Gas $3.20 today in St. Cloud

[IFallsRon]

Gas prices hit a new record in St. Cloud today, with some stations selling regular fuel at $3.20 a gallon.

That beats this year’s previous high of $3.10 on several days in July and last year’s one-day spike to $3.13 on Sept. 2.

One year ago, gas sold for $2.26 in St. Cloud. Two years ago, the price was $1.77 a gallon.

[mtreno]

that sucks - glad i filled up this morning for $2.89 in shakopee

[walleyewizard]

KQRS is sponsoring a gas sale tomorrow somewhere in the twin towns for 92 cents/gallon for 90 minutes. That should be interesting!!!!

[Valv]

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KQRS is sponsoring a gas sale tomorrow somewhere in the twin towns for 92 cents/gallon for 90 minutes. That should be interesting!!!!

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Can I bring my semi tanker ??

I don't have one, but at this price I can afford to buy one.

[SomethingFishy*]

Filled up in cloud town last night for $2.97

Got to Rochester by the hotel and it is $2.99, I will definetly fill up before I head home.

[fishyguy]

$3.19 in Golden Valley today

[Whoaru99]

Glad I bought a motorcycle... 40MPG average if I keep my wrist out of it... works part of the year anyway.

[walleyeaddict]

hog sales will go through the roof if this keeps up!

[Northlander]

Plain old HIGHWAY ROBBERY! This shiznit is legal? Why wont our president get some regulation on this dump?

Note: Im not being political just venting, please dont turn this political or it will surely go south and get deleted. Thanks.

[Morquinn23]

Im not gonna make this political, but I read that some of the lowest gas prices are in Texas.....hmm, wonder why.

[upnorth]

gas rose by 18 fffing cents from the 10 am to 4:30 PM [PoorWordUsage] is up with that. I thought there was law against price gouging.

[sparkyaber]

My question is: When you hear on the news that crude oil is going up, gas prices shoot up dramatiacally. I took notice when oil went for 78 dollars a barrel. Then a few weeks later oil was back down to around 74 dollars a barrel with no reduction of price of gas. When oil went up again, the prices kept getting higher. Higher than the previous time at 78 dollars a barrel. Some say that the price of gas has nothing to do with the price of crude, but when you hear about crude going up, gas goes up, gas just doesn't adjust when crude goes down. Just my observation.

I smell a conspiracy

[SpecialK]

It has more to do with crude oil prices and the fact that even at 3.20 a gallon people are still driving like it's below $2. If you want the gas prices to go down we all have to use less.

When the oil companies have a stockpile they can't unload the price will drop

[upnorth]

I was just reading on abcnews HSOforum that were some documents stating that the oil companies were going create the shortage themselves to drive prices up. There just is no proof at this time that the did.

This is just plain old price gouging. Even if their cost for raw materials goes up 30% that doesn't that the other costs they incur goes up too. So if crude goes up 30% and they raise prices 30% 70% of the increase is pure profit.

[prov1900]

I heard a theory from one of my know it all friends: that gas is going to go to $4 per gal. It is the governments way of ensuring that the public will start to conserve. It doesnt make sense to me, but if someone has heard this, and understands it, please feel free to explain, I am all ears. The thing is, gas is unbelievable in price right now. I took a trip to the twin cities today from Nebraska and back, and I didnt want to know what it cost, its going to hurt. My point is, if there is one, is that there are still traffic jams everywhere....people are ignoring it, and continue to drive, and drive, and drive. It really affects me when it comes to the boat/fishing. It has got to be starting to affect the resorts and the fishing industry eventually. Imagine next year, what is gas going to be then? Will anyone go fishing? Most of us will bite the bullet, but in thinking of the resort owners for example, they probably make a lot of extra Christmas cash on the people who wont go if gas is too high. Rambling, p!$$ed off, sorry.

[upnorth]

I have not been out fishing near as much this year as the last couple of years. I think about filling the boat and the truck and then driving to the fav lake (90 mile round trip) and then start thinking of gas at about $3 gallon and it just doesn't seem worth the $$$$ anymore.

This is gonna kill the resorts and others that rely on tourism, I am sure I am not the only one who has cut back this year.

[Northlander]

Im not going to Canada once this year. Your darn right resorts are feeling the crunch. I wont be driving all over the states either. This is B.S. and someone needs to step up to the plate and put a end to it! Question is, Who has the marbles to do it?

[fishin789]

Explain this to me. The super america in mendota hgts on hwy 55 was 3.19 a gal in the morning. By afternoon it was back down to 2.89 a gal. If that isn't gouging then I don't know what is.

[upnorth]

Everyone knows it is gouging, but no one is willing to step up to the plate and start the investigation and follow through with it. Talk about having a monopoly, and there is also collusion(price fixing). You can't tell me that all the oil companies have exactly the same cost for production, this is just plain old talk.

And yes Europe pays more at the pump, but the difference in price and then some is taxes on fuel.

[BobT]

I recently raised the question on another thread about how gasoline retailers are subjected to "price gouging" investigations and laws whereas other businesses are not. What gives? If a fishing guide is very busy and decides to raise his prices to what the public will bear, he is not subject to these rules or charges. The public will just start doing business elsewhere and he'll be forced to lower his prices to gain his customer base back. How is this any different than a gasoline retailer charging more because his customers are lined up in the street? We can just go down the road to the next retailer.

Anyway, on a similar note. Every little bit helps. If you do the math...driving just a little more efficient so that your vehicle gains just 1 mile per gallon can be significant. For example, suppose your vehicle gets 16mpg. If you changed driving habits or tuned up your vehicle in such a way that it gave you 17mpg the savings is equivalent to $.18 per gallon of gas. A vehicle that gets 17mpg @ $2.96 per gallon costs $.1741 per mile in fuel. The same vehicle @ 16mpg costs $.185 per mile in fuel. In order to get the cost per mile down to $.174 the price must drop to $2.78 per gallon @ 16mpg.

We complain when the price goes up just a few pennies yet we can save almost $.20 per gallon just by a small change in our habits.

Bob

[nytelyter]

ok here is a suggestion for you. i propose an, "IF IT HAS AN I. PASS THEM BY!" campaign this fall during the elections. what i mean by that is, DONT VOTE FOR THE INCUMBENT!! we need to get those old money gathering farts out of washington and see some new faces there. and then force some changes. what other job in the world can you, serve one term and get your base pay and health plan for the rest of your life. i believe this MUST STOP!! it is a downright sin. no wonder they vote themselves a payraise each year. while the rest of us struggle. ok i have said my peice and i will leave it at that, and hope this post does not get pulled. ... paul

[Daze Off]

Gas is $3.07 in Ramsey this AM - I think I am going to put a few gallons in to get me through the weekend and hope it comes down again on Sunday/Monday.

Daze Off

[DTro]

Bob, you better check your math, there is no way that 1 mpg is saving you 18 cents a gallon. At 15000 that's 2700 a year. According to your figures, the difference is more like 1 cent.

I was looking at getting a bigger vehicle to tow my boat with and made up a spreadsheet to calculate all the scenarios. The difference is significant, but not overwhelming, even going from 28 mpg to 18 mpg.

People get soooo crazy about gas, I don't understand it. It is what it is. You got people lined up right now in Eagan for the KQ deal at .92. You couldn't pay me to sit in that line to save a $20 bill. But last I heard the line was several blocks long.

Each to his own I guess.

[upnorth]

Bob the biggest difference is that in guides prices vary. Prices on gas don't every station is the same price(at least in the same area). That is price fixing of some kind. You can always go to less busy guide and get a different price, not so with gas. The have a monopoly. The guide thing would be different say if all the guides on Lake Vermilion got together and said they were going to charge you $300 per day of fishing no exceptions, then you would be comparing apples to apples.

[honker23]

Did you guys know that after Katrina, when all the oil tankers and equipment took such a hit that production from exxon dropped a whopping....4% for the quarter and they profitted 9.9 BILLION dollars in such hard times. That's a joke anyway you look at it!