$5.39 a gallon spotted in Northern California
03-05-2008, 04:02 PM
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$5.39 a gallon spotted in Northern California
$5.39 a gallon 
- something like this oddity also happened last year.
http://www.kion46.com/news/local/sto...b-77e6dc9249bc
- something like this oddity also happened last year.http://www.kion46.com/news/local/sto...b-77e6dc9249bc
With gasoline following the same direction, the Americo gas station in Gorda, just south of Big Sur is selling premium unleaded gas for $5.39 a gallon. If you can do without premium regular's a relative bargain at $5.19.
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03-05-2008, 07:16 PM
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Isn't the state supposed to regulate the price of gas to within xx cents of the statewide average? That's how it works in Michigan anyway.
03-05-2008, 08:17 PM
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That would be state law, not federal. Mississippi is kinda like Michigan in that our economies are kinda venerable and we just couldn't afford price swings like that. Cali is.... whatever it is, lol.
03-05-2008, 10:08 PM
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here ya go guys email your local reps and let them know how you feel, hey its better than just bitching about it on a website. Send it to the people that are "supposed" to be our voice. 
Just scroll down on the left to your state.
Your states elected officials email address.
Just scroll down on the left to your state.
Your states elected officials email address.
03-06-2008, 06:45 AM
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there is a gas station next to the airport here in orlando that does not advertise its prices on its sign but rather profits from people who do not look at the fuel prices before they fill up. their prices are regularly $5.xx or higher
so one or two stations jacking their price up and getting press is just the media fear mongering
so one or two stations jacking their price up and getting press is just the media fear mongering
03-06-2008, 11:37 AM
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For example, if you buy 10 gallons of gas...
3.009 x 10 = 30.09
...so they're actually charging you an extra 9 cents.
03-06-2008, 11:40 AM
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About all volume industries and commodities go to the thousandth of a dollar in volume pricing. We go per/M sometimes so when you throw it into cents on the per/M price, the per/1 price is like freakin 2.5459 lol