Gas prices down again again again in California?

@TheHorse (231629)
Walnut Creek, California
December 19, 2023 2:44pm CST
You probably heard former president Donald Trump say that gas prices were at $8/gallon in the US in a recent speech. He may be right, but it certainly isn't the case here in the Bay Area of Northern California. In fact, the price of Regular dropped to $4.19/gallon at my local station a day or two ago. Gas prices in over-regulated California tend to be high. We have additives, taxes, overpopulation, high demand, and probably other factors that keep the price high here, relative to Montana or Iowa. But I put in a few gallons today. One never knows when the decades-old upward trend in gas prices will reassert itself. Are gas prices still dropping where you live? If they are at $8/gallon where you live, let us know. I am all for fact-checking.
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (125988)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Dec 23
$2.83 at the station by my house.
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (125988)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Dec 23
@TheHorse Unfortunately bit went up to $2.99.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 23
Sounds good to me.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Dec 23
@moffittjc Oh oh. I'd better fill up
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50514)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
19 Dec 23
Don't know what it costs here but Juanita was telling me something about Hamas taking control of Suez and prices going up...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 23
Maybe they will. But not yet. I hadn't heard about Hamas taking over Suez.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50514)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Dec 23
@TheHorse I think she tunes into some strange newscasts from the beyond... she's always telling me about things no one else has mentioned. And don't get her started on the covid shots...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 23
@BarBaraPrz Oh oh. Does she at least believe that some of the school shootings happened?
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much2say
@much2say (57596)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Dec 23
If it's not $8 here, it's not $8 anywhere . I filled up today at $4.69 per. It's still not much cheaper than that here although I did see some non-brand gas place for $4.49.
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much2say
@much2say (57596)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Dec 23
@TheHorse Oh yah, it hit $6 here as well. You have $8 on your post - that's why I was said that. I would have a heart attack if gas was at 8!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 23
Are you saying that Trump was mistaken? It really did hit $6 a few months ago where I live.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 23
@much2say Trump says it is at $8 now. But he did not specify where. We don't have MyLotters in Alaska. I have no clue what gas prices are like up there.
Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (53586)
• United States
19 Dec 23
Regular is $2.43 here.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (53586)
• United States
20 Dec 23
@TheHorse Mississippi always is lower then most states.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 23
@Tampa_girl7 Do you know why that is?
The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 23
That's a good deal by California standards.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (123952)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Dec 23
We are just over 3 a gallon here. It's still dropping. I never heard any place it was 8 a gallon
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (123952)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Dec 23
@TheHorse I think he just makes up stuff
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 23
Are you saying our former president may be careless in his fact-finding?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 23
@wolfgirl569 Wouldn't making stuff up undermine his credibility?
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (318791)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Dec 23
Not here. We're starting to go up again. I saw it for $2.89 a gallon yesterday after seeing it at $2.79.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Dec 23
Oh oh. Maybe I should fill up. I already have 3/4 tank right now.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Dec 23
@just4him @Porwest say "timing the market" is a mistake. Heh. I may do the same.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (318791)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Dec 23
@TheHorse I'm sitting at half a tank. I'm hoping it will go down again before I need to buy more gas.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (19062)
• Indonesia
20 Dec 23
Near to Christmas and New Year all prices go up here including fuel.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 23
We'll see if it happens here. Only a week to go.
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nichokongo
@nichokongo (69)
• Kenya
20 Dec 23
When you talk about gas prices l think of lpg gas. In my country we say petrol prices. Have learnt something today.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 23
I think of "petrol" as a European term.
Anna
@LadyDuck (485619)
• Italy
20 Dec 23
I have no idea, we went last week to fill up the car and I did not check the price this week.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (485619)
• Italy
22 Dec 23
@TheHorse - I am pretty sure they are going up again soon, as the OPEC cut the quantity they are producing.
The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Dec 23
my hunch is that they're going down more slowly in Europe. But I'm not sure.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (204075)
• United States
21 Dec 23
We don't live in Europe. No $8 gas here!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231629)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Dec 23
We reached $6 here a year or two ago in California.
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