Gas Prices

[gotbeer]

Oh, and BTW.  The, in my area, notorious Olympic and Fairfax Shell station is currently at $6.99.  

 

[fan_since79]

I remember gas at our neighborhood Sunoco station in Philadelphia at 29 cents a gallon. It was full service and you would get some silverware or drink glasses for a fill-up. They would also check your oil and water if asked. Needed air in the tires? They would gladly fill it.

Man, what universe was I living in?!

Yes, I'm old.

[gotbeer]

6 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

I remember gas at our neighborhood Sunoco station in Philadelphia at 29 cents a gallon. It was full service and you would get some silverware or drink glasses for a fill-up. They would also check your oil and water if asked. Needed air in the tires? They would gladly fill it.

Man, what universe was I living in?!

Yes, I'm old.

Remember when they would add a quart of oil if you were low?  

Fun fact.  Oregon and New Jersey gas stations are all full service.  Although they are trying to repeal those laws.  

[T.G.]

41 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

So you can wait in a 45-minute line at Costco for the same price you can get at ARCO.

I've never waited 45 minutes for Costco gas.

[gotbeer]

24 minutes ago, True Grich said:

I've never waited 45 minutes for Costco gas.

I've waited 45 minutes in the In N Out Drive Thru.  @Stradling  Stupid closest location Hollywood In N Out, need to open more in my area.

[Taylor]

This is one expert. I think it's dubious that the Keystone cancellation directly affected gas prices, but I'm sure the gas companies were eager to use it as a reason to artificially increase gas prices.

https://www.newsweek.com/little-evidence-keystone-pipeline-would-level-prices-despite-gop-claims-1685093

Quote

But James Glynn, a senior research scholar at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy, said the Keystone pipeline—even if operational—likely wouldn't have had an impact on the global energy markets.

"There is little evidence to back up the argument that Keystone XL would have averted some of this price spike," Glynn told Newsweek. "The Keystone pipeline capacity is less than one-tenth of Russian oil exports."

"Even if Keystone XL was filled with fully additional Canadian export capacity, which would have been an unlikely scenario, it would not balance the global oil markets where the price of oil is set through a global arbitrage of the last marginal available barrel," Glynn continued.

 

[fan_since79]

31 minutes ago, True Grich said:

I've never waited 45 minutes for Costco gas.

You would have if you were at the Signal Hill Costco yesterday afternoon. At least 45 minutes.

[Taylor]

Costco gas makes your car feel young again.

[T.G.]

6 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

You would have if you were at the Signal Hill Costco yesterday afternoon. At least 45 minutes.

Did you wait in that line?

[notherhalo]

will it hit $10 before the month is over?

[St1ck]

2 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

I remember gas at our neighborhood Sunoco station in Philadelphia at 29 cents a gallon. It was full service and you would get some silverware or drink glasses for a fill-up. They would also check your oil and water if asked. Needed air in the tires? They would gladly fill it.

Man, what universe was I living in?!

Yes, I'm old.

I remember when you use to be able to go to picture shows for a nickel.

[arch stanton]

21 minutes ago, St1ck said:

I remember when you use to be able to go to picture shows for a nickel.

Did you hold hands with your best gal?

[Jason]

24 minutes ago, St1ck said:

I remember when you use to be able to go to picture shows for a nickel.

Until those pesky whippersnappers took his nickel 

[St1ck]

2 minutes ago, Jason said:

Until those pesky whippersnappers took his nickel 

Why don’t you make like a tree and get out of here.

[fan_since79]

2 hours ago, True Grich said:

Did you wait in that line?

Nope, I drove by it on another errand and later checked a thread on Facebook about it. 

It was quite dangerous, actually, as the line went out onto the street and down a busy block and across a large intersection (Cherry and Willow). People were trying to merge into the right lane for another block or so farther down Willow so they could get a place in line. People who were just driving and wanting to make a right turn at Cherry had to get out of that line or sit there for several minutes. No police around of course.

I don't wait in lines like that. Never.

[T.G.]

Too bad you can't get gas and an INO burger at the same time...

[Taylor]

3 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Too bad you can't get gas and an INO burger at the same time...

You can get gas and Taco Bell at the same time.

[T.G.]

23 minutes ago, Taylor said:

You can get gas and Taco Bell at the same time.

Pass

[fan_since79]

I never get gas from Del Taco.

 

[HanfordGuy]

The local Native American gas station next to their casino had their gas at $4.89 this morning. 

[Taylor]

11 hours ago, HanfordGuy said:

The local Native American gas station next to their casino had their gas at $4.89 this morning. 

Undercutting even Costco. They are heroes and deserve.

[PattyD22]

On 3/7/2022 at 6:30 PM, HanfordGuy said:

The local Native American gas station next to their casino had their gas at $4.89 this morning. 

This may be a dumb question, but are they subjected to the same gas taxes as other stations if the station is on Native American land?  I’m just wondering because that is a big price difference from most others.

[Taylor]

57 minutes ago, PattyD22 said:

This may be a dumb question, but are they subjected to the same gas taxes as other stations if the station is on Native American land?  I’m just wondering because that is a big price difference from most others.

Looks like the answer is no:

[fan_since79]

Oil is down 5.4% today. I wonder if gas prices will follow.

 

Never mind...

[Jason]

1 minute ago, fan_since79 said:

Oil is down 5.4% today. I wonder if gas prices will follow.

 

Never mind...

Lol