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Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | (show all) Poll Gas Watch       #210629 - 09/02/05 08:01 AM Edit Reply Quote Little Minnie Reged: 04/16/04 Posts: 4987 Loc: Minnesota How much is a gallon of regular unleaded in your area? You can also include additional comments about what that means to you. And for overseas friends give it in your litre amount or whatever. -------------------- IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages: "You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Poll Gas Watch       #210634 - 09/02/05 08:11 AM Edit Reply Quote jrs Reged: 03/31/03 Posts: 317 Loc: Aberystwyth, Wales Here it's $1.39/litre, or in US terms, $4.43/gallon. By the way, I have to give props to Google for this - I didn't think it would work, but I typed in '1.39 CAD per liter in USD per gallon' - and it came up with the right answer. I knew it could do measurements, but it's cool that they incorporated currency exchange too. - Vincent Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Poll Gas Watch       #210635 - 09/02/05 08:12 AM Edit Reply Quote Sara-Sage Reged: 02/04/04 Posts: 5508 Vincent! it's pretty close to that here in Ottawa. How inflated!!! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Poll Gas Watch       #210636 - 09/02/05 08:13 AM Edit Reply Quote TommyNY Reged: 04/29/04 Posts: 1530 $3.39 for regular. Has increased by 70 cents in 3 days. I for one am not driving anywhere unless I have to and will not fill up my tank until it is necessary. I urge anyone who does not have to drive for work to do the same. We all need to show these oil companies that they cannot rip us off! If demand falls, so does prices. -------------------- Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Poll Gas Watch       #210642 - 09/02/05 08:48 AM Edit Reply Quote bamagirl Reged: 04/02/04 Posts: 1407 Loc: Alabama $3.29/gallon as of Friday....started the week at $2.59! No regular unleaded available here since Wednesday evening. Just north of Auburn, AL. -------------------- God is Faithful! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Poll Gas Watch       #210647 - 09/02/05 09:02 AM Edit Reply Quote Snorkie Reged: 02/15/05 Posts: 1999 Loc: Northern Illinois, USA $3.19-3.29/ gallon in the Rockford, IL area. As far as I know, there have been no shortages yet. We may not go on vacation next week - at least not all the way to Michigan. My co-workers and I are considering car pooling in the near future. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Poll Gas Watch       #210650 - 09/02/05 09:21 AM Edit Reply Quote michele Reged: 06/02/03 Posts: 6886 Loc: southeastern michigan $3.29 in Michigan! A couple of stations are out of gas but no major shortages or long lines! -------------------- Taking it one day at a time..... Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Poll Gas Watch       #210656 - 09/02/05 09:33 AM Edit Reply Quote Dr. Spice Yamin Reged: 04/15/04 Posts: 3286 Loc: Maryland 3.39 regular unleaded here. on tues it was 2.39! -------------------- Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Poll Gas Watch       #210670 - 09/02/05 10:28 AM Edit Reply Quote tnchawk Reged: 04/02/03 Posts: 489 Loc: New Ken, PA $3.29 for regular here outside Pittsburgh. There were several gas stations that ran out. Also, we have a grocery store(Giant Eagle) that offers $.10 off a gallon w/each $50 purchase in their stores(which is EASY to do) and those gas stations(Get Go) that honor that discount were lined up into the streets! Christianne -------------------- What if the Hokey Pokey is what it's all about??? Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Poll Gas Watch       #210672 - 09/02/05 10:33 AM Edit Reply Quote Vicam Reged: 02/24/04 Posts: 1955 Loc: Ontario, Canada IT's $1.29 a litre here in London...I have seen in slightly lower but you have to drive all around town to find the station with the lowest price (kinda self-defeating right now). Canadians, does anyone know why our gas is so much more per gallon than the US when you do the conversion? Is it because of our gas tax? I'm just floored...I live right by the border and it sounds like it would still be cheaper to drive across to fill up Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Poll Gas Watch       #210674 - 09/02/05 10:53 AM Edit Reply Quote Snorkie Reged: 02/15/05 Posts: 1999 Loc: Northern Illinois, USA gasbuddy.com - Click on your state and local and get the best and worst prices. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     $3.49 gallon and many are closed/out of gas in Charlotte, NC. nt       #210675 - 09/02/05 10:54 AM Edit Reply Quote ecmmbm Reged: 02/23/03 Posts: 1622 Loc: North Carolina -------------------- Take care, Michelle ...the greatest of these is LOVE. (I Cor 13) Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Poll Gas Watch       #210679 - 09/02/05 11:16 AM Edit Reply Quote jrs Reged: 03/31/03 Posts: 317 Loc: Aberystwyth, Wales I was just told that our gas in Halifax is now around $1.48/litre ($4.72/gallon USD). And yes, the reason why it is more expensive is because the tax component is higher. However, it is an excise tax (constant amount), not an ad valorum tax (certain percentage), so the recent increases have mostly been from increases in the market price - there is no tax component. However, I say 'mostly' since they also add GST/PST/HST on top of that, the amount of which will increase as prices increase. The flat tax itself varies by province, from .20 per litre in Alberta to .28 per litre in PEI. Then you add anywhere from 7% (Alberta again) to 15% (Maritimes) on top of that. However, I can't really advocate lowering or getting rid of it (as many do) because most of the increase in prices are market based, and likely to exhibit a continuous upward trend anyway once this current shortage is over. A better idea would be to allocate some of the taxes as subsidies with respect to essentials such as home heating oil since it is more difficult for everyone to quickly adapt to the sudden price increases on the cost of heating their homes than it is their transportation. Rural people are kind of out of luck in this, I know, and will likely face a greater overall increase in price levels than people in urban centres. It's unclear to me whether this can be (or to what extent it should be - is there a normative case for rural vs. urban outside of personal preference?) fixed though. - Vincent Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     $2.89 yesterday, stations open, not going anywhere unless absolute necessary. ~nt~       #210680 - 09/02/05 11:17 AM Edit Reply Quote poochibelly Reged: 04/27/05 Posts: 1614 -------------------- Have a blessed day!...Rachel stable and sooooooo thankful! I have IBS but it doesn't have me! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     $2.99 today, no shortages here yet. - nt       #210692 - 09/02/05 11:52 AM Edit Reply Quote karyash Reged: 04/11/05 Posts: 94 Loc: Fargo, ND Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     $3.09, no shortages yet       #210694 - 09/02/05 11:59 AM Edit Reply Quote atomic rose Reged: 06/01/04 Posts: 7013 Loc: Maine (IBS-A stable since July '05!) And what this means for us is that everything we do has been cut down to bare-essential level. Do we really NEED to go to the bank, which is 20 miles away, to deposit that $50 check? Do I NEED soy milk and fruit, which means having to go to the next town over to the big grocery store? No... it can wait another week. As I've said before, it also means that Adam really can't afford to drive to work anymore. He's spending about 25% of his take-home pay on gas, and that's WITH a carpool. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: $1.33 a LITRE (Quart) in SW Ontario -nt-       #210714 - 09/02/05 01:15 PM Edit Reply Quote Yoda (formerly Hans) Reged: 01/22/03 Posts: 3682 Loc: Canada -------------------- Formerly HanSolo. IBS, OCD, Bipolar, PTSD times 3. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     $3.59 for regular, but they only had super and premium left       #210731 - 09/02/05 04:17 PM Edit Reply Quote Nelly Reged: 08/06/04 Posts: 4381 Loc: Within stray mortar fire of DC ...at the gas station I just went to. All in all it's still cheaper for me to drive than fly to NY next week! This is a great website, and REALLY accurate in my area: http://www.marylandgasprices.com/. Other states have pages like this. They're a great way to cost-compare before you leave the house! ~nelly~ Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Websites by state, with cheapest gas MUST READ!       #210732 - 09/02/05 04:22 PM Edit Reply Quote Nelly Reged: 08/06/04 Posts: 4381 Loc: Within stray mortar fire of DC http://www.georgiagasprices.com/ http://www.michigangasprices.com/ http://www.illinoisgasprices.com/ ..and so on. Just plug in your own state. Great sites, and extremely accurate in my area! ~nelly~ Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: You Tommy are lucky!!!       #210737 - 09/02/05 05:25 PM Edit Reply Quote LittleLisa Reged: 06/22/04 Posts: 2018 Loc: USA You have the option of taking public transporation don't ya? We here in Pennsylvania (well at least in the suburbs of Philly) don't have that option. I wish we did. I wouldn't mind taking a bus to the mall or somewhere. You are right though, not driving unless we have to should help in some way! -------------------- ~~~Lisa~~~ Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Great tip Nelly. Very accurate. Just paid $3.19/gallon -nt-       #210738 - 09/02/05 05:26 PM Edit Reply Quote LittleLisa Reged: 06/22/04 Posts: 2018 Loc: USA -------------------- ~~~Lisa~~~ Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     10 hours later, it's $3.39, still no shortages, but argh! -nt-       #210745 - 09/02/05 06:20 PM Edit Reply Quote atomic rose Reged: 06/01/04 Posts: 7013 Loc: Maine (IBS-A stable since July '05!) Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Poll Gas Watch       #210777 - 09/03/05 07:39 AM Edit Reply Quote Snorkie Reged: 02/15/05 Posts: 1999 Loc: Northern Illinois, USA The low this morning according to gasbuddy.com (same as <insertstate>gasprices.com, by the way)is $3.19 a gallon. At least it's holding steady at this point. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Poll Gas Watch       #210782 - 09/03/05 08:11 AM Edit Reply Quote RachelT Reged: 07/01/04 Posts: 2350 Loc: Minnesota Here in small-town Iowa it's only up to $2.99 a gallon. I heard just last night though, that it was up above $5 in Georgia! Is that true?? Yikes! I don't envy any of you that are experiencing the huge increases. -------------------- ~ Rachel (IBS-C) If life hands you lemons, make lemonade!! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Websites by state, with cheapest gas MUST READ!       #210813 - 09/03/05 11:50 AM Edit Reply Quote Little Minnie Reged: 04/16/04 Posts: 4987 Loc: Minnesota I used to be one of those gas price watchers and reported gas prices every day online. -------------------- IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages: "You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     not the time to have my wages cut by a third       #210815 - 09/03/05 11:59 AM Edit Reply Quote Little Minnie Reged: 04/16/04 Posts: 4987 Loc: Minnesota Gas went up to 3.12 here yesterday but came down under 3.00 today. As some know I drive my pickup for work (meter reading in mostly rural areas) and my office was moved another 20 miles away (40 miles now). Fortunately my truck takes ethanol, but even that is pricey. E 85 was $2.59 last time I checked and only certain stations have it. I am really trying to cut back where I can. And I am still looking for local work. -------------------- IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages: "You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     I paid $2.89 today -nt-       #210843 - 09/03/05 04:52 PM Edit Reply Quote ChristineM Reged: 05/31/04 Posts: 1662 Loc: soCal -------------------- Christine Those who can do; those who want it done better teach. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     R$4.00 on Cape Cod today. nt       #211111 - 09/05/05 05:21 PM Edit Reply Quote Portageegal Reged: 06/28/05 Posts: 940 Loc: Massachusetts -------------------- Carol nós somos o que nós somos e o descanso é merda Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | (show all)

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