RV Fuel Issues & Prices - Post 'Em Here!

[Dick_A]

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[8_1_Van]

When I was stationed at Ft Richardson Alaska (April 66-April 68) I paid 44 cents a gallon for premium gas and 19 cents in Kansas May 68 were reg gas was 17 cents a gallon.

[ak_traveler]

I almost died of shock!!!!

I drove by my usual fuel station and saw the sign advertising the prices... DIESEL WAS LESS THAN $4.00 A GALLON!!!

Yep - hadn't seen that in way too long. Diesel at Fred Meyers in Fairbanks is currently (11/14/2008)at $3.92 a gallon. Not as low as it is in some other parts of the country but for us it's a miracle!

[lwmuddy]

8.1 Van wrote:
There must be alot of poor people in Columbus Ohio.

:S Do you think. With all the thousands out of work?
After a while they will start climbing again, as before.
But, they'll have a logical reason for the increases, as Before.:h

No no, wait, now we may have nuclear reactors in our cars and homes.:E

All you'll need is a lead lined suit when you drive.:R
Lighten up, it's only money.:B

[8_1_Van]

There must be alot of poor people in Columbus Ohio.

[lwmuddy]

Now that you mention it, it does sound strange that for the longest time all the stations were (for the most part) all posting the same prices at the same time.
But now they are all over the place and I too have seen cheaper pricing in poor neighborhoods and also in tiny little, out of the way, towns. You would think that little towns would pay more for deliveries, but I guess not.

These prices can't last forever considering the state of the nation and business.

Maybe they'll try to pay off the Trillions in debts with a $1.00 per gallon "Save the Nation Tax".

I don't think we've seen anything yet.

No one said exactly how much the tax reduction would be on 95% of the people.
There lies the rub.

[Bumpyroad]

ORbiker wrote:
SO
Why are the prices across the US so different?
There is over a $1.00 difference from the low to the high gas prices.
Here in Oregon the price can vary $.50 from one station to another. And Diesel is almost a $1.00 more then gas.
State and Fed. tax in Oregon is $.24

I was a little shocked in MD to learn that wholesalers charge according to affluence, etc. of the area. I can see volume discounts, etc., but I would think that there was some pricing rules/regulations that would require a degree of fairness. It was pointed out that Exxon for example could charge a station on one side of the street much more than one on the other because the zone boundary went down that street.
Generally I am not in favor of govt. regulation, but in that case??
bumpy

[ORbiker]

SO
Why are the prices across the US so different?
There is over a $1.00 difference from the low to the high gas prices.
Here in Oregon the price can vary $.50 from one station to another. And Diesel is almost a $1.00 more then gas.
State and Fed. tax in Oregon is $.24

[AO_hitech]

So, someone one here predicted prices would drop right before the election. Regardless of whether you believe they did for the reasons he gave, they did fall, just as predicted.

He also predicted they would go back up, IIRC. How long after the election was that prediction?

[AO_hitech]

RV-1/2n-FUN wrote:
$60.00/barrel? I don't think in my future, but I'm a pessimist, so I will be correct or pleasantly surprised.

So, you (and a lot of the rest of us) are surprised?!?

It is in the $60 per barrel range. 😄

[8_1_Van]

I see Shell gas as low as $1.65 so if you use a new Shell Mastercard that gives 10% rebate on Shell gas it drops to $1.49 !

[SRT]

Sigh, gas prices in Duluth are $2.23 and $2.15 at Sam's Club. Hoping the price drops below $2.00 and stays there through next summer.

[ericsmith32]

Filled up at $1.78 at Sams in North KC today. 25 bucks for 15 gallons can you say road trip!!?

[cjoseph]

tenbear wrote:
Today I filled up here in Northern Vermont. The price was 2.759 and I had a .40 discount thru the local grocery store program so I paid 2.359. Maybe I should move to VA.
The day after the political campaign and seeing all the political signs on lawns made me think that the price of gas and political signs have something in common. They are quick to go up and slow to come down.

...and they're made of petroleum products!! (most of them)

We call them litter on a stick.

[tenbear]

Today I filled up here in Northern Vermont. The price was 2.759 and I had a .40 discount thru the local grocery store program so I paid 2.359. Maybe I should move to VA.
The day after the political campaign and seeing all the political signs on lawns made me think that the price of gas and political signs have something in common. They are quick to go up and slow to come down.

[bukhrn]

Several places on Rt 10 in Chester Va.(Just South of Richmond)$1.85