Gas Prices Soar! - Page 7

IowaStatePhiPsi · #91 03-28-2005, 10:17 AM

$2.05 on Saturday. Highest I've paid since I was in Illinois and Arkansas in February and in Colorado in January.

CougADPi · #92 03-28-2005, 07:41 PM

$2.21 a gallon...that really adds up with 60 miles worth of commuting a day!!!

AGDee · #93 04-07-2005, 11:49 PM

Up to $2.35 today.. auuugh! I have a co-worker who is commuting 100 miles a day. He may not be making enough money to keep working at this rate.

There was some talk by the Michigan legislature of a bill that would eliminate the state gas tax if the average cost went up to $2.30, but I haven't heard if it passed. Time to go look that one up!

SigkapAlumWSU · #94 04-08-2005, 02:56 AM

I haven't been to the pump in a week, but someone told me today it was at $2.50.

what the hell? I need to drive accross the state and go house hunting this weekend, but I'm on empty and I really can't afford these prices as a student! I swear, a week ago, it was $2.28, I don't know what happened.

bcdphie · #95 04-08-2005, 12:53 PM

I filled up for $0.999/litre the other day, but it has now gone up to $1.04/litre

. Thank god I drive a Honda Civic is all I can say.

winnieb · #96 04-08-2005, 01:44 PM

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Originally posted by AGDee
Up to $2.35 today.. auuugh! I have a co-worker who is commuting 100 miles a day. He may not be making enough money to keep working at this rate.

There was some talk by the Michigan legislature of a bill that would eliminate the state gas tax if the average cost went up to $2.30, but I haven't heard if it passed. Time to go look that one up!

I think I will write my state rep and suggest that MO does away with the gas tax while prices are high! That is a great idea--- but I am sure my letter to the Rep wil end up in the trash-- although we grew up in the same town, he's a yr younger than me-- he does know me-- maybe I will call his house!! haha!

AGDee · #97 04-08-2005, 09:20 PM

Apparently I'd heard the story wrong and what they were proposing was to cap the sales tax at the rate it would be once gas hit $2.30 a gallon. We'd still be paying the other 45 cents a gallon in gas taxes plus 6% sales tax on the first $2.30 per gallon. However, it was fought because Michigan's economy is in the pisser and they need the added tax revenue. <sigh> It was a nice thought.

Dee

amycat412 · #98 04-08-2005, 11:09 PM

I paid 2.96 the other day.

aurora_borealis · #99 04-09-2005, 12:28 AM

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Originally posted by SigkapAlumWSU
I haven't been to the pump in a week, but someone told me today it was at $2.50. what the hell? I need to drive accross the state and go house hunting this weekend, but I'm on empty and I really can't afford these prices as a student! I swear, a week ago, it was $2.28, I don't know what happened.

We came over to Denny's last night and the station with the Subway on Grand had cheaper prices than this side of the border. It was 2.35 there and 2.49 over here. I think a lot more people are planning to carpool for all the formals on Lake CDA the next few weekends.

Jen · #**100** 04-09-2005, 12:30 AM

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Originally posted by bcdphie
I filled up for $0.999/litre the other day, but it has now gone up to $1.04/litre . Thank god I drive a Honda Civic is all I can say.

I just about choked it went from 99.9 to 101.9 to 102.7 to 103.7 and now 104 something...within like 3 days.

I also am so happy I drive a Civic. If I ever buy a new car, that thing is gonna be a hybrid for DAMN sure.

PM_Mama00 · #**101** 04-09-2005, 10:47 AM

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Originally posted by AGDee
Apparently I'd heard the story wrong and what they were proposing was to cap the sales tax at the rate it would be once gas hit $2.30 a gallon. We'd still be paying the other 45 cents a gallon in gas taxes plus 6% sales tax on the first $2.30 per gallon. However, it was fought because Michigan's economy is in the pisser and they need the added tax revenue. <sigh> It was a nice thought.

Dee

Maybe our economy would be better if we had cheaper gas prices, and then people would have more money in their pockets to spend places... IE the gas station??? People should get free vouchers for the gas station if they spend a certain amount on gas.

I pay $37 for my Mountaineer when I'm near empty. This sucks.

OH! Marathon on Northline between Fort and Dix always has the cheapest. Unfortunately I have a BP card so I'm stuck paying 2.22 right now, but Marathon's this morning was 2.17. There were two gas stations in Westland that were battling each other and got down to like 1.9something yesterday. Too bad no one Downriver is smart enough to do that.

Don't these gas stations realize that if they sold it cheaper than everyone else, they'd get more business and gather more revenue and probably make out about the same?

Jen · #**102** 04-09-2005, 05:14 PM

Someone posted on gasprices.com that the 104.9 that the gas was last night is equal to about 4.80 a gallon in the US!

I suck with numbers and such, but is that true?? This morning gas is 105.7 ($1.057 CDN per litre). How much would that be in US funds per gallon?

chideltjen · #**103** 04-09-2005, 05:45 PM

It's up to $2.50 a gallon here... and I just got a new full time job that has an hour commute.

(Total... not one way.)

SATX*APhi · #**104** 04-09-2005, 06:52 PM

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Originally posted by ariesrising
Someone posted on gasprices.com that the 104.9 that the gas was last night is equal to about 4.80 a gallon in the US!

I suck with numbers and such, but is that true?? This morning gas is 105.7 ($1.057 CDN per litre). How much would that be in US funds per gallon?

Being the bored nerd that I am, I figured the $1.057 CDN per liter to be $4.89 US per gallon.

Right now gas around here is at about $2.19 a gallon. This isn't cute at all.

Jen · #**105** 04-09-2005, 09:06 PM

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Originally posted by SATX*APhi
Being the bored nerd that I am, I figured the $1.057 CDN per liter to be $4.89 US per gallon.

Right now gas around here is at about $2.19 a gallon. This isn't cute at all.

OMG you guys are so lucky!

The one reason why Vancouver gas is so expensive is because we're in the "Greater Vancouver Regional District". The GVRD heavily taxes our gas to pay for crap like buses that cost 4 bucks to take you on a 45 minute ride that takes 10 minutes in a car etc.

Outside of Vancouver about an hour are Abbotsford and Chilliwack, just outside of the GVRD. Their gas is about 78 cents a litre right now, compared to our $1.05, all thanks to the GVRD taxes.

I need to look into if it's economical to drive an hour on the highway, fill up the tank and drive an hour home lol.