Depressing Photo of the Day

by Jay Thompson on June 4, 2008 · 24 comments
Written by: Jay Thompson

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Depressing

First time I’ve seen gas at $4.00/gal in the East Valley.

OK, technically it’s not $4. But it’s close enough.

Saw it at $4.01 at the Basha’s on the corner of Elliot and Higley in Gilbert. Yesterday it was $3.94.

Could have broken the $75 mark if I’d waited until tomorrow to fill up…

Sigh.

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1 Trace June 4, 2008 at 8:28 pm

We’re at about 4.40 in LA…. I was in mammoth a week ago and it was around 4.60 …….. haven’t broken $75 mark… hit maybe $65 ish…

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2 Loren Nason June 4, 2008 at 9:24 pm

4.50 in Newport Beach, CA
4.30 in Yorba Linda, CA

and thats just regular unleaded

Diesel is 5.00 or more a gallon

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3 Michelle DeRepentigny June 4, 2008 at 10:51 pm

We’re averaging about $3.94 in Athens, GA right now, but I was able to fill up yesterday for $3.84 using my grocery store rewards card – I was so excited it made me nauseous!

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4 DebtFreeDave June 4, 2008 at 11:07 pm

It’s still cheap compared to Ireland. We just got back from a trip a few weeks ago and it was over $10 a gallon. I said I would never complain about gas again. I’m not happy about the gas prices but as a country it is going to force us to deal with something that we haven’t been willing to look at. We need to solve our energy problem. The paradigm has shifted quickly, GM just announced that they are going small. Suv’s just don’t fit the new paradigm anymore. I don’t think I will mind driving a Prius.

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5 UK FX Mortgages June 5, 2008 at 12:42 am

Depressing yes, but if you look around there are still lots of cars on the roads so one could argue that the gas companies still haven’t got to a significant price point where demand is dropping significantly to warrant them dropping prices.

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6 Ricardo Bueno June 5, 2008 at 2:47 am

Ugh…paid $4.43/gallon today. We’re getting closer and closer to $5!

Ha, rates went from 5.99 to 6.25 in the course of the week and gas went from $3.99 to $4.43….

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7 Jim Duncan June 5, 2008 at 5:03 am

I broke $75 last week – every time I fill up it’s worse. Hence, my purchase of a bicycle.

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8 Gainesville Real Estate June 5, 2008 at 5:50 am

Gas just went down 1 cent to 4.01 here in Gainesville.

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9 Charleston Real Estate Blog June 5, 2008 at 6:23 am

I think everyone should move to Charleston where the price is still a bargain at $3.89 and I know a very good real estate agent that you can use :)

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10 Sara B June 5, 2008 at 7:04 am

$4.47 in Chicago. Lucky, the weather is finally turning and it is easy to bike to where you need to be.

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11 Tyler, The Wealth Creation Guy June 5, 2008 at 7:43 am

Gotta love the Quick Trip! By the time you leave, you probably bought a delicious fountain drink and deli sandwich. Expensive trip nowadays huh?

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12 Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate Guy June 5, 2008 at 8:57 am

I’ve always wanted a motorcycle. My lovely bride has always swiftly denied that thought.

Just the other day, she actually entertained it….

Clearly a bike wouldn’t fly for showing homes (motorized or otherwise). But for short trips, commutes, and much of general “driving about” it wouldn’t be a bad alternative. Well, until a snowbird pulls out in front of you….

And all you people paying $4.40+ have yet another reason to move to Phoenix!

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13 Scottsdale Homes June 5, 2008 at 12:24 pm

I’m ‘lucky’ enough to happen to have an oversized gas tank, so I’ve been paying over $100 per fill up for many months now. I just count my blessings my ride has been paid off since about 11 months after I bought it new because my monthly gas bill looks more like an average car payment.

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14 Jonathan Christopher June 5, 2008 at 5:01 pm

I am in Philly and I have seen it well above 4$. Life is changing.

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15 Steve Belt June 5, 2008 at 5:13 pm

I stopped the last fill up at $85. The tank wasn’t full, but I was. I think premium in North Scottsdale is just a shade under $4.50. I try not to look too closely at it, as its starting to make me angry when I think about it.

Putting 35 gallons of $5/gallon diesel in my truck, the few times a year it needs it almost requires a pre-approval letter from my mortgage guy to AMEX.

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16 Athol Kay June 5, 2008 at 6:03 pm

Stop taunting people in Connecticut with your cheap gas. Disagraceful!

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17 Hunter Jackson June 5, 2008 at 8:11 pm

Good lord. I thought I was feeling the pain at the pump here at $3.69. One of the reasons I bought a versa as well..

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18 Kevin Boer June 5, 2008 at 9:12 pm

Here in Silicon Valley, we can only dream of $4/gallon gas!

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19 Kris Berg June 6, 2008 at 8:19 am

$4.35 in San Diego. Just pawned one of my kids in anticipation of my next refill.

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20 Dining Room Set June 6, 2008 at 10:22 am

Did you read about those pumps that are charging by the half gallon because the meters are not caliberated to take more than $3.50 per gallon or so?

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21 Cosmetic Dental Work June 6, 2008 at 2:29 pm

It is depressing, especially when you consider the future and where prices are likely to go. Maybe I am a pessimist, but I sadly do not see prices going down. The demand is getting way too high to have any hope for gas prices being even what they were a year ago.

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22 Paradise Valley June 8, 2008 at 5:04 pm

Demand isn’t that high… it the speculators buying futures coupled with low production (on purpose) by OPEC.

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23 Chantal June 11, 2008 at 9:51 am

Check out this clip on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmqpGZv0YT4

They’re putting into production an Air Powered car. Sounds like a great real estate car to me.

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