Still high in Arlington/Alexandria. I'm seeing $3.19, $3.29, $3.39 for regular unleaded.

Some of the gas stations with the highest prices last Sunday have gone down, while others with lower prices have since increased. Also, a local gas station had no prices posted and a paper note by the pumps; I assume they are out of gas. :shock:

We're down to $2.999 now.

Same here. $2.999 may be the nationwide level-off point - for now.

Saw several $2.67.9s today - about a 12 cent drop overnight.

For comparison, S$1.66/L

which comes to US$3.754/gal. This is about where prices have been here for the past year.

I just gassed up this AM for $2.79, down from a peak of $3.39.

Premium gas for the Beamer is still holding steady at $2.959. Though there's a Chevron down on Mill Plain Blvd that's selling premium for $3.11... they're near the freeway and have always charged a bit more.

Huge spread of prices across the Twin Cities. We had a string of $2.58.9s yesterday, but within a mile, others were at $2.65-$2.69. Drove into Minneapolis today, and passed two stations at $2.79 and one at $2.93. Was worried prices had risen until I got to the northern suburbs and saw most prices in the $2.65-$2.67 range.

After all this time, absolutely nothing happened to the gas prices in Austin.

I wonder why we don't get some sort of ease yet.

Originally Posted by Seminomad

Originally Posted by Seminomad

Same Chevron update for 9/4/05:
$3 05 9/10 (a six cent increase)

As for the 5th:
UNCHANGED

Same station, over the following week:

$3 05 9/10
(unchanged)
so much for being cheaper than the national average... it was nice while it lasted though

My local station has been at $2.97 for a long time now.

Originally Posted by Peter Gibbons

My local station has been at $2.97 for a long time now.

Same here.

Gas is down a tad. The stations that had very high prices have dropped to the $3.29 range, and the "cheap" station is "down" to $3.12. We're still Number One in the Nation, though.

Good thing my car is high-mileage and low-miles (in other words, I don't have much of a commute). I've been citing $3.00 gas as one reason why my daughter has to take the school bus, even though it means she has to get out of bed earlier.

The rise in gas prices hasn't been as steep in Michigan, but consumers have felt more than a pinch. Our cities are set up in refulgent celebration of the automobile, and it's nearly impossible to walk anywhere safely (but I've been trying).

My office had set up this forum on alternative energy that is scheduled for next week, and I'm having great conversations with citizens and state staff as they RSVP. Most Michigan legislators are very interested in figuring out a way to curb the effects of rising gas prices on a mostly unemployed, increasingly poor population that is trapped into driving by infrastructure. (We even have staff from the U.S. Senator's office and the Governor's office attending, as well as a slew of state legislators and their staffs. Liz happy.)

One of the ideas that has been floated around, the tax cap, is really a terrible idea, but it is a short term fix for the most cash-strapped. Has anyone heard any ideas about anything else that can help in the short term that doesn't compromise us in the long term?

We've dropped down to $2.849 (at least on the SW side of Milwaukee).

Gas prices dropped ten cents last week at the same gas station I've been monitoring this whole time... and sat there. I'm sure wholesale prices have dropped more than that but they're not dropping prices fast. Why should they?

Meanwhile other pumps around town haven't dropped at all. I saw $3.35 and even $3.49 posted.

Originally Posted by eekelsey

The rise in gas prices hasn't been as steep in Michigan, but consumers have felt more than a pinch. Our cities are set up in refulgent celebration of the automobile, and it's nearly impossible to walk anywhere safely (but I've been trying).

My office had set up this forum on alternative energy that is scheduled for next week, and I'm having great conversations with citizens and state staff as they RSVP. Most Michigan legislators are very interested in figuring out a way to curb the effects of rising gas prices on a mostly unemployed, increasingly poor population that is trapped into driving by infrastructure. (We even have staff from the U.S. Senator's office and the Governor's office attending, as well as a slew of state legislators and their staffs. Liz happy.)

One of the ideas that has been floated around, the tax cap, is really a terrible idea, but it is a short term fix for the most cash-strapped. Has anyone heard any ideas about anything else that can help in the short term that doesn't compromise us in the long term?

How about small-scale bus routes targeted to specific neighborhoods where a significant number of people have a particular place they need to go? They would essentially be mini- or standard-size vans running on a limited schedule... such as from home to job-search/employment training centers at 9am and returning home at 5 pm... to the supermarket at 10 and back again at Noon. It's essentially the same concept as the Metro vanpool fleet we had when I worked for the WSDOT back in the 90s, transporting people to and from work who lived in a particular part of town. I also recall a similar approach being done in Seattle and L.A. serving elderly people who weren't able enough to drive anymore. Suburb to suburb, or intra-city travel would be more flexible, since the routes and schedules could be changed as needed by the people they serve. The vehicles could be leased which would limit initial capital expenses and long-term committment to the program, should it not work out or no longer be needed.

And "today" (9/13) the Chevron finally made a move, shedding six cents to
2 99 9/10

Originally Posted by catfishncod

Gas prices dropped ten cents last week at the same gas station I've been monitoring this whole time... and sat there. I'm sure wholesale prices have dropped more than that but they're not dropping prices fast. Why should they?

Meanwhile other pumps around town haven't dropped at all. I saw $3.35 and even $3.49 posted.

Locally, I read plenty of sleen-venting Letters to the Editor that argued that gas should not change prioce once the original cost is established (which may be the price in Rotterdam or at the distibutor, according to different writers). After all, it 'can't gain "value" just sitting in the tank'. Someone wrote to ask whether that also applies to one's home. The letters stopped shortly afterward.

Nothing kills a strongly held opinion like an inconvenient fact.

More comparison:

Sinopec gas in Yunnan province is going for 4.41RMB/L, which comes to $2.064/gal. This is without tax, as the gasoline tax here has not been introduced yet. Word is that a tax of 40-70% is in the coming, which, since it t would apply to pump price, would push up delivery and infrastructure gas costs, resulting in probably a price jump to at least $2.972, up to $3.653 per gallon.

$3.02 at the Chevron closest to ASU.
-Meanwhile, gas has gone down a lot back home:
$2.59 at the BP in Prescott, WI.

We are at $2.64--about the pre-Katrina price.

We're down to $2.769 here.

Originally Posted by Kiff 1961

We're down to $2.769 here.

The range here is from $2.919 to $2.999.

My local station has been at $2.979 for over two weeks. But I have seen the area average drop about 7 cents during that time.