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[Snowpuppy]

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@qualitygal wrote:

My son said today, yesterday it went up 30 cents in one shot.  Wish I could comment.

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I took a trip down to Detroit over the weekend. I can usually find a few bargain stations along the way. There were no bargains. ALL set at $4.99.

Monday, it went up to $5.20. Everywhere I checied. Price fixing.

Forget $6. My co workers are now thinking $7+ before Labor Day.

[drizzellla]

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@ValuSkr wrote:

Funny, I haven't see gas stations around here (southeastern PA) charging different prices for cash and credit, though I know it's common in other areas.

Some supermarkets award loyalty points that can be converted to gas savings at their own pumps, or at specified third-party pumps.  Savings can be substantial, for example, up to $1.50 per gallon on fill-ups.  Some stores that do this: Giant, Stop & Shop, Tops.  Maybe Acme too; they used to, I'm not sure if they still do.

My personal technique is to drive to Delaware - I live in PA near the DE border - where gas can be $0.20 - $0.25 cheaper due to lower gas taxes.

You still can earn gas rewards points at Acme. And redeem the reward points at Exon or Mobil stations.

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[SurferWife]

I use only ethanol free gas, so I'm not shopping for the cheapest & I'll add, NO, I will NOT turn off my AC.

[MorningLover]

 Good Morning America

PAIN AT THE PUMP: A Michigan county sheriff's office is aiming to resolve non-emergency calls by phone after blowing through its fuel budget due to high gas prices.

[Oznell]

Wow, @MorningLover --  yet another example of the dangerous ripple effect of out-of-control gas prices-- this time affecting law enforcement, and the very safety of citizens.

[Carolina925]

As much as we like to complain about our gas costs, I just went on a small road trip and was amazed at all the HUGE campers/travel trailers on the roads. Not only did I see very large ones, they were towing another car for local travel along with boats, ATVs, golf carts, etc. I don't see gas prices having any bearing on what Americans prefer to drive. I drive a very small compact car and feel like I'm in a Hotwheels vehicle on the road with all the big jacked up pickups. Not knocking the love for big vehicles, just making a statement. My neighbor has a very big truck and says it costs around $170 to fill it up. Ah, America's love affair with the big vehicles.

[Isobel Archer]

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@SurferWife wrote:

I use only ethanol free gas, so I'm not shopping for the cheapest & I'll add, NO, I will NOT turn off my AC.

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Good luck with that since the Admin wants to increase ethanol in gas.

[JamandBread]

The facts on ethanol:

Gas currently has about 10% ethanol added

During the months of June through September, regulations disallow additional ethanol added to fuel because ethanol is a producer of smog, and smog and hot weather and lungs aren't a good combo

Those regulations are being relaxed from June 1 to September 15, allowing for up to 15% ethanol added, despite the environmental impact, in hopes of saving about 10¢ a gallon

I'm not sure how propagandists are spinning this, but it appears to be a negative talking point, when in fact its the taking of action to ease some of the pain at the pump.

[Lucky Charm]

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@MorningLover wrote:

 Good Morning America

PAIN AT THE PUMP: A Michigan county sheriff's office is aiming to resolve non-emergency calls by phone after blowing through its fuel budget due to high gas prices.

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Wow, they need to get on the horn with the governor there.