Look at this:

http://news.yahoo.com/photo/070510/480/e40d7495b8bf4846aaed7db81fd3db3b

I found out that this gas station is unique in SF -- I guess the owner is planning on going out of business, to make a statement or some such. Supposedly he has several other stations, and he is protesting Shell's policies.

But the report said that his station was 70 cents more than the one across the street -- which means that gas is STILL almost $4 in SF -- which is still pretty bad.

Matthew

It's up to $2.82 at the cheapest station (which I make sure to always fill at) here in Texas.

We are always on the low side here -- a good thing.

Even though we have our 2nd kid on the way, we're keeping the 1994 Saturn around for its fuel economy. It's a smaller car, but it gets 30-35 MPG. Both our cars are paid for, but our other car (PT Cruiser) only gets 20-23 MPG. It has air conditioning though, while the Saturn has a freon leak (= no a/c). So we have to mothball the Saturn during the summer months -- all 6 of them *grin*
(May - October)

Matthew

Whatever you do, don't buy into that STUPID, STUPID idea about not filling gas on the 15th.

Of COURSE it would all even out -- that's what so stupid about it! Unless people made a real sacrifice -- like staying home and NOT DRIVING one weekend -- gasoline _DEMAND_ wouldn't be touched.

Your common sense is correct -- people would fill up a couple days before/after, and nothing would be different from a gasoline sales standpoint.

The dumbest things get circulated on the Net...
*sigh*

Well, we do our best to use very little gas -- but our SSPX chapel is 25 min. away.

We only go grocery shopping (once every 1 1/2 weeks), weekly Mass, and the occasional trip to my in-laws (12 min. away).

I work from home, and Jennifer is a stay-at-home mom.

We've been doing some garage sale shopping, but that's winding down now. We should be ready for "low consumption mode" this summer.

We generally use very little gas.

Matthew

I recently was in CA and near the New Mexico Border on I-40 it was about the same price as shown on the picture above. I was hoping it wouldn't be that way all through CA and thankfully it was not. It seems they were just taking advantage of being one of the few stations around before heading into the wasteland of the Mojave Desert.

Since Gladius pointed out the price of diesel, I have to toot my own horn here and say that I have a diesel and it is nice to finally see it less than gas by 20-30 cents. My best tank on my road trip yielded over 46MPG and my worst 40MPG.  :rahrah:

Gasoline hits record $3.10 a gallon
Prices top highs hit after Hurricane Katrina; rose 5 cents last week and 16 cents from a year ago.
May 14 2007: 5:58 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. consumers are digging deeper in their pockets to fill up at the pump, with the average price for gasoline now a record $3.10 a gallon, the government said on Monday.

The national price for regular unleaded gasoline rose 5 cents over the last week and is up 16 cents from a year ago, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's weekly survey of service stations.

The latest pump price tops the old record of $3.07 set in September 2005 after Hurricane Katrina disrupted refinery operations and oil production along the Gulf Coast, the EIA said.

The much larger AAA survey showed the price for gasoline at a record $3.07 on Monday.

Higher gasoline costs are cutting into consumer spending, which accounts for about two-thirds of U.S. economic growth.

The EIA has forecast the national gasoline price will stay at or near $3 a gallon for most of the summer but will not come close to the $4 level that many consumers fear.

Energy experts say rising motor fuel costs reflect the temporary shutdown of several oil refineries, strong petroleum demand, militant attacks on Nigeria's oil production and higher crude prices.

Guy Caruso, who heads the EIA, said that, given the tight supply conditions, OPEC oil ministers needed to boost crude production this summer and not wait until their next planned meeting in September to decide whether to change oil output levels.

"We do think there will be a need for more OPEC oil," Caruso told reporters. "The most important thing is to keep the market adequately supplied."

The record pump price came on the same day that President Bush ordered government agencies to begin developing regulations to carry out his plan to reduce U.S. gasoline consumption.

"Our dependence on oil creates a risk for our economy, because a supply disruption anywhere in the world could drive up American gas prices to even more painful levels," Bush said in a speech from the White House Rose Garden.

Bush's plan will not affect this summer's U.S. gasoline prices or supplies, but by 2017 it is supposed to have Americans using 20 percent less gasoline and billions of gallons more in renewable and alternative fuels instead.

Bush announced his initiative in January during his State of the Union speech to Congress. He wants the regulations to make it work in place by December 2008, a month before he leaves office.

In the EIA's new weekly survey, West Coast service stations had the most expensive fuel by region, up half a penny to $3.38 a gallon. Among major cities, San Francisco had the highest gasoline costs at $3.53 a gallon, down almost a penny.

The lowest regional price was again along the Gulf Coast at $2.92 a gallon, up 4.5 cents. Houston had the cheapest city pump price at $2.85 a gallon, down half a penny.

Gas prices affect the share prices of BP (Charts), Chevron (Charts, Fortune 500), ConocoPhillips (Charts, Fortune 500) and Exxon Mobil (Charts, Fortune 500).

The EIA also reported gasoline prices were down 2 cents at $3.44 in Los Angeles, up 2.9 cents at $3.42 in Seattle, up 4.8 cents at $3.37 in Chicago, up 13.3 cents at $3.22 in Denver, up 1.4 cents at $3.14 in Cleveland, up 5.7 cents at $3.08 in Miami and up 2.2 cents at $3.05 in New York City. Top of page

Gas prices hit another record high

National average for a gallon of regular is now nearly $3.09, the third record day in a row.

May 15 2007: 10:37 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Gasoline prices hit a record high for the third straight day Tuesday, according to the daily reading on gas prices from AAA.

The motorist group says the average price for a gallon of self-serve unleaded gasoline was $3.087 in its latest reading, which is based on a daily survey of purchases at up to 85,000 gas stations. That's up from Monday's record of $3.073 a gallon, and the Sunday reading of $3.064.

Before this week's record, the highest price ever recorded in the survey was $3.057, which was set Sept. 4 and Sept. 5, 2005, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which disrupted refinery operations and pipelines and caused a temporary spike in prices.

California had the highest average price, with a gallon of self-serve unleaded costing $3.478.

South Carolina had the cheapest gas, but it is also creeping toward the mark of $3 a gallon, with an average price of $2.838. Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia now have average prices at or above $3 a gallon.

The Energy Information Administration's weekly survey of service station prices also found Monday a new record high of $3.10 a gallon for unleaded. That was up 5 cents from a week earlier and up 16 percent over year-ago levels.

While crude oil prices have fallen over the last few weeks and oil supplies are high in the United States, problems at several refineries have crimped gasoline output ahead of the summer driving season.

The refinery problems include fires, power outages, and longer than usual maintenance periods.