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a kennedy

(36,385 posts)
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:02 PM May 3

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

Boomerproud

(9,373 posts)
7. Same in Ohio.
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:19 PM
May 3

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

(11,931 posts)
10. That's significantly lower than it is here.
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:29 PM
May 3

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

ProfessorGAC

(77,332 posts)
12. $4.849 Here
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:32 PM
May 3

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

Maninacan

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

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
May 3

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

(92 posts)
16. Lower in Houston area
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:58 PM
May 3

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

(4,756 posts)
32. $3.50 - $4.20 south of Houston toward the coast.
Sun May 3, 2026, 10:20 PM
May 3

shell and exxon being the most expensive, of course.

hlthe2b

(114,747 posts)
17. REGULAR today ranges $4.19 - $4.64 per gallon in my area of Colorado
Sun May 3, 2026, 06:59 PM
May 3

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

(2,693 posts)
18. $4.99 here
Sun May 3, 2026, 07:03 PM
May 3

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

(6,596 posts)
24. Oh, did I forget to mention that?? ;)
Sun May 3, 2026, 07:28 PM
May 3

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

(137,652 posts)
23. That's a bargain where I am in the Seattle area
Sun May 3, 2026, 07:22 PM
May 3

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

(2,609 posts)
27. Guess We're Lucky
Sun May 3, 2026, 07:36 PM
May 3

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

kimbutgar

(27,571 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
May 3

I see $6 by the end of next week.

Submariner

(13,444 posts)
31. But see, tonight you're not worried about Iran launching a nuclear strike
Sun May 3, 2026, 10:05 PM
May 3

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

Tree Lady

(13,388 posts)
39. We paid $4.96 a gallon yesterday southern Oregon
Sun May 3, 2026, 11:07 PM
May 3

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

(7,200 posts)
42. $5.19 at the station two blocks down from me here in Chicago.
Sun May 3, 2026, 11:31 PM
May 3

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

Initech

(109,325 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
May 4

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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