Price of Gas Near You

"JohnnyWasASchoolBoy" (JohnnyWasASchoolBoy) 05/23/2014 at 18:12 • Filed to: None

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Ahh, the weekend. Good weather, cold beer, barbecues, and the price of gas shooting up to $1.27.9/litre overnight here in Alberta. In US $ that works out to (given today's exchange rate) $5.26 US/USgal.

The last time I checked the price of a barrel of oil hasn't gone up in the last 48 hours, no shortage has been created by a loss (or perceived loss) of production, and nobody working at a gas station is suddenly and temporarily getting paid more.

This is just greed.

It could be worse I suppose. Over the May long weekend it jumped to $1.32.9/litre ($5.43 US/USgal).

Bastards.

So, what's the weekend price of gas in your town?

ttyymmnn > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 18:16

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Cheapest in Austin, TX right now is $3.26/gal. Most expensive is $3.59/gal. I'll let you convert that to Loonies.

http://www.austingasprices.com/

Anima > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 18:16

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Converts to $8.66 a gallon.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 18:20

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It's always 0.65USD/Litre here in Indonesia, all day long.

El Rocko > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 18:20

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$3.22 at all the QTs and Circle Ks in Tucson

BKRM3 > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 18:20

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That's quite a bit. I believe I just paid $4.12/gal at BP for 93 octane.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 18:20

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Another Alberta Oppo!

desertdog5051 > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 18:23

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Paid $3.19 yesterday.

crown victor victoria > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 18:24

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I pay about 3.89 a gallon USD for premium (93 octane) in New Orleans. I honestly don't know what regular costs around here.

bob and john > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 18:27

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i'm in toronto. gas right now is about 1.34.3 /L can. ur gas is cheap as shit

KnowsAboutCars > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 18:27

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Pfft... that's cheap. Average price for 98 octane is currently 1,685e/litre which translates to c$2,51/litre. Average for 95 octane is 1,632e/litre which is c$2,43/litre.

HideyoshiJP > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 18:46

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$3.249 per gallon.

T5Killer > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 18:55

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Cheapest in Albuquerque NM is $3.20/gal most expensive is $3.49/gal.

BATC42 > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 19:02

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Where I live, in southern France, diesel is 1.29€/L, that's 6.7$/gallon. And regular gas (98 octane) is around 1.50€/L for the cheapest, so around 7.7$/gallon, and up to 1.7€/L in some gas station (8.8 $/gallon).

JawKnee > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 19:05

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just filled the Battle Tank (HHR SS) for 3.89/gal with tasty v-power

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 05/23/2014 at 19:16

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Your shitting me right? that's cheap doesn't make me feel as bad for you on your crazy import taxes. Philippines is hovering around $1.20 usd/liter.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 05/23/2014 at 19:21

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No. Seriously gas is cheap in here, because the government subsidize them.

And diesel is even cheaper at 0.55USD.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 05/23/2014 at 19:56

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I guess you could be right because here in canada they tax the shit out of it. over $0.60/liter is tax. gas hasn't been $0.55/liter in over 15 years.

BJ > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 20:20

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It's supposed to be "supply & demand" but the supply is too great and the price hikes aren't significant enough to alter the demand. In reality, who's going to cancel their trip to the lake because gas went up 5 cents/L, or even 10? Nobody.

If gas went up 25 cents/L or more to adjust for increased weekend usage, it would have an impact, but it'd probably also cause a riot.

If gas was actually scarce and we actually were at risk of temporarily shortages, then the price hikes would justifiable, but there is always another tanker just down the road ready to fill us all back up.

So in the end, it's just gouging - enough to make a bit of extra profit, but not so much that people will actually rise up and take action.

Alex from Toronto > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 21:00

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$ 1.30/litre in Toronto

JGrabowMSt > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 23:32

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5 miles makes a massive difference around here. $4.09 cash in the richer areas, while going a couple miles down the road you could literally see it down to $3.69. I drive out farther to fill up more and more. The difference comes to just under $5 a fill up usually. Considering the mileage, I'm not using $5 of gas to get there and back, so it doesn't bother me to do that.

I saw NYC was $4.59/gal for 93. I'm glad I don't have to worry about that.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > JohnnyWasASchoolBoy 05/23/2014 at 23:35

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Just dropped to $3.61 per gallon for regular!

Eazy-O > KnowsAboutCars 05/24/2014 at 05:01

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Whereabouts in Europe are you? :)

In Slovenia we're on 1,518 for 100 and 1,470 for 95 octane, with diesel at 1,363. All in euro per liter. And since it's the weekend, for once I don't feel like converting it for our US pals.

KnowsAboutCars > Eazy-O 05/24/2014 at 05:15

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I'm in Finland. Average diesel price is currently 1,502.