Gas Prices

$2.79 a gallon today.

yes i am planting with serious intent. the price of groceries are killing us. but mother nature is trying. first floods, then frost, now drought. twice the work. but worth it. atleast my food isn't poisoned.

jesse

It's about 3.10 in Rockford IL, but that's understandable with Hurricane Katrina and all.....oh wait...that was the reason for it being high in 2005. Why are they stealing from us now? I forget.

Saw on the news yesterday that the KY Attorney General is suing Marathon Oil Company for price gouging. Hope this is the beginning of a nationwide trend.

By Charla Young (FRANKFORT, Ky.) -- Kentucky officials have sued Marathon Petroleum Company today, accusing the fuel supplier of violating state price gouging laws in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. WAVE 3's Charla Young reports.

Attorney General Greg Stumbo claims Marathon overcharged Kentucky residents $86 million and that Speedway and SuperAmerica stores overcharged an additional $3 million.

Stumbo said the worst thing about the massive overcharging for gasoline is that it took place during a grave national emergency.

The 18-month investigation focuses on the two months following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Stumbo claims Marathon was already in profit mode when it increased prices even more. His office points to Marathon boasting about make more than $1 billion in profits in a press release in January of 2006.

The press release reportedly referred specifically to the profit margin in the third quarter -- the months following the hurricanes -- for the great success.

Referring to a chart showing the alleged overcharges, Stumbo told reporters "we feel very confident that we can carry the burden of proof and prove to the triers of fact -- the jury -- that these are the damages."

Marathon is Kentucky's largest wholesale supplier of gasoline.

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$3.50 a gallon in the small town I commute to four days a week for work (Washington state)! I'll be going in the other direction today to the "city" and it might be a few cents cheaper there (it usually is, but not by much).

I can't believe I'm envious of those of you paying around $2.75!

Janis

'cheap' gas was $3.05 earlier this week is not $3.19

Oi!

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filled up for $3.30 a few days ago. It was $96.44 to fill our suburban, ouch!

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well we just put 100.00 in our suburban yesterday. It was not full yet but you can only get 100.00 worth of gas at a time here. The price per gallon was 3.25 for 87 octane

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hmm 1.249cdn/liter works out to $4.27US/Gallon

We haven't seen anything yet. I'm still expecting us to test 1.50/liter this summer if there are no hurricane issues. thats a tidge over $5/gallon.

$3.19; $3.29; and $3.39 here in west central Ohio. It will go up tomorrow because of the weekend. The oil companies just don't think we're smart enough to know what they're doing.

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$3.499 here in NE Ill. I am trying to make a tankful last 2 weeks. $70.11 to fil up last week and I had 1/8 of a tank left. Soon I won't be able to afford to go to work.

3.39/gallon here in Eagle River, Wisconsin. Its gone up over .40 in the last month.

Nobody would be a bit surprised if it hit $4.00 at or around Memorial Weekend, which kicks off the summer tourist season.

It was $3.05 earlier in the week. I am in Northwestern Minnesota. I haven't had a garden in years but am going to have a big one this year. There seems to be a " back to the land" movement going on around here lately. A lot of people are planning to plant gardens ( when it warms up). I have noticed the prices going up in the stores on food and other commodities.
I have been toying with the idea of teaching food preservation... wonder if I would get any takers.

The nearest bandit to me is $ 3.499
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and when will it be $ 5 . . . . . . . . . . ???

Today it went from $3.12 in Vincennes to $3.27. Here in my town it went to $3.27 & $3.37.

Exactly on all accounts!! Even the price, $3.39 for da cheap stuff here in da U.P. (MI)

$1.06/litre here for gas. Put 2200 litres of dyed off-road diesel in the tank yesterday at 79 cents.

I ran the old woman next door to get her Prescriptions And she handed me $5.00 for gas. Trouble is it took $10.00 to bring the truck back to where it was B FORE I took her , Gas was $2.89 when I pulled into the Valero And while walking back to pump the gas it went up ten cents per gallon. I still got mine for $2.89 So now the old woman next door Can't get A ride NO more. By the way she has 3 cars and plenty of funds. To pay for gas. As she will cry broke then buy A Herself A subway Sub.

Did you guys feel that its the gas company ripping the wallet out of our back pockets!!!LOL When I left the house to take DS to school it was $3.09 and when I brought him home it was $3.19-$3.22 depending on the gas station. Tomorrow is the last day of school, so when I need something from store I will walk to Dollar General 6 blocks away!!! And limping proudly the whole way because it wont cost a thing HAHA!

here on long island its 3.31 a gallon. they say by the summer it'll be over 4!

$3.39 at costco.