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KS Toronado

(23,666 posts) Mon Mar 2, 2026, 07:16 PM Monday

Gas jumped 50 cents a gal overnight [View all]

local news was talking about it and blamed it on the Iran war.

I keep hearing the U.S. is the largest oil/gas producer in the world, none of our gas comes from the middle east.
Pure greed by big oil ! How much has it jumped where you're at?

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Gas jumped 50 cents a gal overnight [View all] KS Toronado Monday OP

It jumped easily around 50 cents a gallon Emile Monday #1

Oil prices are global. The price always goes up at the pump Klarkashton Monday #2

oil is a fungible commodity lapfog_1 Monday #3

Of course. It always goes up when there is turmoil someplace. Srkdqltr Monday #4

20 cents markie Monday #5

I filled up yesterday 2.88 gal. Today 3.30. Same station. FloridaBlues Monday #6

Gas wildflowergardener Monday #7

I leave for work at 04:30, and got gas as soon as I left the house that morning $2.58 Maru Kitteh Monday #8

20 cent jump hamsterjill Monday #9

We are also dead on refineries turn around season and more expensive summer blend. Melon Monday #10

It'll take $10 a gallon for behavior to change. Ron Green Yesterday #11

Or idling through long lines at fast-food pick-up windows. KS Toronado Yesterday #14

Yeah $15 a gallon would stop a lot of that nonsense. Ron Green 17 hrs ago #18

Rockets and feathers. n/t flvegan Yesterday #12

Oh, great! Gas here in Northern NY finally sank just below $3 a gallon... Rhiannon12866 Yesterday #13

Adjusted for inflation, 45 cents in 1975 is $2.81 today Dave says 17 hrs ago #19

50 cents here in Indiana D_Master81 Yesterday #15

I live in rural CA. the cost has been fluctuating from $4 to $6 for the last few years Jacson6 Yesterday #16

Ouch ! KS Toronado Yesterday #17