Soaring gas prices in Northern WI

jr37

Well-known member
It was $3.84 here in Marathon yesterday. But, the way our local Wausau area gas monoploy works, they probably can't wait to get to $4.44.
 

bearrassler

Well-known member
Two weeks ago in Grand Forks, I got gas for 3.34 at Sams Club, today most stations are 4.29 and went up 50 cents in just the last two days.
 

ezra

Well-known member
MN lk minnetonka $4.39 at the gas station
$6.47 at the gas dock no dirty talk no lube just $6.27
 

xcr440

Well-known member
Two refineries in IL go into Maint. mode, and supply from MN goes to IL causing our prices to go shooting up....... When are we going to build more refineries??!!?? This is sickening we don't.

Its too bad there is so much gov't regulation (Not pointing fingers, just saying).
 

Cat600

Member
Leaving Milwaukee gas was 3.94. In Fon Du Lac I found a place selling at 3.74. Now in Wausau it is 3.85 or so. So redicious how prices vary. But the gasbuddy.com app helps a lot for finding cheap gas.
 
G

G

Guest
$4.19 here. Smokes going up $1.50 per pack to fund quarterbackless Vikings stadium. Starting to cut into my Bud Light budget. But hey - it's great to live in MN ???!!!
 

ezra

Well-known member
$4.19 here. Smokes going up $1.50 per pack to fund quarterbackless Vikings stadium. Starting to cut into my Bud Light budget. But hey - it's great to live in MN ???!!!
dont forget about the booze tax coming your way soon to help fund the lazy and worthless that will really cut in to your bud fund to the tune of $65 bucks a keg.love that majority run MN government.
 

MZEMS2

New member
Yet another lame excuse for the fuel industry to gouge everyone. Ya can't tell me that they couldn't have done this so called "maintenance" a couple months ago before the travel season starts. Ridiculous!!!! And I don't buy the idea of the other refineries not being able to maintain the supply.
 

xcsp

Member
Yet another lame excuse for the fuel industry to gouge everyone. Ya can't tell me that they couldn't have done this so called "maintenance" a couple months ago before the travel season starts. Ridiculous!!!! And I don't buy the idea of the other refineries not being able to maintain the supply.

What other industry raises their prices for "maintenance" at their facilities? No other ones that I'm aware of.
 

jmvette427

Active member
xcsp: the power companys charge more when the demand is high! supply and demand, what i dont get is we are using less fuel think about the cars and trucks in the 80's and 90's they were getting 18 mpg best, you cant tell me we are not using less fuel . its just another government SNOW JOB and we cant sled on it !
 

wirev

New member
$4.15 in Langdon, ND with 7" rain and more coming. I'm 70 miles north-northeast of Devils Lake and can almost float to it!
 

xcsp

Member
what i dont get is we are using less fuel think about the cars and trucks in the 80's and 90's they were getting 18 mpg best, you cant tell me we are not using less fuel . its just another government SNOW JOB and we cant sled on it !

Maybe they're trying to make up for the lower consumption of fuel, making more $$ when selling less?
 

xcr440

Well-known member
xcsp: the power companys charge more when the demand is high! supply and demand, what i dont get is we are using less fuel think about the cars and trucks in the 80's and 90's they were getting 18 mpg best, you cant tell me we are not using less fuel . its just another government SNOW JOB and we cant sled on it !

Um, maybe your personal vehicle gets better mileage, but there are a lot more cars on the road as there were in the 80's and 90's.
 

ezra

Well-known member
Average U.S. Gasoline Prices
Year
Price Per Gallon
1980
$1.22
1985
$1.96
1990
$1.22
1995
$1.21
2000
$1.56
2001
$1.53
2002
$1.44
2003
$1.64
2004
$1.92
2005
$2.34
2006
$2.63
2007
$2.85
2008

$3.32
2009

$2.40
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI). Average Price Data, Gasoline All Types.
 
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