What are you paying for gas?

[okarol]

I just checked our local gas prices (you can search yours too at http://www.gasbuddy.com/ -- US and Canada.)
Today the cheapest local price is $3.35 per gallon for regular and $3.57 for premium. 
That site also says:
Average Prices USA:
Today 3.206
Yesterday 3.214
One Week ago 3.117
One Month ago 2.869
One Year ago 2.873
We are well above the nationwide average, which is typical for California.

[Hephs-little-lady]

Is that per litre or gallon?

Here in the UK, diesel is 96.9p per litre which is about £4.85 per gallon. Converted into $ thats $1.92 per litre or $9.60 per gallon.

Pretty darned expensive if you ask me!

[okarol]

Hi HLL,
Sorry, I forgot to put per gallon so I changed it!
Diesel fuel here is about $3.16 per gallon.
K

[lola]

Mn $3.29 per gallon unleaded

[BigSky]

$3.18

Oil goes up gas goes up.
Oil goes down gas goes up.
Wind blows from the west, gas goes up.
It rains in Russia the gas goes up.


The only bright spot was I seen Oil executives testify before Congress.  Looked like the same bs that occurred with big tobacco.  Now just hope it will catch up with them sooner or later like it did with the tobacco companies.

[Jill D.]

When I filled up on Friday it was $3.65 a gallon for premium. I am in the process of buying a car that does not take premium! 

[kianhu]

$3.03 regular  Charlotte NC

[Joe Paul]

Regular unleaded is 3.09 per gallon here near Pittsburgh PA.

[Falkenbach]

We fluctuate so much from the beginning of the week to the end of the week. If I fill up before Wednesday mornings, at the moment I'm paying about $1.25 per litre (1 gallon = approx 3.8 litres I believe) - at the end of the week lately it's been almost $1.40, which is absolutely obscene and makes me really angry.

Now that I no longer tow a trailer (I used to have a mobile dog grooming business) I really should downsize my car, I don't NEED a 6 cylinder anymore.

[Wattle]

 $1.28 per litre for regular unleaded.    

1 litres = 0.264172051 US gallons        

[Sluff]

$ 3.46/ gal

[Falkenbach]

1 litres = 0.264172051 US gallons        

Oh. Onlineconversion.com misled me! 

[nextnoel]

$3.28/gallon in Washington, DC

[kitkatz]

Premium gas prices suck!

[Bill Peckham]

We're at $3.54 for regular in west Seattle.

[Jill D.]

Jumped up to $3.65/gallon for regular today...kinda screwed the people who were planning on filling up tomorrow - they usually wait until the Thursday before a holiday weekend to raise the prices.

[jbeany]

They were picketing in front of the gas station I use on my way home from dialysis.  I have no idea what for - the only sign I managed to read while dodging the traffic pile-up they were causing was "GO Anywhere Else."  I was too busy trying not to get rear-ended by the guy behind me who was gawking at the protestors and not looking at my bumper stopped in front of him.  I couldn't find anything on the news about it - so I'll just have to see if they are still there on Thursday so I can find out what all the fuss was about.  I'm not sure what good protesting the prices in front of the gas station would do anyhow. . .

[Falkenbach]

I was right about Wednesdays. The highest I saw today was $1.44 per litre. Ouch. Lucky I still have half a tank.

[goofynina]

Today i filled up my tank and i paid 1 arm and 1 leg and had to promise my first born. 

[Hawkeye]

I had to fill up yesterday on my way home from work and gas was $3.65 for regular.  I just about crapped my pants when I saw that.  Paying almost $60 for gas is ridiculous.  I did however read an article in the paper yesterday that the reason gas prices in the midwest are so high is because several of the refineries that service the midwest have been damaged in one way or another and should be running full speed again sometime next month.  They say once those refineries are back up to full speed we should see a decrease in gas prices.

[okarol]

Here's a slide show that gives you an idea of international gas prices:
What Gas Costs in Other Nations  http://www.nbc5i.com/slideshow/news/13347000/detail.html?qs=;s=1;dm=ss;w=400&taf=dfw

[glitter]

wow- what a huge disparity in prices- I knew it was way more expensive in Europe, but I had no idea at the wide range of prices.

[okarol]

I was right about Wednesdays. The highest I saw today was $1.44 per litre. Ouch. Lucky I still have half a tank.

The price here (Pasadena, CA) is still close to what it was on Monday, but we'll see what happens as the 3-day Memorial Day weekend is approaching and typically many families take trips.
Regular gas is ranging from $3.33 to $3.59 per gallon, with premium about $.20 per gallon more, same with diesel.

[boxman55]

heres a thought instead of filling up and warehousing the gas for the oil companies just go half a tank. Some people would have to get gas more frequently but at least your not paying high prices and storing it at the same time. Boxman55 maybe I'm nuts

[Hawkeye]

heres a thought instead of filling up and warehousing the gas for the oil companies just go half a tank. Some people would have to get gas more frequently but at least your not paying high prices and storing it at the same time. Boxman55 maybe I'm nuts

Maybe I just don't get what your saying.  If you only fill up with half a tank of gas and have to go back more often to get gas you are wasting more money that way for a few reasons.

1. You have to use gas to get to the gas station to get more gas when you could have just filled up in the first place.

2. Since gas prices are steady rising when you go to fill up again the gas is more expensive. You could fill up once and get a full tank for say $64.62if you have a 18 gallon tank and the price is $3.59 a gallon.  Instead you fill up half the tank for $32.31($3.59 a gallon) and then go back the next time to get half a tank for say $32.85($3.65 a gallon) so you spend a total of $65.16.  Yeah it's only $.54 more to do it that way, but that $.54 adds up and on top of it it also increases as the gas prices increase.

Makes no sense to me.