How much did you pay for gas today?

What the hell is driving prices in Connecticut?

 

Taxes. CT takes more in taxes than the federal gov't and most other states. We also have anachronistic thing called zone pricing, meaning you could pay a lot more even if the station is around the block.

Diesel goes up a nickel a gallon July 1st. That hurts the trucking industry and drives up the price of goods.

 

Fairfield County can afford it.

 

Gas is down to $2.919 in parts of Upstate South Carolina. It is very good, yes, but I won't do any celebratory dance until it gets back down to about $2.50 at the very least.

 

I'd be happy with prices under $3 at this point.

 

Well, gas was going down and we had one station at $3.16 for most of the week but the others were holding steady at $3.28.

Then yesterday, the $3.16 station went up to $3.24 and one of the $3.28 stations went up to $3.39. I'm guessing the stations are preparing for for Fourth of July price gouging and we'll be around $3.70 in two weeks. (In Kansas, that's high.)

 

Gas around these parts is hovering in the 3.20-3.30 range, except at one station -- which typically marks up the price 15-20 cents higher. I've never understood why. The station is on a street with three or four others spread out around it, but it's always higher no matter what. I guess it's because they're aren't affiliated with any brand.

 

Gas in the town I work was in a gas war for a while. Now they're stuck at around $3.23 while the town where I live went to $3.09 this weekend. Guess they're making up profits.

 

In Orlando over the weekend, saw the Shell convenience store that actually charges 5.89 a gallon. In a tourist area, yes, but not near the airport and not at an exit.

 

$2.98/gallon just south of I-10 in Mississippi. Awwww, yeah!

 

Wow. What were prices at other stations around the area?

 

$3.25 by my hotel. There wasn't any station within a couple of miles of this one. No cars there at the time, by the way.