Gas prices finally break the $6.00 mark at my discount gas station.
By The Horse
@TheHorse (239762)
Walnut Creek, California
May 14, 2026 11:07am CST
It happened a couple of days ago. The price of Regular, which had risen to $5.92/gallon, exceed $6/gallon at my local discount gas station.
Fortunately, good steak is holding steady at $30/lb at my grocery store, and a12-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer is still about $11 at both Safeway and my gas station.
Are prices leveling out where you live? Or are they continuing to rise?
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@FourWalls (88276)
• United States
14 May
It got to $5 a gallon in Bloomington, Indiana when I was there before the Derby, while it was $4.19 here with a “price gouging big event” going on. So I came back to Kentucky. Indiana can keep their high prices.
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@snowy22315 (211696)
• United States
14 May
Last time I looked they were at 4.23...but new prices frequently come out on Thursday so they could be more.
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@snowy22315 (211696)
• United States
14 May
@TheHorse It is 4.25 up two cents since last week, at the station I checked. People will do what they have to do. As for me, I will simply drive less. Everything I need is within a half hour, and the grocery store is about 15 so no huge issue.
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@TheHorse (239762)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 May
@snowy22315 Got it. Thanks.
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@RasmaSandra (99682)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 May
The highest as far as I know here is at $4 and some cents,
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@MarieCoyle (61105)
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14 May
Gas here was stuck on $4.99 for nearly a week. A friend says the station she lives close to is $5.09 today. I am going to be driving past the one place I know of that is generally a bit less than the other ones, if it's less I will add to this comment...but around $5 seems to be where we are stuck.
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@TheHorse (239762)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 May
@MarieCoyle It is still just over $6 here.
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@MarieCoyle (61105)
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17 May
@TheHorse
We are still stuck at $5 for the most part here as of today.
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@GardenGerty (170377)
• United States
15 May
Our gas price is cresting just below $4.00. Hard to afford all of these out of town appointments.
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@crossbones27 (53385)
• Mojave, California
15 May
Damn that is cheaper than here I have not checked Gas Buddy though. Cirkle K was 6.03 76 apparently replaced our chevron. They were 5.99 No wonder prices were lower last time when I drove by. . They actually had a deal get a car wash and it is 5.79 a gallon. I have not seen a deal about gas like that since I was a kid. 
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@LindaOHio (223955)
• United States
16 May
Gas is $4.99 a gallon here. I think prices, in general, are still rising.
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