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unleded regular 1.92/gal Flying J in Cannonsburg, ky
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Use your Flying J card and save another penny! That's what I do!!!

And of the I-64/Teays Valley/Winfield exit unleaded is $1.13.9 today.
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Mark Hallburn wrote:Use your Flying J card and save another penny! That's what I do!!!
You're f-cking kidding me, right?
Mark Hallburn wrote:And of the I-64/Teays Valley/Winfield exit unleaded is $1.13.9 today.
That'd be $2.13.9

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genlock wrote:unleded regular 1.92/gal Flying J in Cannonsburg, ky
hmmm.... 7 miles from my house and gas is 40 cents cheaper per gallon than here in Philly.

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Meanwhile, it's still $2.29 around Beckley as of a few days ago...
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Post by SPIKE NESMITH! »

$2.24 in Charleston, $2.09 in St Albans.
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Make that $2.13.9 in Putnam County.

And, yes, I use my Flying J Card consistently. I drive 60+ miles each way to work and spend hundreds each month on gasoline. I'll save every penny that I can. You have to take advantage of any discount possible.
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Mark Hallburn wrote:I drive 60+ miles each way to work and spend hundreds each month on gasoline.
I thought you worked from your home?

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He has a really long, circular driveway....
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He's a very good driver.
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$1.85.9 in Steubenville.
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Post by SPIKE NESMITH! »

85.9p in Glasgow Scotland.

(that's per litre and in sterling. A quick calculation reveals that 85.9p is around $1.53 per litre at an exchange rate of 1.8. One US gallon is 3.79 UK litres, making a gallon of gas around $5.79)
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No wonder you left Scotland...

And I work from an office near my home in the morning and for a Kentucky area company at night.... Gotta have those benefits....
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..and the best thing about this thread..it brings Mark back to us!!
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Gorda: Home of $5.20-A-Gallon Gasoline

Mar 14, 10:20 PM (ET)

GORDA, Calif. (AP) - Try not to run low on gas in the tiny Big Sur town of Gorda, where a gallon of unleaded regular costs $5.20. And it's $5.40 a gallon for premium.

Amerigo Gas Station employee James Willman says at least once a day he gets an earful from motorists who pull into Gorda, which is about 35 miles north of Cambria on scenic Highway 1.

Willman says "they say all kinds of stuff - 'You ought to be shot,' or 'Where's your mask?'"

The good-humored Willman usually responds, "Hey, I just work here."

Many potential customers slow down, look at the price, then keep on rolling.

Station manager Leo Flores says the high price reflects the cost of bringing fuel to the town's remote location as well as its reliance on a diesel generator for all of its power.
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I feel like an ass now complaining about $2.29 gas last year...
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Over the weekend, I saw a bumper sticker which read: "When Bush took office, gas was $1.46 a gallon."

Also, on "Decision Makers" this weekend (yes, I do need a life), the head of a convenience store owners' association stated that if owners had their way, the number one item they would drop is gas." Owners allegedly get all of one percent of the total cost of a gallon of gasoline.

Keep the prices at at least $3.50 a gallon, then two things may happen:

a. Drill deeper in previously-drilled areas. Extreme western West Virginia could certainly benefit here.
b. Gasification of coal will happen. We should stay away from ethanol. Former wheat farmers are now raising corn, causing a shortage of wheat. BTW, sugar cane is so much more efficient in providing renewal fuel than is corn.
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K-Rock wrote:I feel like an ass now complaining about $2.29 gas last year...
Don't. Remember, someone is making "record profits" during all this.
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K-Rock wrote:I feel like an ass now complaining about $2.29 gas last year...
Me too. I remember hearing talk of $3.50 to $4.00/gallon last year and saying it would never happen.

How gullible was I? :o
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