Belle Amour
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Still above $3 in great NYS and it'll probable stay that way. Filled up for 3.17 a gallon and a super jealous of everyone fillin up for under 3....boy I love NYS tax :-/
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Gas Prices Are The Lowest Since 2010
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BrokenEchelon
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I paid just under $40 for 15 gallons of premium gas this morning. I don't even.
ReturnOfTheRAT
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There was speculation earlier today that OPEC was going to cut production so everyone was expecting the price of a barrel to increase again except they didn't and the reverse happened the price of a barrel actually dropped. Those stations that raised it jumped the gun.
EYEL1NER
Member
My grandma told me over the phone that she got gas for <$2.50 earlier in the Independence/Kansas City area.i haven't heard from my wife what it is like over in SC lately but it is usually quite a bit cheaper than MO prices, so hopefully it maintains through the holidays. It would be nice if I could be getting $2.40/gallon gas next month when I fly in. That would be around $.60-$.70 cheaper than what I was paying in September when I was in the country...
I wouldn't worry about it too much- it's not like the oil will be lost if it isn't used.
Every station in the entire city did it and despite the speculation being wrong, the prices remain at $2.90. That's not jumping the gun. It's price gouging. Prices will now trickle back down to $2.73 here then jump again. They have been doing the same thing for weeks.
Prices in Lexington, Ky are currently twice as close to those in Los Angeles as they are to Tennessee, an hour to the south.
I'm in Lex and my roommate filled up for $2.39 a gallon earlier this week. That's pretty damn low.
I don't see how. The lowest they hit this week anywhere I saw was $2.73.
Gas buddy lists the lowest average price of any city in the U.S. at $2.45 and the average price in lexington at $2.83. If he paid $2.39 it was with a 30 cent Kroger discount or something similar.
Yeah pretty much I'm glad I moved away from the city we still get gauging here but its far cheaper than downtown LA.
perfectchaos007
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I saw $2.37 today. Lowest I've seen in years.
mcz117chief
Member
a lot of oil companies are providing more oil then there is demand so the price of gas has dropped about 1/3 during the last year. Ufortunately the gas station managers don't adjust their prices accordingly :/
NYCmetsfan
Banned
Based Saudi Arabia.
It's almost resembling a competitive market at this point. Feels wrong.
HighResTomato
Member
Meanwhile in the UK still paying £1.22 per litre, around £5,50 per gallon. Can not believe how cheap petrol is in the US.
OrangeGrayBlue
Member
Thank you Saudi Arabia.
……forgetit
Member
Thanks Obama
Manmademan
Member
$2.13 in PA this afternoon! People are going to go crazy at $1.99. HUMMER is going to rise from it's grave
lol
When he stops being a Kenyan Muslim.
Ultra Magnus
Member
Thats where I'm at, loving the prices
Winterfang
Banned
And I love it!!
prag16
Banned
The Saudis being the only ones able to handle prices at this level isn't a great situation. The world economy is already being disrupted by this in various ways, and other countries heavily reliant on oil exports are going to be in trouble. Sure, it was nice pumping that $2.19 gas this week, but we don't live in a vacuum. What happens from here will be very interesting to say the least.
Are people really attributing low oil prices to some great thing Obama did, or are posts like these joke posts? Reduced demand outside of the U.S. along with Saudis keeping production ramped up to the max has more to do with this than anything Obama did, obviously.
Also, don't forget the largest job growth sector in the U.S. since the recession has been that very sector. The same sector which requires for the most part $100+ per barrel oil to be profitable.
But in general, don't worry, the consequences (not just with regard to this; everything) won't hit until after the 2016 election, so we can blame the next guy. That's basically how it goes. The financial crisis Clinton laid a ton of groundwork for years earlier was later blamed on Bush. And then the consequences of Bush's neocon bullshit and other related and unrelated awful policies were blamed on Obama. And around we go.
Are people really attributing low oil prices to some great thing Obama did, or are posts like these joke posts? Reduced demand outside of the U.S. along with Saudis keeping production ramped up to the max has more to do with this than anything Obama did, obviously.
Also, don't forget the largest job growth sector in the U.S. since the recession has been that very sector. The same sector which requires for the most part $100+ per barrel oil to be profitable.
But in general, don't worry, the consequences (not just with regard to this; everything) won't hit until after the 2016 election, so we can blame the next guy. That's basically how it goes. The financial crisis Clinton laid a ton of groundwork for years earlier was later blamed on Bush. And then the consequences of Bush's neocon bullshit and other related and unrelated awful policies were blamed on Obama. And around we go.
The Abominable Snowman
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Funny seeing this thread. I was looking to fill up earlier, and I caught myself complaining about how Shell was 1.75 last week now it shot up to 1.89.
I mean, I complained over a whole .15 cents and it was still under $2. Although I was alone, I felt stupid.
I mean, I complained over a whole .15 cents and it was still under $2. Although I was alone, I felt stupid.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Regular was $2.11 at a Gas Station in Medford, MA today.
IAmRandom31
Banned
$1.68 around here
Can get home and to work for $15 a week. Fuckin great
Can get home and to work for $15 a week. Fuckin great
Andrew Korenchkin
Member
1.75 baby!
Sure, but while those companies did so well, others faltered due to less money available to consumers for other things. I for one have had more money for other things lately. That will have a positive impact on other sectors.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Still 2.29 around here. Some places are still at 2.59. Kinda bs.
E the Shaggy
Junior Member
Yeah, all the negativity for lowering oil prices seems so odd to me. Like I can understand certain sectors taking a hit, but they had nearly a decade of HIGHLY overinflated prices. They should have planned for this to happen when barrels of oil were going for $150 a pop.
prag16
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While that's true, the growth in the U.S. energy sector kept dollars here. Having the Saudis as the only ones selling profitable oil sends more dollars overseas. And it's fair to expect many of the excess dollars saved to be sent overseas too as we buy extra Made In China crap.
So while you have a valid point, it's definitely worth noting that it's not a zero sum game.
2.03 on the South Shore. It's going to be under 2.00 next week.
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