"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
06/25/2020 at 11:25 • Filed to: None
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"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
06/25/2020 at 11:25 • Filed to: None | 3
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Thanks to a long drive to drop off my motorcycle for service, my wife’s car finally needed a fill up. It’s been 105 days.
This was my first opportunity to cast my ballot in the gas wars that have been ongoing near me. Costco has been trying to open up a gas station for YEARS. The town gave their first approval to Costco in 2012! But the local asshole competitor has been using every dirty lawyer trick in the world to fight them. He mostly lost (but the point was to stall anyways) except for 1 big victory which has lead to an odd situation. Due to a needed interstate ramp upgrade nearby, Costco has limited hours because they don’t want to add to rush hour (LOL-2020). So the pumps are clo sed 7-9am and 2-6pm. To be a super asshole, the local competitor drops his prices while the Costco pumps are open, then jacks them back up while they’re closed, showing that he could charge a lot less, but location lets him rake in profits. This guy has just barely wrapped up his $1.5M price fixing settlement from last year.
Anyways, I’ve been boycotting that d-bag for years, and had my first chance today to go to the Costco pumps. Everybody else was there, too. I’ve never seen a station this busy in VT. I feel like all the extra attention from the years-long tantrum has worked in Costco’s favor. Also, bec au se of 3 months of mostly short trips with a PHEV, my wife’s Outlander clocked in at 109.9mpg . 855 miles between fill ups!
MonkeePuzzle
> Tekamul
06/25/2020 at 11:36 |
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I was shocked when I filled up recently also
that’s a little while between drinks
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> MonkeePuzzle
06/25/2020 at 11:43 |
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Kum-and -Go or GTFO.
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Tekamul
> MonkeePuzzle
06/25/2020 at 11:44 |
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Damn. Honestly, I’m a little worried about ‘old gas’ at this po int. If 3,4.....6(!?!) months between fill ups becomes more common, E10 is going to become a problem, never mind the devil’s own E15 trying to elbow its way to market.
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MonkeePuzzle
> Tekamul
06/25/2020 at 11:49 |
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I certainly would have been more proactive, but I had thought it was MAAAAYBE 2 months. SHOCKED to see how long it had been.
Nick Has an Exocet
> Tekamul
06/25/2020 at 12:19 |
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My gas wars are a little different. California g as prices have shot right back up.
fintail
> Nick Has an Exocet
06/25/2020 at 12:25 |
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Not much better in WA, I think I saw PUG around $3.25 on Sunday. Shot up pretty quick from late March-ish.
jminer
> Tekamul
06/25/2020 at 15:49 |
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That’s some awesome mileage!
Dusty Ventures
> Nick Has an Exocet
06/25/2020 at 18:50 |
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Premium juuuuuuust edged up over $2 in my part of MA