My husband and I were feeling pretty lucky when we went to San Francisco in March and saw gas prices there at about $3.30 per gallon. Now we're the glum ones. Gas prices in our neighborhood just hit about $3.25 per gallon. Back in March, they were about $2.75. In January, a gallon cost $1.99.
Amazing what a difference a few months can make.
The lowest gas prices in the San Francisco area today (outside the city, mind you) are not much higher than they are here -- about $3.40. In the city they've hit $3.75. One gas station is charging $4.33! Click on this link for more: http://www.sanfrangasprices.com.
I never thought I'd see the day when gas in Denver is more expensive than gas in New York City. Gas prices in Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, etc. are about $3.10. In the heart of the city they're about $3.30. Check out this link for more info: http://www.newyorkgasprices.com.
It's getting out of control. Both Mike and I drive little Nissan Sentras. It now costs us $40 to fill up our 12-gallon tanks.
I guess we can still consider ourselves lucky. We don't drive the SUVs most of our neighbors drive.
The irony is that after Denver got hit with a few big snowstorms this winter, the sales of SUVs skyrocketed at local car dealerships. That's back when gas prices had decreased, and the immediacy of driving through snow for a few weeks outweighed the reality that gas would increase again in a few months.
I wonder if many of those SUV owners are now regretting their decision to trade in their front-wheel drives -- which perform great in the snow; we get around fine in ours -- for gas-guzzling four-wheel drives that are becoming too expensive to fill up.
Amazing what a difference a few months can make.
The lowest gas prices in the San Francisco area today (outside the city, mind you) are not much higher than they are here -- about $3.40. In the city they've hit $3.75. One gas station is charging $4.33! Click on this link for more: http://www.sanfrangasprices.com.
I never thought I'd see the day when gas in Denver is more expensive than gas in New York City. Gas prices in Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, etc. are about $3.10. In the heart of the city they're about $3.30. Check out this link for more info: http://www.newyorkgasprices.com.
It's getting out of control. Both Mike and I drive little Nissan Sentras. It now costs us $40 to fill up our 12-gallon tanks.
I guess we can still consider ourselves lucky. We don't drive the SUVs most of our neighbors drive.
The irony is that after Denver got hit with a few big snowstorms this winter, the sales of SUVs skyrocketed at local car dealerships. That's back when gas prices had decreased, and the immediacy of driving through snow for a few weeks outweighed the reality that gas would increase again in a few months.
I wonder if many of those SUV owners are now regretting their decision to trade in their front-wheel drives -- which perform great in the snow; we get around fine in ours -- for gas-guzzling four-wheel drives that are becoming too expensive to fill up.
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