Gas prices are way down in Northern California.

@TheHorse (218930)
Walnut Creek, California
October 17, 2023 1:42pm CST
Gas prices are down here in the San Francisco Bay Area. But they are still ridiculously high compared to most places in the US. I bought ten gallons the other day at one of my nearby "discount" stations. But it was still over $5.00 per gallon, down from literally $6.00 at some stations. In Montana, I bet it's under $4.00. But I'm not going to drive up there to gas up. Have gas prices been dropping where you live? I am particularly interested in Europe, where different factors seem to influence the price of gas, even as it ebbs and flows (mostly flows--gets more expensive--over the time I've been alive). Are you paying more or less at the pump recently? Photo is of a random old building in the ghost town of Gilt Edge Montana, near my cabin. Calamity Jane used to hang out in Gilt Edge in her later years.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (92860)
• United States
17 Oct 23
Today it was $3.05 a gallon in Oklahoma, and my dad said three days ago in Hawaii it was in the mid $4 range (he got back from his cruise). He then said in California in some places it was almost $7, to which I said, “Oh, those liberals.” And then I thought of the Horse, and gave an evil grin.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Oct 23
I admit it. I used to be a Liberal. It was largely my upbringing.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (92860)
• United States
17 Oct 23
@TheHorse You’ve (partially) repented.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (92860)
• United States
17 Oct 23
@TheHorse Just don’t put the daycare lady be in charge of publishing those stories.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
17 Oct 23
I looked at the price of gas when we were at Walmart a little while ago. It's $2.98/gallon here.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
17 Oct 23
@TheHorse Yes, when I filled the tank about two weeks ago we paid around $3.50 a gallon.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Oct 23
@DaddyEvil I have no clue what's causing a drop in US oil/gas prices, relative to the rest of the world.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Oct 23
Down from before?
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (167070)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Oct 23
Here the price of gas is anywhere from $3.93 to $4.03. I don't know if the prices have been dropping since I don't buy it.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (167070)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Oct 23
@TheHorse .........I wish we could go back to 60s price for like a week. I'd love it.
The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Oct 23
Less than here, but still more than they were 20 years ago.
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much2say
@much2say (55666)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Oct 23
In my part of Los Angeles, I paid $5.69 a gallon today . . . that seems to be about the cheapest here. Yah, it went a wee bit lower from $6 - but still - it has a ways to go before I consider the price to be "way down".
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much2say
@much2say (55666)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Oct 23
@TheHorse Strange, right? We pay up the nose for everything .
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Oct 23
@much2say Prices are down another ten cents here since I wrote this post.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Oct 23
No clue why it's down "more" here. It's still pretty absurd.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340223)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Oct 23
Fuel continues to rise in price here. We usually check prices on an app we have then go to the cheapest that isn't too far away.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Oct 23
I think gas prices have been going up overall worldwide. Interesting that we're having a dip here. I'd like to thank Biden. But I have no idea if any of his policies are helping.
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
17 Oct 23
I haven't actually looked at gas prices recently. My vehicles seem to magically fill themselves up when I'm not looking (it's only taken me 30 years to get my husband to realize that I appreciate it when he fills my car up when he uses it!)
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Oct 23
Happy wife, happy life.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Oct 23
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MrsJ
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
18 Oct 23
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18366)
• Indonesia
18 Oct 23
about $1.2 per liter in Indonesia right now and even then it's going up.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Oct 23
I don't know what we're doing right here. But I am sure prices will go up again. They always have since I've been alive.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (68121)
• United States
21 Oct 23
Gas is still 69c a burger at White Castle. It’s under $3 outside of Louisville.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (68121)
• United States
21 Oct 23
@TheHorse — I’d protest. I’d be afraid of a leak!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Oct 23
That's a good deal! But I have never actually eaten a White Castle burger.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Oct 23
My friend and I shared some lamb tonight. Perhaps Biden should attach a gas line to my body.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471456)
• Switzerland
18 Oct 23
We are paying more since Hamas attacked Israel.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471456)
• Switzerland
19 Oct 23
@TheHorse - It is already a mess here. Three airports in France had to be evacuated yesterday because of terrorist alerts. Also the Louvre... it's only the beginning.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Oct 23
I have no clue why gas prices are down here. They'll probably rise again.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50272)
• United States
18 Oct 23
It was $3.08 this afternoon.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Oct 23
Up or down from a few weeks ago?
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (106425)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Oct 23
It's 3.12 here. Hubby looked earlier today
RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (79929)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Oct 23
Luckily I need no gas but prices in Florida are at 3,28
Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
18 Oct 23
Gas prices are 3.39 ar Quick Trip and a little higher at some of the other gas stations.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Oct 23
@RubyHawk They dropped another ten cents here since I wrote about them dropping.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Oct 23
Have they changed much in the last week or two?
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 Oct 23
@TheHorse No, maybe by a few cents but very little.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (178870)
• United States
18 Oct 23
Great photo. I haven't been out lately to see the gas prices. Hope you have a good day.