donaldtoo
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These were the 10 lowest prices I could find in our area, after a quick search a few minutes ago.
The first Shell is 10 mins. away, and the Sam’s Club is 5 mins. away.
The $3.05 in Elgin, Texas is about 45 mins. away.
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These were the 10 lowest prices I could find in our area, after a quick search a few minutes ago.
The first Shell is 10 mins. away, and the Sam’s Club is 5 mins. away.
The $3.05 in Elgin, Texas is about 45 mins. away.
ajrwdwgirl
Premium Member
@Songbird76 this article came across my feed and I thought of you.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/moved-us-netherlands-10-things-163748929.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/moved-us-netherlands-10-things-163748929.html
SteveBrickNJ
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I know this was meant for @Songbird76 ....and I'm sure she will happily respond. Yet @ajrwdwgirl I wanted to let you know that I enjoyed reading it very much. After all, its about a NJ girl living in the Netherlands. Very interesting
Figgy1
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^^^This I was just going to post the same thingI know this was meant for @Songbird76 ....and I'm sure she will happily respond. Yet @ajrwdwgirl I wanted to let you know that I enjoyed reading it very much. After all, its about a NJ girl living in the Netherlands. Very interesting
donaldtoo
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Oregon is same. State law, still in effect.
On our recent trip to New Mexico (Albuquerque, Ruidoso, Roswell), I got carded everywhere I bought booze. I’m 59, and as gray as the day is long. A law passed a few years back because of a class action age discrimination lawsuit.
It doesn’t matter if you look like Methuselah, if you can’t produce a state/government-approved ID from somewhere, you can’t buy no stinkin’ booze…!!!!!
Figgy1
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Sometimes I think Disney would proof IzmaOregon is same. State law, still in effect.
On our recent trip to New Mexico (Albuquerque, Ruidoso, Roswell), I got carded everywhere I bought booze. I’m 59, and as gray as the day is long. A law passed a few years back because of a class action age discrimination lawsuit.
It doesn’t matter if you look like Methuselah, if you can’t produce a state/government-approved ID from somewhere, you can’t buy no stinkin’ booze…!!!!!
donaldtoo
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Only gettin’ down to 35 here tonight. The weekend is supposed to have lows below 30 for us. Unseasonably cool, but, not a record. IIRC, our latest freeze was on April 9th, 1914…!!!!!
donaldtoo
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MinnieM123
Premium Member
Wow. That is unusual for your state. Your (normal) gas prices were always much lower than up here; but, it appears from your image above, that (in this current situation), you're not getting much of a break in the price.
That aside, I know that the AG's office in our state is monitoring the rate increases, to see if there is any illegal price gouging going on as well.
MinnieM123
Premium Member
FTFY.Winter weather advisory posted(Note: no vegan cheese, as that stuff is nasty.)
It's 30 outside now -- nice and cool.
This afternoon, we're getting snow -- maybe up to 4 inches. 
And ours have gone up to £1.51 a ltr today.
FTFY.
It's 30 outside now -- nice and cool.
Songbird76
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I paid 2.21 Euros per liter last night, so $9.13 per gallon, in Germany. I looked at the prices here on my way out and it was 2.30 Euro per liter, so $9.51 per gallon. It's probably worse in the bigger cities, and I'm lucky I'm right there by the German border where it's cheaper. It makes a huge difference in the long run. It may not seem like much, but almost 40 cents per gallon, it saves several bucks every time....we're saving hundreds a year by filling up in Germany.Ours has gone up 47 cents in the past week in our area. Every time I drive by I dread what it’s going to be. It’s currently $3.96.
Last night it scared me! I went to the gas station just across the border, and there's one stoplight between the gas station and the border. It's on a hill. Normally, by the time I get out of work, there's very little traffic. There's usually no one else at the gas station, and there wasn't last night either. And I can pull right out, which is good, because it's a poorly designed exit where you have to turn out of the station onto a little side street thing and there's a stop sign before you enter the highway, but you don't have enough space to get your car straight before that stop sign. Anyway, I pulled right out, get to the stoplight at the top of the hill and actually had to stop, which I have only ever had to do once. Since it's on an incline, I was worried about rolling backwards when the light turned green, because there was a car behind me, which like I said, usually there's not. So the light turns green, I let up on the clutch a little, take my foot off the break, hit the gas, and the car just doesn't do anything. So I try giving it more gas...nothing. I thought it died, so I try turning the key....nothing....it won't turn over. Now it's been several seconds till the light turned green, the guy behind me is getting impatient, and I can't get the car to move. I tried turning it off and turning it back on....nothing, except a sort of box appears on the dash screen, but it only flashes on before it's gone again, so I have NO idea what it said, but it looked like an error message. The car behind me is honking and I have no idea what to do...he's not going around me, but I can't get the car to move, but I also can't get out and push my car through an intersection. What happens when the light turns red again and the traffic is going through from the side? I finally got it to respond, and I don't even remember how I did it. I was so panicked. I have no idea why it wouldn't respond or what was wrong. It was like the battery was dead...it wouldn't turn over, except the lights and everything were still on. Freaked me out because I was still in Germany, and all I need is to have the police come and ask me why I'm holding up traffic in a country where I don't speak the language and my husband was already asleep, so he wouldn't hear me calling. Thank goodness I got it moving again. My husband thinks it might be that environmental feature where it turns off automatically if you're stopped too long, so he was going to turn that feature off, just in case, because that's not good if you can't get it going again...not sure what I was supposed to do. Anyway, so that was my adventure after work last night with trying to get gas in Germany.
donaldtoo
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Haven’t checked the latest prices, but, the Shell 10 mins. away at $3.31 was still $0.85 lower than your average of $4.16…that’ll add up when you go to fill the tank…even if you only have a 10 gal. tank, that’s still an extra $8.50…!!!
MinnieM123
Premium Member
Oh, absolutely it will.Haven’t checked the latest prices, but, the Shell 10 mins. away at $3.31 was still $0.85 lower than your average of $4.16…that’ll add up when you go to fill the tank…even if you only have a 10 gal. tank, that’s still an extra $8.50…!!!
Yet, luckily, we don't drive a lot, so a fill-up lasts from 1 to 1 1/2 weeks.(Side note: I think I was more remembering some really big discounted rates in your state from a few years ago, compared to up here. Might have been related to more refineries, etc. down there.)
donaldtoo
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Oh, absolutely it will.
(Side note: I think I was more remembering some really big discounted rates in your state from a few years ago, compared to up here. Might have been related to more refineries, etc. down there.)
Yes (not to get political, as it’s fact), it was definitely that way when we were getting more oil from our own stateside resources (oil, oil shale, etc.,).
ETA…
And, I figured as much regarding y’all’s driving…!!!
Unfortunately, Carolyn and I still hafta’ commute.
I’m at about 30 miles round trip a day, and, thankfully, Carolyn is only at about half that…!!!
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Figgy1
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Figgy1
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We fill up the commuter vehicle every 2 to 3 weeksOh, absolutely it will.
(Side note: I think I was more remembering some really big discounted rates in your state from a few years ago, compared to up here. Might have been related to more refineries, etc. down there.)
