What are these rapidly dropping gas prices that you speak of?

Still just over $2 per gallon around these here parts. I generally fill up with mid grade for the most part though.

$2.11. It is expected to go down some more.

Yea, gas is down while diesel hasn’t moved an inch.

Last time I tanked up (Monday) it was $2.49 here in the Yoop.

$2.02 @ Sam's. Up to $2.19-2.39 everywhere else.

$1.99 at local Sam's Club and $2.14 at other stations.

Yesterday, some brain trust legislator here in the Peoples' Republic of Illinois introduced legislation to require Illinois to become completely "Full service" again (meaning one can longer pump their own gas!). I doubt this will pass, but if it does, guess who is going to pay for the extra employees required at the pump? As if the prices here are not high enough already!

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Yesterday, some brain trust legislator here in the Peoples' Republic of Illinois introduced legislation to require Illinois to become completely "Full service" again (meaning one can longer pump their own gas!).

Yeah, I heard about that.
I don't live far from the river and I see an awful lot of Illinois plates at the gas stations here already.

Illinois Bill Would Ban Adults From Pumping Their Own Gas
Rep. Camille Lilly, who authored the bill, says her legislation will lead to more safety, convenience, and jobs.

The Illinois Policy Institute, a think tank, notes that motorists in that state are already paying the third-highest gas taxes in the country.
https://reason.com/2020/02/12/...mping-their-own-gas/

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Originally posted by 19tass:
Yesterday, some brain trust legislator here in the Peoples' Republic of Illinois introduced legislation to require Illinois to become completely "Full service" again (meaning one can longer pump their own gas!). I doubt this will pass, but if it does, guess who is going to pay for the extra employees required at the pump? As if the prices here are not high enough already!

Not a fan of the whole banning the pumping of your own gas, I've been driving for 30 years now and still can't seem to remember whenever I go to NJ where you can't pump your own as well. There you sit and sit and sit waiting for someone to get around to helping you, I much rather be able to jump out and pump it then go.

1.959/gal for 87 at the HEB I pass daily.
2.699/gal for 93 at the Exxon I regularly use on the route to my kid's school.

Hopefully the plant fire at ExxonMobile Beaumont doesn't affect these low prices.

Still $2.41 for 87 here in north central Florida, haven't seen any lowering of prices.

I'm glad I filled up yesterday. $2.19 a gallon and I just saw $2.45 on my way home today.

I saw $2.05 around Cincy today.

$1.89 at the Costco in Pflugerville (North Austin area).

$2.22 To $2.34 depending upon what side of town you're in

$2.24 a Gal unleaded in Central Montana.

Few days ago in Spokane WA area it was 40 cents higher. Idaho was similar to MT.

You guys at under 2 bucks! WOW!

Last Friday, I paid $2.49 regular at Costco.

My buddy Joe called to antagonize me by saying he'd just paid $1.84 9 a gallon. Figures, he's down in Harrodsburg. These days we buy gasoline over in Buckeyeville. The profit minded stations around here are at $2.15 a gallon. My wife runs her little hybrid on fumes so she can buy it cheap at a station we normally pass.

I remember the Obasm years. Before he was elected prez, he advocated $5 a gallon fuel so we'd drive less. Now that Trump has had a few years in office, we're seeing cheap fuel again. The libs and tree huggers are against exploration. What this kind of proves is it does tend to lower prices. In commie ruled places, like Colorado, they've pretty much ended all common sense exploration.

Now they want us to use public transportation. Like that's an option. Kali started building a common sense system, but its way over budget and hasn't even carried passengers. I sure hope this is a big campaign issue come fall. I like cheap fuel, but then I drive gas hogs. Not my wife, she helps full employment in Japan.

$2.79 at the cheap place in Jerkwater. $1.89 in El Paso, I heard from one of the old goats coffee group, this morning.

The oil industry fights back on dropping prices:

https://www.chron.com/business...1361.php?cmpid=ffoil