Are gas prices increasing in your area?

@TheHorse Public transport is well organised in Germany. It isn't, however, in the US of A.

I pretty much have to. Many of the things I do (work, my [late] horse, etc.) are several miles from my home.

@MALUSE Not at all here. The bus seems to come when it wants to,

I wonder if more people are "getting out" now.

@Laurakemunto I hope they are staying safe.

@TheHorse some do, even when prices go up there are still some folks who have the cash no matter the situation

Yes, gas is plentiful and inexpensive in my house.

@dgobucks226 I have a methane story, but it's from and old railroad tunnel here in CA.

Don't light a match there, lol.

@TheHorse I’m ready to move towards the beach part of Virginia where it’s way cheaper to live

@ShyBear88 Is it cheaper because it's further from urban centers?

Yeah, prices in San Francisco are even higher than they are out here in suburbia.

I still shop at Safeway, but I can never figure out how to use the "gas rewards" at Chevron, with whom I believe they're partnered. The price at Chevron is always about 30 cents higher than at my "discount" station, which is further from the freeway (680) but only a block further from my house.

@spiderdust Yeppers, I pass the latter on my way to teach at DVC. But I rarely use it. I tried the Chevron thing (phone number) and it froze up on me. So I gave up.

@TheHorse Our Safeway has a gas station on the property, which is how we've been able to use the gas rewards. Supposedly when you go to the Chevron pumps, the screen on them should have a question about whether or not you want to use Safeway gas rewards, and then you enter in the same phone number that is associated with your Safeway rewards card. I looked on the Safeway website to see if there was a FAQ about this, but I didn't have a lot of luck. The site does have a searchable map that will show which gas stations use the gas rewards, so maybe that will be helpful. For what it's worth, there is a Safeway gas station in Pleasanton on Bernal Ave. There's also one not terribly far from Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, on Contra Costa Blvd.

Bacon was really high the other day, so I didn't buy any.

@TheHorse I hope our local grocery store is still having their sale by the time we get our food stamps. They have great sales. We bought a 6 pack of twisted punch for only $1.

@AngelisaQT I am a creature of habit. I get the same stuff (with one or two oddities) most of the time when I shop.

@TheHorse When they were 2.00 or under here, I was delighted. This is because I do alot of driving.

Heh. I was happy when ours DROPPED to the $3.00 mark.

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I hope to be in Montana by then.

@TheHorse hopefully it doesn’t keep going up.

@Tampa_girl7 Yeah, I don't drive as much as usual (during Covid), but it's still a drain on the pocket book.

I am not surprised.

Ah, that could be it. I find it funny that we can literally smell the refineries here, yet we pay way more than the average American.

@paigea As Scar said in Lion King, "Life's so unfair." (Or something like that.)

@TheHorse We pay more and a lot of the oil comes from here.

Sound really well planned! Here, we're so spread out, there are places I couldn't get to without my car.

@TheHorse I am well aware of your position. America is a land of distances. I was curious to ask someone how those too old to drive manage there. I heard it was not easy for them.

@LindaOHio I went to Montana last Summer before Covid spiked there. You could tell the Orange supporters from the Biden supporters by who was wearing a mask and who was not. After I left, the virus hit.

Ah, that makes sense. I wonder if people will be bolder with travel once they are vaccinated.

@TheHorse I think so. A couple of people here are planning on resuming their travel plans later this year. We are too.

I wonder what happened.

@oahuwriter Could be. Spring travel could be a factor North of the Equator as well.

@TheHorse Pandemic is probably the underlying cause I believe.

I hope the trend doesn't continue.

@myklj999 Thank you for your warm welcome. I have gone through the guidelines and FAQs. So kind of you to introduce me to this much-needed info. Have a good day ahead :-)

@TheHorse Right, especially after the bad time that we all faced last year. Everyone is still recovering and trying to regain their financial status. Hence these price hikes definitely make savings difficult.

I hope it does't go up further here.

Heh. I hope I don't see $3.50 today. It was at $3.45 yesterday. And even more at the Chevron station (I'll check today.)

@TheHorse How wonderful it would be ifit went down.

Maybe it's a mix of Spring and the Covid vaccine.

Not very fair, is it?

You are right.