already cut back in many ways over the last few years. Now it's time to change my grocery shopping habits. I have been driving 25 minutes away on a dedicated day once a week for groceries. No more. So what will you do? Are you going that far because you like the particular store, or for better prices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Virginia Dawn Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 So what will you do? Are you going that far because you like the particular store, or for better prices? That is the closest decent grocery store, plus it is next door to my favorite thrift store, plus that's dh's day off and I can go without children. :D However, I have to travel to another town once a week to hand my 14yo off to dh to take to his CAP meeting. So I'm going to shop then, with the 2 younger kids in tow. Beside gas, it will probably save me money just to avoid the thrift store. Now I'm going to have to figure out how to get time to myself without driving away from home.:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 Now I'm going to have to figure out how to get time to myself without driving away from home.:glare: Oh. Well. God be with you in your quest. (And share if you figure it out!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Just have to put a plug in for our new Toyota Prius. Our first fill-up with it cost $25.00 and we got around 50mpg. :auto: I dream at night of 50mpg. I got gas the other day - and have ONLY been in town and i'm sitting at 15mpg in my Odyssey. It was 14.5 but i got to use cruise control on the way home from gymnastics last night and got it up to 15.4. Sigh..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana in OR Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Ughhhh! Hmmm, do they make a Hybrid 12 passenger van? No, but I read about a guy who can modify just about any passenger vehicle to be hybrid and get around 100mpg. He's even done Hummers. It costs him around 25K to do it, I guess if you're already driving a 80K vehicle, what's another 25K? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 They were hovering around $3.95, but today regular unleaded is $4.09. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennifersLost Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Ugh - ours just jumped again - to about $5.48 a gallon. This hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Yes, but you have to do the modification yourself. Carefully cut out spots in the floor, and git those kids a' runnin'! :tongue_smilie: I have a 12 passenger, too. :lol: Perhaps Fred Flintstone was onto something... I haven't left the house in almost a week, but last Friday, ours was $4.09. I don't want to know what it is now. Ignorance, in this case, is indeed bliss! -Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LN in WI Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 We have been over $4 for almost a week. It is at $4.09 today. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 We have been over $4 for almost a week. It is at $4.09 today. Ellen Same here. It was up to $4.16 last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle T Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeccaC Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Dh is paying $5.+ for diesel in Chicagoland. Over $4. for regular unleaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekanamom Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 We're at $4.10 for regular. $5 something for diesel. This was at one of the more "inexpensive" gas stations. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 it is $4.19. It's been over $4 for a number of weeks now. Thankfully, I'm a homebody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularMom Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Here in Bucks County, PA, we've just gone over the $4 mark. The cheapest I can find for regular unleaded right now is $4.03. And my van needs the super which means I'm paying something like $4.25 a gallon. Urgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 $4 in Portland, Ore and Vancouver Wa. :auto: ;( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara R Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I was reading an old blog from around 2005 about peak oil. It said something about research saying that people would change habits at around $4 per gallon, which they calculated would be equivalent to $105 per barrel of oil. We're already up to around $135 last I checked earlier this week. Could it really be that the effects of $135 barrels of oil hasn't fully trickled down to the price of gas? I read somewhere else that the price per gallon of gasoline has historically been 4.23% of the price of a barrel of oil. At $135 per barrel, that works out to $5.71 per gallon. Ouch! Here in Utah we're at about $3.85 still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I paid $4.07 over the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I think it's about $4.20/gallon here in the Detroit area now. We filled up last week at 3.89 and now we feel we got a deal! And, we're trying not to use it up!!! (Think I can get a full summer's use out of a tank of gas??? LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 You don't even want to know the sign I saw today. $4.45/gallon for regular. That doesn't seem to be the average around here though. Average is around $4.25 and I felt lucky to find gas at $4.15 today. We're in No California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 $4.00 here in Kentucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 $4.35 in my town in SoCal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The half dozen Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 It is $4.09 here in Reedsport, Oregon. It jumped 10 cents yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFran Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 It was something like $3.93 over the weekend. We've been home this week, but dh is out right now topping up my tank. He's started filling it up every time I hit 3/4 of a tank so it doesn't cost us so much. I know where dh works in DE it was over $4 last week and they are usually cheaper than us. We're in Chester Co. PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeOnTheRanch Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I gladly paid $4.79/gal for diesel today. I was glad because in my town it is $5.17. Even then it didn't quite get it filled. The pump shuts off automatically at $100 and since the gauge was on F, I didn't go through the procedure for the few extra gallons the tank would have taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 So I guess that I should be happy that I paid "only" $3.859 per gallon today here in coastal NC. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missplacedalaskan Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Here in Gulfport, Miss. it is $3.79 for Regular & $4.59 for Diesel. We have a Ford Excursion that is Diesel and I drive a Ford Expedition. We would consider trading my truck in for something more economical but both the trucks are paid for....and I DON'T want a car payment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Savannah Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I live in south east Georgia, and today we were at $3.82 gallon. I just spoke with my sister in Canada(Ontario) and she is paying $1.30 litre, which is roughly $5.20 gallon. So, we are edging our way up to the Canadian prices. Two summers ago in Canada, my husband was working away from home and driving about 700 miles a weekend....gas was $1.70 liter, which works out to about $6.80 gallon. Wow! That hurt! It didn't leave us with much out of his pay check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELaurie Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Chicago suburbs. :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay in Cal Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Have you tried this? You have to find your region and click on it, then there are updated gas prices.. high and low. http://www.gasbuddy.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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