I hate to ask what gas price is elsewhere

[jetmex]

The economy is improving!!  Gas prices didn't go up here today!!

They didn't go down, either....

[Onepoint]

Went up here 10 cents again yesterday, to $4.69, I saw one station had not raised it yet so I slipped in and stole 7 gallons for measly $4.58.   

[wtxsflyr]

Just filled up Billie Sue's car,  $4.47 a gallon.  16 gallons/$75.00

[jetmex]

The economy must be improving.  $4.44, and it's been that way a whole three days now!

[Onepoint]

Yeah, they must have broke the number changer here too, we have stayed at 4.69 for few days straight, probably lulling us into a false sense of security, that just when we have sold a kidney  to both eat and put gas in they pull the rug out.

[balsum fractus]

Just so you feel better about your situation....we are paying the equivalent of $5.52 per us gallon.

Despite the price, it has not reduced traffic volumes around here....

[Onepoint]

It seems to have impacted some here, but it's hard to tell since we don't have massive traffic anyway.  I still don't think there is near the traffic at normal peak times, though I tend to avoid going to town then out of habit.  I don't see as many people from out of state.  I think it's cut down on the people who would take out of the way road trips.  I don't see a lot guys rolling smoke now either.    Used to be a race between the speedometer and the fuel gauge, now its a race between the fuel gauge and the bank account balance.

[jetmex]

Recovery is on the way!  It's down to $4.43 today!!!   

[stetto]

My truck hasn't moved since late April. T has a "turbo"  4-banger in her Cherokee. So naturally it only has a 12 gallon tank.

She still fills it every week. $4.999

[Onepoint]

Heh, we are still down to 4.68, Morrill NE which is just 10 miles across the border is $4.75.  I had to buy a battery today for Vicki's mail jeep, I thought heck I will just go to Oreilleys or Bomgaars (a local farm store), batteries were $219 and $180 respectively, so I bit my lip and went to Walmart and bought a $150 one instead.   

[jetmex]

Car batteries got really expensive really quickly.  Just had to replace one in Pat's car a few months ago that should have been $220, but there was still warranty left on the old one, so the parts guy did a little finagling and it cost me......nothing!  Better to be lucky than good.

Gas is now $4.35 here in beautiful downtown Uhhhmmble, TX.  Just got back from a road trip home to El Paso, highest price I saw there was $4.80.

[Onepoint]

Gas and fuel is holding here at $4.69 and $5.30 respectively so far.  Still hurts to fill up the ones near E and be close to 100 bucks, or fill the diesel wonder if I can grow a new kidney after I have to sell one to cover it.

Everything has went up.  I bought batteries last year for just under $100, and grumbled.  Had to buy not one but 2 last week,  I declined the $220 ones at O'Rielly's opted to go to walmart for the $150 ones that were under $100 last year. it was only about 3 years ago or so I could buy batteries for around $70. th walmart ones less than that.  Anything steel has jumped a lot, bearings that used to cost around 25 bucks you can expect to be $60 -$75 now. Tires, especially some tractor tires nearly tripled in price in 3 years. And a lot of this stuff is limited supply so its mostly all shipped in, or worse, you have to wait until a import shipment arrives. I don't know how they factor inflation, but that's a bit more than 8% according to my math.  This keeps up, Amercis is going on the  Venezuela diet plan.

[jetmex]

A bit of a surprise on the road home today - regular gas in Schulenberg TX was $3.69 per gallon.  It's $4.19 here at home.

[Onepoint]

We actually came down a nickel, I have a vague memory of 3 dollar range gas.

[stetto]

Down to 3.86. $1.86 is what I vaguely remember....