Has the price of a gallon of gas reached your team number yet??

[Elgin Clock]

I saw a news clip the other day where low grade gas was $2.37 a gallon, and usually when I see my team's number I let out a Homer-Simpson-like Whoo Hoo!!
As you can guess, I did not this time, cause it was pretty sad/scary.:ahh:

Has anyone else seen their team number at the pumps lately?

Oh, and for you 4 digit team numbers, you can include the last 9 from the 9/10 in the sighting. ;)

[Aaron Lussier]

A long time ago I remember when the gas was 1.51 a gallon but not now... :(

-Aaron

[Beth Sweet]

I don't know if the price of gas was ever 67, but the price of gas in my town is Thunder Chickens!

[Steve W]

Up here in Canada we are the lowest team number. If gas, bought by the litre, ever reaches $1.88, we will be in HUGE trouble. I paid $1.00.8/litre for premium the other day. Nearly killed me. :(

[Mike M.]

Wow its been a long while since I've seen my team number $1.26 as a gas price :ahh:

[Ryan Dognaux]

If anyone sees $2.34 snap a picture of it, I haven't seen gas that high here.. yet.

[Alex Pelan]

I suppose it has been 1.77 in the past...can't say that i've seen it though, cuz I haven't really been looking...

[Aaron Lussier]

If anyone sees $2.34 snap a picture of it, I haven't seen gas that high here.. yet.

Wait another week or two and I'll have one for you :eek:

-Aaron

[Swan217]

I don't know if the price of gas was ever 67, but the price of gas in my town is Thunder Chickens!

Yep - Gas in Michigan is $2.17. I never thought it would get that bad around here. Just be glad that it isn't Las Gurillas prices yet! :)

[geo]

$8.65 per Litre? Maybe 200 years later :( , lol

[Ryan F.]

I am eagerly anticipating my teams number on the gas pumps...because it's so exciting and all....yeah....I"m trembeling in excitement...come on....just a little higher!! :eek: :rolleyes:

(that was sarchastic by the way) :)

[Bharat Nain]

I am eagerly anticipating my teams number on the gas pumps...because it's so exciting and all....yeah....I"m trembeling in excitement...come on....just a little higher!! :eek: :rolleyes: I'd be glad if I got the money you earned from your job :p

[Jay H 237]

I went to the Citgo station by my house the other day and they had taken the signs down to change them. Needless to say the sign was blank and I figured it was one of those things, if you have to ask you can't afford it! :D I gave the clerk a $10 for 93 octane and got just under 4 gallons.

Oh, and the blank sign, for those of you who put #0000 for your team number.........yes, it has reached the point of your team number too! :p

[Ali Ahmed]

Up here in Canada we are the lowest team number. If gas, bought by the litre, ever reaches $1.88, we will be in HUGE trouble. I paid $1.00.8/litre for premium the other day. Nearly killed me. :(

Wow you guys are lucky. Gas here in L.A is a good $2.30 and thats on a good day. Our idiot president, no offense to any right-wingers out there but I hate Bush, can't even get oil here from Iraq even though thats the reason we went in anyway.So back to the thread, I don't think gas has ever been 22 cents.

[Billfred]

If you define our price as 1.293, then yes, that's long gone.

And it'd better not hit 12.93.

[Yan Wang]

I wouldn't mind $6.39 per 6 gallons. :)

[Joshua May]

hopefully I will never see $11.10 per gallon, but $1.110 would be very welcome.

[dez250]

Wow you guys are lucky. Gas here in L.A is a good $2.30 and thats on a good day. Our idiot president, no offense to any right-wingers out there but I hate Bush, can't even get oil here from Iraq even though thats the reason we went in anyway.So back to the thread, I don't think gas has ever been 22 cents.

There are roughly 3.79 liters/gallon, thus at $1.01 CDN /liter, meaning $3.83 CDN / gallon which roughly on a good day would convert to $2.82 US / gallon, i would say they have it rougher still...

[Pierson]

I hope gas doesn't hit $3.60 a gallon... Then it would be time to go buy a small oil producing country in the middle east. (well... it would probably even more expensive... but oh well)

[Tom Bottiglieri]

if it drops down to $1.95 could someone snap a pic?

[ARWCgirl]

If you define our price as 1.293, then yes, that's long gone.

And it'd better not hit 12.93.
:ahh: Our gas around here is $2.35 a gallon!!!!!! :eek:

[Joshua May]

I can't wait for it to hit $0.25 a gallon, or better yet, $0.05! :ahh:

[Joe Matt]

If anyone finds the price of gas around you $3.84, snap a pic, I might hook ya up with some Sparky stuff. PS, no Photoshopping... :p

[Amanda Morrison]

I had to pay a Clarkson University rate two days ago (no joke!). I could have choked when I saw the prices.

[Clark Gilbert]

if it drops down to $1.95 could someone snap a pic?
I might be able to get the $1.95 for ya. It's been between $1.90 - $1.99 for the past week...

[Winged Globe]

If anyone sees $2.34 snap a picture of it, I haven't seen gas that high here.. yet.

The stations around here are often selling at $2.17, $2.29, or $2.34. I've seen two of them together, but never all 3 at once..

[Ken Loyd]

I don't know if the price of gas was ever 67, but the price of gas in my town is Thunder Chickens!

Okay! Here goes that "old guy" stuff. As a senior in high school in 1966 I remember paying as little as 28 cents a gallon. That was the main reason we had all those "screaming monster" V8's running around town. I do not recall gas going over one dollar a gallon until the early 70's.

[Greg McCoy]

Okay! Here goes that "old guy" stuff. As a senior in high school in 1966 I remember paying as little as 28 cents a gallon. That was the main reason we had all those "screaming monster" V8's running around town. I do not recall gas going over one dollar a gallon until the early 70's.

According to the inflation calcuator (http://www.westegg.com/inflation/):

What cost $.28 in 1966 would cost $1.54 in 2002.

I don't know how accurate that is really, but it's kind of interesting...

[dez250]

According to the inflation calcuator (http://www.westegg.com/inflation/):

What cost $.28 in 1966 would cost $1.54 in 2002.

I don't know how accurate that is really, but it's kind of interesting...

The wierd thing about gasoline is it never has followed the trends of inflation in the usa but has increased in price over time...

[Lisa Perez]

Whoa guys.. $0.01/gallon! Cah-razy..

.. or $5.73/gallon.. Mm maybe not :)

[Berserker]

oh man do i wish gas was the same as my team number.....that would be soooooo amazing.....instead of almost $40 for a tank of gas i would be paying under $2...dreaming..hehe

[Arefin Bari]

i wish if the gas price went down to 1.08 ... :(

[Astronouth7303]

When gas reaches $12.27, I'll die.
But 1.227 would rock the house!!!

[Tytus Gerrish]

ive seen 1.79 as the most comon gas price ever, almost every day ive seen 1.79 for somthing at the pump be it disel, regular, or one of the others, sadley its been up in the 2.10 - 2.20 range here in west palm beach latley

[Zzyzx]

Most regular gasoline in the Seattle area is around $2.50 a gallon, I hope it dosen't get to $4.92!

[Katie Reynolds]

If anyone sees $2.34 snap a picture of it, I haven't seen gas that high here.. yet. Ooh I saw $2.34 for super-duper premium (or whatever you call the really good stuff) on my way up to Appleton today! :p

$2.14 for regular
$2.24 for premium
$2.34 for the other stuff

I'll see if I can get a picture on my way home, Monday.

Anyway, yeah if gas ever went down to $0.93/gallon ... wow, that'd be nice!

[Joe Ross]

I can't wait for the free gas

[crazyone]

Personally, i hope i don't see my team # as a gas price per gallon ($2.22). That would mean the community would be outraged. Most of them are angery that it is $2.04

[Brandon Martus]

$2.04? Thats at least $0.10 cheaper than the Detroit area for regular (87). Be thankful for $2.04. The highest I've seen is $2.34 for premium (92?)

[Steve Horn]

I really hope it doesent get up to $7.82. But if gas prices go down, I might see $1.90 next school year.

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

I wouldn't desire $4.61 for a gas price because then I'd have to beg to go to Nationals...:P. But you have inspired me to carry my camera to gas stations. ^^

[MOEmaniac]

I pray the prices don't to 3.65 but they probably will by the end of the summer.

[Erin Rapacki]

$1.25 for gas is a dream long gone... :(

[Michael Corsetto]

I'd say $11.40 is a more likely :( than $1.14

[Collin Fultz]

The stations around here are often selling at $2.17, $2.29, or $2.34. I've seen two of them together, but never all 3 at once..

that sounds like the beginning of a row in the newton division

...remembers good times...

[JakeGallagher]

If gas ever gets back down to $1.34, tell me. I'll stock up!

[Heretic121]

1.21... was gas ever that low!?! =P

edit - a week or two ago in Providence... a local radio station 92 pro FM held a thing where they named a random gas station in providence that they were at and the first 92 people could get up to 92 gallons of gas at .92!!!!! no joke either =X to bad it was a one time thing =P

[Astronouth7303]

How long did that take?

[Mike Ciance]

being on team 25, i could have one of two reactions. if it were $0.25 a gallon i would be excited (though not terribly, because i don't even have a license yet anyway). if it was $25.00 a gallon i would panic :ahh:

[D.J. Fluck]

Gas hasn't been 45 cents/gal since probably the late 30s or early 40s :p

[tkwetzel]

I gave the clerk a $10 for 93 octane and got just under 4 gallons.

Why do you buy 93 octane? The only reason to have it is if your engine starts pinging from pre-ignition. Cause 93 octane combusts ata higher temperature than a lower octane gas. Almost all cars will run fine, without any problems or better gas mileage with 87 octane gas.

Whoa guys.. $0.01/gallon! Cah-razy..

I remember a radio station about a little less than a year ago did a promotion thing and had gas stations calling in to bid the lowest price on gas and the radio station would come out to that station for a day and buy gas for the first certain number of people. And two gas stations got into a live vocal battle until a station finally got down to $0.01. So it was that low at a gas station for a day. If only a radio station could do a similar promotion now.

[Bcahn836]

I hope it doesn't reach 836!!!! I think i will start to ride the bus to school... It may not look cool but it is much cheaper.
And the worse part, I drive a gas hog. A 1997 Ford Explore, i also sometimes drive a 2004 Jeep Liberty and that also likes to drink gas at a rapid rate.

[Ashley Weed]

I just got home from a short trip to the Wood Works Site at Knoebels, and coming across Rt 487 between Benton and Bloomsburg gas is only $1.87!!! The place was packed, it was amazing, people from all over were pulling in. So any of you out there in that general area or may be traveling through there, stop in its about 30 to 35 cents cheaper than the rest of the area.

[Elgin Clock]

I just found this story from a Minnesota based Gas Station Company and would like to share. Any thoughts?

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040528/ap_on_fe_st/gas_too_cheap_1

[Astronouth7303]

That is ridiculous. Apparently senators are getting donations from gas stations.

[Jay H 237]

[QUOTE]
Quote:
I gave the clerk a $10 for 93 octane and got just under 4 gallons.


Why do you buy 93 octane? The only reason to have it is if your engine starts pinging from pre-ignition. Cause 93 octane combusts ata higher temperature than a lower octane gas. Almost all cars will run fine, without any problems or better gas mileage with 87 octane gas.
[QUOTE]
This was with my 1968 Mustang. Anything less than 92-93 octane and the 289 does start to ping. I don't drive this car much (only a little over 400 miles last year), and only to car shows and such. The gas prices won't affect me to much with this vehicle. I also find I can't run anything below 89 octane in my 1987 Caprice with a 307. If I put 87 octane in that it doesn't want to shut off. You turn the key off and the motor diesels. My everyday (commuter) car and the one I put almost 20,000 miles a year on is my 4 cylinder 1997 Camry and that runs excellent on 87 octane and that's all I ever put in it.
When I used to drive the Caprice everyday I went through $90 a week in gas and that was 3 years ago when prices were much cheaper. I don't want to think what it would cost now! :ahh:

[Ryan F.]

I just found this story from a Minnesota based Gas Station Company and would like to share. Any thoughts?

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040528/ap_on_fe_st/gas_too_cheap_1


Communism

[piotrm]

Communism
The thing sounds more like "capitalism" to me.

[dubious elise]

In southeastern Wisconsin, its about $2.17 (Thunder Chickens!!!)

Thanks to my tiny '96 lavander Neon, i can still fill up for under $20 :D

[Bcahn836]

This website will give you up to date gas prices for the USA and Canada!!

http://www.gasbuddy.com/

In Maryland the lowest is $1.92 and the highest is $2.27.

WOW chech Hawaii, the lowest is $2.49 and the highest is $3.10.

[Astronouth7303]

Yes. And 9th highest for my area is within spittin' distance.
http://www.GrandRapidsGasPrices.com/gb/GrandRapidsgasbuddy.gif (http://www.GrandRapidsGasPrices.com/gasbuddy_link.asp?link=GrandRapids)

[Aaron Knight]

Gas has only reached $2.239 here...

I will be very scared if it reaches my team number, $8.91(9)

[Jay H 237]

I was just at the gas station this morning and it was $2.37 for 93 octane, so yes it has. If I had a camera I would have taken a picture. :D Nothing against the four digit teams but I hope it doesn't reach $14 a gallon.

P.S. I didn't put in the 93 octane. ;)

[EddieMcD]

Let's see, most of us are now into the 1999 rookie era of prices (starts with $2.09). The prices have already passed the "original to 1998" era. I just pray it never hits the area of the 2000 rookies (that would start at $3.36 a gallon, and we're essentially screwed at that point).

[Aignam]

Regular is the FEDS, around here.

[Alex Pelan]

Prices in CT for last 84 hours: 2.01 to 2.36 (sorry, no 237 snapshot, Elgin)

[Koko Ed]

When gas reaches $12.27, I'll die.
But 1.227 would rock the house!!!
If gas reaches 12.27 a gallon, I'll walk!
Gas has been and done gone past $1.91. People are now hoping it'll go back down to that! :ahh:

[Bharat Nain]

Around here the gas prices are around:
Lowest: 1.95
Highest: 2.11

Can't predict what next:ahh:

[squide]

WOW chech Hawaii, the lowest is $2.49 and the highest is $3.10.

Yup, can't really complain about the price of gas unless you live in Hawaii or parts of California. Quick fact: Most of Hawaii's oil is imported from Indonesia (Reference (http://www.heco.com/images/pdf/FuelOil.pdf)).

[Astronouth7303]

Yikes! You've had some major spikes! a graph (http://www.grandrapidsgasprices.com/retail_price_chart.asp?city1=GrandRapids&city2=Hawaii&city3=LosAngeles&period=5&unit=US+%24%2FG&num=20)

[SaxMan701]

$.84?! Haha! Any adults here might remember it, but I certainly don't.

[crazyone]

A few posts back i said that i hadn't seen my team number yet, WELL..... Tonight I was driving home from work and I saw it, $2.22 per gallon for super/premium gas :ahh:

[Sam Oldak]

1.38 and 9/10 wouldn't be half bad.

[TheLostRenegade]

Gas prices around here are too high. Im not in SF, but thats the closest i could find, im really aobut 20 miles out in Richmond, but it is almost the same price
http://www.SanFranGasPrices.com/gb/SanFrangasbuddy.gif

I hope gas never reaches $11.51. I would like it to be $1.151 though. That would be nice.

[Matt Attallah]

I hope I never see $5/gallon... I'd be scared. Very scared...

[MikeDubreuil]

One of my extemely liberal professors was telling us why gas was so high.

He believes the oil companies are taking the oil from Iraq and putting it into storage. He claims, into dryed up oil reservoirs in Texas. I'm not sure if it's true, but it does make sense...

There's a shortage of oil because there's not enough tankers to move it all to US refineries and into storage. The shortage of crude oil is driving the price up.

[Pierson]

He believes the oil companies are taking the oil from Iraq and putting it into storage. He claims, into dryed up oil reservoirs in Texas.

I needed a good laugh at 1 in the morning...
I think this qualifies...

(How can you re-seed an emptied oil field? It is just like trying to re-fill an aquifer... it doesn't really work.)

[Lisa Rodriguez]

Unleaded- $2.09 (there is no team)
Unleaded Plus- THUNDERCHICKENS $2.19
Diesel- DIVISION BY ZERO -$2.29

i love my parents, they let me take thier credit card to fill up the tanks, because that way they get more skymiles:rolleyes:

[tkwetzel]

Unleaded- $2.09 (there is no team)
Unleaded Plus- THUNDERCHICKENS $2.19
Diesel- DIVISION BY ZERO -$2.29

Diesel is more exspensive? Around here regular is about $2.11. And diesel is only about $1.80-$1.90.

[Astronouth7303]

Diesel is more exspensive? Around here regular is about $2.11. And diesel is only about $1.80-$1.90.
lots of truckers over there. ;)

50 cents? (#5) :D

[Heretic121]

i thought tunderchickers were 217??? if so we WIN!!! all 3 are known teams =D

regular - Thunder Chickens... (i think) - $2.17
Plus - Divison By Zero - $2.29
Premimum - Sie-H20-Bots - $2.37

YAY 4 RI!!! lol... btw hopefully ricksta will take a pic of in on his way to/from work today =P

[Alex Golec]

Gas around detroit is currently staying in a range of FEDS to Thunderchickens (2.01 - 2.17) It would be nice to see 469 in the gas price, but then again only is $4.69 got you about 3-4 gallons (well in this day, about 2.5 gallons would be nice for $4.69)
I don't know much about the diesel price, I haven't checked.

_Alex

[Goobergunch]

Well, I certainly hope that gas prices don't reach our team number - $11.68 for a gallon of gas would be a tad excessive IMHO. ;)

[Bcahn836]

If gas prices are this high for our vehicles I would hate to see how much gas is for aircraft. They must have has some hike in price. Right?

[Jay H 237]

If gas prices are this high for our vehicles I would hate to see how much gas is for aircraft. They must have has some hike in price. Right?

Don't forget propane prices are going up too. I just paid $14 to fill a 20# barbeque tank. Last time I did this last year it was $9.50 at the same place.
Home heating oil prices are going up along with natural gas. Trucking companies are also charging more for delivery now.

This is a far greater effect than just gas prices. Once one price goes up it keeps going down the line effecting other prices.

[Astronouth7303]

Is oil-based lubricant going up too? Some kinds are from Crude Oil.

[Wetzel]

$1.16 a gallon..thats about what it was around here when I first got my car 4 years ago. Now it's between $1.89 for regular if I am down south a bit at by my girlfriends house, to over $2.90 :eek: for premium at pricey stations in Arlington.

This is where I am glad my car still gets 28ish MPG at 14 years old. When I really run it, that will drop to about 18 or so. Just another reason to drive easier. :)

Wetzel

[Aaron Knight]

http://www.SyracuseGasPrices.com/gb/Syracusegasbuddy.gif (http://www.SyracuseGasPrices.com/gasbuddy_link.asp?link=Syracuse)
Premium at the highest stations 'round Syracuse have been close to $2.50-$2.60

Sucks that my family drives nothing but minivans that get 20 mpg highway, 12-15 mpg city....... :(

[spears312]

In the Tampa Bay area its hovering around $2 (reg.), but since I dont dive yet...

If this keeps up (increase?!? :ahh: ) when the 05' build starts (I can drive then) goin out to where we build the bot is gona hurt the wallet :(
but it'll all be in the name of FIRST :D

[dez250]

In the Tampa Bay area its hovering around $2 (reg.), but since I dont dive yet...

If this keeps up (increase?!? :ahh: ) when the 05' build starts (I can drive then) goin out to where we build the bot is gona hurt the wallet :(
but it'll all be in the name of FIRST :D

Truthfully i am looking into a segway for this problem, with recent increases it does not look like it will decrease anytime soon. I would sugegst if you are goign to look at getting a segway try to interconnect with segwaychat.com and maybe you will find someone selling a segway for 3 grand or so. whatever you think though i do think a segway in a few years will save my pocket alot compared to gas burning a hole in my pocket...

[Astronouth7303]

Truthfully i am looking into a segway for this problem, with recent increases it does not look like it will decrease anytime soon. I would sugegst if you are goign to look at getting a segway try to interconnect with segwaychat.com and maybe you will find someone selling a segway for 3 grand or so. whatever you think though i do think a segway in a few years will save my pocket alot compared to gas burning a hole in my pocket...
Possibly literally. ;) :D
I would, but it's 2,900 I don't have.

[Beth Sweet]

Possibly literally. ;) :D
I would, but it's 2,900 I don't have.

Where can you find one for 2,900? Around here they're almost 5,000!

[Pierson]

Where can you find one for 2,900? Around here they're almost 5,000!

People selling them used.

[Matt Adams]

Truthfully i am looking into a segway for this problem, with recent increases it does not look like it will decrease anytime soon. I would sugegst if you are goign to look at getting a segway try to interconnect with segwaychat.com and maybe you will find someone selling a segway for 3 grand or so. whatever you think though i do think a segway in a few years will save my pocket alot compared to gas burning a hole in my pocket...First off, this isn't to knock Mr. Dessingue... but more to... throw some ideas out there. This is perhaps a little off topic... but I'm going to say it anyway.

First off, the prices will go down, and soon. I define "soon" by the end of the summer. Gas prices always peak in the summer, and they go down in the fall and winter. Here's a graph for those of you that like pictures:

http://www.nacsonline.com/NR/rdonlyres/erzbyy33bc5niice4urlp7hfthup2ivdhijol25cl7rlnm5wef spnnf544morvyzbn24psr3i3g2ezpnpyf7mx5kttg/Since2000_Chart1.gif


Now, let's talk about the Segway for a second. 6-10 miles on a single charge. That means that you're not going any place that's farther than 5 miles if you don't want to do some walking on the way home. If you're getting 15 miles to the gallon with your car, and gas prices have jumped by 40 cents a gallon... your round trip cost is an extra 27 cents over what it did when gas was "cheap." (This is neglecting the small cost to charge your Segway.)

Assuming that you stop driving your car completely on these 5 mile back and forth trips, you need to drive 2,175 of them to make up the cost of your used $2,900 Segway at $2.00 a gallon of gas, in your 15 miles/gallon car.

And if you could be driving at 30 mph instead of the 10 mph riding on a Segway, you'd have saved an extra 1087.5 HOURS. You need to put a value on your time.

I guess my conclussion is that I think buying a Segway to "save money" is difficult task to accomplish unless you're willing to wait QUITE a while.

It's a cool toy to zip around on, cool to do some repetative warehouse tasks on, deliver the mail, or maybe even to zip to the local store to pick up a loaf of bread, but it's just not the transportation replacement that it's decked out to be. It's niche market of people who need to travel over a mile (but under 5 miles) repeatedly is very small in the general public. I think that we can admit that if this wasn't Dean's invention, it'd be long forgotten by now my the vast majority of FIRSTers, and it certainly won't be impacting the temporary gas spike that happens every summer in the United States.

And those are my comments of the day.

Matt

[JVN]

And those are my comments of the day.

Matt
Matt,
I love you maaaaaan. ;)

Sorry.... something came over me for a second there.

John

[Tom Schindler]

First off, this isn't to knock Mr. Dessingue... but more to... throw some ideas out there. This is perhaps a little off topic... but I'm going to say it anyway.

First off, the prices will go down, and soon. I define "soon" by the end of the summer. Gas prices always peak in the summer, and they go down in the fall and winter. Here's a graph for those of you that like pictures:

...

...

And those are my comments of the day.

Matt


Matt-- You have some fine points....

But-- i'd like to add the cost of auto insurance...

I own a segway, not a car... i do NOT pay $2000-2500 a year in auto insurance.

I have access to a car during the summer months (while i'm at home), but i try to use it as sparingly as possible, as the cost of gas is so high. I get around town just fine on the segway, and i've driven 200+ fewer miles than i would have without the segway... all the little trips to the store and the library and such add up...

So in conclusion, the segway replaces my car during the winter months, and it aids in my saving money during the summer months. And about the "time" factor.... any time spent having fun gliding on the segway is free... as in-- there is nothing else i'd rather be doing than going someplace on the segway... well... *almost* nothing else :)

This solution won't work for everyone as Matt pointed out, but don't discount it!

Tom

[Matt Adams]

First off, this isn't to knock Mr. Dessingue... but more to... throw some ideas out there. This is perhaps a little off topic... but I'm going to say it anyway.

First off, the prices will go down, and soon. I define "soon" by the end of the summer.
Who tries to go around and say "first off" twice?

Unacceptable.

[Kit Gerhart]

One of my extemely liberal professors was telling us why gas was so high.

He believes the oil companies are taking the oil from Iraq and putting it into storage. He claims, into dryed up oil reservoirs in Texas. I'm not sure if it's true, but it does make sense...

There's a shortage of oil because there's not enough tankers to move it all to US refineries and into storage. The shortage of crude oil is driving the price up.
I heard today that about $10/bbl of the price of crude can be attributed to the "fear factor" resulting from the mess in Iraq, the recent attacks in Saudi Arabia, etc. The same interviewee said that about 30% of the price of gasoline is for the crude that it's made from. The biggest reason that gas prices are increasing is that demand is increasing due to all the high consumption vehicles in the US driven increasing numbers of miles, and the rapidly increasing number of cars in China and India. Diesel is cheaper than gas, even though it takes more crude to make, because the demand has not increased as rapidly as the demand for gasoline and refinery capacity for diesel is more in line with demand.

More on-topic is that, today, I filled my VW Jetta TDI with "Children of the Swamp" diesel. That's 179. I got only 46mpg on this tank which took me about 600 miles.

[Erin Rapacki]

Of course I must add:

Segways are awesome! Around cities, for commuting, and here's and idea... if you could commute to work on a Segway (suggested maximum travel of 8-miles one way), you could rent a car to use on the weekends and save a lot of money in the long run.

I just learned of a few more used Segs are available for 3k-3.5k, let me know if you're interested.

ByE

erin

[MattK]

This is true- I am commuting to my job this summer on an HT... distance from my house 5.4 miles


Of course I must add:

Segways are awesome! Around cities, for commuting, and here's and idea... if you could commute to work on a Segway (suggested maximum travel of 8-miles one way), you could rent a car to use on the weekends and save a lot of money in the long run.

I just learned of a few more used Segs are available for 3k-3.5k, let me know if you're interested.

ByE

erin

[Bcahn836]

The number of barrels OPEC can produce was recently rasied by 2.5 million barrels per day. Could this drop gas prices slightly? If the gas prices do not drop another 2 million barrels will be added to the current quota. We can certainly say that someone is trying to lower gas prices.

[Bcahn836]

Gas prices in southern maryland have dropped. Gas was once 1.95-2.00 and i just paid $1.87. thats here but what about where you are?

[Ashley Weed]

Gas prices in southern maryland have dropped. Gas was once 1.95-2.00 and i just paid $1.87. thats here but what about where you are?

Where I had earlier posted about.. I was back in that area today (Benton, PA) and paid $1.72 the gas stations were mad houses for out of towners traveling through... people were filling up multiple gas containers. :eek:

[winterfairy100]

Here in Merrimack, NH gas is just over $2.00. I haven't had a problem because I haven't been driving to school. I could fill my 95 Toyota Tacoma at the begining of the week and be good. But with the summer comming up next week I'm gonna be driving more. Kinda scared for how much gas I'll use just driving to work everyday.

However, $1.66 would be nice for gas....

[Aaron Knight]

Gas prices around here are falling slightly... the last few weeks have been fairly steady at $2.159 or more, now we see some of the stations 'round here as low as $2.019, usually hovering around $2.099...

[Jeff Waegelin]

Gas in my area finally got back down to $2.01 yesterday. I was looking at the sign, thinking "Wow... gas has gotten cheaper this week." Isn't it amazing how quickly we get desensitized to such things? A couple months ago, I'd be talking about how ridiculously high $2.01 is for gas, and now I see that as "low". I guess it's all about perspective.

[GODUX123]

yes, $.85 that is, hopefully not $85 Ever! or even $8.50!

[Scott Carpman]

Holy 5-year-old thread revivals Batman!

[Jeff Waegelin]

Holy 5-year-old thread revivals Batman!

Funny to think we were all in an uproar over $2+ gas, after the prices that we saw last summer/fall. The same prices we complained about then draw little notice (or are even considered good!) now.

On a side note, I was really hoping to see gas at $1.21 when prices were dropping a few months ago. It never did get that low - not here in RI at least.

[Luke Pike]

It's $1.87 here in Indiana...

On a side note, our Team President, Chris, paid exactly $15.01 for gas on our way back from our team party.

[amariealbrecht]

Well lets hope that team 2177 doesnt see there team number at the pumps!

[Viper37]

Well lets hope that team 2177 doesnt see there team number at the pumps!
Amen to that. Let's hope it never hits 1622 either!

I remember when gas hit $5 out here. I was paying over $100 to fill my truck up.

[amariealbrecht]

Amen to that. Let's hope it never hits 1622 either!

I remember when gas hit $5 out here. I was paying over $100 to fill my truck up.

Thats crazy!!

[bobwrit]

If I look at european prices, I could probaly find $19.77 priced gas, maybe.

[Andrew Schreiber]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2347/2494137478_5595a571a8_m.jpg Yes prices hit 397 a while ago here in Michigan. I wish they were down at 27 though

[smurfgirl]

Wow this is an old thread... thankfully gas prices haven't reached $11.24 yet, though. (:

[Wetzel]

If I look at european prices, I could probaly find $19.77 priced gas, maybe.

Last I saw, Gas is about .92p a litre in London. That works out to about $6.40 a gallon right now. I live in Central London though, and rarely get far enough out to see a gas station so the prices may have dropped in the past few weeks.


Wetzel

[NorviewsVeteran]

Well lets hope that team 2177 doesnt see there team number at the pumps!

And I would be the witty one!

[GBIT]

I don't want to see it hit $8.11

[DonRotolo]

I don't want to see it hit $8.11
One day, in your lifetime, it will. It will also hit $16.76, and higher. Eventually it will be far too expensive to simply burn - but that will probably not occur in my lifetime.

So, High School students: Go to college, and learn what you need to design something way out of the box to address this problem.

[hdastwb]

It will also hit $16.76, and higher.

Like $16.77? I hope I don't see that on a gas sign before I get through college!

[michaela.settle]

sometimes it costs $32.29 for me to fill up if i can stop it on the right number :)

[Sandvich]

No, but it could in the medium term if things go badly enough.

[mdiradoorian]

I sure hope not because then I would be broke.

[VKP]

If gas reaches $18.99, I probably won't be celebrating it xD

[Andrew Schreiber]

If gas reaches $18.99, I probably won't be celebrating it xD

Depends on which team number.

.27 (yay!)

3.97 (seen it)

23.37 (OUCH!)

34.50 (I'm riding a bike)

3.14 (seen it)

.79 (This is acceptable)

52.10 (Telecommuting!)

[cpeister]

$7.81...per gallon, not so far off (especially multiplying canadian prices by 3.79)
$7.81...per litre, also closer than I would like to think

[GaryVoshol]

If gas reaches $18.99, I probably won't be celebrating it xD

But I wouldn't mind $1.899!

[Duke461]

It's amazing to read the first couple of pages' posts; everyone's saying how gas prices in the 2 and half dollar area is crazy. Now, we'd kill for 2 and half dollar gas.

[Cody Burd]

if gas reaches 36.07 then america is screw

[Ankit S.]

The time that gas was 2.489 a gallon has come... and gone a long time ago unfortunately :(

EDIT: 100th post! Yay!

[davepowers]

Sadly, $2.28 has come and gone, I just wish it would come back. :(

-Dave

[Garrett.d.w]

The gearhead inside of me would cry itself to death if I saw a sign advertising $27.33 gas. On the other hand I would rejoice if I could fill my tank for that ammount, (my current price per tank is $65).

[Taylor]

Now, we'd kill for 2 and half dollar gas.
Read the papers. We kinda do. :(

[S2K JDM]

$13.78 would be pretty bad, but I've seen our gas prices get up to $4.69. and now it's floating around $4.10

[JesseK]

There's a certain interesting paradox with caring about what happens in the news. One the one hand, we still rely on those countries and our investment in their stability keeps our prices low; on the other hand our removal of arbitrary stability could lead to a price increase in gas that reaches a tipping point at some price. That tipping point then makes alternative fuels/methods of energy much more competitive, and eventually cheaper as they're more adopted. The paradox is that our economy would have to at least temporarily worsen in order to reap any benefits of going beyond the tipping point. Such is the risk of being the early adopter (120V transmission lines anyone?).

Even for an engineer, $300/month for gas is a P.I.T.A. 'nuff said.

[Brandon Zalinsky]

$10.58 would be a bad day... Or the way it's going now, $105.8

0.o

[michaela.settle]

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/402545_2685145819585_1584592745_2422371_1085376122 _n.jpg


If you include the little 9 it's reached my team's number here in north carolina, it is really exciting and really lame at the same time :/

-Michaela

[Andrew Lawrence]

Ah, if gas were only 2.56.... That would be both awesome as it's my team number, and even more awesome as it's lower than what it is now! A lot lower. :)

[Michael Hill]

Oh God I hope not...

[ThaineP]

I certainly hope not! :ahh: