How much is gas today where you live?

[li10up]

At two locations you can get it for $2.99 most others it's $3.04 or more.

[susiej]

Earlier this week, $3.10 in the Philly burbs.

I saw an article about how people are now shopping less, but not driving less, despite the high prices. Well, DUH. Gas topping $3/gal doesn't make bus routes and bike lanes suddenly appear! Even if people are willing to change jobs or move to reduce commutes (and use less gas), that takes time. Entropy is powerful; things may need to get really bad before people consider changing jobs or moving.

We're moving our two-year-old to daycare in our township and out of his beloved daycare that is no longer on my way to work ("new" job, we've been driving 7 miles out of the way twice a day for nearly two years and that's gotten old). There just are NOT a lot of daycare providers in the area. As it is, any money we save on gas goes to a higher tuition (we had additional reasons for moving him). We'd hoped to take him by bike in good weather, but there is a nasty stretch of two-lane road with no shoulder where some IDIOT tried to squeeze past me without driving into oncoming traffic.

[MomOnBike]

I don't drive enough to know any more. I think I passed a station the other day that said $3.29.

This summer is going to be brutal for us, though. I'm going to be driving with my daughter, her BF, and her cat from Minneapolis to Seattle. I'll learn everything about gas prices that I've forgotten over the years. Bleh.

Remebering 29 cent gas. Gawd, I'm old.

[Geonz]

I looked yesterday when I dropped the car off for it's pre-sell-it-to-my-brother maintenance, and noticed gas was $3.45 . Student worker paid $3.27 this weekend, tho', but in the next town over. Chicago was the most expensive according to NPR.

[Fredwina]

$3.39 It's nice to only have to fill up every three weeks

[plantluvver]

But, it is serisously getting VERY concerning, it's going to really start hurtin the economy.

This is a statement that I don't really agree with. Yes, gas prices are involved in the cost of nearly everything. However, in the long run, we will need to find alternatives. Besides, the economy does not really indicate the true costs of things, such as the environment, health problems caused by sedentary jobs.

Although money is the only way we have to compare apples and oranges, a dollar is not an apple, nor is it an orange.

Mary M.

[ridethewind]

Another central Illinoisan here. This morning, I paid $3.34 a gallon. Cost me $46 to fill up my tank. These gas prices are killing me. I have an 80-mile roundtrip commute to work five days a week and no possibility of public transportation.

[amymisk]

I noticed $3.19 for premium, which is what I have to use.

I would bike more, but there is no safe route for me to travel on bike to my work, which is only 8 miles away.

[plantluvver]

I don't drive enough to know any more. I think I passed a station the other day that said $3.29.

This summer is going to be brutal for us, though. I'm going to be driving with my daughter, her BF, and her cat from Minneapolis to Seattle. I'll learn everything about gas prices that I've forgotten over the years. Bleh.

Remebering 29 cent gas. Gawd, I'm old.

Don't feel bad, so was I! I remember when my dad would take us on vacation, and he refused to pay more than 32.9, but he would always stop for a fill at 29.9. What scares me is that I can't remember much in between.

Mary

[chickwhorips]

its between $2.77-$3.07 here.

[flash]

LOVE my commuter bike

[pepe6599]

honolulu, hi - avg is $3.29
kailua, Hi - avg is 3.30

[bike4ever]

St. Louis - Paid $3.10 for gas at Sam's club - usually the cheapest around. I couldn't believe it cost $40 to fill up my little Honda CRV. To top it off, I have a terrible, vicious cold. I'm not able to even ride the measly 2 miles to work.

[kelownagirl]

Front page of our paper today - Kelowna has dubious distinction of having highest gas prices in Canada. (Probably in North America too)

[Python]

Almost £4 per gallon in my town and in some places over £4 per gallon ($8+).

I've driven approximately 250 miles since Sunday. Two trips to the airport picking up my brother then taking him back, an 80 mile round trip to the hospital (my brother has just been tissue-typed to see if he's a suitable kidney donor for my son - we'll have the results next week sometime). The cost in diesel alone has been £85 and I've really missed not cycling this week.

Never mind, I'm back on my bike in the morning