Price of gas in your area

[Sterling]

From last year our price of gas has gone up more than $1.50. I just now filled up on $3.65 a gallon!!

For NJ...that is quite a jump from last year at $2.17 a gallon. We were supposedly the lowest in our tri-state area. How is it in your area? Has it jumped up this much? Guess many people will be taking Stay-cations this year. I am wondering if the prices will affect driving to and from the horse shows.

 

[Davie]

I think the price of fuel is going to affect everything and everyone.

Here in Oklahoma the last time fuel prices got crazy I was paying around $3.75 a gallon for diesel and that was the only vehicle I had at the time--really cut into the pocket book. Regular gasoline was around /$3.25.

Today diesel is huvering at $3.99 and at a lot of stations it is over $4.00 and regular unleaded (without ethenol) is at $3.75 or higher. I have my Dad mini van this time around and it just absolutely kills me when it takes over $50.00 to fill its tank last year it was right around $30.00. Right now it would probably be close to $100.00 or more to fill the truck and it only has a 26 gallon tank.

I beleive it is going to make all of us cut back on our shows or team up and make sure we have full trailers and can split expenses. I also make every trip I make count as I live 15 miles from the nearest big grocery store or Wally World. I have a convenient store just down the road from me but of course you can't get everthing there. Also it is a 98 mile round trip to the feed mill and I try to make that trip only once a month.

Heard on the news this morning that the oil companies and making the bigest profits they have seen in years--what gives folks??? Recession and everyone is feeling the pain and the oil folks are taking food off the table of people that can't afford it--NOT GOOD OIL COMPANIES

:arg!

 

[Minimor]

It is now $4.76 per US gallon here, or at least that was Thursday's price. Last Wednesday it was "only" $4.56/US gal. Up until Christmas it was a mere $3.78/US gal

It won't affect my horse showing, because I'm planning to show at only 2 shows this summer, both of them just 20 minutes from home. Up until now I've had a bi-weekly gas budget of $125 and there were times when I had some of that left over by the next pay day. Now I've had to increase that amount to $150 and there isn't going to be anything left over. I mostly drive back & forth to work, and around town running errands--I try not to make any extra trips back to town. I buy groceries & such on work days, either on my lunch break or right after work--I'm not going to waste gas by driving back to town to shop on weekends or in the evenings.

 

[Taylor Richelle]

In Maine around where I live it's about $3.84 a gallon!!! My family is going to be cutting WAY down on some things. Less trips to the movies or out to the store unless we really need to get some things. I will be showing but only 3-4 shows this year. IF that! My mom said all our fun is going to come to a halt..there's just no way we can afford everything...not just gas prices but many other things as well. She works 2 jobs and still having trouble caring for 3 minis and welsh pony! I help out as much as I can with buying hay/grain and shavings. We are looking for a home for 2 of ours and keeping the 2 we show. Times are tough

 

[Riverrose28]

It's going up here in Maryland, D.C area almost daily, sometimes hourly. I went to ECMHC show in Williamston N.C and it cost me $300 in gas round trip. Prices down there were around $3.59 for regular, 40 cents more here. It is now over $4.00 in some areas. I just heard on the news that there is plenty of oil, but it has to do with investors purchasing futures out of fear. I remember the gas lines of the 1970's so this is not as bad as that. I have to drive a pick up as it is my only vehicle, can't aford car payments or ins. on two. The prices are killing me. Town is 30 minutes away and I only go once a week to pick up pet and horse feed.

 

[Mona]

I don't gas up in Canada unless I absolutely have to as it is always considerably higher. I gas up in Baudette, MN and as of this past Saturday, it was $3.89/gallon and $4.26 for diesel.

 

[Raine Ranch Minis]

Gas is $3.55 right now here is South Mississippi. I forgot to look at diesel.

 

[rimmerpaints]

gas is 3.68 a gallon for reg. Diesel is 399 a gallon i just filled my f350 diesel up over the weekend it cost me 122.00 for fill it up made me sick!

 

[chandab]

I've been snowed in or stayed home since the first of the year, so I haven't really been paying attention to fuel prices, but I think its around $3.84/gal or around there, I'm in NE Montana. Last time I bought gas for my pick-up, the first week of January; it was like $3.29/gal or there abouts.

 

[Helicopter]

Hey guys, don't complain too much about fuel prices.

Here in Australia I've just paid almost $1.60 a LITRE for deisel. Just did the conversion and that equates to $6 a US gallon.

Doesn't help much though, does it? A couple of years back it almost hit $2 a litre. Enough to send us all back to horse and cart.

Never knew before that there is a difference between US Gallon and Imperial Gallon. The things you learn on L'il Beginnings.

 

[Shari]

$3.98 a gallon, last week. I need to tank up the car, am not wanting to look.

 

[disneyhorse]

Southern California: I'm paying an average of $4.20

Andrea

 

[CharlesFamily]

Just filled up tonight - $3.87 and that was the cheapest I could find around our area in central Ohio.

 

[topnotchminis]

I got regular for 3.82 today it was 3.85 yesterday. When I got my SUV last year it cost me 35 dollars to fill it on "E" now it cost 50-60 bucks.

 

[Sterling]

Unbelievable isn't it? I guess I should not complain seeing on how everyone is in the same inflation boat. Just does not seem right that filling up has almost doubled since last year.. Geesh!

 

[TangoMango]

Paid $4.41 a gallon for diesel here in Upstate NY

 

[dgrminis]

Today (in Kansas) Gas was $3.65 a gallon for the regular and then diesel was $4.00 a gallon.

 

[Watcheye]

I believe its $4.17 a gallon right now. Isnt greed a terrible thing?....

 

[mydaddysjag]

$3.89 in Western PA today. We have cut back to one vehicle, only my husband drives now. He drives to and from work, and I try to go to the grocery store every 2 weeks, and do everything in one trip. My horse is heading out to the trainer for a month for a driving refresher, and while hes gone were going to try to get everything setup to bring him home. I cant afford the gas to get to the barn as often as I would like. I wont have things like the indoor arena at home for bad weather, but I wont be using 1/4 a tank of gas to get to and from the barn daily either. We had planned to do around 6 or 7 shows this year, but unless gas comes way down, Im going to have to cut a few out and stay pretty local. Hubby has a fit about anything far anyway, 2hrs away is far to him lol. Wish I had a local show buddy to share gas expenses and haul with.

 

[jacks'thunder]

Regular unleaded is averaging 3.95 a gallon(but I payed 3.99 in town!) and Diesel is around 4.35 a gallon. Thats just in our area, I can't afford to go to far to see what it is farther away!

ETD to add: We went north this morning to breakfast and regular unleaded was 4.18 a gallon and diesel was 4.19 a gallon