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a kennedy

(36,260 posts)
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:02 PM Sunday

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

Boomerproud

(9,341 posts)
7. Same in Ohio.
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:19 PM
Sunday

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

(11,918 posts)
10. That's significantly lower than it is here.
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:29 PM
Sunday

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

ProfessorGAC

(77,140 posts)
12. $4.849 Here
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:32 PM
Sunday

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

Maninacan

(329 posts)
14. 1800 mile trip
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:40 PM
Sunday

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

(65 posts)
15. I consider this thread a victory so far.
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:52 PM
Sunday

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
Sunday

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

(4,582 posts)
32. $3.50 - $4.20 south of Houston toward the coast.
Sun May 3, 2026, 10:20 PM
Sunday

shell and exxon being the most expensive, of course.

hlthe2b

(114,429 posts)
17. REGULAR today ranges $4.19 - $4.64 per gallon in my area of Colorado
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:59 PM
Sunday

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

(2,657 posts)
18. $4.99 here
Sun May 3, 2026, 07:03 PM
Sunday

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

(6,533 posts)
24. Oh, did I forget to mention that?? ;)
Sun May 3, 2026, 07:28 PM
Sunday

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

(136,931 posts)
23. That's a bargain where I am in the Seattle area
Sun May 3, 2026, 07:22 PM
Sunday

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

(2,576 posts)
27. Guess We're Lucky
Sun May 3, 2026, 07:36 PM
Sunday

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

kimbutgar

(27,487 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
Sunday

I see $6 by the end of next week.

Submariner

(13,416 posts)
31. But see, tonight you're not worried about Iran launching a nuclear strike
Sun May 3, 2026, 10:05 PM
Sunday

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

Tree Lady

(13,377 posts)
39. We paid $4.96 a gallon yesterday southern Oregon
Sun May 3, 2026, 11:07 PM
Sunday

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

(7,163 posts)
42. $5.19 at the station two blocks down from me here in Chicago.
Sun May 3, 2026, 11:31 PM
Sunday

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

Initech

(109,112 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
Monday

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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