Greg, same thing with the SF Bay area... refineries are 30-40 miles
away, tankers drop anchor in the Bay, why are gas prices only now
dipping below $1.20 gal.? Front page newspaper stories and TV
investigative reports about once a month about why prices here are
higher than just about anywhere in the country. My guess would be
"captive consumers", relatively little alternative to the freeway
commute. Lots of cars, lots of miles. Lots of demand for gas... if you
want to get to work and back & pay the mortgage.
Alan Myers
San Jose, Calif.
'62 TR4 CT17602L
Hutmacher, Greg wrote:
>
> I've never understood why Houston (and the rest of Texas for that matter)
> where the gas is actually refined has higher gas prices than the Atlanta,
> Georgia, area. I travel to Georgia and am amazed at the low gas prices.
>
> ----------
> From: Musson, Carl [SMTP:musson@satie.arts.usf.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 11:42 PM
> To: 'Ron and Angie'
> Cc: Triumphs@autox.team.net; british-cars@autox.team.net; 'fred
> thomas'
> Subject: RE: petrol prices
>
> It has always baffled me why the area just north of the Florida
> border
> can have gas at .20 per gallon cheaper than 20 miles down the road.
> There is a few other pockets of lower prices between Fla & Illinois,
> but
> that was the biggest dif.
>
> Carl
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ron and Angie [SMTP:nottingham@alltel.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 8:03 PM
> > To: Joe Curry; Hutmacher, Greg
> > Cc: Triumphs@autox.team.net; british-cars@autox.team.net; 'fred
> > thomas'
> > Subject: Re: petrol prices
> >
> >
> > How about a low of 57.9 cents per gallon, average of .69 for
> unleaded
> > regular, .79 for mid-grade, and .89 for premium (add .10 for
> > national/upscale brands). Anyone have anything lower? I don't
> > remember
> > anything this low since I had my driver's license. I can barely
> > remember my
> > parents paying less than that when I was younger.
> >
> > Ron and Angie - Dalton, Ga - The Carpet Capitol of the World!
> > 84 300ZX Turbo 77 Spitfire 92 Tempo GLS 62 Vitesse
> > IZCC# 4779
> >
> > >
> > >Some recent price reductions in the Seattle area get unleaded
> regular
> > >down to 91.9 cents per gallon, but the upscale stations (can you
> > spell
> > >BP) are still up around $1.05 or higher depending on area.
> > >
> > >Joe
> > >
> > >"Hutmacher, Greg" wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Wow, that's low! Dallas, Texas area appears to average about
> .90
> > US per
> > US
> > >> gallon. What is everyone else seeing?
> > >>
> > >
> > >--
> > >"If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> > > -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
> > >
> > >
> > >
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MZ
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