Oh no! Gas prices are up again in California! / myLot

Walnut Creek, California

January 5, 2023 12:59pm CST

I suppose I'm really just checking in. Howdy! It's almost 11 AM in California, and I'm only on my second cup of coffee. It's still raining out. Last night's "big storm" brought some big rains and high winds, but life seems normal here. We had our power outage, but that's yesterday's news now. I already wrote about my "jam session" with a 10-year-old girl last night. My other favorite student from last night was a woman of about 30 with a great voice. We worked on Willie Nelson's Crazy and sounded pretty darned good! I am showing her some fancy licks on the acoustic guitar to accompany her singing. But my post is about gas prices. As of yesterday, Regular is up another dime at my "discount" station. It's now $3.99 after bottoming at $3.79. I filled up again a week or so ago at $3.89, anticipating a continued climb. Have gas prices started to inch higher where you live? How is your Thursday shaping up?

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deleriousinIdaho51

@celticeagle (144692)

• Boise, Idaho

5 Jan

How rewarding your job must be. To hear the lovely voices and hear the fancy licks you have taught. Our gas prices here are about the same as yours. Thursday is shaping up pretty well. Two things accomplished and feel good about. Onward...

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The Horse

@TheHorse (176666)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Jan

I have a dentist appointment this afternoon. I am pretty excited about it.

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deleriousinIdaho51

@celticeagle (144692)

• Boise, Idaho

5 Jan

@TheHorse ........I hope you are being funny.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (176666)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Jan

@celticeagle Dentists don't scare me. I am glad to get my teeth checked out. I want them to last.

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@DaddyEvil (118728)

• United States

6 Jan

The price of regular at the gas station down the street was at $2.99 last night when Pretty and I were coming home from the hospital. I was too tired to care about filling the car then. I've still got half a tank from when I filled up at $2.69 a gallon. Have you checked into some of the apps you can put on your phone to pay for your gas at various stations? The Murphy's app gives you 10 cents a gallon off at the Walmart station here. I just woke up and your discussion is the first one I've read and responded to this evening. Pretty and I both slept all day and we're both still tired. I hope you've had a wonderful day, pony.

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@DaddyEvil (118728)

• United States

6 Jan

@TheHorse Nice! That's always a good feeling. It was too busy at our dentist's office the last time we were in to get our teeth cleaned. *shrug* There's always the next time we drive that far to see if they can get us in.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (176666)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Jan

@DaddyEvil You don't book an appointment ahead?

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The Horse

@TheHorse (176666)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Jan

I got my teeth cleaned today. It was good.

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (43058)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

5 Jan

Some places, yes, others, no holding at their prices.

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Greg

@xander6464 (37987)

• Wapello, Iowa

5 Jan

Gas here is ranging from 2.89 to 3.19. I like the station that's at 2.89.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (176666)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Jan

I would too.

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Fleur

@Fleura (25165)

• United Kingdom

5 Jan

Petrol and diesel prices seem to be a bit more reasonable again here. On the other hand gas (as in for cooking, heating etc) has shot up.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (176666)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Jan

Got it. I wonder why natural gas price are going up.

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Trebor Ika

@Treborika (7794)

• Mombasa, Kenya

6 Jan

Even here in my country the prices of petroleum products and has has really hiked

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The Horse

@TheHorse (176666)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Jan

@Treborika Still going up?

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (85152)

• Atlanta, Georgia

6 Jan

Not yet, but they probably will.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (176666)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Jan

We shall see.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (176666)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Jan

@RubyHawk The future's not ours to see...(singing like Doris Day)

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (85152)

• Atlanta, Georgia

6 Jan

@TheHorse We shall see what we shall see.

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koopharper

@koopharper (7398)

• Canada

6 Jan

Ours is going up tomorrow. The prediction is another three cents per liter. I filled up on my home from work. Off tomorrow with another doctor's appointment. At least I won't be burning up as much of it.

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koopharper

@koopharper (7398)

• Canada

7 Jan

@TheHorse We'll see although I'm decidedly pessimistic.

The Horse

@TheHorse (176666)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Jan

Three cents per litre is about 10 cents a gallon. We'll see what happens next.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (53067)

• United States

6 Jan

No, our gas prices are stable. Your prices are probably going up because of the weather. Or any other excuse they can find to raise the price.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (176666)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Jan

I have really felt bad for oil companies' executives, especially after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Those guys must be hurting.

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Marlina

@marlina (155098)

• Canada

6 Jan

Friday here and very gloomy outside.

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Trebor Ika

@Treborika (7794)

• Mombasa, Kenya

6 Jan

It's as hot as usual in my country

Anna

@LadyDuck (428900)

• Switzerland

6 Jan

We also have rain today. Our gas prices never really went down, they are the same from several weeks.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (73313)

• Marion, Ohio

6 Jan

I will know next week if they are going up

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The Horse

@TheHorse (176666)

• Walnut Creek, California

6 Jan

Let us know.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (62663)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

5 Jan

According to today's figures, it says we are at $3.284. As per my latest post I was looking for inspiration today and found it through some of my favorite music so I did all my blogging

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Kelli M

@spiderdust (14331)

• San Jose, California

6 Jan

I saw your city on the news last night! It looked like you got some flooded roads. We got a lot of rain, but not nearly the amount of wind as other areas. Gas at the Costco near me is currently $3.88/gallon. The Safeway near me is usually close to the Costco price, but something has definitely changed -- they've gone up to $4.25/gallon!