Holy Cow! Gas prices are skyrocketing!

**Karen** · 09-12-2008, 11:14 AM

They said it was sue to happen in the Gulf states, as everyone panics about Hurricane Ike, as the refineries have to stop production while the storm hits. It should be a temporary bump, I'm guessing you are close enough so that your gasoline comes from those refineries more directly.

I filled my tank a couple days ago, so am fine for a little while. It turns out my supermarket chain has a "gas points" program, and as the two I shop I don;t have a gas station, I had never paid attention. Went online, found the one with a gas station closest to me (8 miles) and filled my tank for 75 cents less a gallon than the street price. That was cool!

**RICHARD** · 09-12-2008, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by Karen

Went online, found the one with a gas station closest to me (8 miles) and filled my tank for 75 cents less a gallon than the street price. That was cool!

There was a report about a woman smiling at a gas station pump!

**pitc9** · 09-12-2008, 11:54 AM

Karen, I have the same thing here. Giant Eagle give you .10 cents off a gallon of gas for every $50 you spend. Once in a while they double it if you buy gift cards! That's when I go crazy!!

I've gotten as much as $2.10 off PER GALLON once when I filled up!

Gas around here (NE Ohio) is around $3.50-$3.70.

**davidpizzica** · 09-12-2008, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by pitc9

Karen, I have the same thing here. Giant Eagle give you .10 cents off a gallon of gas for every $50 you spend. Once in a while they double it if you buy gift cards! That's when I go crazy!!

I've gotten as much as $2.10 off PER GALLON once when I filled up!

Gas around here (NE Ohio) is around $3.50-$3.70.

The Giant Eagles work about the same way here in Pittsburgh. Gas here is between $3.50 and $3.63 a gallon. I was lucky enough to find a station that had it for $3.47 a gallon!