It tricked down a few more cents today.

 

Sam's gas $3.25. Down another 6 pennies today.

 

 

and nor should the governor. Consumers should pay the price and only then would they see the consequences

 

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Originally Posted by tex2670

Correct - insurance rates industry wide don't go up because one cargo ship hit a bridge, and a "tall ship" got stuck under another.

You are incorrect if you say it has NOTHING to do with gas prices. Incidents like this (and what happened in New York City) inevitably increase the price of Maritime insurance for cargo ships and tankers....making oil and gas more expensive to ship.

 

not to get political. Politics is not allowed. But up until the war in Iran, gas prices were low. The bridge happened a while ago. Seems like the others are right on this in that the Baltimore bridge has nothing to do with gas prices

 

Part of the problem with the Baltimore incident is that litigation and liability on insurance is still being determined by the courts. It will probably drag on for years.

 

Anyhow.......pump prices for Top Tier gas still averaging around $4.50 in my area. I'm saving a little in gas by the fact that, with our outdoor Condo pool now open for the summer, I don't have to drive back and forth every day to the rec-center and its indoor heated pool, where I swim when the outdoor pool is not available. I also try and consolidate shopping and grocery-trips when possible.

(With my somewhat weak knees and feet, I do most of my exercise in the water...it's very beneficial)

 

not to be political. Really has nothing to do with gas prices.

 

Wrong. It does, but how much is still to be determined.

Anyhow, I'm done arguing about this. As far as I'm concerned, back to national and local gas prices.

As much as a lot of people are complaining, IMO, today, we are not going through anything near what we did in the 1970s....that really WAS a pain and a mess. I know....I lived (and drove) through it. Not that today is a piece of cake....far from it, and some people ARE legitimately having a hardship. But, IMO, at least, it is nothing like 50 years ago.

 

nobody was arguing

oh agreed Someone went off topic and brought stuff that went off topic…

back to gas prices…national average is much higher than it was one year ago

 

Even so, one thing that is helping today, that was not a factor in the 1970s, is that demand for gas is somewhat muted by the fact that millions of EVs are now part of the national scene. If not for that, prices would likely be higher than they are right now.

 

even more reason for EV adoption. Recently Canada made plans to double the electric grid by 2050 to handle more electric cars. Anyways, back to gas prices




$4.29. Ouch 🤕

 

No idea how a container ship running into a bridge over 2 years ago has anything to do with gas prices today.

 

Sam's gas $3.21. Down another 4 pennies. With the recent rise in oil prices I'd expect gas to soon follow.
In any event, we'll be picking up one of Sam's $4.99 broiled chickens today and topping off the truck.