Gas prices dropping in the San Francisco Bay Area.

@TheHorse (207664)
Walnut Creek, California
May 10, 2024 2:37pm CST
Gas prices have fluctuated rather wildly over the past couple of years here in the San Francisco Bay Area. I think they dropped to a low of about $4.19/gallon a year or so ago at my "discount" gas station, but then rose to $5.69 a couple of months ago. Since then they have dropped to the current $5.25. Are gas prices dropping where you live? I have no idea what caused the rise we experienced over the past year. I think much of it predated Hamas's attack on Israel. And I have no idea what caused the recent drop. Photo is of the San Francisco Bay Bridge. I took it a few years ago on the way to a San Francisco Giants baseball game.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (309082)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 May
Gas prices are dropping here too. I saw $3.19/gallon a couple of days ago.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207664)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 May
Thanks for the info. I have no idea why.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207664)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 May
@just4him Down again here today.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (309082)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 May
@TheHorse They were $3.14 yesterday. Still going down.
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vanny
@vandana7 (99181)
• India
11 May
No. But then, we are an importing nation and with what is going on with Ukraine, Russia, and middle east, our import costs don't seem to come down. They are only rising with Houthis doing what they are doing. You win some you lose some. I can live with less gas. I can travel less. But tornadoes...no chance...you cannot manage them, nor reason with them. LOL
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vanny
@vandana7 (99181)
• India
11 May
@TheHorse Life is life, those who lose it, must hurt. Austerity on the other hand is advised for many reasons. How about for pollution and global warming?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207664)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 May
@vandana7 The sacrifices we make are not that great.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207664)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 May
Tomatoes take out only a few houses (mostly trailers) and people when they come through.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (96693)
• Marion, Ohio
11 May
I haven't got gas since last week so I don't know. I hope it's down
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (96693)
• Marion, Ohio
11 May
@TheHorse I will be going shopping on Thursday
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207664)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 May
@wolfgirl569 I will be flying to Chicago on Thursday!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207664)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 May
Let us know when you find out. Maybe I'll buy some more before it starts rising again. I dunno.
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29386)
• Eugene, Oregon
10 May
Nice photo! I think the recent increases had a lot to do with the Houthis shooting at ships in the Red Sea. I hadn't notice prices decreasing here yet.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207664)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 May
Did yours rise a bunch until a month or so ago?
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (327022)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 May
There never seems to be any rhyme nor reason for petrol hikes.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207664)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 May
Someone is living well, I am sure.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (159080)
• United States
12 May
Gas is $3.49. Holding fairly steady. Great pic. Have a wonderful evening.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207664)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 May
Will I go out later searching for the Northern Lights? I dunno.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (159080)
• United States
12 May
@TheHorse I hope you went.
Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (49317)
• United States
10 May
We haven’t got gas in about a week. I hope that it has come down.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207664)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 May
It came down again here yesterday. It had been at $5.39 and then $5.35.
George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (95549)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 May
Gasoline prices in Lake Charles have dropped a little bit recently with the average price of gasoline around $3.09 per gallon.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207664)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 May
That would be wonderful by our standards. There are too many moving parts for me to speculate on why gas went up and then down here.
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