Gas, goods shortages and inflation rant!

[UncleEd]

You forgot gasoline and Ensure. Yea yea I know...driving and nutrition are a luxury elders don't need.

He got his gasoline and numerous
dietary substitutes exist for Ensure.

 

[Nevada Ed]

If I drive 30 miles to the next county, on a almost empty tank................

I can get gas at 30 cents a gallon cheaper.

Is my time and driving worth $6 ?

One's got to know his priorities............
and what game is on.

 

[twodog max]

From 2.92 to 3.01 a gallon here in my part of Arkansas. Higher other places.

 

[glenwolde]

Just drove back to DFW from Houston on Monday. You can find $2.99 without too much trouble but many places are more.

I have a feeling these shortages are partially, and probably majorly, due to transportation and labor shortages. I discovered today that my local Wally World's back room is stuffed to the gills, while the shelves are barren. They don't have enough people to stock the shelves. Your Sam's Club delayed gasoline may be due to lack of a driver. Gasoline inventories aren't especially low.

 

[luvsmiths]

Fat, dumb and happy as usual this morning, I took my occasional jaunt over to my local Sam's club to buy some stuff and get some gas. It's been my experience here in the Phoenix area that Sam's has pretty much the best price on gas you can get.

Well, I tried to pull into the gas lanes at Sam's. The whole gas area was blocked off with yellow tape. The good news is the price of gas there. The bad news is that there isn't any. They said they were still waiting for the delivery truck. Well, *****.

I sauntered into the store to buy my items. First item: some Ensure vitamin shakes. I usually get a few cartons so I have a good supply at home. Arriving at the area where the stuff is shelved, I found it empty except for one lonely carton, and it wasn't the flavor I like. I bought it anyway - the very last one on the shelf. Well, ****.

On to the soft drink isle. We were out of root beer, which the wife and I really love - and guess what? They didn't have any. This was starting to get nasty. Well, ****.

The other stuff I could find turned out to be substantially more expensive than I had found it for in the past. Well, ****.

I then went over to the liquor area to get one of my favorite bourbons at the Sam's discount price. Guess what? No gottum, Mr. customer. Well ****.

One of my favorite treats is cherry turnovers, which Sam's has been selling for years. There was only one package left - I got the last one, and it was a day past the "sell by" date on the package. Well *****.

Much disgruntled, I started on the journey home. I was nearly out of gas, so I stopped at the nearest Shell station on the way home. The price of gas there was $3.699 a gallon. I needed 12 gallons, and the cost the pump rang up was $47.88. Well ****.

Just for giggles, will each of you post here what the going price in your area is for a gallon of gas????

I just stopped myself from posting a comment that would be sure to put me over the top of my allowable dings, and yes, it would have been political. Grrrr.

John

I'm trying to imagine someone in a poor, third world country hearing this all.

Yup, You have it terrible. My heart bleeds.

I just finished dinner, and am sitting in a nice warm, dry place, with a soft bed in the next room.

All Thanks for that goes to God.

 

[Redbert31]

$3.40-$3.59 depending where you go. That's for a gallon of regular in Central Connecticut

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[Kenna]

Paid 3.19.9 last Saturday in Wi. Illinois at least 3.49.9

 

[advent]

Metro Detroit Sams Club today for regular gas 3.0499.
Normal gas stations in the area are 3.40 or more.

 

[Goldstar225]

Central Arkansas, regular is $3.09 a gallon, a few miles down the road it's .10-.15 cents cheaper. My truck has a 36 gallon tank and I fill up at a 1/4 tank otherwise it chews up a $100.00 bill to top it off.

 

[michael1000]

$3.10 to 3.25, with most of them $3.16.

North Central Iowa

 

[bigwheelzip]

$2.91 tonight for regular gasoline at Costco Greenville SC, with 3 percent credit card cash back rebate it's $ 2.82 final cost.

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[arjay]

It's about $3.50 here
And I found this

 

[robrossk]

The Mrs and I just took a short Route 66 trip. Between St Louis and Oklahoma City we paid between 3.07 and 3.30 (87 octane).

 

[chuckie]

$3.28 a gallon at BJ's in Hudson Ma.

 

[Golddollar]

Folks can laugh if they want to, but I've been buying a little extra each time I go to the store, and not just ammo.

Looks like my basement except for the treadmill.

 

[Golddollar]

PA has the second highest gas taxes in the country. If you're driving and can hold on until you get to Ohio or Maryland the price drops considerably.

 

[SASABERANGER]

Enterprise, Alabama
Filled up the truck yesterday for the second time in 2021. I have only driven it about 2K since we moved here in 2019.
Last week I paid $3.249 to fill up the Suburban with regular 87 octane.
The same gas yesterday was $3.179, but none of the other stations have dropped their prices.
During the gas glut in 2020 it had dropped to $1.399 here.
Gotta love the fact that nobody making less than $400K will have to pay a cent more this year.
I have noticed hit and miss shortages at several of the stores, but lately Publix (supermarket) has been doing a pretty good job to make sure shelves are full.
On a plus I have been informed that I could make a killing by selling my 2006 Silverado, my house and my 2010 Suburban. The down side is I couldn't afford to replace them.
Thom Braxton
SWCA #1474

 

[Baxter6551]

Gas prices CT

Here is CT averages. My county average is $3.50 for 87 octane. My wife's car only uses 91 and above (BMW). We usually gas at Costco but they only sell 87 or 93 so ….. My 2020 Ram says it requires 89. I usually top off with 87 if I just need a few gallons. Don't know if that's smart or not but the price is appalling. Food prices match what everyone else talks about. Everything else in life around here matches what others talk about on forum - cost of living, Ammo etc.

 

[TexasArmed]

I use 93 octane in my only car, which is locally priced at $4.09 per gallon. Thank gosh I only need to fill up every 3-4 weeks. Yet last time it cost almost $40.00. My heart goes out those of you who have to drive many miles a week.

I've started to notice some major price increases on many items on my weekly shopping list as well as spot shortages on some items. I never thought of my self as hoarder, but I am starting to buy "pre-need" on some staples. I hope things start to return to some of normal, whatever that may have been.

I think hoarding is probably a good idea. Things are not going
to get any better before 2024. I have two hybrid Toyotas and
even with 40 plus miles to the gallon I notice the price increases. The more pipe lines that get shut down the higher
the price. I live in Texas and I am considering contacting my
my Senators and Reps to suggest that they pass some kind of
law to keep our oil and gasoline products restricted for use only
in Texas. We are having to pay the burden of open border policies that the Federal Government won't pay, so I think we
need to cut out exporting Texas Oil and Gasoline elsewhere.
Let the other States import it from the Middle East.

Yesterday I heard on the news that someone asked my Senator whether Texas should secede and he replied he was not ready
to give up on the America yet. But that would depend on a
number of other things happening. The only other State I
absolutely have to travel to is Louisiana. I hope the time don't
come when I will need a passport to travel there. Every time
we have to shop for necessities I get mad at those causing
the problems. Thank God I have the guns and the ammo
I need and I am glad I have not wasted that or had to replenish it.

 

[AJ]

I think hoarding is probably a good idea. Things are not going
to get any better before 2024. I have two hybrid Toyotas and
even with 40 plus miles to the gallon I notice the price increases. The more pipe lines that get shut down the higher
the price. I live in Texas and I am considering contacting my
my Senators and Reps to suggest that they pass some kind of
law to keep our oil and gasoline products restricted for use only
in Texas. We are having to pay the burden of open border policies that the Federal Government won't pay, so I think we
need to cut out exporting Texas Oil and Gasoline elsewhere.
Let the other States import it from the Middle East.

Yesterday I heard on the news that someone asked my Senator whether Texas should secede and he replied he was not ready
to give up on the America yet. But that would depend on a
number of other things happening. The only other State I
absolutely have to travel to is Louisiana. I hope the time don't
come when I will need a passport to travel there. Every time
we have to shop for necessities I get mad at those causing
the problems. Thank God I have the guns and the ammo
I need and I am glad I have not wasted that or had to replenish it.

How do you think everyone else in the country feels?


Oh, by the way......Happy Birthday!