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a kennedy

(36,238 posts)
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:02 PM 20 hrs ago

And just filled my car with a gallon of gas costing $3.99 A FAWKING GALLON!!!!!!

I fill it now like I do in Winter, right at the 3/4 mark. So it was $27.93 for 7 gallons!!!! Damn it.

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And just filled my car with a gallon of gas costing $3.99 A FAWKING GALLON!!!!!! (Original Post) a kennedy 20 hrs ago OP
What's the mpg? ALBliberal 20 hrs ago #1
About 25 MPG....... a kennedy 20 hrs ago #3
I wish it was that cheap here ITAL 20 hrs ago #2
Ya, Southeast MN, across the Mississippi River from La Crosse, WI. a kennedy 19 hrs ago #5
That would be a *fucking* gallon. Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #4
$4.99 in Indiana. Emile 19 hrs ago #6
Same in Ohio. Boomerproud 19 hrs ago #7
This message was self-deleted by its author 33taw 19 hrs ago #8
Be glad you're not in California. 😟 nt Raine 19 hrs ago #9
That's significantly lower than it is here. surrealAmerican 19 hrs ago #10
$4.29 is the cheapest in my neck of the woods edbermac 19 hrs ago #11
$4.849 Here ProfessorGAC 19 hrs ago #12
That's a steal! purr-rat beauty 19 hrs ago #13
1800 mile trip Maninacan 19 hrs ago #14
I consider this thread a victory so far. Smokster 19 hrs ago #15
Some of us have to drive as part of our jobs. Having a prius helps somewhat. mucifer 15 hrs ago #35
Lower in Houston area LtTx 19 hrs ago #16
$3.50 - $4.20 south of Houston toward the coast. mwmisses4289 15 hrs ago #32
REGULAR today ranges $4.19 - $4.64 per gallon in my area of Colorado hlthe2b 19 hrs ago #17
$4.99 here D_Master81 19 hrs ago #18
$1.78 here in Alberta. Disaffected 18 hrs ago #19
Per Litre? pfitz59 18 hrs ago #21
Oh, did I forget to mention that?? ;) Disaffected 18 hrs ago #24
$5.83 near me. pfitz59 18 hrs ago #20
☹️ mwmisses4289 15 hrs ago #33
4.79 a gallon here... northern Michigan. MiHale 18 hrs ago #22
That's a bargain where I am in the Seattle area Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 18 hrs ago #23
Average $6.10 a gallon San Diego County. maveric 18 hrs ago #25
$5.40 here sakabatou 18 hrs ago #26
Guess We're Lucky DET 18 hrs ago #27
$5.10 per gal. yesterday kentuck 18 hrs ago #28
I paid $5.39 a gallon last week and my husband filled upon Friday and it was $5.49 a gallon kimbutgar 18 hrs ago #29
$5.46 for me a few days ago. chia 16 hrs ago #30
But see, tonight you're not worried about Iran launching a nuclear strike Submariner 16 hrs ago #31
Try $5.39 Prairie Gates 15 hrs ago #34
It was 4.69 in Solon Ohio...up a dollar in a month Demsrule86 15 hrs ago #36
$4.39 in Central Florida mcar 15 hrs ago #37
That's a bargain! Hassin Bin Sober 15 hrs ago #38
We paid $4.96 a gallon yesterday southern Oregon Tree Lady 14 hrs ago #39
$27 for 7 gallons? DFW 14 hrs ago #40
$5.18 here NameAlreadyTaken 14 hrs ago #41
$5.19 at the station two blocks down from me here in Chicago. lees1975 14 hrs ago #42
I paid $5.69 on Friday. Nearly $80 to fill my tank. And I drive a sedan. Initech 13 hrs ago #43

Boomerproud

(9,338 posts)
7. Same in Ohio.
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:19 PM
19 hrs ago

One of my super Maga coworkers complained that it took 58.00 to fill her tank last week. I said "Elections have consequences." She just gave me a blank stare.

Response to Emile (Reply #6)

surrealAmerican

(11,917 posts)
10. That's significantly lower than it is here.
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:29 PM
19 hrs ago

I walked past the gas station today - it was over $5.

ProfessorGAC

(77,116 posts)
12. $4.849 Here
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:32 PM
19 hrs ago

55-60 miles from downtown Chicago.
The large city about 16 miles from us has station already >$5 a gallon.

Maninacan

(327 posts)
14. 1800 mile trip
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:40 PM
19 hrs ago

I just did an 1800 mile trip. Filled up in Soulard district in STL and made it to home in Wisconsin with 100 miles range left to go .Gas probably $1 higher thru Illinois. Average on trip was 28.5Mpg. At least my 100th time thru STL.

Smokster

(47 posts)
15. I consider this thread a victory so far.
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:52 PM
19 hrs ago

No top ten percenter on the income pyramid climate and environmental activist has stepped in and said. "Good, I hate Trump but gas and oil prices need to be high so people drive less and stop ruining the environment." lol Probably a bit of truth there but it certainly is no consolation for people struggling with inflation on everything.

LtTx

(88 posts)
16. Lower in Houston area
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:58 PM
19 hrs ago

3.50 to 3.80 most places. Drive a Toyota hybrid that averages 49 mpg. You can find it for 3.39 in places

mwmisses4289

(4,565 posts)
32. $3.50 - $4.20 south of Houston toward the coast.
Sun May 3, 2026, 10:20 PM
15 hrs ago

shell and exxon being the most expensive, of course.

hlthe2b

(114,410 posts)
17. REGULAR today ranges $4.19 - $4.64 per gallon in my area of Colorado
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:59 PM
19 hrs ago

While the increases are seemingly jumping like a digital counter, what infuriates me is some of that incredible variation is from the same stations (or grocery store locations)--just within a few miles of each other. WTF justifies THAT?

Yes, I have a hybrid Prius, but it still bites.

D_Master81

(2,648 posts)
18. $4.99 here
Sun May 3, 2026, 07:03 PM
19 hrs ago

Never thought I’d see Indiana have some of the most expensive gas in the nation. Soon the gas tax holiday will expire and it will go up another 20 cents

Disaffected

(6,530 posts)
24. Oh, did I forget to mention that?? ;)
Sun May 3, 2026, 07:28 PM
18 hrs ago

Per litre (which is $4.92 USD per US gallon). And that in a province that exports most of what it produces...

I do not complain however - things that reduce fossil fuel consumption aren't all bad.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(136,860 posts)
23. That's a bargain where I am in the Seattle area
Sun May 3, 2026, 07:22 PM
18 hrs ago

I paid $4.99 a gallon the last time I filled up just a little over a month ago. It's going higher since then.

DET

(2,572 posts)
27. Guess We're Lucky
Sun May 3, 2026, 07:36 PM
18 hrs ago

I don’t check religiously (don’t drive much), but last I saw gas was about $4.30 in NOVA.

kimbutgar

(27,462 posts)
29. I paid $5.39 a gallon last week and my husband filled upon Friday and it was $5.49 a gallon
Sun May 3, 2026, 07:51 PM
18 hrs ago

I see $6 by the end of next week.

Submariner

(13,410 posts)
31. But see, tonight you're not worried about Iran launching a nuclear strike
Sun May 3, 2026, 10:05 PM
16 hrs ago

Now you only have to worry about crushing your nest egg, and not all that radioactive stuff.

mcar

(46,271 posts)
37. $4.39 in Central Florida
Sun May 3, 2026, 10:40 PM
15 hrs ago

So glad we bought a hybrid in November. We're getting 55 MPG.

Tree Lady

(13,366 posts)
39. We paid $4.96 a gallon yesterday southern Oregon
Sun May 3, 2026, 11:07 PM
14 hrs ago

Told the lady to put in $30 instead of filling up, we were in our second car an older van for needing more space. I have a Prius.

lees1975

(7,155 posts)
42. $5.19 at the station two blocks down from me here in Chicago.
Sun May 3, 2026, 11:31 PM
14 hrs ago

I've seen it as high as $5.79 in the city, maybe $4.99 in the burbs.

Initech

(109,077 posts)
43. I paid $5.69 on Friday. Nearly $80 to fill my tank. And I drive a sedan.
Mon May 4, 2026, 12:17 AM
13 hrs ago

And this was at the fucking cheap station. The more expensive stations were charging over $6.30! Fuck that fucking asshole, I hope we get enough in Congress and the Senate that we can fire these clowns and put them in prison.

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