Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
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October 06, 2026, 08:09 AM
jljones
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Originally posted by 12131: Just 15 minutes ago, it was $3 while I was filling up. Finished, ready to go, looked up at the sign and it shot up to $3.10.
It jumped another .50 a gallon here yesterday. Up a $1.20 in a few weeks. But it will take a six months to a year for it to lose that amount.
Remember, when you point this out, you’re just being angry.
Yep. Right on track. Now, it’s someone else’s fault and you still shouldn’t look at the amount of profits being made by oil companies.
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October 07, 2026, 08:21 AM
parabellum
Take it easy, please.
October 12, 2026, 10:04 PM
vthoky
Down just a bit today in my neighborhood, with regular/diesel at $3.97 / 5.99.
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October 13, 2026, 04:39 AM
KMitch200
My local Costco has regular at $4.54 Premium at $5.19 Diesel at $6.19
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October 15, 2026, 11:05 AM
doublecorona
In Metro Detroit, the diesel spread is $5.76-7.00.
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October 15, 2026, 12:01 PM
nhracecraft
As of yesterday AM, Premium holding steady at $4.89 over last two weeks here.
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October 15, 2026, 01:19 PM
6guns
I just filled up at $4.22 for regular at Exxon.
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October 15, 2026, 01:23 PM
konata88
Holding steady around $6.90 here...
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October 15, 2026, 03:01 PM
9mmepiphany
Just filled up the wife's CSUV and regular was $5.49 at my local Costco
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October 15, 2026, 03:12 PM
ugeesta
Gas in Southeast Denver is 4.29 for regular, 4.75 for clear and 6.75 for diesel.
Finally decided to fill the Jerry cans I picked up 3+ years ago. Thought about it a couple weeks back but thought I'd wait so I could spend more at the pump.....
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October 15, 2026, 04:28 PM
roarindan
holding steady at $4.49 here.
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October 15, 2026, 06:44 PM
arfmel
$4.21/gallon here in the Big Bend country.
October 15, 2026, 08:17 PM
P250UA5
Costco 87 tonight $3.419 But the Expedition was at 70dte. $82 fill up
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October 15, 2026, 08:26 PM
Tooky13
$3.95 at Costco Avondale AZ this morning, with the 5% Executive discount, that's $3.75. Getting better...
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October 16, 2026, 07:52 AM
tatortodd
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Originally posted by P250UA5: Costco 87 tonight $3.419 But the Expedition was at 70dte. $82 fill up
According to Gas Buddy, that Costco is $0.08 to $0.18 per gallon cheaper than other Top Tier gas stations on the same street. In my travels (e.g. Hawaii), Costco's Top Tier gasoline is routinely the best buy.
States like Texas allow loss leader pricing (i.e. can sell below cost), but multi-product line businesses like Costco have to be careful not to violate federal anti-trust predatory pricing (i.e. meaning a business prices an item below cost specifically to drive out competitors and monopolize the market). According to Gemini AI:
WI, MD, and FL prohibit loss leader in gasoline pricing
AL, AR, CO, MA, MO, NJ, NY, NC, SC, and WV restrict loss leader in gasoline pricing
I mention all of this because if driving past a Costco is part of your routine and you live in a non-restrictive state then the $65 annual membership break even on gasoline alone is 361 to 813 gallons of gas per year at the price deltas P250 experienced. The $130 executive membership break even is 722 to 1625 gallons of gas per year, and that's not even factoring in the 2% cashback from executive membership.
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer.
October 18, 2026, 08:24 AM
downeastnc1
$3.62 in eastern NC.
October 18, 2026, 08:48 AM
Graniteguy
$4.29 in NH right now. Down from $4.49 last weekend.
October 21, 2026, 12:07 PM
vthoky
Steady for over a week now, at $3.97 / 5.97 for regular / diesel.
Crude was pushing $100/barrel this morning and downward toward $97 as I type; I'm curious what happens next. Maybe I'll get more nerdy and add the WTI price to my chart.
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ETA: I found a historical WTI list here and have started backfilling that into my chart. Lots of 2025 and prior data to transfer still. Anyway:
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Apologies. I can't seem to get the image size right, and I don't know why Excel left out three of the labels when saving my graph as an image.
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Politicians seem to have forgotten that they work for us, not the other way around. — — — — — — — — — — — — God bless America.
October 21, 2026, 12:28 PM
lkdr1989
Was at Costco on Monday, filled up with regular: $4/45 which is lower than last week - $.4.59
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