I filled up with gas today..

[kerryin2004]

Did you?

[Catherine Vincent]

1. No. I only filled it up to half a tank.

I get paid Wednesday though. Hope it's not too late.:)

[kerryin2004]

10. Better go get that other half tank before the rioting starts. n/t

[Scout1071]

2. Yep. About 2 hours ago.

Any predictions on how high it will climb overnight?

[durablend]

6. Just did as well

Car and 5 gal gas can (still $2.47/gallon)

Pump prices will probably jump 20 cents by morning (I think that's what markets are up to so far). All bets are off once she hits.

[Scout1071]

64. $2.59 in my neighborhood today.

[MadisonProgressive]

3. Nope. I still have at least a quarter tank. What's your point?

[notadmblnd]

11. rumor is gas is gonna spike tomorrow

by as much as a dollar a gallon. I hope they"re wrong, but I topped off today just the same.

[MadisonProgressive]

20. Well, I figure if I can't afford it tomorrow

I won't be able to afford it a week from now. In the end, it won't make much difference. We're all screwed.

[kerryin2004]

13. you are screwed when the riots hit.

I myself have enough gas to get to the suburbs and live off the front lawns of the rich for a few months.

[MadisonProgressive]

25. I think you're over-dramatizing.

[kerryin2004]

34. Am I? Remember when the germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

Was that an over dramatization.. Sorry, your comment made me think of Animal HOuse

[MadisonProgressive]

The Germans didn't bomb Pearl Harbor.

[kerryin2004]

39. Have you not seen Animal House?

Of course the Germans didn't, but if you had seen this movie you would know what I was referring to:)

[MadisonProgressive]

41. Sorry, I thought you were sounding like a moran. LOL

[MadisonProgressive]

42. Sorry, dupe post

[Catherine Vincent]

32. Riots?

What you talking 'bout Willis?

[kerryin2004]

37. 5$ dollar gas is going to send the whole country into a panic.

Find a tent and a good park in the wealthy areas of your suburbs that you can ride this all out in.

[Catherine Vincent]

47. I'll just ride it out in my house. I'm not into sleeping in a tent.

[MadisonProgressive]

50. Me too!

:hi:

[kerryin2004]

52. You are one of the brave ones.

I myself will go to a gated community, hop the fence and live in their pool/park area until the hell is over.

[Catherine Vincent]

66. LOL! Yeah right.

They won't let you do that. They'll call the cops. :-)

[kerryin2004]

69. nah, the cops will be too busy..

plus the cities wont be able to afford the gas for the cops to get there.

[redwitch]

71. my idea of camping is when room service is late

I would never be able to camp for very long. :-)

[annabanana]

4. yup

I figured it's going to get worse before it gets better..

[alcuno]

5. Yes.

Paid $2.82 in Chicago. Cam home and saw that oil is up.

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. Our gas prices tend to go up on Wednesday.

:shrug:

[durablend]

12. Don't bet on that!

Don't wait until it's too late!

(who got TS'ed and what did he say?)

[ScreamingMeemie]

23. I'll bet on it...

:hi: I had already filled up yesterday, and the Shell guy at the end of our block always gives us a head's up when I buy MrG's cigarettes. :hi:

I don't know. Someone got TS'ed?

[durablend]

36. My mistake...

Looks like a dingbat in my ignore list.

[ScreamingMeemie]

40. Hope I'm not the dingbat.

;) :hi:

[Horse with no Name]

8. $39 worth

Ouch.

[kerryin2004]

16. $50 worth..

I have to get rid of my truck and get a motorcycle but who is going to buy it with gas so high.

[Tony_FLADEM]

9. It cost me $72 to fill my tank

and I know gas is going up because of the hurricane.

:eyes:

[kerryin2004]

17. SUV perhaps?

[Tony_FLADEM]

22. 2002 Dodge Ram Van

[kerryin2004]

28. I have a 2001 Ram v6 truck

It cost 50 today.

[smbolisnch]

14. Yes.

Better safe than sorry.

[LynzM]

15. Yup.

That oughtta last me 'til about Thursday, the amount of driving I'm doing lately. Blech. I really would like to be driving something more fuel efficient :(

[Blue_In_AK]

18. Yes. n/t

[undergroundpanther]

19. Yeah

couldn't do my moms car she's getting it fixed at the shop..It keeps sputtering out on her(she was stranded twice in 4 days..

.We put 15 bucks in our car about an 3hours ago.We are poor as dirt I am so glad we got our dinky car and not a big honkin gas guzzling SUV with a big honking EXPENSIVE gas tank to fill.

[kliljedahl]

21. Yeah was down to half

If I only drive to work it'll last 2 weeks.

[Deja Q]

24. Only 3 gallons, but YES.

I should have bought more for my trip but I'd fear someone else would take it...

[durablend]

38. That reminds me...

Better start looking for a cheap locking gas cap!

[pstans]

26. I did

[latebloomer]

27. Yup!

Filled them both up tonight, after reading a similar thread here.

[The_Casual_Observer]

29. Too Late. Mid grade at $3.00, premium at $3.10

[kerryin2004]

30. it will be 4 soon enough.

let the riots begin! I am heading to the suburbs to ride it out in the parks of the rich when this gets really bad.

[The_Casual_Observer]

35. Yes, I think that $4 will happen as fast as $3, it was just a few months

since gas was $2.00

[kliljedahl]

43. I got $2.59, won't be for long

[proud2BlibKansan]

31. Yesterday

and the price had gone up a nickel today.

[Roland99]

33. $2.36/gallon in the southern parts of Louisville. $2.45 around me.

I'll fill up in the morning (just under 3/4 tank) if it's still cheap in the morning.

[CountAllVotes]

44. sure did

Discover 5% off on gasoline purchases expires on August 31st, 2005. I think I needed about 4 gallons (or less). I have a Honda Accord SE automatic. It is not the most fuel efficient car out there but given my problem(s) it is the best I could come up with. I'd have gone for a hybrid but I cannot get in or out of one of them being I need two knee replacements! *ack*

Needless to say, I don't drive a whole lot.

I paid $2.99 a gallon ... got my 5% discount TODAY ANYWAY!

Advice to all is FILL 'ER UP NOW!

Up to the minute prices .... www.kitco.com and this strange site also:

http://profinance.ru/_quote_show_/java/

:kick:

[durablend]

48. Wish there was some way of getting "rack" prices

There is one site that has a 5 day free trial but I don't think they'll allow any unwashed joe to get in.

[CountAllVotes]

60. Costco is an option

However, the Costco is a 20 mile drive for me to get to and now there are lines there (a huge commercial diesel truck the other day!). They have the lowest prices around but it is often not worth it for me to go there to fill-up given the travel distance involved. If I happen to be in the city where the Costo is, I always fill up no matter how much gasoline I need. Usually the price is about 15 or 20 cents less per gallon. However, I've heard some people criticize the gasoline they sell (quality). ?

This is quickly becoming a very sad situation. There are a lot less people driving around where I live I've noticed - a rural area with a very depressed economy. Now the poor cannot afford to drive any longer.

Will I be next on this list I can only wonder.

:kick:

[Neshanic]

45. Yes, and the station was packed. Very unusual.

No lines but there was a waiting period. This was at 9am in Scottsdale. Lots of giant SUV's. People know.

Last day for gas under $3.00. Forever.

[Strelnikov_]

46. Topped Off The TDI, Filled 4 - 5 gal. Cans With Diesel

Sorry I didn't fill the 5th can, but I'm kinda leery of storing more than 20 gal. of diesel until we see how bad the damage is.

At 45 mpg (h), that will get me 900 mi., plus what's in the tank, another 720 mi.

One reason I bought the TDI (VW Diesel) was that diesel is much safer to store (it's fuel oil).

If they set the gas (diesel) ration at 8 gal./week I'll be OK.

[Chemical Bill]

61. I usually fill 6 cans with biodiesel.

That way I can run a month on American made fuel. TDIs are great, aren't they?

Bill

[Strelnikov_]

67. Here In Ames, IA I Can Only Find Up To B-5

in the state that will soon be the #1 BD producer. Some irony.

I would prefer to store B-100 (biodegradeable) and blend it at 50/50 dino in normal usage, but no such luck.

[baldguy]

49. $38.00

OMG

[deadparrot]

51. Nope.

One of the beauties of college life...everything's five blocks or less away. :D

The next time I fill up will probably be Friday, when I head home for Labor Day.

[Radio_Lady]

53. I filled up, but without thinking about the impact of Katrina on oil

production and gas prices. I just needed gas.

[MidnightWind]

54. I did and I told my parents to do the same.

As soon as the market opened tonight, gas spiked up $4 per barrel.

[Mend]

55. Yes...paid $2.69 for diesel and $2.59 for regular for our two cars

Does anyone know why diesel is costing more now? It used to be cheaper.

[Maru Kitteh]

56. Whole family and everyone we know

I even called my Republican family members to warn them. O8)

[durablend]

62. Just think--when they complain about the prices, you can say

"NYAH NYAH YOU LOST NOW GET OVER IT!!!!!" :evilgrin:

[etherealtruth]

57. Sure did,

made sur my elderly mothers was filled as well

[Murdock]

58. Just filled up...

2.65 a gal for regs at my local 7-11 Citgo

[haele]

59. I did. Price hadn't gone up yet, and I should be able to eek

2 weeks out on one tank, barring any long distance driving. $56 for 20 gallons (our only vehicle is a minivan, unfortunatly - at least it gets about 20 miles per gallon). Luckly, we just completed a move that puts me only 5 miles away from work instead of 25 miles - the only downside is that where we moved is a mile away from any public transportation; and I'm disabled.

I cringe thinking what costs - all costs - are going to be in two weeks. And I think it's time for a Costco run, instead of doing major labor day shopping. :(

Haele

[thatgemguy]

63. Sunday is the day we fill up for the week

We fill the car up on Sunday for the weekly commute to work. The price for regular in our little town today was $1.54. I filled all of my gas cans today also. I now have ten gallons of gas in reserve to fuel our generator to run our basement sump pump, if necessary. Ten gallons of gas will run our generator for about three days.

Last year, Ivan caused major flooding around here. Our neighborhood was cut off by high water and landslides for nearly three days. I'm anxious about what we can expect this week. Even with the pump running continuously for nearly forty hours (removing about 1200 gallons an hour), we still had nearly four feet of water in the basement at the flood's crest.

I've been watching the weather and the remnants of Katrina are expected to move over us midweek. I'm just north of Wheeling, WV on the Ohio River. The NWS is predicting we may see 4 to 8 inches of rain from this event, about the same as we had with Ivan.

View from our front porch, about six hours prior to Ivan's flood crest...



We're prepared as we can be, but hope we don't have to go through this again.

[JHB]

65. With three chillidogs for lunch? Oh yeah!

Oh, you mean gasoline? :evilgrin:

NYC mass transit user. No car.

[spacelady]

68. Yes, and hoping it won't expel in an embarrassing manner. n/t

[Catherine Vincent]

70. I wonder how much the price will rise per gallon?

[BiggJawn]

72. Nope. Can't afford it until Wednesday...

Once again, I'm a few days short of living "paycheck to paycheck"....

[tigereye]

73. wow

I paid 28 bucks for 11 gallons today, it was 2.55 here. The only good thing about it is that I drive a stickshift. Guess my husband won't be laughing at me now. ( He has an automatic.)

The other thing is that we have had artificially low gas prices for years... people in Britain and other countries are paying 5-6 bucks per gallon comparatively and have been for years. I think part of it is that we are seeing the effects of market demand and we are not the biggest requestor anymore, China is.

Still, I can't see how anyone making min. wage or not much more than that can afford to fill up their tank. Still bothers me when I see a W sticker on cars that are clearly on their last legs. :(

[BiggJawn]

74. Tigereye....

Please refrain from repeating the "Well, they pay more for gas in Britain" talking point. It's like comparing apples to kumquats.

The Brits have been paying obscene prices for petrol for decades. They're USED to it, it's part of their economy, and I believe that over 80% of that $6 goes for taxes. This is a new fact of life for us. I think there's going to be a rather rough "adjustment period". Our consumer culture is NOT equipped for $3 a gallon and more gasoline. Don't forget, the price of heating oil is through the roof, too, and nateral gas is supposed to be a Luxury this winter as well...

The Brits get free health care. I pay $70+ a month for prescriptions, and my "share" of the insurance that pays the rest is $55, and I'm seeing my doctor day after tomorrow, for another $15 out of pocket.

The Brits have Mass Transit, and a national network of trains and busses. We have faded pictures of a bygone era when our grannies rode the "Interurban" and the Monon ran 6 trains a day between Chicago and Indy.

AND in addition to those "artificially low" gas prices, we also have artificially low wages. Sure, they say that "Adjusted for inflation", we paid more for gas inm 1980.

Well, "Adjusted for Inflation", I made $20,000 MORE a year in 1980 than I do now. Wish I had an extra 20,000 "1980 dollars" in my pocket NOW...

I SCOWL at SUV's at the gas station now. Can't wait until the first Bush-bot says "what are YOU looking at?" I'll say "the reason we're *IN* this fucking mess, you ditto-monkey!"

[tigereye]

75. but we have been protected from the "actual cost"

of gasoline for years by our obsession with the auto and our refusal to truly consider actual alternatives. We have always used most of the world's resources, including gasoline, and we are no longer the high bidder on many levels. And we replaced all our high mileage vehicles with more gas guzzlers after the energy crunch of the 70s.

I think we will have to change the way that we approach the transportation question as these prices continue to rise.