Gas almost $7 a gallon

[TV and credit cards]

People prefer lump sum money and it's understandable. It's a bit of happiness in their otherwise paycheck to paycheck life.

Sure, it is certainly something but it doesn’t address the actual problem and doesn’t go far enough.

Suspend the CA excise portion ( 51 cents) and folks will quickly get used to gas at that price. Then what? When do you pull the rug out from underneath them and put that 51 cents back on?

Don’t put the tax back. There is no need, California is sitting on billions of surplus money. Oh, and cancel the tax that will be added in June.

And as an aside, I know CA is good about tracking deadbeat dads. So I bet a lot of single moms out there would get $800. Almost two 64 packs of Pampers a month at Walmart. Just knowing that makes it all worth it, eh?

You think so? Maybe yes, maybe no. But as I said earlier, $400 plus ditch the .51 gas tax.

I’ll get $800 and quite frankly I don’t need it. Neither does my kid who will also get it. So there’s $1,200 just in my household that is getting it but doesn’t really, really need it.

Okay. I just read about this "Gann Limit". So you'll get a refund in some form, regardless but going forward, I see your point about just removing the gas tax.

 

[Elixir]

Gas just broke the $6/gal threshold within the last few weeks, and its already hitting $7 in some pricier places. I'm getting so close to shelling out $50,000 for an electric car. These gas prices are going to bankrupt me otherwise!

Terrible time to buy cars. But I am also about ready to spring for an electric, just to blow the doors off some muscle cars.

 

[thebeave]

Gas just broke the $6/gal threshold within the last few weeks, and its already hitting $7 in some pricier places. I'm getting so close to shelling out $50,000 for an electric car. These gas prices are going to bankrupt me otherwise!

Terrible time to buy cars. But I am also about ready to spring for an electric, just to blow the doors off some muscle cars.

I think my joke might have zipped past your head. Speaking of zip, you are right about electric cars. Damn, those things take off fast! There's a lot of e-cars around here, and they are practically at the next stoplight before I even get rolling after the traffic light turns green.

 

[ZiprHead]

I heard that Shaquille Oneal suggested that you you fill up at a half tank instead of waiting until almost empty. It's better on your psyche. It's actually better for your car too. The fuel in the tank keeps the pump cool.

Paid about $74 to fill up yesterday with premium. $4.74/g after a three cent Kroger discount.

 

[skepticalbip]

Prices are going in the right direction but still too high. Last week local gas was $4.10/gal. I just filled up at $3.69/gal.

 

[ZiprHead]

$4.13 here in Saginaw, $3.99 in Midland where my wife works.

 

[southernhybrid]

Gas is about 4 bucks a gallon here, but Kemp is suspending the gas tax. I think that's stupid. People are starting to change their driving habits and that's a good thing. I'm glad I have a hybrid because I've read that there is a huge demand for hybrids and electric cars right now. MY Fusion is 7 years old and has been very reliable.

People are so goofy. They bought huge SUVs and pick up trucks when gas was cheap, without any regard for the environment. Now that gas is getting expensive, they want cars that get better mileage. *sigh*

 

[bilby]

We're seeing a noticeable uptick in passenger numbers. People are choosing to catch the bus rather than drive.

 

[TSwizzle]

$5.49 per gallon at Costco and there was a bit of a line again. It was $70 to fill up, I almost looked under the car to see if the fuel tank was leaking!

 

[thebeave]

$5.49 per gallon at Costco and there was a bit of a line again. It was $70 to fill up, I almost looked under the car to see if the fuel tank was leaking!

As Joe Biden is so fond of saying, "Not a joke!". I heard reports on the news that people are sneaking under cars and puncturing fuel tanks, then downloading the liquid gold into gas cans.

 

[ZiprHead]

It sucks that no one has premium up on their price boards. I had to drive my wife to and from work in Midland yesterday and today. The price for regular is about 15 cents cheaper in Midland than here so I figured I'd fill up with premium in Midland. Nope, premium was still 15 cents higher there then here. Wutta rip.

 

[TSwizzle]

$5.49 per gallon at Costco and there was a bit of a line again. It was $70 to fill up, I almost looked under the car to see if the fuel tank was leaking!

As Joe Biden is so fond of saying, "Not a joke!". I heard reports on the news that people are sneaking under cars and puncturing fuel tanks, then downloading the liquid gold into gas cans.

I heard a report about a gas station that was getting ripped off. A large van would park over the storage tanks. The van had a trap door in the floor of the van and the person inside the van would break into the storage tank below and extract a large amount of fuel and nobody could see it happening. They thief was eventually sussed out.

News

It's not enough we have to watch our catalytic converters like a hawk now we have to watch our gas.

Let's Go Brandon!!

 

[ZiprHead]

Let's Go Brandon!!

You blaming Biden for this??? That's fucking stupid. You do know oil companies are private corporations, right?

 

[Hermit]

Let's Go Brandon!!

You blaming Biden for this??? That's fucking stupid. You do know oil companies are private corporations, right?

Yabutt, they waz forced to raise prices 'coz wut Biden's done, dont'cha know?

 

[TV and credit cards]

$5.49 per gallon at Costco and there was a bit of a line again. It was $70 to fill up, I almost looked under the car to see if the fuel tank was leaking!

As Joe Biden is so fond of saying, "Not a joke!". I heard reports on the news that people are sneaking under cars and puncturing fuel tanks, then downloading the liquid gold into gas cans.

I heard a report about a gas station that was getting ripped off. A large van would park over the storage tanks. The van had a trap door in the floor of the van and the person inside the van would break into the storage tank below and extract a large amount of fuel and nobody could see it happening. They thief was eventually sussed out.

News

It's not enough we have to watch our catalytic converters like a hawk now we have to watch our gas.

Let's Go Brandon!!

That’s “Let’s go MbS”. Brandon is the one who won’t go kiss his ass, lest you fault him for that. And you would.

 

[Tigers!]

First time I have ever paid $100AUD for a tank of petrol
Prices are falling again. next will be <$100.

 

[bilby]

First time I have ever paid $100AUD for a tank of petrol
Prices are falling again. next will be <$100.

I paid $114 today at the 'cheap' servo near me that's always a few cents less than the ones on the main roads.

And that's after the 4c/l RACQ member discount.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

$5 yesterday. I don't understand how the $5.45 station got any business.

 

[TSwizzle]

Seeing a lot of $6+ now, even at the Arco stations.

Let’s Go Brandon!!

Still getting $5.49 at Costco though.

Newsom continues to mull over ways to give California drivers relief including debit cards, $400 payment per vehicle, max two vehicles per household or something. No doubt he will make a complete mess of it, like everything else he touches, incompetent buffoon that he is.

 

[skepticalbip]

Seeing a lot of $6+ now, even at the Arco stations.

Let’s Go Brandon!!

Still getting $5.49 at Costco though.

Newsom continues to mull over ways to give California drivers relief including debit cards, $400 payment per vehicle, max two vehicles per household or something. No doubt he will make a complete mess of it, like everything else he touches, incompetent buffoon that he is.

It is odd that he is looking at some bureaucratic system to reduce the cost when simply suspending all California taxes and fees on gasoline would reduce the cost to consumers by about $1.00/gal. Suspending the California requirement for special gas blends would reduce the cost ever further.