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Old 11-24-2008, 03:17 PM   #1
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Oh my god!!! They gave me money back the other day at the pump!!! It was so awesome!! $2.05...

My eyes popped out of my head when the tank started to over-fill. I kept clicking the handle, but no more gas was required. I was at $30.00!!! That was a holy shit moment. I thought the pump was broken, but realized very soon that it was for real! Wooo-hooo!
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Old 11-24-2008, 03:34 PM   #2
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1.59 when I filled up yesterday
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Old 11-24-2008, 04:03 PM   #3
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$1.89, last I checked.
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Old 11-24-2008, 04:16 PM   #4
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how low has your englishes become?
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Old 11-24-2008, 04:35 PM   #5
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It's just below $1/litre here which still makes it about $4/gallon, but it's cheap that's for sure. Hasn't been below a dollar for years here.
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Old 11-24-2008, 05:24 PM   #6
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$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.)
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Old 11-24-2008, 06:31 PM   #7
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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!
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Old 11-24-2008, 06:37 PM   #8
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Old 11-24-2008, 09:23 PM   #9
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$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.
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Old 11-24-2008, 09:27 PM   #10
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$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.
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Old 11-24-2008, 09:45 PM   #11
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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.
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Old 11-24-2008, 10:00 PM   #12
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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.
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Old 11-24-2008, 10:26 PM   #13
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$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.....
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Old 11-24-2008, 10:35 PM   #14
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$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
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Old 11-24-2008, 11:36 PM   #15
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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.
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