Gas Below $3
Nov. 25th, 2023 10:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerWe saw an interesting thing when we were driving around in Virginia earlier this week: gas below $3/gallon!
The sign in the pic is at a station about 7 miles from my old home that was always the cheap spot in the area. Stations closer to where my youngest sister lives were selling base grade gas for just 10 cents more— and still below $3/gallon, though just barely. Stations in the shopping district near the highway and our hotel ran about $3.25.
I was looking forward to buying some of that sub-$3 gas before we left Virginia on Wednesday. Alas all the stations raised their prices by 10-20 cents in anticipation of the holiday weekend with record travel forecast.
Meanwhile, what are prices back near home in California? They've actually just dipped down below $4, at least at the Sunnyvale Costco which is selling at $3.99. Non-members-only stations elsewhere in town are likely anywhere from $4.19 to $4.59.
The sign in the pic is at a station about 7 miles from my old home that was always the cheap spot in the area. Stations closer to where my youngest sister lives were selling base grade gas for just 10 cents more— and still below $3/gallon, though just barely. Stations in the shopping district near the highway and our hotel ran about $3.25.
I was looking forward to buying some of that sub-$3 gas before we left Virginia on Wednesday. Alas all the stations raised their prices by 10-20 cents in anticipation of the holiday weekend with record travel forecast.
Meanwhile, what are prices back near home in California? They've actually just dipped down below $4, at least at the Sunnyvale Costco which is selling at $3.99. Non-members-only stations elsewhere in town are likely anywhere from $4.19 to $4.59.
