Gas Expected to jump to $4.00 tomorrow?

[Sinnbox]

Has any one heard teh rumor that gas is supposed to jump to about $4.00 nationwide tomorrow?

[drawingboard]

Has any one heard teh rumor that gas is supposed to jump to about $4.00 nationwide tomorrow?

no

[whoknows]

Haven't heard anything either, but maybe I'll go get gas today :-P

[mtxbass1]

no. If anything, you will start to see an increase as stations switch over to the summer blend, but not for a few more weeks.

[Mr_hockey66]

damn you bush!!!!

nope haven't heard a thing

[Sinnbox]

It jumped to $.30 here today, and there are rumors from the oil company in town to expect around $4.00 by friday but possibly by tomorrow.

[The Gifuto]

I would suspect that if it was going to jump, they wouldn't wait until tomorrow. Afterall, with oil closing at $107.90, why wouldn't the oil companies jump at the chance to gouge the American consumer (regardless of the fact that the gasoline already sitting in those tanks was not derived from oil purchased at that price).

On the flip side, perhaps the greedy, self-centered Americans need to be punished economically for all of the soccer moms blindly driving around their Suburbans and Tahoes....

In positive economic news, McDonalds rose 2.9% today! Rancid beef must be on special.

[Ragekod]

I noticed gas was $4.XX last night at San Diego.

[rodeojones903]

damn you bush!!!!

nope haven't heard a thing

Way to not have a clue. Anyone who thinks this is the fault of one person, let alone just the United States, is very uninformed.

[VanillaGorilla]

On the flip side, perhaps the greedy, self-centered Americans need to be punished economically for all of the soccer moms blindly driving around their Suburbans and Tahoes....


What a jackass you are.

[lionheart4life]

I think it depends where you are. Gas here was $3.27, and I bought $25 worth (maybe I'll go get some more now that I know how much oil went up today), so I think $4.00 is unreasonable since it would be over a 20% increase in one day. I wouldn't be so surprised if it goes to $3.50, which is still ridiculous.

[rodeojones903]

On the flip side, perhaps the greedy, self-centered Americans need to be punished economically for all of the soccer moms blindly driving around their Suburbans and Tahoes....



It doesn't "punish" those people. They have no problem paying $4 a gallon.



And no, gas is not going to jump to $4 everywhere tomorrow.

[The Gifuto]

It doesn't "punish" those people. They have no problem paying $4 a gallon.

I didn't actually mean that as a serious comment, just a playful jest.....everybody gets so serious when it comes to gas prices.

[bigdaddy]

Has any one heard teh rumor that gas is supposed to jump to about $4.00 nationwide tomorrow?

We live in Cuba? The nation only has one price?

It's already $5.50 in at least one place, it's most likely $4.00+ already in a few places, but at the same time the cheaper places are still at $2.50.

[ITDEFX]

yea I heard this.........3 YEARS AGO

[pacifickarma]

I wouldn't be so surprised if it goes to $3.50, which is still ridiculous.

It's been over $3.50 in Northern CA for weeks now...

[Scobie]

yea I heard this.........3 YEARS AGO

ZING!

Thanks for the heads-up, OP. Went out tonight and filled up a bunch of milk and orange juice cartons. Also got my bath tub filled up with gasoline now. I reckon I'll save upwards of $50 thanks to you, which will pay for some sweet firesale HD DVDs.

[lokizz]

gas wont jump to 4 bucks all of the sudden. theyre saying over time it will get to 4 bucks as of now some states are already paying that much while most are paying 3 and some change. if all of the sudden gas everywhere was 4 bucks overnight the shit would hit the fan. especially here since the cheapest gas here is 3.04 per gallon and the most expensive is 3.13 per. you must have heard part of the gas story where they said theyre expecting gas to rise to 4 bucks a gallon not that tomorrow wed all be at 4 bucks.

[JolietJake]

It's near $3.20 here, i don't think another 80 cents is out of the question.

[Liquid 2]

Crude almost hit $108 today. New record.

[slidecage]

We live in Cuba? The nation only has one price?

It's already $5.50 in at least one place, it's most likely $4.00+ already in a few places, but at the same time the cheaper places are still at $2.50.

where is it at 5.50 i dont belive that.


gas hits 4 bucks and stays there expect a major crash.,

If people are working for 6 bucks an hour and say it takes 2 gallons of gas each way

16 bucks per day in gas for 48 bucks in cash before taxes. FIgure in taxes be lucky to pull down 30 per day... minus te 16 bucks for gas

14 bucks per day. or 1.75 per hour. sorry but many people will not work for 1.75 per hour

I know for a fact if gas hits 4 bucks and stay that high or higher for 2+ months i will quit my job. This is why right now im taking everything i can do at my job. Im putting back ever extra penny so i have money to fall back on when i quit


Then again i might be fired instead of quitting. I work delivering newspaper and RUMOR is alot of cities are going to do away with the paper very soon . YOu will only be able to get the paper out of a machine. Home delivery will no longer happen. HEre they have already starting joining routes together.

Around here they have already fired 1/2 of the bundle handlers and just made the others ones double up with no increase in pay.

tomorrows going to be fun. My millage is going to jump from around 59 miles per day to close to 84. and my #$#$##$ car only gets 12 miles per gallon.


if i knew for a fact the newer cars would get me better gas millage i would think about leasing one. ( dude working with me owns a 2005 and said they are only getting 17 to 18 miles per gallon and they est is 40

[Dynasty1756]

WOW!! I hope not to $4.XX

[ITDEFX]

ZING!

Thanks for the heads-up, OP. Went out tonight and filled up a bunch of milk and orange juice cartons. Also got my bath tub filled up with gasoline now. I reckon I'll save upwards of $50 thanks to you, which will pay for some sweet firesale HD DVDs.



Expect Scobie's house to be blown to bits by morning :bouncy:

[Los255]

Well, I think it's about time I make some trips to local fast food joints and take their used cooking oil :mrgreen:

It's $2.93 here in New Jersey :cry:

[lokizz]

where is it at 5.50 i dont belive that.


gas hits 4 bucks and stays there expect a major crash.,

If people are working for 6 bucks an hour and say it takes 2 gallons of gas each way

16 bucks per day in gas for 48 bucks in cash before taxes. FIgure in taxes be lucky to pull down 30 per day... minus te 16 bucks for gas

14 bucks per day. or 1.75 per hour. sorry but many people will not work for 1.75 per hour

I know for a fact if gas hits 4 bucks and stay that high or higher for 2+ months i will quit my job. This is why right now im taking everything i can do at my job. Im putting back ever extra penny so i have money to fall back on when i quit


Then again i might be fired instead of quitting. I work delivering newspaper and RUMOR is alot of cities are going to do away with the paper very soon . YOu will only be able to get the paper out of a machine. Home delivery will no longer happen. HEre they have already starting joining routes together.

Around here they have already fired 1/2 of the bundle handlers and just made the others ones double up with no increase in pay.

tomorrows going to be fun. My millage is going to jump from around 59 miles per day to close to 84. and my #$#$##$ car only gets 12 miles per gallon.


if i knew for a fact the newer cars would get me better gas millage i would think about leasing one. ( dude working with me owns a 2005 and said they are only getting 17 to 18 miles per gallon and they est is 40



how many papers do you actually deliver in your route? and with them combing routes what does the avg route go up to ?

[AshesofWake]

lol anything under 3.60 is a bargain here.

[AshesofWake]

It's $2.93 here in New Jersey :cry:


:rofl:

[Genocidal]

where is it at 5.50 i dont belive that.


gas hits 4 bucks and stays there expect a major crash.,

If people are working for 6 bucks an hour and say it takes 2 gallons of gas each way

16 bucks per day in gas for 48 bucks in cash before taxes. FIgure in taxes be lucky to pull down 30 per day... minus te 16 bucks for gasMhm. All those people making minimum wage who drive 20-30 miles to work every day are going to be screwed. And of course they make enough on $6/hr to be paying over 37% of their income in taxes. :lol:

[Stoneage]

I thought we went to war for oil. Well, maybe it really was for liberation. Or maybe it was for BIG oil. Then again, W did give us the lengthened standard time, so now I'm torn.

[fullmetalfan720]

Gas is still under $3 a gallon here.

[The Gifuto]

I thought we went to war for oil. Well, maybe it really was for liberation. Or maybe it was for BIG oil. Then again, W did give us the lengthened standard time, so now I'm torn.

I think it was because W wanted to raid the Hussein porn stash! Qusay is a buck rodeo pimp, son!

[el bobo]

Ah man.. it sucks to have all my money drained for gas.

[Magehart]

I'm paying over $4.00 a gallon already. But I drive a diesel. Diesel hasn't been under $3.50 here since before last summer.

Whatever the gas prices are locally it's usually a lot higher (think over a dollar in some parts) behind the redwood curtain in Northern Cali. So I believe gas could be $5.50 up there (Yosemite?).

[botticus]

tomorrows going to be fun. My millage is going to jump from around 59 miles per day to close to 84. and my #$#$##$ car only gets 12 miles per gallon.


if i knew for a fact the newer cars would get me better gas millage i would think about leasing one. ( dude working with me owns a 2005 and said they are only getting 17 to 18 miles per gallon and they est is 40
The hell are you driving?

While 4 dollars a gallon would suck, relative to $3 a gallon, it's not like it's a new cost that's going to bankrupt someone. Another $10-$20 per fill-up. Granted, it used to only cost me $10 to fill up my car. 1997-98 was an awesome year. 87 cents!

[Kapwanil]

All I know is that when I started spending a lot more on gas I just started cutting back on other areas. $2.50 per gallon hit? I started eating out less during the week to compensate (2 times less, usually). $3.00? Brown bag lunch, only hit theaters when a huge movie comes out and I can catch it for $6 instead of $11. $3.50? So long $60 (closer to $45, thanks to CAG) new-release games! You're relegated to every-other-month status!

It doesn't bother me too terribly since I can still cut out a hell of a lot more in most of my budgets to compensate if need be (CAG does build gaming backlogs) but not everyone is in the same boat.

[Derrick1979]

Ha ha gas by me has been sitting at $3.19 for the cheap stuff for about a week now.. Last Thursday on my way home it was $3.01 and I said I will wait till im on my way tomorrow to fill up lol and it went up $0.18 overnight. :hot:


Someone has to do something about this though and really I think it is time they start dipping into reserves to give some relief at the pump. Gas has become the crippler for of course the low income people but it is putting the old "middle class" people down a bracket. Well finally now we can see this country is making a clear line through it's citizens of rich and just making it.

Just had to add this because this is classic


But as oil prices rose gasoline prices stayed stagnant and profit margins enjoyed by refiners shrank. Now those profit margins have become so small refiners have little incentive to make gasoline.
"The refiners are saying, 'Hey we're not making any money,'" said Tim Statts, vice president of risk management for Summit Energy, a firm that buys energy for big users. "The gasoline price almost has to come up to continue bringing the product to market."
According to John Kilduff, an energy analyst at the trading firm MF Global in New York, refiners are making about $6 off of every barrel of oil they turn into gasoline. That's down from over $38 a barrel last spring.
Refiners are operating at just 85%capacity, down from a normal rate of around 90%, according to figures from the Energy Information Administration.
Killduff said the low operating rate is partly due to refiners being shut down for maintenance but also due to the small profits they're getting on gasoline. "There's no market incentive to rush your unit back into production," he said. "[Gas prices] can't go any lower in relation to crude.

pulled this little bit of love from corporate America off yahoo news


Hmm so they are not making any money so the incentive is not there......... So lets say they are paying $109 a barrel boo hoo.. so they start charging the consumer for it even though the stuff at the pump is more than likely not even gas made from the newer more expensive oil so they are already making money off that so lets use my car as an example it has a 14 gallon tank so 14x$3.199=44.78 so I do not know how many gallons of gas you get out of a barrel but im paying almost half of that cost per barrel with one fill up.. How the hell do they say they are not making any money? LoL got to love this crap

[slidecage]

The hell are you driving?

While 4 dollars a gallon would suck, relative to $3 a gallon, it's not like it's a new cost that's going to bankrupt someone. Another $10-$20 per fill-up. Granted, it used to only cost me $10 to fill up my car. 1997-98 was an awesome year. 87 cents!

1989 buick park ave.

11.4 miles per gallon,


Love to go out and get a new car if the EST millage was real. i delivery paper and i doubt even a 2008 car would net me 35 mpg like the ads say

GAS WENT UP TO 3.48 here


Funny thing is i just started another route today and JUst got done speaking with my boss telling him if gas goes above 3.50 and stays there im putting in my 30 days notice. Not worth working when gas eats 60% of your profit

[fatherofcaitlyn]

Ha ha gas by me has been sitting at $3.19 for the cheap stuff for about a week now.. Last Thursday on my way home it was $3.01 and I said I will wait till im on my way tomorrow to fill up lol and it went up $0.18 overnight. :hot:


Someone has to do something about this though and really I think it is time they start dipping into reserves to give some relief at the pump. Gas has become the crippler for of course the low income people but it is putting the old "middle class" people down a bracket. Well finally now we can see this country is making a clear line through it's citizens of rich and just making it.

Just had to add this because this is classic


But as oil prices rose gasoline prices stayed stagnant and profit margins enjoyed by refiners shrank. Now those profit margins have become so small refiners have little incentive to make gasoline.
"The refiners are saying, 'Hey we're not making any money,'" said Tim Statts, vice president of risk management for Summit Energy, a firm that buys energy for big users. "The gasoline price almost has to come up to continue bringing the product to market."
According to John Kilduff, an energy analyst at the trading firm MF Global in New York, refiners are making about $6 off of every barrel of oil they turn into gasoline. That's down from over $38 a barrel last spring.
Refiners are operating at just 85%capacity, down from a normal rate of around 90%, according to figures from the Energy Information Administration.
Killduff said the low operating rate is partly due to refiners being shut down for maintenance but also due to the small profits they're getting on gasoline. "There's no market incentive to rush your unit back into production," he said. "[Gas prices] can't go any lower in relation to crude.

pulled this little bit of love from corporate America off yahoo news


Hmm so they are not making any money so the incentive is not there......... So lets say they are paying $109 a barrel boo hoo.. so they start charging the consumer for it even though the stuff at the pump is more than likely not even gas made from the newer more expensive oil so they are already making money off that so lets use my car as an example it has a 14 gallon tank so 14x$3.199=44.78 so I do not know how many gallons of gas you get out of a barrel but im paying almost half of that cost per barrel with one fill up.. How the hell do they say they are not making any money? LoL got to love this crap

If you don't pay more at the pump, that vice president might have to wear a $3000 suit, fly his private jet less or downgrade in his choice of prostitute.

Suck it up, wimp!

[SpazX]

1989 buick park ave.

11.4 miles per gallon,


Love to go out and get a new car if the EST millage was real. i delivery paper and i doubt even a 2008 car would net me 35 mpg like the ads say

GAS WENT UP TO 3.48 here


Funny thing is i just started another route today and JUst got done speaking with my boss telling him if gas goes above 3.50 and stays there im putting in my 30 days notice. Not worth working when gas eats 60% of your profit

Dude there are thousands of cars that will get better gas mileage than that. SUVs get better gas mileage than that...

A tiny, 4-cylinder car will get you over 30 mpg, there's no doubt about that, the question is whether or not the extra 20 mpg will be worth buying a new car.

[rabbitt]

Went from ~3.19 yesterday to 3.45 over here.

[paddlefoot]

Gets to work by mass transit FTW

[VanillaGorilla]

Someone has to do something about this though and really I think it is time they start dipping into reserves to give some relief at the pump.
The actual supply of gas isn't low. I read an article about 3 weeks ago that said, at that time, fuel supplies were as high as they have been in the last 17 years. It's all the other shit that is jacking up the prices. These asshole foreign investors who shit a brick everytime some oil worker in Texas calls in sick or some Colombian dude says he hates Venezuela's soccer team. "OH NO, TENSION IN COLOMBIA!"

[Caliburn]

Gas rose overnight here from $3.07 to $3.11. Terrifying. Simply terrifying.

As stated previously, mass transit FTW. But smelly buses FTL.

[Derrick1979]

We have city bus system here and thats it, and I would have to walk at least a mile to the bus stop that only runs that route certain times during the day.. over all the transit system in my city sucks and I think bus fare is over $2.00 now so I have no choice but to buy gas and supply rich oil tycoon's with the finest cocaine and prostitutes around.
\\:D/

[Dead of Knight]

Gas rose overnight here from $3.07 to $3.11. Terrifying. Simply terrifying.

As stated previously, mass transit FTW. But smelly buses FTL.

Bitch, STFU. Across the street it was $3.29 last night. Don't even want to dare to check what it is now.

1989 buick park ave.

11.4 miles per gallon,

lol slidecage, you never cease to make me laugh.

My fucking V8 Charger with a HEMI engine gets far better mileage than that. I honestly want to trade it in for a Prius though, because I feel like an ass driving such a gas guzzler. I plan on doing that when I graduate and leave Ohio.

[Warner1281]

1989 buick park ave.

11.4 miles per gallon,


Love to go out and get a new car if the EST millage was real. i delivery paper and i doubt even a 2008 car would net me 35 mpg like the ads say

GAS WENT UP TO 3.48 here


Funny thing is i just started another route today and JUst got done speaking with my boss telling him if gas goes above 3.50 and stays there im putting in my 30 days notice. Not worth working when gas eats 60% of your profit

You're a dumbass. I can't think of a single car that costs less than $50k that gets worse gas mileage than your current POS.

[lokizz]

The actual supply of gas isn't low. I read an article about 3 weeks ago that said, at that time, fuel supplies were as high as they have been in the last 17 years. It's all the other shit that is jacking up the prices. These asshole foreign investors who shit a brick everytime some oil worker in Texas calls in sick or some Colombian dude says he hates Venezuela's soccer team. "OH NO, TENSION IN COLOMBIA!"



another part of it too is environmentalists. many politicians are afraid to piss them off so we end up suffering in the longrun. theres plenty of oil out there to be had but people balk whenever they try and build a new oil rig in the ocean or even when it comes to getting oil in other places in amrica. the supply is there its just that the means to process the oil is whats etting held back. not to mention the whole corn into gas thing is a joke it takes more to make corn based gas then it would to do like they do in south american with a sugar based gas.


long story short greed and arrogance is whats keeping gas prices high. the govt gets a big chunk of the gas profits, enviromentalist wont allow us to tap into whats there to be ha and nobody wants to have oil refineries near where they live. theres alt forms of fuel to be made and had but how many of you are willing to make the financial sacrifice needed to get them out there?

[ananag112]

The government needs to invest more money to find an alternative fuel source or make one of the current alternative fuel sources practical.

[H-Town Info]

I still have my half tank of 2.83 in my car

[bmsdaddy]

Went to get gas this AM, $2.95 per gallon. As I was filling, the price on the sign changed to $3.17! Bought 25 gallons at $2.95 and when I hung up the pump it changed to $3.17 too. If I would have started filling up 30 seconds later it would have cost me an extra $5.50!

[sweeetja713]

The hell are you driving?

While 4 dollars a gallon would suck, relative to $3 a gallon, it's not like it's a new cost that's going to bankrupt someone. Another $10-$20 per fill-up. Granted, it used to only cost me $10 to fill up my car. 1997-98 was an awesome year. 87 cents!

An extra $15 per fill up for me and I have to fill up every week, more if I do anything besides work. So yes while 60 won't backrupt me and potentially 90 won't either, it's still a significant chunk of change that I would much rather put towards paying off the huge student loans I have. I don't know about you but I have much better things I could devote $720 dollars a year to.

[slidecage]

You're a dumbass. I can't think of a single car that costs less than $50k that gets worse gas mileage than your current POS.

take your car and STOP AND GO for 89 miles a day every few seconds and then see what your gas millage is


Yes if i just drove to say a job in the factory my car would probally get 22 MPG


other people who work for the paper have up to a 1999 car and still get less then 15 MPG most are ranging around around 10 to 13 miles a gallon no matter what you drive,.

[camoor]

another part of it too is environmentalists. many politicians are afraid to piss them off so we end up suffering in the longrun. theres plenty of oil out there to be had but people balk whenever they try and build a new oil rig in the ocean or even when it comes to getting oil in other places in amrica. the supply is there its just that the means to process the oil is whats etting held back. not to mention the whole corn into gas thing is a joke it takes more to make corn based gas then it would to do like they do in south american with a sugar based gas.


long story short greed and arrogance is whats keeping gas prices high. the govt gets a big chunk of the gas profits, enviromentalist wont allow us to tap into whats there to be ha and nobody wants to have oil refineries near where they live. theres alt forms of fuel to be made and had but how many of you are willing to make the financial sacrifice needed to get them out there?

:rofl:

Yeah those darn enviornmentalists are a big part of why gas costs so much. They have so much power - why do the big oil companies and the current Bush admin kowtow to their interests all the time?

[slidecage]

was on hold. Dude i was talking with on the phone said a brand new car that has an EST of 40 MPG will be very lucky to get 18 to 22 miles per gallon on a paper route.


So i guess getting new car is out of the question since that wouldnt even double what im getting now


asked about a hybrd and they said i would probally blow up the battery stopping too much

so that is out of the question as well



seems if gas hits 4 bucks i just sit on ass and collect cans out of the garbage : )

[Mr Unoriginal]

asked about a hybrd and they said i would probally blow up the battery stopping too much

so that is out of the question as well

Lol.

[rodeojones903]

take your car and STOP AND GO for 89 miles a day every few seconds and then see what your gas millage is


Yes if i just drove to say a job in the factory my car would probally get 22 MPG


other people who work for the paper have up to a 1999 car and still get less then 15 MPG most are ranging around around 10 to 13 miles a gallon no matter what you drive,.

You solved your own problem. If you don't like it find a new job.

[camoor]

take your car and STOP AND GO for 89 miles a day every few seconds and then see what your gas millage is

A hybrid would be ideal for your circumstances, unforntuately I know how expensive they are

[Dead of Knight]

Just get a new fucking job, slidecage. I seriously doubt you're making more money than a retail job considering the gas mileage.

[rodeojones903]

:rofl:

Yeah those darn enviornmentalists are a big part of why gas costs so much. They have so much power - why do the big oil companies and the current Bush admin kowtow to their interests all the time?

We really can't answer that. Who knows what we could pull out of ANWR and how much it would help, but it might disturb a little bit of the 19,049,236 acres so its a no go.

We all know that the oil companies are in it for the money, but there are somethings that could be done to help the problem that are being blocked from all areas.

[xcoax]

Gas was $3.08 here Monday on the way to school, and today it was $3.14. I doubt it will randomly jump a whole $.84, but I'd expect it to go up still.

I remember when $12 would fill my car up...

[fart_bubble]

Just get a new fucking job, slidecage. I seriously doubt you're making more money than a retail job considering the gas mileage.

I've got the same job and I make about $1800 a month with tips (though subtract gas and insurance I probably make around $1200 a month). Not bad money for maybe 70 hours of work a month

[Scobie]

Gas jumped another 4-cents by me today. At this rate I may need to stop lighting imported cigarettes with $10 bills and drinking top shelf cognac, as has been my custom.

[JolietJake]

Jumped maybe 10-15 cents here, not as much as i'd thought it might.

[slidecage]

I've got the same job and I make about $1800 a month with tips (though subtract gas and insurance I probably make around $1200 a month). Not bad money for maybe 70 hours of work a month

man you must be getting paid more.... do you know what your pay per paper is. Here it ranges from around 15 cents per paper profit

including the route i got now

70.9 miles per day say car gets 10 miles per gallon 7.09 gallons per day x 3.50 = 24.82

x 12 days in pay cycle = 297.78 OUCH

Pay per 12 day cycle around 750 - 300 gas = 450 profit every 2 weeks ?

5 hours per day x 12 days 60 hours / 750 or 450 = 12.50 per hour or 7.50 and figure in insurance


OUCH 6,25 per hour...... I guess i could get a job anywhere making this cash. I coulc of swear i was making a better profit

before today

50.1 miles per gallon x 5 gallons per day x 3.50 per gallon ==== 17.50 per day in gas
x12 days 210 in gas


pay per 12 day cycle was 580 - 210 for gas = 370 / 36 hours ===10.27 per hour



so it seems if i keep the route i picked up today i will move up from 10.27 per hour to 12.50 per hour.


though it means increasing my work time from 3 hours per day to close to 5 hours per day.

right now im the 2nd longest carrier for the paper. 12 years doing this job, most people have quit and i will probally quit if gas does hit 4 bucks and stays there

The total BS is we are getting paid the same rate now when gas was 1.50

[life.exe]

Jumped 17 cents on me today.

[Monsta Mack]

The highest per capita income state managed to still stay below 3.30 here in CT.

[tholly]

I paid $3.44 a gallon today in Malvern, PA (King of Prussia / Philadelphia area)

[Lord Draconus777]

This morning here in good old metro detroit michigan, gas was $3.35, up $.10 from yesterday, but $.26 overall from just a week ago. Luckily my college and work place are less than 4 miles from my house, but what am I gonna do when I plan on transferring to a university next year if it stays like this?

I suppose the lack of basically any mass transit in Michigan doesn't help things either (DAMN YOU HENRY FORD AND YOUR VISION OF MICHIGAN AS AN AUTOMOBILE ONLY STATE).

[freakyzeeky]

Gas is around $3.53 in my local gas station today... This is considered cheap compared to other gas stations around here.

[kill3r7]

$2.99 here in North Jersey.

[fart_bubble]

man you must be getting paid more.... do you know what your pay per paper is. Here it ranges from around 15 cents per paper profit

including the route i got now

70.9 miles per day say car gets 10 miles per gallon 7.09 gallons per day x 3.50 = 24.82

x 12 days in pay cycle = 297.78 OUCH

Pay per 12 day cycle around 750 - 300 gas = 450 profit every 2 weeks ?

5 hours per day x 12 days 60 hours / 750 or 450 = 12.50 per hour or 7.50 and figure in insurance


OUCH 6,25 per hour...... I guess i could get a job anywhere making this cash. I coulc of swear i was making a better profit

before today

50.1 miles per gallon x 5 gallons per day x 3.50 per gallon ==== 17.50 per day in gas
x12 days 210 in gas


pay per 12 day cycle was 580 - 210 for gas = 370 / 36 hours ===10.27 per hour



so it seems if i keep the route i picked up today i will move up from 10.27 per hour to 12.50 per hour.


though it means increasing my work time from 3 hours per day to close to 5 hours per day.

right now im the 2nd longest carrier for the paper. 12 years doing this job, most people have quit and i will probally quit if gas does hit 4 bucks and stays there

The total BS is we are getting paid the same rate now when gas was 1.50

I get on average 16 cents a paper on Mon-Sat and 20 cents on Sunday. I also deliever 370 - 405 something papers a day (yesterday was at 382)

[whoknows]

Gas jumped another 4-cents by me today. At this rate I may need to stop lighting imported cigarettes with $10 bills and drinking top shelf cognac, as has been my custom.

It's not easy to break habits like that.

[R1V3R5]

I have to use premium (damn knock sensor) and it's $3.50 a gallon here in Michigan.

[JolietJake]

Oil has hit $110 today.

[greydemise]

its 3.35 for regular here in the bronx (at least my neck of the woods) near my school (suburbs) its about $3.49 for regular, ive also seen $3.54....it may be inevitable, but i hope it doesnt happen for a long time :(

it really blows since with the new job and internship, i need to fill up about every week, scion xB costs me about $30~ to fill up from empty (with the light on ) :)...internship should be done 1st or 2nd week of april.

i make $11/hr at my job btw

[Dead of Knight]

Glad I filled up last weekend before the shitstorm hit. Though I filled up at $3.19 when the week before it was $2.99. :cry: I don't even want to know what it is now.

[Kapwanil]

$3.49 out here now, a good 15 cent jump yesterday. I hit my usual gas purveyor, though, and he was still at his usual, wonderful 10 to 15 cents lower than the local average. Toss in his standard sale on Sunday through Tuesday of 5 cents off each gallon of Ultimate and he's just beating the pants off of every other station around him.

Oh well. We're back up to mid-summer prices around here now and we're not even close to summer as of yet. I'm guessing we're going to easily hit around $4.50 a gallon out here by July given the taxes and trends over the past few years.

[benjamouth]

I paid $3.44 a gallon today in Malvern, PA (King of Prussia / Philadelphia area)

Damn, I paid $3.11 last night just across the DE border maybe 1 hour away from King of Prussia.

[jollydwarf]

It's going way up now so they can gradually bring it back down between, oh, August and November 4th.

I love how so many will defend this on the grounds of sustaining capitalism over government intervention. I heard a local Rush-wannabe asshole this morning actually say that those of us who want any sort of price control might as well take down the stars and stripes and put up a big red flag with a hammer and sickle. And the angry and the geriatric by and large eat this shit up.

People can only cut back so far in terms of daily and monthly expenses. It's going to wreck the economy sooner than later on its current trajectory. Yes, I'm a doomsayer in a tinfoil hat, Dittoheads. Quoth Tom Petty: "You believe what you wanna believe."

[ironlion]

$3.65 for regular In Los Angeles:bomb:

[mary_at_gamefunk]

I'm seriously considering going Bio. There's a company here in Los Angeles that will convert your diesel engine for only $700.

[slidecage]

I'm seriously considering going Bio. There's a company here in Los Angeles that will convert your diesel engine for only $700.

sounds like a start for a new resident evil movie LOL

[Magehart]

$4.07 for me today.