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theophilus

(3,750 posts)
Thu Jan 26, 2012, 11:35 AM Jan 2012

Gas prices are all over the lot here. How about in your area?

For the last two or three weeks gas has been jumping up and down almost daily. It was down to around 2.95 and then boinged up to around 3.29. Then down to 3.12. Then up to about 3.25. Then back to 3.12. Then up to 3.16. Then up to 3.29, etc. Given that our dear old country is exporting tons of refined gasoline, what is up with this? I think there might be some gouging going on. Hmmmm?

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stufl

(96 posts)
1. Where do you live?
Thu Jan 26, 2012, 11:40 AM
Jan 2012

Gas has risen to $3.49 at just about every station here and has stayed there for weeks. The scary thing is that we live in a lower cost area....central PA. Don't want to think about LA or NYC or even Philadelphia, for that matter.

theophilus

(3,750 posts)
5. I'm in central Arkansas. It is just different that it is jumping up and down so quickly this time
Thu Jan 26, 2012, 11:47 AM
Jan 2012

of year. It might be scary stuff about Iran? It also seems to jump when there is good economic news. I'm "sure" that is a coincidence, right?

Citizen Worker

(1,785 posts)
2. With only two stations in town prices have remained steady for several weeks. Regular grade is
Thu Jan 26, 2012, 11:42 AM
Jan 2012

$3.65 and premium $4.02.

SammyWinstonJack

(44,130 posts)
3. Same here with the same pump price decrease/increase. 3.28 last night at the corner store.
Thu Jan 26, 2012, 11:43 AM
Jan 2012

Wonder if the Drill baby drill knows about the export of refined gasoline. Bet their heads would explode if they did know.

Broken_Hero

(59,305 posts)
6. Last night it was 3.09 in SW Missouri
Thu Jan 26, 2012, 12:22 PM
Jan 2012

a few days ago it was 3.12. What I've noticed the most is food prices, Caprisuns are up 50 cents, ground beef is over 4 bucks a pound now(for lean), cereal aka malt o meal went up a dollar, a lot of the grain noodles I get went up a dime...

Javaman

(62,517 posts)
9. mostly just going up here in my area of Austin.
Thu Jan 26, 2012, 12:46 PM
Jan 2012

it it went down, that would be something, but it's been on a steady rise.

it's gone up 30 cents in the last 2 weeks.

frazzled

(18,402 posts)
10. $3.75-$3.89 in Chicago
Thu Jan 26, 2012, 12:49 PM
Jan 2012

But we always have the highest prices in the country.

I haven't even taken my car out for the last several weeks, so I had to look up what the current prices are.

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