WTF Gas Prices! This is INSANE

[kb0nly]

The beginning of the week i was paying $3.69, then it went to $3.99 overnight on Weds, and now this morning it jumped to $4.29... Another $.30 increase in 24 hours... WTF!!

This is some insane price gouging bullshit. And its every town around here, its not an isolated small town or two, even the larger cities are climbing fast. The local station operator here told me that he about about choked at his $40k gas delivery bill this morning and the driver told him it will be more next week with the increase they are seeing on the supply side. He said 24 hours is going to make or break some stations, as much as $5k difference per delivery per day!!

[tri again]

I thought I was dreaming.
I only buy gas once a month except for mowing season and now I have to fill
one truck tank I borrowed from and 5 gas cans, hopefully with non ethanol fuel.

Funny thing is that I just applied last week for a commercial fuel account and they only raise prices
when they refill their dedicated stations, not overnight because of some storm or oil leak
in the arctic.

yeah, got numb to the state of the universe and filed an LLC for 50 bucks which got me
over 10 grand in credit cards and ability to buy stuff wholesale, NAPA cash account, this new fuel account and the dummies think I'm cool, but it's still silly me, just with a 50$ LLC.

All I gotta do now is file a church or figure out the 'allodial title' and file back to the origional land grant. (VERY interesting concept btw)
I luckily was able to buy a couple acres adjacent and it's paid off.
there is nothing on it and part of it floods but I just got a property tax bill for 1990.00$
with a prop tax forclosure notice surely on the way.
We could have religious ceremonies once a year and be property tax free.

Another indicator that we can never really 'own' anything.

See what the gas prices did to MY delicate psyche?
Heaven help us all.

[Jason125m]

You should come to canada. It is 1.30$ a LITRE. 1.30x3.78 ( gallon ) $4.91 per gallon

Harsh on the wallet

[JasonB]

that hurts. I have to run 93 octane in my 03 Lightning and I just stopped looking at prices and totals. I just fill it up and cry on the drive home

[Lord Letto 20]

You should come to canada. It is 1.30$ a LITRE. 1.30x3.78 ( gallon ) $4.91 per gallon

Harsh on the wallet

4.91 Canadian Dollar equals
4.77 US Dollar

Just to convert from Canadian to US.

[tri again]

Not that it matters but I wonder what kind of mileage our trikes get.
I'm thinking a gallon per hour on my 250es.
let's see x2 = cheaper than marriage counselling.

[fire1]

I paid 3.09 this morning.

[hatc200x1]

Gas was 30 cents more expensive then diesel today...

[ps2fixer]

Gas was 30 cents more expensive then diesel today...

Crazyness ^^

If the trikes are driven easy we should see 50mpg fairly easy, motorcycles will get better just for the fact they are lighter and have a smaller foot print though the air (frontal area for anyone into areo). Check out ecomodder.com if you want to really fight the system and ditch the every day driving the truck and pickup a beater little car for work and random small things. My corolla gets 40-45mpg driving it super easy to most people's standards, slower than the average traffic, and the car pays for its self about every year in money saved vs driving my old Camry (30mpg). If you drive a truck/van, 12-18mpg vs 30 is like $1500 per year saved in fuel for the "average" distance people drive in a year. The added insurance cost shouldn't be a problem .

I'd say do the match, review what you drive, why you drive it, and can you drive something that gets better mpg for everyday use. Example of someone that did this was a guy that lived next door for a while, he had a chevy pickup with the 4.3L and he does cement work for a living, so he has to hull around his tools and such. Well he got a good deal on a Geo ($300 I think it was), and he said he got around 50mpg and drove 45mph everywhere. He showed me how his tools fit in the car.... back hatch to front windshield lol.

Just to note, instead of driving 5-10mph over the speed limit, try driving the speed limit for a month, you might be surprized at the mpg change, then work on coasting to stops, taking off a bit easier (too much makes it worse mpg, fine line). There are more "extreme" mods that can be done... but yea..... they are quite extreme... but 60-70mpg isn't impossible out of the right car and mods.

http://www.aerocivic.com/

[Dirtcrasher]

GAS? I got some cat food and a bird feeder at Walmart, picked up 13 gallons of gas on the way home and stopped at the grocery store for just a few items. All and all, this was a near 400$ day. No wonder everyone is broke.....

[bkm]

My truck was on 1/4 tank and cost me $100 to fill it up today. FML!

[rjs89ia]

3.23 here. its been bouncing around a bit but steadily dropping. cheapeast i paid a while back was i believe 2.87 wish it was still like that.

[samuraiguys]

Gas prices are going up because a few refineries are shut down for "repairs" saw something in my local paper about it. I think these oil companies are doing this on purpose to line their pockets

[tri again]

simply love all the comments.
Costs me more to stay home fuelwise, than it does to go anywhere.
At least the only traffic I need to stop for is wild turkeys,
sssssh deer momma and babies, and the nesting doves
and other birds.
I swear, the swallows or whatever they are, follow my brush hog like seagulls
behind a freakin' tuna boat.

I even tried to catch a video 'cause I knew youse guys wouldn't
believe it.

Plus, out 'there' I can't hear the phone and if people do show up and wave wildly to get my attention,

I just wave back, readjust my earmuffs and pretend the rest of the whirld doesn't
matter.

Life is good and all my trikes will start if I even look at them crosseyed.

Happy springtime everyone.

[tri again]

GAS? I got some cat food and a bird feeder at Walmart, picked up 13 gallons of gas on the way home and stopped at the grocery store for just a few items. All and all, this was a near 400$ day. No wonder everyone is broke.....

ps
I clicked 'dislike this post' only because I truly feel your sadness.
Wouldn't it be nice if things could Not get worse?