Gas Prices

[vundy33]

Does anyone have any idea why they are so high? There hasn't been any kind of major things happen in the country so why are they so high? I hate it!!:flame:

[Redneck]

IDK but it cost me $107 to fill up on my way home from Alabama on wed. BUT my truck is a diesel, still though, on avg. it usually only costs in the $85-$95 range. I think it was like $3.97 a gallon where I stopped.

[Beef]

It is so expensive because the price of a barrel of oil is around $109. This has nothing to do with the oil companies or anything that has happened around the world but rather it has happened because of the bad market that we are facing here in the US. Investors are moving a lot of their money from stocks and into commodities such as oil causing the price to rise.

[MVP2]

Will that be going down any time soon or will this keep on rising?

[ComfortEagle]

It's supposed to hit $4 a gallon by summer.




.....time to get a scooter.

[phs1986]

The way it looks.... we are gonna be at $4.00 a gallon within the next month!!! UGH!!!

[Redneck]

And racin fuel has went up from like $6 a gallon (I think that's what it was last year, can't really remember) to $7 a gallon. I'm glad I got some good sponsors, lol.

[Cats Fan]

Another reason is the falling dollar. Until our government quits spending more money than we have, it will only continue.

[RavenBoy]

This is a joke, right now here in Lville its $3.40 a gall

[Benchwarmer]

Is it not strange that last Monday a barrel of oil went up $1 topped at $111.80. Gas prices over night went up 10 cents a gallon. Thursday the price of a barrel of oil dropped to 104.48. Gas prices stay the same. What gives.

[RavenBoy]

We need to stop buying stuff from China.

[Overrated]

3 Cylinder Geo Metro =):Thumbs:

[RavenBoy]

3 Cylinder Geo Metro =):Thumbs:
Only problem is you have to buy a used one cause they quit making new ones.

[Mr.Mister]

Not only that, but why are gas prices in East Ky about 30 cents more than in Lexinton??!!! Dosen't this seem wrong?:confused:

[EKY Sportster]

Doesn't look like it is going down anytime soon!

[ComfortEagle]

What I hate is that when we hear that the price of oil is going up, the gas prices soar...but when the price goes back down (albeit not by very much) the gas never adjusts back down.

It takes a few hours to send the price of gas up $0.30 or $0.40, but it takes weeks for it to go down just a dime or so.

[Midee1]

I filled up in Ashland on Monday for $2.399 per gallon.

[Batpuff]

Heck I paid 3.29 for at like noon here the other day and by 5 it had jumped up to 3.46 a gallon. It did come back down a little the next day to like 3.40.

[Overrated]

Im hearing it's suppose to drop because they are mixing it with ethanol-alcohol..

[Super-Card]

A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.

Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we're seen:

1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) the cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value
evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion
dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.


America voted for change in 2006, and we got it!

[vundy33]

A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.

Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we're seen:

1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) the cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value
evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion
dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.


America voted for change in 2006, and we got it!

Good Post...

[vundy33]

I filled up in Ashland on Monday for $2.399 per gallon.

Is that a typo or did you really pay $2.39?

[TidesHoss32]

:thumpsup: Great post SC..A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.

Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we're seen:

1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) the cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value
evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion
dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.


America voted for change in 2006, and we got it!

[TidesHoss32]

It was 3.399 in Jenkins yesterday, up .12 from the day before..I filled up the day before and it "only" ran me $64, with around a 1/4 tank..

[ComfortEagle]

Yeah, it's a sad day when $30 can't even get me half a tank.

[thecavemaster]

A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.

Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we're seen:

1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) the cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value
evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion
dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.


America voted for change in 2006, and we got it!

Has it occured to you that, if you cycle back through changes in party dominance, changes in the economic cycle, changes in conditions in the world (war, natural disaster, etc.), your premise is stretched beyond sensical reason? Little Billy cried yesterday, and then it rained. Therefore, when Billy cries, it is going to rain. One doesn't necessarily follow the other; the causal link is non-sensical upon a bit of reflection.

[phs1986]

Well... its up to $3.45 a gallon now for regular unleaded... Desiel went to $4.19 I saw... HOW are people supposed to be able to travel to work and afford gas too??? This is crazy!

[Midee1]

Is that a typo or did you really pay $2.39?

Not a typo. I paid $2.399 for a gallon of regular. There was something wrong with the pump because plus was 3.55 and premium was 3.65. I was only going to put 20.00 in but needless to say I filled it up.

Well... its up to $3.45 a gallon now for regular unleaded... Desiel went to $4.19 I saw... HOW are people supposed to be able to travel to work and afford gas too??? This is crazy!

I drive on average of 100 miles a day. It is a struggle to keep gas in the car.

[HOGWOLLOP]

Just heard on CBS news a couple of expert types saying that gas could be as high as $3.60/gallon for reg. unl. by this summer.

[bluegrassballa]

My teacher told me that if everybody in the US didn't drive for a whole day, that the gas prices would go down tremendously. But I don't see everyone in the country doing this. Well, I know doctors, cops, and those kinds of people couldn't do this. But, I thought it was a good idea.

[EKY Sportster]

Has it occured to you that, if you cycle back through changes in party dominance, changes in the economic cycle, changes in conditions in the world (war, natural disaster, etc.), your premise is stretched beyond sensical reason? Little Billy cried yesterday, and then it rained. Therefore, when Billy cries, it is going to rain. One doesn't necessarily follow the other; the causal link is non-sensical upon a bit of reflection.

I think he was just making a sarcastic point! But anyway, the dems are just as bad and the reps if you ask me. Flip a coin. Then throw in Wall Street, the Investment Banks, mortgage brokers, fraudulent appraisers, the Fed and their weakening the dollar, war and the oil glut and you have a freaking mess!!!

[Jshort5]

Not a typo. I paid $2.399 for a gallon of regular. There was something wrong with the pump because plus was 3.55 and premium was 3.65. I was only going to put 20.00 in but needless to say I filled it up.



I drive on average of 100 miles a day. It is a struggle to keep gas in the car.

My dad drives a gas truck and he drives over 400 miles a day. It costs over $200 a day to fill up both tanks.

[EKY Sportster]

I'd hate to pay that gas bill!

[RavenBoy]

This past week gas got up to $3.55 a gallon in Louisville.

[JBIRD]

Gas will keep going up and we will keep paying for it.... Occupations will adjust to it.... If you cannot afford to cruise, too bad. Move over let the rich take over... and those driving sweet Chevettes, Metros, etc.

[RavenBoy]

They said in Lville that gas would get up to $4 a gallon just for Derby Weekend.

[Mr.Mister]

A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.

Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we're seen:

1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) the cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value
evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion
dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.


America voted for change in 2006, and we got it!

ALL AT THE HANDS OF A WAR-HUNGRY REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT.

[PHS95]

ALL AT THE HANDS OF A WAR-HUNGRY REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT.

Who can do NOTHING without his SPEND-HAPPY Congress! After all, they are the REAL shot-callers in Washington!

;)

[Beef]

Well, I just read today where the President of OPEC said that for every 1% change in the value of the dollar, the price of oil adjusts $4. So this is one of the main reasons that you have seen prices soar as the dollar has fallen.

But there are some experts that expect the dollar to surge up as much as 12%. So according to OPEC, the price of oil should drop around $50.

If we want Oil (and therefore Gas) prices to go down, the value of the dollar HAS to go up.

[thecavemaster]

Well, I just read today where the President of OPEC said that for every 1% change in the value of the dollar, the price of oil adjusts $4. So this is one of the main reasons that you have seen prices soar as the dollar has fallen.

But there are some experts that expect the dollar to surge up as much as 12%. So according to OPEC, the price of oil should drop around $50.

If we want Oil (and therefore Gas) prices to go down, the value of the dollar HAS to go up.

Good point, Beef.

[belfry forever]

Gas went up to $3.69 today here in the Belfry area...that's another ten cent increase in a week.
When does it end?

[Midee1]

Gas went up to $3.69 today here in the Belfry area...that's another ten cent increase in a week.
When does it end?


It just went to 3.75 here in the Russell/Flatwoods area.

[Beef]

Gas went up to $3.69 today here in the Belfry area...that's another ten cent increase in a week.
When does it end?
Oil went down $3 today, so hopefully it will keep going down and we will see some relief.

[Groundhog1965]

Gas went up to $3.69 today here in the Belfry area...that's another ten cent increase in a week.
When does it end?

Have you ever noticed there's usually about .10/gallon difference (lower) in Pikeville? I can't figure that one out. For years, it was cheaper in Belfry then it flip-flopped.

[TOMCAT06]

It just went to 3.75 here in the Russell/Flatwoods area.

Isn't It REDICULOUS! We're right in the Refinery's backyard and have some of the highest prices in the area! I understand the bad market, cost of the barrell of oil, and so on is more than likely the main reason for the prices to be so high but I can't help but think that the tanker carrying 7,500 gallons of crude oil overturning on I-64 Between olive hill and morehead spilling over 50% of the load into the meadian, caused a jump in the prices, and well.... it's vacation time for all the refinery employees! No offense to any of them I'm friends with many of them just talking about the company in general!

SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!! I'm not sure what but anyone who can come up with a plan for all of us to join together and do something but it needs to be done! I am all for protecting the environment and all but how much more damage could be caused to the world by drilling into the large supply of oil in the STATE OF ALASKA (Owned And Operated By THE USA) Not Foreign Oil Companies and Supplies! As American Citizens we all need to join together and do something, I saw Barack Obama today on a commercial for Citgo I wonder how much money that is making that gas chain?????? But in the commercial he talked about if elected he will do what it takes to lower gas prices! HMMM??

[TOMCAT06]

I'm getting broker by the gallon!

[phs1986]

Actually went down to 3.59 in Phelps but is still 3.69 in Belfry and South Williamson. Pikeville yesterday was 3.51 ..... What used to cost me 35.00 to fill up now costs 48.00.... CRAZY!!!

[Old School]

Between buying about 60 gallons of gas each week to go back and forth to work and higher prices at the grocery store...guess I'm going to have to stay home more lol

[sting]

Gas at Salyersville is always higher but they no it is last chance before the Mountain Parkway.

[The Fan]

I filled up in Ashland on Monday for $2.399 per gallon.
i left home other day with $100 filled up and got a breakfast sandwich on my way to work stopped in Ashland topped off tank cause 20 cents cheaper than in Salyersville ate lunch stopped in Salyersville for a liitle league game went to the concession got a cheeseburger but didnt have enough money for a coke now ISNT THAT PITIFULL !!!!!!!!!! good thing i only drive every 3 days

[The Fan]

ALL AT THE HANDS OF A WAR-HUNGRY REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT.
i dont think someone should be president that is dumber than i am

[phs1986]

Got this in an e-mail today.... LMAO..... thought it was appropriate to pass on!!

[TOMCAT06]

I wan't that as a bumper sticker the size of my tailgate! haha!

[Braves_Fan_26]

When are people going to realize that the problem is the man in the white house, with all his war spending efforts and idiotic ideas. I saw where he is trying to come up with another $70 some million or billion more, I cant really remember which, to put into the war next year. How is that possible when he wont even be in office next year after January sometime? This man is a lunatic and a retard. But its not just him, its everyone in the federal government, republicans and democrats. They are all rich and dont give less than a **** about the rest of the middle to lower class families of the nation. As long as their pockets get filled they will do what they want. Even if Obama or Clinton won the election, nothing would change, they are as bad as the republicans if not worse. I said it before and I will continue to say it, to **** with all of them, none of them are worth a ****. Nothing will ever change in this country.

[sherman14]

Gas just went to 120.00 a barrel today.

[RammsteinFan92]

Gas just went to 120.00 a barrel today.

why do you care me and you can't even drive yet...lol

[Super-Card]

When are people going to realize that the problem is the man in the white house, with all his war spending efforts and idiotic ideas. I saw where he is trying to come up with another $70 some million or billion more, I cant really remember which, to put into the war next year. How is that possible when he wont even be in office next year after January sometime? This man is a lunatic and a retard. But its not just him, its everyone in the federal government, republicans and democrats. They are all rich and dont give less than a **** about the rest of the middle to lower class families of the nation. As long as their pockets get filled they will do what they want. Even if Obama or Clinton won the election, nothing would change, they are as bad as the republicans if not worse. I said it before and I will continue to say it, to **** with all of them, none of them are worth a ****. Nothing will ever change in this country.

Spoken like a person who needs to up and move to another country. Possibly one in the middle east where when you speak your mind against the goverment you get executed in public as an example. Your post is a complete joke. All you do is read the headlines at Fox News and CNN and now you think you are so enlightened. Please. Do every American a favor and find the nearest border, get over it, and stay there.

[RavenBoy]

I got gas today in Lville for $3.53 but other stations are back up to $3.75 a gallon.
STOP BUYING **** FROM CHINA!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ComfortEagle]

I saw gas in Lexington for $3.48 today and thought, "Man I need to stop and get some before I go back to Richmond where it's $3.60 a gallon."

Then, of course, I forgot to get it in Lexington....I hope it goes down before this weekend.

[TOMCAT06]

These prices are making it hard for me to make much profit in my lawncare business!

[DEVILOLOGIST]

I can remember when gas was $.89 a gallon and a barrel of oil was 62 dollars. NOW oil is 120 dollars and gas is 3.65 no that makes no sence. The price is not right and everyone says that it is the world or OPEC. It is not OPEC it is our country allowing Gas/oil companies to have the most profit in recent history. Look up MOBILE oil, SHELL, BP and see who has the most recorded profit for the last 5 years.
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS from people who drive and pay gas prices. OPEC did not do this to us,,,,, US did it to us.
Read and learn the truth.





Isn't It REDICULOUS! We're right in the Refinery's backyard and have some of the highest prices in the area! I understand the bad market, cost of the barrell of oil, and so on is more than likely the main reason for the prices to be so high but I can't help but think that the tanker carrying 7,500 gallons of crude oil overturning on I-64 Between olive hill and morehead spilling over 50% of the load into the meadian, caused a jump in the prices, and well.... it's vacation time for all the refinery employees! No offense to any of them I'm friends with many of them just talking about the company in general!

SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!! I'm not sure what but anyone who can come up with a plan for all of us to join together and do something but it needs to be done! I am all for protecting the environment and all but how much more damage could be caused to the world by drilling into the large supply of oil in the STATE OF ALASKA (Owned And Operated By THE USA) Not Foreign Oil Companies and Supplies! As American Citizens we all need to join together and do something, I saw Barack Obama today on a commercial for Citgo I wonder how much money that is making that gas chain?????? But in the commercial he talked about if elected he will do what it takes to lower gas prices! HMMM??

[Dream_Weaver]

$3.75 in the Belfry area....

[TOMCAT06]

Gas prices are really putting a hurting on the wallet these days!! I propose that we should join arms in picket lines across the state at the entrances to gas stations holding signs that say park and walk or something like that, I wonder if it would be illegal, if it is a huge turnout they couldn't put thousands behind bars! We've got to do something about this b/c it is evident that our government isn't going to do anything for us!

[Batpuff]

Well if more company's just stop selling then the Gov would have to do something in order to get the product back out.

[MVP2]

Will the gas prices ever go back down??? :(

[phs1986]

Hubby filled up for $3.95 at around 5 this evening... went back down around 8 or so and it was $3.99.... WHY raise it 4 cents?????? This is crazy!

[TidesHoss32]

I have a '99 Dodge 4x4 and put in $28,000 worth of 87 and got a quarter tank out of it.

[Batpuff]

I have a '99 Dodge 4x4 and put in $28,000 worth of 87 and got a quarter tank out of it.


Put in $28,000 and got a quarter of a tank, That sounds like my truck. lol

[RavenBoy]

Today in Lville its $4.39 a gallon.

[Coach_Owens87]

4.09 at the Exxon in Hindman

[Jshort5]

Gas is getting so expensive that my dad has to get the check directly from owners at small gas stations before he drops the gas in the ground!

[TidesHoss32]

gas is $1200.9/gallon in Jenkins..

[BlackcatAlum]

It was $3.94 at the BP in Lexington on Winchester Road... $3.99 at most locations in Prestonsburg.

[TidesHoss32]

yeah its still 3.99 around here..I think it went up to 4.09 in Deane though..

[Midee1]

It has been dropping at many of the local stations in Russell and Ashland. Several have went from 3.99 to 3.95-3.93. Not much but at least its not going back up.

[OffTheHook]

$3.99 in Johnson Co.

[Overrated]

Gas is getting bad and effecting almost everything now.

[Mr.Kimball]

$3.99 in Johnson Co.

Hit $4.09 today.

[OffTheHook]

Sure did.

[HOGWOLLOP]

This is probably a dumb question, but when I pay for, say two gallons of gas, with gas at 3.99.9 per gallon, and the amount is $8.00, who gets that 2/10ths of a cent? This happens at every gas station I've been to.

[IRISH4]

Still 3.99 at Wal-Mart and Food City in Pikeville as of last night.

[BlackcatAlum]

$4.09 in Prestonsburg, Allen, and Ivel.

[PHS#1]

4.69 a gallon for diesel in phelps! :mad:

[Redneck]

Diesel was $4.79 a gallon in Alabama last week.

[RavenBoy]

$4.19 a gall in Lville today

[BFritz]

Will the gas prices ever go back down??? :(
We either need to invade a country or find new forms of gas.

[RavenBoy]

$4.10 a gallon.

[RavenBoy]

Went to Rough River Lake this weekend and Gas was $3.79 a gallon there.
$4.09 in Lville

[Cards09]

its $3.89 in martin county atm.

[BlackcatAlum]

Gas was $3.99 in Pikeville tonight, $3.95-98 everywhere in Prestonsburg.

[DevilsWin]

3.91 @ Speedway in Russell last Friday.

[BlackcatAlum]

Somerset gas station in Prestonsburg has gas priced at $3.90 a gallon... this gas station is between Adams Middle School & the Honda shop.

[vundy33]

I think things are getting better...Oil prices dropped $16 last week.

[Beef]

I think things are getting better...Oil prices dropped $16 last week.Going to have to watch these tropical storms that have been forming. BP already evacuated one of its oil rigs in the Gulf Coast, so we will have to see how that affects supply and price (which was back up $2.16 today, but that can be expected with the big drop last week). Hope prices continue to fall!!!

[rallo316]

too depindent on foreign oil i say we push them tree huggin hippies out of the glades and start drilling.

[EkyLb]

too depindent on foreign oil i say we push them tree huggin hippies out of the glades and start drilling.

Be nice if it was that simple.

[dfblackcat53]

Does anyone have any idea why they are so high? There hasn't been any kind of major things happen in the country so why are they so high? I hate it!!:flame:

supply and demand my friend. they know they've got it and we have to have it and they can charge as much as they want..all we can do is complain, but its not goin to do aynthing