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Gasoline Sticker Shock in California: $5.40 A Gallon

nbc11.com — If you think you're paying a hefty price at the pump, wait until you see the gas station in the city of Gorda, south of San Francisco. That's where a gas station is charging what just might be the most expensive gas in the country.

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  • Loulou07, on 03/26/2008, -35/+74Bush people must be happy
    • NoStoppingUs, on 03/26/2008, -27/+8we are. invest in oil companies, and you will be too. :)
      • NoStoppingUs, on 03/26/2008, -16/+2awww. dont hate me cause you aint me.

        just drive more. poppa needs a new car! :)
      • Junior612, on 03/26/2008, -2/+1Can't you see what he's trying to do folks.....?


        Just Help Out
        • Godlike, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Can't you see what I'm doing here? I'm holding my own urine in a cup, because I have responsibilities!

          Won't you help? Just 20 cents a day and...
          • Godlike, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1...we moisten your dreams with

            man

            urine.

            Won't you help?
      • viggooo, on 03/26/2008, -1/+4Crybabies! In Norway the pump price is about $8.70 a gallon and nobody complains about that.
        • positron, on 03/26/2008, -2/+5Norway is also a small socialist nation with massive fuel taxes, not a vast wasteland of urban sprawl with twice daily 3 hour commutes being common.
          • viggooo, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3True.
          • geauxtig3rs, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2Ur right, California is a large socialist nation with massive fuel taxes and a vast wasteland of urban sprawl with twice daiy three hour commutes.
        • Octaman, on 03/26/2008, -2/+2My daily commute takes 4 minutes by foot... 5 when I run into a red light at the crosswalk.
    • 1randomguyO8, on 03/26/2008, -26/+4This has nothing to do with Bush just a single, tight ass, rorting *****.
    • Idolatry, on 03/26/2008, -7/+7Cheney's the real crook.
    • antdude, on 03/26/2008, -5/+3And rich. :P
    • PopcornDave, on 03/26/2008, -4/+29Nice try. This is a little ***** station in the middle of nowhere. NBC11 saying this is south of San Francisco is geographically correct, as is saying Los Angeles is south of San Francisco. This station is located about 40-50 miles south of Monterey down on Highway 1 and is the only show in town. Everything is trucked in and it all costs more than anywhere else, but NBC in their quest to drive ratings to their news channel have pimped this exact same story for the second time in two weeks.

      I hate to disappoint everyone, but the average price for gas in San Francisco proper is about $3.75 for regular and you can find it for about $3.50 in San Jose ( which is south of San Francisco ). Doesn't mean it doesn't completely suck, but NBC is trying to mislead the public by making it seem that all of California is paying this much for gas.

      There was a similar situation in a desert town in Southern California about 25 years ago where gas was $3.00 a gallon, but it was the only station for about 100 miles. So if you didn't plan ahead, you payed the asking price. Same situation here, nothing more.
      • Dustmuffins, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2Diesel in my area is actually hovering around $4.20, not fun considering the big 18 mpg 4x4 truck we have to drive just to get out of our backwoods driveway.
    • thallium205, on 03/26/2008, -7/+8Hey California liberals.. maybe if your gas tax wasn't the highest in the nation you would pull your head out of your asses and see that its your local government oppressing you...
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_tax#United_State ...
      • zeusthemoose, on 03/26/2008, -2/+5Well if you would prefer income tax increases on the rich to pay for all the infrastructure that the gas tax was paying for, I am sure they will be happy to oblige :).
      • geauxtig3rs, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1I love how people always complain the rich arent being taxed enough when the highest income bracket ahs taxes in the order of 39% of total income in the state of california, if the bush taxcuts are gone, it jumps to 45%......confiscatory tax rates are a disincentive to production and will stagnate an already slowing economy when businesses and investors have incentive to base their operations in states (by states I mean geopolitical entities, not he Narrow american view of states {which are really provinces}) that are more friendly to businesses....liberals, wake up, you cant have your cake and eat it too. You can either have the economic stimulus that the wealthy provide (without the wealthy, most of you would NOT have jobs) r you can have an all-pervasive governemnt infrastructure that holds everyone's hand through everything. That may work in a small socialist state, however it will not work in a large nation, as the sheer amount of physical area would be overwhelming for any sort of pervasive infrastructure, and it would collapse udner the own weight of it's beuracracy.
      • PopcornDave, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1Thallum, the problem is going to be when due to people driving less there's less gas tax money and the state is going to have to make up that revenue somehow.
    • AlexWills, on 03/26/2008, -8/+6A gas station in liberal country California has gas over 2 dollars higher than the national average and it's somehow Bush's fault? No, it's gas being taxed to death.
      • zeusthemoose, on 03/26/2008, -4/+3Nice conspiracy theory.
        • PopcornDave, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1Not really, we're paying about 50 cents in federal and state taxes plus sales tax on top of that.
        • AlexWills, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3Taxes are conspiracy theories?
    • nicepants, on 03/26/2008, -2/+6I always laugh when people blame the price of gas on the President. I'm no fan of Bush either, but that's just dumb.
    • chalkboy, on 03/26/2008, -2/+1But didn't we go to iraq for the oil?
    • stevo3131, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1Hey jackass, you are forgetting that the US is not the only other country in the world that has a high demand for oil. Blame China and India for demanding more oil and OPEC for price control.
    • PhildoVT, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2right... it's bush's fault. People are obviously still willing to pay $3.50-4 a gallon for gas. Simple supply and demand...
  • sjl127, on 03/26/2008, -10/+44When his business is burnt down, He'll wonder why...
    • wes00mertes, on 03/26/2008, -2/+19All the money caught on fire?
    • TheRedCoat, on 03/26/2008, -0/+35but no one can afford the accelerant.
    • diggeon, on 03/26/2008, -4/+4And then the closest gas station will be 40 miles away, oh and the town won't have power.
    • prophetpimp, on 03/26/2008, -8/+11Its still ***** cheaper then what the Rest of the world Pays so STFU........................
      • chrismgtis, on 03/26/2008, -9/+4We aren't the rest of the world.

        Cry about it.
      • NeuroSlappy, on 03/26/2008, -2/+2Does that make it right? All these people who think America should suffer as much as everyone else in the world. Move somewhere else to alleviate your guilt about our standard of living, otherwise SU.............
    • Stupidumb, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1He should have planned ahead...
    • ep53, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1£0.71 a Litre and you guys are complaining?? Try the £1.13 we have over here. By the way thats $8.57 a gallon....Just a thought.
      • sjl127, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1Pretty soon you'll all be wearing hijabs.
        • ep53, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1No, i wont just the ***** pakis, turks and muslim bastards that are invading my country. If i had it my way that would all be shackled to the floor.....

          /jk
  • Truzseeker, on 03/26/2008, -8/+19the coming financial superstorm is on its way...stand by
    • licoricewhip, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1Yeah, people will be more intelligent by not purchasing stupidly priced stuff (gas, houses, prostitutes) and the storm will be prices returning to a reasonable state.
  • J4CKofH34RT5, on 03/26/2008, -15/+5Jesus.
    • willsani, on 03/26/2008, -2/+6If Jesus has anything to do with it...
      • fearlessfx, on 03/26/2008, -3/+9Its probably all RaptorJesus's fault.
    • sublimnl, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1You said it, man. Nobody ***** with the Jesus.
    • pintomp3, on 03/26/2008, -0/+7we need him to turn some water into gasoline.
  • BigManOnCampus, on 03/26/2008, -2/+64California is big, peeps, there are lots of isolated towns with one gas station in them. There used to be a lot more.
    • judicar, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3I remember driving through that area in '95, the gas was almost $3.00/gallon then. This is nothing unusual.
    • mGARANDEUR1, on 03/26/2008, -0/+4If you really need gas and there is no other gas stations in town they can charge whatever they want.
  • mentallyinhell, on 03/26/2008, -8/+24Ten bucks says they get robbed tonight.
    • Stonecipher26, on 03/26/2008, -1/+70Ten bucks? What am I gonna do with that? Buy a gallon and a half of gas?
      • tatltat, on 03/26/2008, -6/+18Great Comment


        (Digg me down.. I know its coming)
        • Ourcellardoor, on 03/26/2008, -4/+11Dugg for being asked to be dugg down.
        • xartion, on 03/26/2008, -0/+6the joys of reverse psychology
    • peestandingup, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3Yeah, & pay back's a mother ***** when the only Sheriff in town (You know. The one you gouge night & day) takes his sweet ass time getting to you.
  • mrgreenjeans, on 03/26/2008, -2/+49Watch the slide-show where they ask customers, "Why Are We Paying So Much Per Gallon?"
    You'll cry at their answers.
    • aakrzemi08, on 03/26/2008, -1/+19Pretty much everything I read on the Internet makes me cry.
      • FatLoser, on 03/26/2008, -4/+29I got laid off today. But on the bright side, I finally got laid.
        • ackermannc, on 03/26/2008, -2/+9At least Spitzer combined both into one package. Just that he did it backwards.
        • Stupidumb, on 03/26/2008, -2/+1In the butt?
        • KevinRWright, on 03/26/2008, -2/+1Damn, I need to get a redundancy package like that.
    • rdhazrd, on 03/26/2008, -1/+5The first chick in the slideshow is pretty cute!
    • sathias, on 03/26/2008, -1/+4I lol'd at "Because a lot of it is getting higher and more expensive and everything"
      • Frozenpython, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2Yes. That quote is an Instant classic!
    • cathl, on 03/26/2008, -0/+5If this slideshow can be interpreted to be a random sampling, then we can count on only 6% of the population as being informed. This figure kind of makes sense when you look at the state of our country.
    • newguy96, on 03/26/2008, -1/+4those 6% support Ron Paul ill bet. face it folks, the majority of americans are uninformed and/or retarded. Systematically dumbed-down through the awquardly-engineered, idiotic, educational system and TV.
      • YossarianDent, on 03/26/2008, -0/+4That's hands-down the best spelling of "awkwardly" I've ever seen. Bra. vo.
  • SuperWinner, on 03/26/2008, -12/+68Getting close to what the rest of the world pays...
    • willsani, on 03/26/2008, -2/+7True.
    • teqonix, on 03/26/2008, -4/+27Difference between what they pay and what we pay is that they pay a much much larger chunk of taxes to the government to support their healthcare systems and whatnot. Here, part of it goes to the government through taxes while a very large chunk goes to the oil companies. Record profits, indeed.
    • 1randomguyO8, on 03/26/2008, -0/+16http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=au-en&F ...
      This is why you pay so little.
      • Nth3nSum, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2It would be nice if roads were paid for with gas tax. So that those that don't drive don't get taxed for it.
        Then again everyone uses the road even if they do not own a car.
    • JasonMath, on 03/26/2008, -1/+2Actually, gas is still less than a $1/gallon in Venezuela and some other countries. Then again, those countries are large oil producers, and most (if not all of them) belong to OPEC. On the other hand, gas prices above $6/gallon are very common in Europe and Japan.
      • DeathJux, on 03/26/2008, -1/+3Well, right now in Christchurch, NZ, gas goes for ~$1.77 NZD a liter. 1 Gallon = 3.8 Liters, so $6.73 NZD/gal, which is $5.34 USD/gallon. Pretty equal, to Californian standards.

        In London, though, gas was ~£1.50 a liter. Same calculations, ~£5.70/gal, which is $11.29 USD/gallon. Madness, comparatively.
        • AllenHSmilden, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2standard? Right now in California its hovering at ~$3.60
    • Krissam, on 03/26/2008, -3/+11Yea, looking out the window right now, i can see a gas station charging 10.75Dkr / liter, even tho that's pretty high even for danish standards that's still almost $8.5/gallon, so those americans should stop
    • 42Vindictive, on 03/26/2008, -0/+21.46 a litre (5.40 a gal) is pretty much equal with what our Canadian gas station charges for self-service premium.
    • AmnioticEntity, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1i want an octane comparison chart, also, how much ethinol is in other countries gas? a simple $/gallon comparison is not enough to justify how gas is priced. my father told me that in the 70's and 80's it was normal to find 100+ octane at the pumps. why can i not find anything above 91 now?
      • theculchie1, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1You guys rate it by MON the rest of the world rates it by RON to add to the confusion.

        The lowest rating you guys use by and large is regular (87MON) which works out at about 91-92 RON over here.

        By and large the lowest we get in europe is super unleaded which is 95RON or about 90/91 in your language. Right now ijn Ireland we can get unleaded in the form of a 5% bioethanol mix which is 99.9Ron or about 95MON.

        By and large most cars don't care what octane rating the petrol is.
    • Haroshia, on 03/26/2008, -0/+15Dear Rest of the World,

      We realize your gas is more expensive. We also realize that a large portion of the cost of your gas, and everything else, is taxed. We know that those taxes go to provide you with government subsidized higher education, health care, public transportation, and many other things.

      In the USA, we have none of those things. We need to pay out of pocket for higher education and health care. Many cities have barely functional public transportation, and with our job market being crap, many of us live 20-30 miles away from where we work. Please understand that our gas prices may be low compared to yours, but our total cost of living is very high. Any big hike in gas prices forces us into a situation where we need to choose between say...health insurance, or getting to our jobs. Please quit coming to these threads and assuming we are whining for no reason.

      Perhaps someday our government will get its head out of its ass, and realize that a little socialization is not a bad thing. Until then, realize that many of the things you take for granted we simply do not have, and therefore you coming in here and thumbing your nose at us actually makes you look like a pretentious twatwaffle.

      Thank You,
      United States of America.
  • bonlebon, on 03/26/2008, -9/+3Halloween came early this year.
  • trafficlights, on 03/26/2008, -33/+14I don't care how much gas costs, I ain't driving some gutless little *****-box. And I'll burn in hell before I ever ride a bike or take transit. Plus in my area, I live 100 miles from work and it's -40 every day and up hill both ways and I have to bring 600 pounds of toddlers with me.
    • mooseontheloose, on 03/26/2008, -2/+30You are so hardcore I can only assume you use pure petroleum as a dressing for the baby seal steaks you eat every night.
      • trafficlights, on 03/26/2008, -12/+10Either that or I'm making fun of Americans.
        • bjornski, on 03/26/2008, -1/+5Well, ya caught me with it. I had dugg you down, but I'll hit ya +1 here for the good hook. I just hear too damn many people who talk that way for real.

          /good troll is good.
    • kevinwiz, on 03/26/2008, -0/+11I sense sarcasm
  • mrshickadance9, on 03/26/2008, -3/+32jesus. i thought 3.77 in chicago was high.

    I am starting to ride my bike more as it gets warmer. i suggest others do the same.
    • willsani, on 03/26/2008, -6/+3Again, if Jesus has anything to do with it...
    • KingGorilla, on 03/26/2008, -0/+4I'm taking my panda
    • bgolds99, on 03/26/2008, -9/+10i would..but a n*gga stole my bike
      • kansai22, on 03/26/2008, -1/+2Didn't you see Obama's speech...... there is no place for that type of comment on Digg good day sir.
        • Hypermarkalan, on 03/26/2008, -2/+1Calm the hell down. It's an internet meme:http://mybike.ytmnd.com/
          There should be a forum quiz that you have to pass before you can post in comment sections. Understanding YTMND should be a prerequisite for posting anything, anywhere, on the tubes.
      • mGARANDEUR1, on 03/26/2008, -0/+4i lol'd
      • Attol, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1LMAO
    • RadiatedAnt, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1Chicago aye? just remember to rust proof your bike and hav an extra tube tire ;) you never know when it rains or get your tire stolen.
    • vrta, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/prices.h ...
    • jocnnor, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3We both can't ride your bike......unless one of us rides on the handlebars.

      Or do you have pegs?
  • OBDriftwood, on 03/26/2008, -10/+21Demand, meet Supply.
    • Pyehole, on 03/26/2008, -3/+12America, meet reality
    • form3hide, on 03/26/2008, -2/+13Demand doesn't meet supply when it's there's a ***** cartel outputting the oil.
  • DDMX, on 03/26/2008, -6/+11we pay 4.25 A gallon for diesel
  • aoasus, on 03/26/2008, -7/+84If you're stupid enough to...

    1) Drive out to the middle of NoWhere California with an empty tank
    2) Pull up to the Full Service pump
    3) Use premium gas
    4) Buy more than a gallon or two to get you to a more reasonable priced station

    Then you deserve to pay.

    • smacksaw, on 03/26/2008, -4/+5I love how people said "they have no choice"...I can hear it now: "Full service gasoline? I can't pump it myself. I have no choice!"
    • willsani, on 03/26/2008, -4/+5Lots of people drive on the coastal highway. It is a scenic route but beautiful none-the-less. Are you suggesting that people should stop driving on the coast highway all together? Perhaps they can rent a hybrid and still get the joy out of driving on the coast highway.
      • Tenlow, on 03/26/2008, -2/+3I think the point was more to the fact that full service premium is by no means under any definition, a necessity. Self serve regular is probably close to $2 a gallon cheaper.
    • hashmoney, on 03/26/2008, -4/+2Dont forget
      5) ???
      6) Profit
    • RadiatedAnt, on 03/26/2008, -0/+8Full service? they still do that?!
      • pintomp3, on 03/26/2008, -0/+6in some states, like new jersey, it's the only way you can get gas.
      • Vzylexy, on 03/26/2008, -0/+7Here in Oregon you can't pump your own gas.
    • evilrobot, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3some vehicles REQUIRE premium fuel... that's not stupidity.

      my vehicle is a heavily modified 2.0liter 4-cylinder, running a turbo charger at around 20lbs of boost...

      anything lower than 93 octane and my engine could ping and detonate itself to melt down.

      FYI: putting 87 octane into your new VW, etc.. is going to ultimately result in burnt exhaust valves, aggressive engine wear, detonation, and far less efficient performance.
      • aoasus, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1I understand that... but it's your choice.
        What would be stupid would for you to complain about the cost of Gas (but you don't seem to be doing so).

        I also find it stupid that people with giant trucks that don't need them (not Semi's more like the F350 Dualy with an empty bed) complain about the cost of Gas.

        If you want to pay less, drive a more reasonable vehicle. It's pretty darn simple.
  • caponumen, on 03/26/2008, -1/+8Nothing new, there is a station in Kings Canyon that has been over five bucks for a decade.
    It still has those old pumps with the glass jars.........
    • dn11, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1Gas prices in remote areas of National Parks aren't really relevant - this is within the greater SF Bay Area
      • tightscrummy, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3For some definitions of "greater".
        • dn11, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1yeah, i was confusing this with a different gas price story. that is indeed a remote gas station, and always a rip off. this story is misleading.
    • dn11, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1BUT, now that I know the gas station they are talking about I take your point. I've filled up there before
  • nico623, on 03/26/2008, -12/+6Buy a bike, don't live in the suburbs... :)
    • ChaosProfessor, on 03/26/2008, -5/+3I bought a bike I drive 3 miles from home to my job at a school district i love it
      • wes00mertes, on 03/26/2008, -4/+6I don't like the expression 'drive' your bike...
    • CountZepplin, on 03/26/2008, -0/+4It's about 100 miles south of SF proper, so not exactly a suburb.
    • KMartSheriff, on 03/26/2008, -5/+3***** you people and your "get a bike" comments. Seriously, you're on par with fanboys. Your nose is in the air and you think your ***** smells of rainbow sherbert. "Get a bike" doesn't work for like 90% of us. This is especially true if you live in SoCal.
      • herecomes, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1Haaa ha ha ha aha ahh ha I LOVE that ***** attitude!!! Jest ain't nothing I kin do about it moan whimper bitch let's go start another war cuz gas costs too durn much. You're like the guy who's going 90 miles an hour down a dead-end road and saying "I can't turn around now cuz I'm already late." People like you are just hell-bent on destroying this nation, aren't you?
    • prophetpimp, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1Get a motor Bike. They have Insane Mileage Rating.
      • herecomes, on 03/26/2008, -1/+0YEAH man, plus they're totally awesome fun to ride. It's like the closest you'll ever feel to freedom in America.
    • gradivus, on 03/26/2008, -1/+2I sure do like sweating every time I need to go somewhere. And I love huffing the exhaust and dodging 5 ton soccer mom tanks. No thanks,I will take my Volvo and not give a ***** about gas because its STILL cheaper than milk or soda. You bike zealots can EABOD along with starbucks hordes and fruit box fanbois.
  • tekhna, on 03/26/2008, -10/+12Good. It's the only way structural change will come about. It's going to be painful for many people, but it needs to happen.
  • Jonmad17, on 03/26/2008, -9/+90REPORTER: What's your advice to the average American who is hurting now,
    facing the prospect of 4-dollar-a-gallon gasoline, a lot of people facing -
    DUBYA: Wait, what did you just say? You're predicting 4-dollar-a-gallon
    gasoline?
    REPORTER: A number of analysts are predicting -
    DUBYA: Oh, yeah?
    REPORTER: Four-dollar-a-gallon gasoline this spring when they reformulate.
    DUBYA: That's interesting. I hadn't heard that.
    REPORTER: Yes, sir.
    • dn11, on 03/26/2008, -1/+12http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?vide ...
    • bonds, on 03/26/2008, -0/+10Lol, that was great the first time I saw it. You gotta love the way he handled that; he responded, without actually responding!

      That's like something a child would do. "Son, your Algebra teacher called; she says you'll probably fail this semester because you're not turning your work in." "That's interesting, Dad. I hadn't heard that." It's a tactic that allows you to respond while at the same time completely avoiding the issue.
    • bxblox, on 03/26/2008, -1/+9I dont think bush has ever had to pump gas. The same as donald trump says he's never used an atm. Out of sight, out of mind.. he doesnt give a *****.
  • ghostrc, on 03/26/2008, -2/+4This is just a common "tourist trap", If you go to any isolated tourist spot like Yosemite the gas is expensive there too. It really has nothing to do with high price of gas except it makes it even more expensive.
  • dshey, on 03/26/2008, -5/+6I live in the area. It's between 80 bucks to either fill up my car, by a lot of rope to hang myself, or contribute to an assassination fund. Anyone in?
    • willsani, on 03/26/2008, -4/+3...and the CIA now has a wire tap on your ass... way to go smart guy...
    • tightscrummy, on 03/26/2008, -3/+5I really don't get this victim mentality that people seem to have towards buying gas. Killing yourself or assassinating someone are your only options? How about stop buying so much ***** gas if you don't like paying for it?
  • kevinwiz, on 03/26/2008, -1/+11"The gas station's owner said one customer told him to go to hell and another said he should be shot for charging that much for gas."
    basic law of supply and demand. customers should expect to be raped in the middle of nowhere with no competition.
    • xptoast, on 03/26/2008, -4/+1assasinaterus.com?
    • bxblox, on 03/26/2008, -0/+7Someone should open a gas station across the street.
      • Typhoon2009, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1Holy *****, I'm getting a plane ticket to CA.
  • ngageguy, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1around 3.15 in Nashville
    • bitweever, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1I paid $2.99/gal yesterday in South Oklahoma City.
  • Crossmenjeff, on 03/26/2008, -3/+15.40? that was the price like 2 weeks ago. its only gonna go up. we just hit 4 here.
  • ghostrc, on 03/26/2008, -1/+3Great video about this (on upper right)
    http://www.kion46.com/news/local/story.aspx?conten ...
  • manacit2, on 03/26/2008, -1/+6Yeah, I've been to Gorda before, biggest ripoff around, everything costs way more then it should.. and it's not even that far to the next gas station, only reason anyone would fill up there is if they were running on fumes..
    • whaleyboy69, on 03/26/2008, -0/+5Gorda and most of the Mendocino area is full of greedy hippies who only work hard at fleecing tourists. ***** those guys.


  • ingamenow, on 03/26/2008, -1/+3$4.40 on 4th and Brannan in SF
  • theutopian, on 03/26/2008, -2/+10When it starts to cost $50 to fill up my little fuel efficient Honda Fit with a 10 gallon tank, I'll die a little inside.
    • welshie, on 03/26/2008, -0/+7To fill up your little fuel efficient Honda Fit here (UK) would cost you about $81. Congratulations to you for choosing a fuel efficient vehicle. The sooner everyone else who is driving around in 3 ton tanks realizes that crude oil won't last forever, and it will only ever get more expensive as its cost to find and extract goes up, the better.
  • whatthefu, on 03/26/2008, -6/+5HOW CAN ANYONE afford to pay this *****?
    • URnotheonly1, on 03/26/2008, -7/+19we have jobs
      • form3hide, on 03/26/2008, -1/+13right, we do. but our salary doesn't go up when gas prices go up.
    • Metasquares, on 03/26/2008, -8/+5We drive fuel-efficient vehicles.
    • uziko, on 03/26/2008, -1/+12with money?
    • KingGorilla, on 03/26/2008, -3/+4Tourists pay for everything
    • mike17032, on 03/26/2008, -4/+13We dont wear paper hats at our jobs.
    • JasonMath, on 03/26/2008, -3/+6They drive fuel-efficient vehicles, and use public transportation or other energy-efficient methods (e.g. walking, bicycling) to travel. Many European countries put a lot more emphasis on public transportation and riding bicycles than the United States does.
      • zacharytelschow, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1Woohoo for them. They also have a much higher population density. Trains through Nebraska aren't seeing many passengers.
      • Pittance, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1Exactly. Public transport works very well in Chicago, DC, Boston, New York, etc. But out where cities have much more land to spread out, it would just take too long. And not everyone is going to the same place.
        • URnotheonly1, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1so why all the high gas prices with this 35 years of conservation and public transportation?
          • zacharytelschow, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1I think that was very clear from the responses above. In regards to public transportation, the vast majority of the country simply lacks the population density to make public transit worthwhile; it wouldn't be cost effective. As far as the high gas prices, currently it's simply a matter of supply meets demand. We haven't come up with a better solution to replace gas yet because the reality is, even with prices as high as they are, no one can do it cheaper (or even at a marginal price premium).
    • blameau, on 03/26/2008, -2/+4By not living dependent on a gamble that a volatile commodity will remain eternally cheap.
      • URnotheonly1, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1I question the "volatile commodity" status. There are trillions of barrels of oil in the ground. Production is not threatened, transport is not threatened. China & India don't all of a sudden have 100 million new car owners, hell China and India's growth projections were revised downward so that BE reason is out of the window, what else are they using to justify their demand squeeze? Katrina took 20% of US production off line for a little bit so no problem there. Refineries transition to gas from heating oil is done. Inventories are relatively stable so thats not a problem.

        Hmmmmmm, ***** up traders maybe?
  • Search153, on 03/26/2008, -3/+9$4.15USD/gal in Canada. (aka $1.10CAD/L).
    • alpha94, on 03/26/2008, -1/+3I just paid 1.07 a litre at Shell tonight on the way home. Been like that here in the GTA for weeks.
    • bxblox, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1I wonder what the cost is before taxes in Canada.
      • samuraipizzacat, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2There's a pie chart breakdown gas prices on most gas pumps here, IIRC it's at least 50% tax
    • samuraipizzacat, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2$1.179 here in Vic. I've seen it as high as $1.199/L. It'll break that for sure in the summer.
    • girlpirate, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2It's been well over $1.20 in the Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley. fluctuates quite a bit though. It's enough to make you crazy.
      • beerden, on 03/26/2008, -1/+0Yes, the gouging here is maddening, isn't it? Especially when the government does nothing to stop it because the oil companies say it's only supply and demand that's driving the prices, so it's not gouging. Yeah, right.
        • girlpirate, on 03/27/2008, -0/+1having worked in gas stations for several years I would have to call it gouging when I personally changed the prices from .89 to .96 and back down to .87 all in less than 8 hours. The whole system is screwed. I worked for both SuperSave and Husky. Both stations would send us out everyday to canvas the neighborhood prices then we'd have to call the other locations within town and see what the prices in their area were and change our prices accordingly. You'd think that if the prices were'nt arbitrary that they would be more consistent and have a better system for pricing.
          for your other point... I really don't know enough to talk about government intervention in oil pricing.
    • 42Vindictive, on 03/26/2008, -1/+2We pay a lot of taxes on it though. And our taxes (MOST of the time) goes to the right places, while the Americans take theirs, shove it down their pants, give it to companies and spend it on a useless war.
  • Leedrick, on 03/26/2008, -4/+5I think that works out to about 1.58 AUD per litre, and it's not far from that in the cities here. Go out the country and it would be much higher.
    • ayfour, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1$1.45 per Litre... Ive paid that before on bad days. We're about $1.35 - $1.40 p/l on a good day.
      Over the easter weekend just about everywhere was $1.50.
  • dbsmoker, on 03/26/2008, -8/+3A buddy and I just went to that gas station last Thursday. For $53 we got two beers, a cheese quesadilla, and three gallons of gas! Ouch!
    • uziko, on 03/26/2008, -0/+8you got ripped off
      • dbsmoker, on 04/30/2008, -0/+1Well, when you run out of gas on the Highway 1 you don't have a CHOICE! It's in such a desolate location that the whole town of Gorda was running on generators. Of course we got ripped off, but there's not much you can do about it.
    • bxblox, on 03/26/2008, -0/+5you paid 15 bucks a gallon.... smooth
      • dbsmoker, on 04/30/2008, -0/+1Let me explain, for the combined amount of $53 we got 3 gallons of gas at their gas station and then 2 beers and a cheese quesadilla at the Whale Watchers Cafe. It was like $5 something per gallon.

    • dbsmoker, on 04/30/2008, -0/+1Why the hell would I get dugg down for this comment? It's the truth. Idiots.
  • URnotheonly1, on 03/26/2008, -5/+1drive right by the assholes station on my way to the other places to get gas. screw him
  • mcomb, on 03/26/2008, -1/+3I bought gas at that station about 5 years ago on a trip up the coast when my tank was on empty and had no other choice. Even back then they where charging about $4 per gallon (when the rest of CA was about $2). I'm actually surprised it isn't higher.
    • john1, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2Yep, I was in the same situation there about 8 years ago. I had slightly more gas that you though - the price shock was enough to make me carry on to the next station - arrived there on fumes, but felt good for it :)
  • uziko, on 03/26/2008, -13/+5Inaccurate. I am selling a gallon of gas for a billion dollars. I can't say that it's the most expensive price in the country but it does show that the article is inaccurate. Go ahead and bury me i'm just saying the truth. Are you telling me that i'm lying about selling my gallon of gas for a billion dollars?
    • pentalive, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2Your not selling until someone is buying.
    • WoollyMittens, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2You should learn there difference between "putting on sale" and "selling".
      • uziko, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1i just put it on sale right now, message me if you are interested in buying
    • Hangly, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2You have trouble with basic logic, don't you.
  • nationalist, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1city? hell Gorda is a freakin' truck stop...
  • codyman, on 03/26/2008, -3/+8I'm just glad that 3 years ago I chose a car that gets 30 - 35 mpg verses that truck I was looking at.... phew... good decision on that one...
  • tgpuckett, on 03/26/2008, -5/+3If I lived in Gorda, CA, I would open a gas station just outside the city limits and charge the least I could. ***** off, smartass. "Look before you leap." He'll either be robbed blind, or shot when he's wiping someone's windshield.
    • tightscrummy, on 03/26/2008, -4/+4What's with all of these anti-free-market pinko ***** on digg tonight? He's charging what the market will bear, aren't we supposed to salute him or something?
    • NonLeftistDiggr, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2and you'd probably be at the same price, or losing money hand over fist.
    • OutLawSuit, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1If I recall Gorda is near Big Sur which has some of the strictest zoning laws in the country. The reason there is only one gas station is due to zoning laws where another one can't even be built which causes a monopoly like this. No new construction is allowed that is visible from highway to preserve the natural beauty of the area, not to mention the highway is wedged between some mountains and cliffs over looking the ocean so there's not a lot of places to build anyway.
  • Metasquares, on 03/26/2008, -1/+1Be thankful there's still sticker shock at that price.
  • scarz99, on 03/26/2008, -6/+2AH HOLY CRAP! Its still like $1 a gallon here in Mars.
  • studdenfadden, on 03/26/2008, -7/+24In Düsseldorf we pay €1.47 a Litre, which works out to: $9.16 USD a Gallon. America is catching up to the rest of the world in price. If you are hurting at $5.40, wait till it hits $9.16! Then you will know my joy :)
    • derek20cali, on 03/26/2008, -11/+6You guys must have some strange math over there.
      • studdenfadden, on 03/26/2008, -0/+12Yeah, it actually works out like this €1.47=$2.30 1gallon=3.8 L So, In Germany we are paying $8.74 per gallon.
        I did the first calculation in my head using a guesstimate of the USD.
    • AladinSane, on 03/26/2008, -13/+7Europeans have apparently never looked at a map or a globe. Here's a tip: America is roughly 50 times bigger than Germany. That means we have to drive farther to deliver goods across the nation. And if you think you're hurting NOW, just wait until America is paying 9 bucks a gallon... because like it or not, the world economy is tied to our ass. You'll see a global recession the likes of which you've never dreamed.
      • studdenfadden, on 03/26/2008, -1/+15do you really commute from Florida to Washington state everyday? In Germany the average commute to work takes about 30 minutes, i'd guess it is much the same in America.
        As for the second part of your comment, the EU is the largest economy in the world and we are on a tear right now. The more your economy stinks, the better we do.
      • KMartSheriff, on 03/26/2008, -8/+2I don't know why you're getting dugg down when you're 100% right.
        • prophetpimp, on 03/26/2008, -0/+7He is not. Even in the EU good have to travel the same distance because it acts as a single economic zone with no borders and The average commute time for a European is the same as an American.
      • WoollyMittens, on 03/26/2008, -0/+6Dude... there's more to Europe than Germany. Are you implying there's not road transport between countries? European countries are like your states. there's very little difference, except we don't even get to vote on the European leadership.
      • Hangly, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2I think he means that most US cities are based around cars (which is true,) where most big European cities have some sort of mass transit.
        High gas prices hurt more when you have no other choice but to drive.
    • fordfan485, on 03/26/2008, -2/+14You can thank your government for taxing your gas , thats why Europeans pay more.
      • tightscrummy, on 03/26/2008, -1/+10Versus here where the cost added to the production cost is just profit for the oil companies. At least they get nice things for their extra money.
        • WoollyMittens, on 03/26/2008, -1/+2Like war-machines and mercenaries to keep the natives away from the oil supplies.
      • JasonMath, on 03/26/2008, -0/+14And that's exactly why Europeans are more fuel-efficient.
    • bxblox, on 03/26/2008, -0/+11The difference is we'll be paying the same price without the benefit of the tax money.
      • HyperionCC, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1Dugg for great justice. At least when the Europeans are paying exuberant prices that is due to the tax on the fuel. Soon we will be paying the same thing with no benefit to the government/people.
    • Hoogs, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3I don't drive at all so I just find all of this extremely funny for some reason.
  • form3hide, on 03/26/2008, -1/+12.97 here in jersey if you pay cash -- 3.05 if you use credit/debit.
    • foofightrs777, on 03/26/2008, -0/+12.95 at the raceway n east bruns as of monday.
    • nationalist, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2for a moment i thought you were talking about Jersey the island...and i'm american...is this the end?
    • Gazthrak, on 03/26/2008, -0/+2Isn't that illegal? charging one price for cash and another for credit/debit?
      • jzuska, on 03/26/2008, -0/+0in FL it is.
      • peteophile44, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1I don't know about illegal, but I did think it was against the credit companies TOS for merchants. You usually can't be a part of the network if you charge more for using the card. Maybe that's just an Amex thing though. Anyone have any fact to back this up?
        • talonstriker, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1No facts, its def against Visa policies too.
        • Eliminator, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1I think they can "discount" cash, but can not charge more for credit, according to the agreements with the credit card companies.
      • Pittance, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1Nope. In NC there is a HUGE LED truck stop sign on a major highway. Huge truck stop. They have a price for cash, and for credit. If its against policies/laws, there sure as hell aint nobody doing anything about it,
    • zacharytelschow, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1I'm from WI; I've never even heard of different prices for cash vs. credit/debit.
  • tones1, on 03/26/2008, -4/+2I feel like crying.
  • TheBuzzKiller, on 03/26/2008, -6/+2gallons? what is that?
    • kgmurray, on 03/26/2008, -1/+2It is a unit used in about two third-world backwaters. In a country that is lucky to teach its citizens to find themselves on a map, don't expect them to be able to teach the metric system. Its soooooo complicated to learn.
  • uziko, on 03/26/2008, -2/+2Wait they are in the middle of nowhere, are the only gas station around, and they are charging 5.00 per gallon of gas? What kind of idiot runs that operation. If they have no competition and people will run out of gas if don't get some they could charge a lot more. How much depends on how bad people want to travel on that road. They could probably go up $50.00 a gallon before people refuse to use that road.
    • zacharytelschow, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1They could definitely raise prices more. It mentions in the article he was sold out of some types of gas.
  • mike17032, on 03/26/2008, -1/+8Well they must figure if idiots out there are stupid enough to pay a million bucks for a house the size of most garages, they will happily pay that much for gas.
  • anoneng, on 03/26/2008, -13/+21people who own SUV's are tools. 'nuff said
    • darkciti2, on 03/26/2008, -5/+3Why is anoneng being dugg down?
    • VicFerrari, on 03/26/2008, -5/+3i would have to say people who drive SUV's with bad gas mileage are tools, i drive my parents '92 LS400 and it gets like 14mpg, i only drive city mostly cause i work at home, and my parents '07 BMW X5 get around 17mpg, that's why i am hoping to get the 335i coupe, but that's another story
      • melat0nin, on 03/26/2008, -0/+3Presumably you're calling yourself a tool, because 14 and 17 mpg is horrendously low?
      • anoneng, on 03/26/2008, -0/+0my car gets at least twice that. i fill it up like once a month too, cuz ill walk places and car pool on top of having good gas mileage.

        that right there is why suv owners are tools.
    • Pittance, on 03/26/2008, -0/+217mpg is horrendously low, yes. People who drive 50mi a day to work with an SUV/truck with only themselves are idiots. And they block my view of the road in front of them from my efficient civic. Oh, and people who drive Prius's are tools as well. There is a BMW diesel car that gets far superior gas mileage and actually has power behind it. Oh, and lets not forget the hydrogen cars are already being tested in a limited market (certain cities in CA and other places).
    • Densetsu, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1People who don't conform to my beliefs are tools. 'nuff said.
  • mzx639, on 03/26/2008, -3/+6What's not expensive in California?
  • Spanq, on 03/26/2008, -3/+6A shocker in CA? Oh, please. There are trailer homes on ***** property in CA that go for a million dollars.
  • karolisonline, on 03/26/2008, -6/+2well its 3.1LTU and in Europe we are paying about 4.0LTU, so its about 1,14Euro/liter... so it is not so bad compared to the EU ;)
  • tibbon, on 03/26/2008, -0/+1I have no idea how much it is in Boston. I know how much my subway pass costs however.
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