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OZZIE4DUKE
07-02-2010, 10:05 PM
We had a new Murphy Express gas station open on Wednesday. Their business philosophy is to have the lowest price around. Yesterday, they were $2.51. At lunch today, they were $2.43. I got gas at 5:00 pm at $2.39. This is the price a few minutes ago at 9:10 pm.

The Hess station up the street is also at $2.35, which means that next hour (they (Murphy) survey hourly) it'll be lower! Tomorrow we may be down under $2.00! Gotta love it! :cool:
Jarhead
07-02-2010, 10:19 PM
We had a new Murphy Express gas station open on Wednesday. Their business philosophy is to have the lowest price around. Yesterday, they were $2.51. At lunch today, they were $2.43. I got gas at 5:00 pm at $2.39. This is the price a few minutes ago at 9:10 pm.

The Hess station up the street is also at $2.35, which means that next hour (they (Murphy) survey hourly) it'll be lower! Tomorrow we may be down under $2.00! Gotta love it! :cool:



This story in USA TODAY (http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2010-07-01-gas-tax_N.htm) may give us some additional news about gas prices.
roywhite
07-02-2010, 10:21 PM
Yeah, just stopped at a Murphy's outside Mebane. They were cheaper than nearby stations and had a nice convenience store.

Apparently, Murphy's used to run stations in conjunction with Walmart, and started building stand-alone convenience store/gas opeations in 2006. I'm all for saving some on gas.
OZZIE4DUKE
07-02-2010, 10:54 PM
This story in USA TODAY (http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2010-07-01-gas-tax_N.htm) may give us some additional news about gas prices.
I watch the ticker on CNBC, and they include the RBOB price in the rotation. RBOB is the wholesale price of unleaded gasoline on one of the markets. The cheapest prices (price war above excluded!) in our area average 50 to 60 cents above the RBOB, with a 2 to 3 week delay on the way up and longer on the down. The price had gotten down to the $1.80 range a few months ago, then inched up to above $2.20 last month or in May. This week it has dropped below $2.00/gallon, so political upheaval events aside, prices should be easing everywhere for a while. But I'll take my little price war for as long as it lasts! :D
DevilAlumna
07-02-2010, 11:32 PM
Dang, can we get one of those out here? I paid $3.05 for the cheap stuff this week, and that was at one of the known lower priced places around.

(The disadvantage of living in a no-income-tax state....)
Jim3k
07-03-2010, 12:29 AM
Dang, can we get one of those out here? I paid $3.05 for the cheap stuff this week, and that was at one of the known lower priced places around.

(The disadvantage of living in a no-income-tax state....)

If your local Costco sells gas (and you are a member) you can probably save 10-12 cents per gallon. Drive a Little, Save a Lot (used car salesman talk).
Indoor66
07-03-2010, 08:18 AM
If your local Costco sells gas (and you are a member) you can probably save 10-12 cents per gallon. Drive a Little, Save a Lot (used car salesman talk).

Same with BJ's gas. Here in South Florida, BJ's is anywhere from 3¢ to 15¢ cheaper than other outlets.
Kimist
07-03-2010, 02:10 PM
Those prices are amazing, considering NC has some of the highest gasoline taxes in the nation. (Those who live very close to VA already know that!)

k
OZZIE4DUKE
07-03-2010, 04:32 PM
$2.29 when I passed by about an hour ago!
devildeac
07-03-2010, 06:49 PM
$2.29 when I passed by about an hour ago!

If you keep driving by there enough, your tank will soon be empty and you'll need to fill up again, probably for about $2.00 or less, depending how many times you make the trip:rolleyes:;).
Indoor66
07-03-2010, 07:09 PM
If you keep driving by there enough, your tank will soon be empty and you'll need to fill up again, probably for about $2.00 or less, depending how many times you make the trip:rolleyes:;).

Always delay when it is falling....
OZZIE4DUKE
07-03-2010, 07:36 PM
If you keep driving by there enough, your tank will soon be empty and you'll need to fill up again, probably for about $2.00 or less, depending how many times you make the trip:rolleyes:;).
Gee, where did I read that before? Hmmm. BTW, the station is ~1.3 miles from my house, right across the street from Angelo's, not far from Sami's. Stop by on your way back from the beach on Monday!

Price after dinner is $2.21.
devildeac
07-03-2010, 08:01 PM
Gee, where did I read that before? Hmmm. BTW, the station is ~1.3 miles from my house, right across the street from Angelo's, not far from Sami's. Stop by on your way back from the beach on Monday!

Price after dinner is $2.21.

You (should have;)) read it here first. Anything else must just be crazietalk:rolleyes::D.

I am on call this weekend but heading to the coast early Monday AM. Perhaps a short detour up route 701 on the way home Tuesday night for a cheese steak and some cheep gas. It might be a buck fifty per gallon by that time:rolleyes:.
Jarhead
07-03-2010, 09:14 PM
Gee, where did I read that before? Hmmm. BTW, the station is ~1.3 miles from my house, right across the street from Angelo's, not far from Sami's. Stop by on your way back from the beach on Monday!

Price after dinner is $2.21...., and that's in spite of the much higher NC gasoline taxes, too.
K>Roy
07-03-2010, 09:49 PM
IIRC there's some sort of law that says a new gas station can sell gas at below cost for X amount of time in order to attract business and all stations within an X mile radius can follow suit to stay competitive. This is purely anecdotal, but I seem to remember a story on the news about an SC station doing this a little over a year ago. This was after oil had fallen sharply from $140+ to $30-$40, so most stations in the area were selling gas for around $1.30-$1.40. The new place, though, set its price at 89 cents. I'll try to find a link.
OZZIE4DUKE
07-04-2010, 10:58 AM
$2.18 this morning at Murphy. http://www.crazietalk.net/ourhouse/images/smilies/4.gif :D The BP seems to have given up as it's still at $2.32. I didn't check the Hess 1/4 mile down the road, but I'll bet it's at $2.19.
Indoor66
07-04-2010, 11:14 AM
$2.18 this morning at Murphy. http://www.crazietalk.net/ourhouse/images/smilies/4.gif :D The BP seems to have given up as it's still at $2.32. I didn't check the Hess 1/4 mile down the road, but I'll bet it's at $2.19.

A long way from $.16 per gallon in NC 16 south of Newton back in the early 60's!
Kimist
07-04-2010, 12:00 PM
A long way from $.16 per gallon in NC 16 south of Newton back in the early 60's!

...about the same time my gross pay (before taxes) for a 40-hour week in a summertime job was $40.00 ??? I do remember being happy when the minimum wage went to $1.10/hour.

k
devildeac
07-04-2010, 01:20 PM
$2.18 this morning at Murphy. http://www.crazietalk.net/ourhouse/images/smilies/4.gif :D The BP seems to have given up as it's still at $2.32. I didn't check the Hess 1/4 mile down the road, but I'll bet it's at $2.19.

Hey, how did you get that crazie looking smilie over here;)?

How many times have you filled up since Friday:p?
Indoor66
07-04-2010, 01:25 PM
...about the same time my gross pay (before taxes) for a 40-hour week in a summertime job was $40.00 ??? I do remember being happy when the minimum wage went to $1.10/hour.

k

Heck, I was happy when it went to $0.55 per hour! :eek:
OZZIE4DUKE
07-04-2010, 06:38 PM
Hey, how did you get that crazie looking smilie over here;)?

How many times have you filled up since Friday:p?
I haven't filled up since I paid $2.39 on Friday afternoon. Price a few minutes ago was $2.16. I shoulda waited.

How I got the crazie smilie here is a secret :rolleyes:
devildeac
07-04-2010, 07:46 PM
I haven't filled up since I paid $2.39 on Friday afternoon. Price a few minutes ago was $2.16. I shoulda waited.

How I got the crazie smilie here is a secret :rolleyes:

It might be about $2 when we drive through on Tuesday evening:cool:.