I remember when gas was like 75 cents... it was only three or four years ago. That was odd, gas prices just bottomed out for a while. It sure was nice though.

 

when i lived n indiana for 6 months when i was 15...(wow that was 10 years ago :gramps: )...anyway, the day we left gas was $.74 cents and had dropped a penny everyday for the past month.

 

Thank all the new SUV owners who took advantage of 0% financing in the past 2 yrs. In a few months you see them on every corner with a for sale sign in the window. After they realize 1 person doesn't need a 6000LB tank to cummute to work in.

 

:madfawk::madfawk: ... :wtc:

 

:huh:

I am not sure how we can blame the government for this, unless you mean the United States government, in general, continuing to eschew meaningful research into a replacement for our reliance on fossil fuels in the 21st century.

It really is time to move along.

Personally (and I know I'll be dodging tomatos) is that the rise in gas prices is a good thing for society overall.

In the first place, we are running out of Near East oil. As we begin to harvest oil in other places, the oil's going to get more expensive, naturally, because of the cost of getting it here.

Moreover, the rise in gas prices might get all those dangerous SUV off the road, might begin a trend that gets our rail systems repaired and serviceable again, and might cause the federal government to finally look into replacement sources of fuel.

It's not all bad.

For whatever it's worth, I commute an hour each way, and still have to drive about 65 miles/day after I get to work.

 

In my part of the world, they're having a hard time selling them. 0% finanacing and huge factory and dealer rebates and other incentives, and it's still tough.

 

Paying about $2.00 a gallon for Premium here. Could be worse but still feeling the crunch.

 

I do close to 100 miles a day, I suppose I can relate.

Regardless of the reasons behind it, I miss three or four Summer's ago when gas was $0.98 a gallon. Cheaper than water. :wtc:

 

I got gas twice this week...the 1st time it was $1.76 for 89...the 2nd time it was $1.92 for 89...at the same place!!! im not going to bitch about it because there isnt anything i can do..i need to drive and bitching isnt going to make the prices drop...although, i must say, i almost shit a brick house when i saw that price on teh pump :eek3: i dont remember prices ever being that high in PA, at least in my area of PA.

i heard on teh news that the prices vary from one gas station to next because of their location..guessing that the ones closest to highways are more expensive by a few cents... i never knew that. :happysad:

 

Same here. Yesterday 93 octane was $1.94. Today it was $2.05!!! WHOLY!