Yikes, Gas is high!

[ski diva]

I've been spending a lot of time in the car lately, and I don't know what the price of gas is where you are, but yikes, it's high in the northeast!

Here's a sampling:

In PA, yesterday: $2.87.
On the NY State Thruway, outside Syracuse, this morning: $2.99!
In MA, outside Boston, today: $2.85

Shades of Katrina! Think it'll go over $3.00 a gallon again????

 

[Jilly]

We're close to $1.00Cdn/litre. So 4 l/US gal and around 80 cents equals ... close to $3.20 US$/US gal. You're still cheaper!! But I don't think we're going to see anything under 90 cents/litre this summer.

 

[skigirl]

Sorry to say this but it is over $3 already, because I paid $3.03 this week here in NY.

 

[Gloria]

grrr

I am paying $10.00 to drive to work and back!:mad: If you think that's bad, you should see my propane bill. It cost me just under 1k to fill a 500 gallon tank. :( We live in an area notorious for low wages and high property values, I have no idea how some of these people are making it. My conversation with the propane driver makes me think alot of people aren't. It's really sad.

 

[persee]

Indeed. I curse the gas stations everytime I drive by and see the prices have been nudged up yet again. 2 years ago I managed to only once pay more than $3/gal, but I'm not so sure I'll be so lucky this time. I think this summer we'll be driving my husband's Accord a lot. I call my car - Honda CR-V - the "winter car" because it has the AWD and tires to get anywhere I/we need/want in the winter and then I don't mind the lesser mileage for the piece of mind that I know my car get get wherever I need to go. But right now 23-24 MPG (for my commute) doesn't seem so nice!

 

[abc]

I guess I'm the lucky one. I get to take the subway to work. It's $2 each way. And on good weather days, which is most days, I bike to work, cost: $0!

But in the grand schem of things, gas is not the least bit expensive compare to other things. Let's see, $10/day to drive to work, that's about 1/7 of a day of lift ticket at Killington!

 

[Jilly]

I haven't filled up since last week, but I hear that's it $1.25/litre in the big cities. X 4 litre/US gal - yikes!!

 

[RachelV]

I think the NYC area is around 3.20 - 3.30. I take the subway, but the huz drives. It's probably gotten to the point where his gas costs are more than if he took the train (he works in CT).

 

[num]

I'm with abc and rachelv. I walk, take the train, skate, or bus. Gas around here is 3.30-3.50 at the moment. Changes by the day, brand, and neighborhood though.

Any of you guys live by a Costco with a gas station? Over here their gas is significantly cheaper. Several friends and my mama swear by it.

 

[ski diva]

Just spent $3.05 in Massachusetts. We've on a road trip to promote THE BOOK, so gas has been a killer.

Saw on the news this morning that it may hit $4. a gallon by August.

 

[Jilly]

In Canada there are stations at Costco, Wal-mart and the Great Canadian Superstore (Loblaws). I don't drive by the gas station on the way to work, so I haven't noticed the price. But this AM I did drive by a Petro-Canada (part owned by the gov't!), it was $105.9/litre. So that equates to $3.90 US/US gal. Summer is going to be interesting. I don't think the big power boats will be out that much this summer. Usually I can hear them on the Bay from our place about 2 blocks away. Alot of the guys go out after supper for run up the Bay. I have been hearing alot of motorcycles around town though. Must be better on gas or spring fever!!

 

[volklgirl]

We've been around $2.82-2.95 until yesterday......$3.25 in the morning, $3.18 in the afternoon. Yikes!

 

[Native Vail Gal]

3.29 in Denver right now.