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ChisolmTrailDem

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14. Kinda fucked, ain't it? We literally cannot survive without the very resource that is killing us!

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Sun Dec 7, 2014, 02:37 PM

Dec 2014

That's pretty fucking fucked up, ain't it?

Anyway, in response to your post: What would be your solution? What would you have us do?

Meanwhile, as GG and CG say above, the less gas costs, the more people who need the money for other purposes have for those purposes. Maybe they can actually pay the electric bill? Maybe they can have enough gas to get to the promising job interview? Maybe they can pay off an outstanding debt? Maybe they can fill that prescription they've gone a week without?

Shit! I don't know how it's a good thing. I do know this: It's ALL pretty fucked up!

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Spotted gas price at $2.19/gallon yesterday here in... [View all] ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 OP

I saw $2.46 in the Phoenix area QED Dec 2014 #1

Lucky ducks! We're still at 2.78 yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #3

$2.83 in Santa Rosa, CA, yesterday. First time I've seen gas under $3 in years here. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #2

Cheapest gas I could find in San Luis Obispo was 2.99 a gal. Cleita Dec 2014 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #4

Low gas prices are good for those on tight budgets. GGJohn Dec 2014 #6

Not a good thing for the planet, but an immediate good thing for every cash-strapped consumer. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #7

Kinda fucked, ain't it? We literally cannot survive without the very resource that is killing us! ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #14

Unless you dont need transportation Gman Dec 2014 #17

they are practically GIVING it away hfojvt Dec 2014 #5

$2.83 here in San Bernardino County - lower than L.A. County. BlueCaliDem Dec 2014 #9

$2.96/Costco CountAllVotes Dec 2014 #10

Thanks Obama! steve2470 Dec 2014 #11

$2.64 here in Sheboygan, WI Archae Dec 2014 #12

The closer you get to Galveston, the cheaper gas gets. nt Rex Dec 2014 #13

I saw a story earlier about $1.99 in San Antonio Gman Dec 2014 #15

What spurred me to this OP is that Alex Witt just reported the cheapest gas is in ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #18

$2.77 outside of Portland, Oregon CentralMass Dec 2014 #16

$2.45-$2.56, near Tampa, FL shenmue Dec 2014 #19

see map n2doc Dec 2014 #20

Thanks for the link, n2doc. This map verifies my observance at that intersection... ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #21

Ah Ha! If the gas has spots in it it's probably not worth 2.19 rock Dec 2014 #22

Oooor, it's $2.19 because it is the spotted variety of the species. Huh? Huh? Yeaaaa! nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #23

Well that is the story I hear from the leopards rock Dec 2014 #24

Damn! Destroying the planet gets cheaper by the day! NickB79 Dec 2014 #25

I think it's rather ironic that there seems to have been (and will be) just enough petroleum fuel in ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #26

In a sane country, we'd institute a minimum gas price (say $4/gal) NickB79 Dec 2014 #27

Filled up at 2.69. half a tank left. louis-t Dec 2014 #28

$2.79 in the Lehigh Valley, PA meow2u3 Dec 2014 #29