Gas and fuel prices.


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Well, since the usual suspects got @Harper thread shut down, and you know who you are. And by the way, shame on you. Terrible.

Anyway. With the rising cost of fuel these days, check closely the other options. In my town, the price of regular gas is 3.99. However, you can get premium for 4.09. Premium is typically buck a gallon more than regular. I don't run premium, but I know others do. I suppose the demand for premium is lower than regular? Whatever the reason, it's worth paying attention to.
 
Harper said:
It lasted longer than I thought it would--three weeks.

Next to DC, I've probably had the most threads closed because the very concept of Preparedness triggers some people.
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You are a legend. :) Someday your likeness may be on a challenge coin. 😂😂😂

I just thought it was curious how close in price the premium is now. I'm going to fill up a few cans today, because that's all I'll run in my small engines.
 
gohammergo said:
You are a legend. :) Someday your likeness may be on a challenge coin. 😂😂😂

I just thought it was curious how close in price the premium is now. I'm going to fill up a few cans today, because that's all I'll run in my small engines.
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They likely don't sell as much Premium, so, they didn't have to fill those tanks back up at the new, likely higher price.

Just a guess.
 
All I can say is im glad to have my Lil Malibubu. We (me & a couple guys at work) put timing chains in it a couple weeks ago, and its back to just under 30MPG. Worth the 1k it cost to not have to worry about it. During the great recession, all I had was my old ½ ton sierra, and it got 21 in the right conditions, but it cost me a hundred to fill it up.things are a little (edit: LOT) different now.
 
x39 said:
No. 2 heating oil in Maine +/- 5.00/gal.
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I'm ignorant about oils and such. Is heating just #2 off road diesel, or is heating oil actually kerosene?

Several years back I was remodeling a house that had an oil furnace. When the owner tried to get the tank filled, heating oil was about 2 bucks a gallon higher than regular road diesel.
 
$4.37-4.79 in town today. Glacial ice across the highway in a lot of places so still driving in 4High with studded coopers. Will be glad to switch over for better fuel economy.

As to the other matter, here’s a thought: if you get a thread shut down and you’re not banned, your settings should be automatically set to ignore the subforum in which you got a thread locked. Sort of a passive time out, lest you feel tempted to wander back in and repeat the cycle.
 
GeoBoy said:
I can remember when I was a kid, heating oil was 0.17 cents a gallon.
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I remember being a teenager, and walking to the corner station with a five gallon can, for heating fuel,,, getting it filled, and getting change back on a dollar… Got change back on three gallons of gas for a dollar in those days too… Then came the “need” for the pipe line in Alaska, immediate fuel shortage, and prices doubled…
 
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Gas here in Oregon is staying steady at $4.45/gallon for E10 87 octane at Towne Pump. Just over a month ago it was $2.09/gallon at the lowest.

But to put things in perspective...

Minimum wage in Oregon is 14-15/ hour now; back in 2008, gas was $4.29/gallon at the highest in Oregon and minimum wage was $7.25/hour.
 
gohammergo said:
I'm ignorant about oils and such. Is heating just #2 off road diesel, or is heating oil actually kerosene?

Several years back I was remodeling a house that had an oil furnace. When the owner tried to get the tank filled, heating oil was about 2 bucks a gallon higher than regular road diesel.
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Heating oil is basically the same as diesel fuel. Kerosene is even more expensive. Oil heat is very common in the northeast.
 
GeoBoy said:
I can remember when I was a kid, heating oil was 0.17 cents a gallon.
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It's hard to imagine it being that low.

I remember when I first started driving and gas was about 70 cents a gallon. When it started rising and people were complaining and saying that if it ever hit a buck a gallon they'd quit driving. 😂😂😂
 
I'm always surprised by the swing in gas prices from region to region.
I suppose some of it is if you're taxed on your license plate or on your fuel, some geographic location.

But being a slow learner I'm still surprised every time I see it.

AAA has price broke down by state, county and national average.


 
gohammergo said:
It's hard to imagine it being that low.

I remember when I first started driving and gas was about 70 cents a gallon. When it started rising and people were complaining and saying that if it ever hit a buck a gallon they'd quit driving. 😂😂😂
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What year? I started driving legally in 1997; I can remember filling my dodge Monaco's 20 gallon tank up with premium for a little under $20 then. The dollar is considerably less valuable now. 🤣
 
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