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OT: Poll: Gas prices

I still have a couple of the Grog mugs floating around here. Can't remember which station gave them out.

Reply to
Kurt Ullman
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San Antonio-- a few places have $2.59, a lot of $2.69. It varies about

20 cents from one part of town to another. BTW, I can remember 18.9 cents during price wars as recently as 1971 or 72. To the previous poster about the Dodge Dart-- at 22 cents, I doubt you could have fit $4 worth in it, let alone $5. Last week. I was riding with a guy in his wife's F-150, about a 2001, and he commented that in the last week or so he noticed it was pinging a lot more than it used to. I have a 92 GMC p/u and a 2001 Dodge van company truck and have noticed the exact same thing. Lower price=lower octane? Larry
Reply to
lp13-30

It's getting better. GM is adding overtime for two shifts at its Arlington, Texas plant.

That plant makes Suburbans and Tahoes!

Reply to
HeyBub

We are still well-above $3 in Knoxville, TN (one station was as high as $5.39 a few weeks ago). I have stopped eating at restaurants, mall shopping, weekend rides, etc when fillups went over $80, since there's little money left. With oil barrels under $90, we should be seeing $2.80 a gallon.

Reply to
Phisherman

My Dodge Dart got about 11 MPG and wouldn't run when it was wet. It was a

1974 model, the first year Chrysler had electronic ignition. And when I had it, gas was about .89 or so a galon.

What model year was your Dodge Dart?

Reply to
Stormin Mormon

In Clyde, NY, one gas station finally took out the pumps. Not enough markup on gasoline. He does about as well, on soda, chips, beer, cigs. The leaky fuel tank and EPA headaches, and it just wasn't worth it.

Reply to
Stormin Mormon

I've seen 3.30 to 3.65 price range around Rochester NY. The cheapest station, I don't buy there. Cause when I was in college I bought some of the gas there, and it didn't run very well. That was 1983, so I must not be very forgiving? Like you, I find that the couple cents saved on the pump price often gives gasoline that doesn't run properly.

Reply to
Stormin Mormon

I remember those gas prices and gas price wars. Unfortunately, I started driving just before gas hist $1.00. I don't remember paying less than $.60.

Reply to
Mike Dobony

A friend went to Il about 2 weeks ago. As soon as he crossed the border gas was 50 cents more than Missouri and eastern MO was about 20 cents more than here. I see it is 20 cents more in Iowa also, $2.67. Highest price is in Nome, AK at %5.31. Guess it doesn't matter that AK is a mega source of crude. Guess there are no refineries in AK.

Reply to
Mike Dobony

Could be worse, you could be in Atlantic Canada. Our gas right now is $1.09 a litre, which adds up to about $4.16 a gallon.

KD

Reply to
KD

We're still getting screwed-over in Illinois, taxes here and the different blends makes for the highest gas prices in the country. Why the govt thinks oil profits of 9% are a windfall, while their taxes over 20% are not a windfall is beyond me. Its still $3.99 a gallon in the city and the adjacent-to-city burbs, the outer burbs are around $3.30. Illinois has no republicans, so all this makes sense.

Reply to
RickH

The speculators are also responsible for gas prices decreasing, but you never hear that side from the politicians. Same as corn, wheat, orange juice, etc. futures... but nobody is proposing we close the agricutural futures markets. Gas futures are no different.

Reply to
RickH

$2.25 here in the kc area.

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Reply to
Steve Barker DLT

Not to mention those stupid assed dangerous speed limit rules on the interstate in IL.

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We're still getting screwed-over in Illinois, taxes here and the different blends makes for the highest gas prices in the country. Why the govt thinks oil profits of 9% are a windfall, while their taxes over 20% are not a windfall is beyond me. Its still $3.99 a gallon in the city and the adjacent-to-city burbs, the outer burbs are around $3.30. Illinois has no republicans, so all this makes sense.

Reply to
Steve Barker DLT

Next to the speed-limit signs is another that reads: "Chicago is a nuclear-free zone."

It averages out.

Reply to
HeyBub

The Dart I had was a 65 model. It had a point type ignition system. The electronic ignition was put on all models starting in 1972 with some performance models getting it earlier. I had fun with that car, I did all sorts of modifications to it and had a blast.

TDD

Reply to
The Daring Dufas

That's that special Canuck blend. It's mixed with Canadian Mist to prevent ice formation.

TDD

Reply to
The Daring Dufas

Much of the differences between states is the difference in taxes.

Reply to
Kurt Ullman

Huh? We have more nuclear plants here in a concentrated area than anywhere else in the US.

Reply to
RickH

"The film shows how citizen groups worldwide have responded by organizing nuclear free zones in their communities, regions and countries. More than

4,300 nuclear free zones now exist in 37 countries, and over 17 million Americans now live in nuclear free zones-including New York, Chicago, Oakland and Berkeley, California. FREE ZONE documents this vital movement with compelling stories of nuclear radiation survivors turned activists and the challenges which confront the movement worldwide."

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The city declared itself such back in the '80s. But, if you're right, the declaration is as effective as Chicago being a "gun free zone."

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HeyBub

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