Gas! GAAAAHHHH!

This is just so FRUSTRATING! Last week as we were driving to Ohio we watched the gas price drop as we neared St. Louis, stay low in the city, and then leap (literally - $.30!) as we crossed the line into IL. Gas stayed at $3.09 or higher all the way through Ohio, and all week while we were there. Today we HAD to stop for gas just outside of St. Louis (IL side) and considered ourselves lucky to find $2.99. Now that we're on the other side of St. Louis DH keeps seeing the prices and yelling them out. "$2.89! Dammit!" .... "$2.81! You've got to be kidding me!"

[peggyfromwastate]

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Yeah, that's like driving across the state of Maryland... You go through several different "prices" and then, viola, you hit Jersey and it's like... so much cheaper. Why? I would think Jersey would be way higher than Maryland-- not that people here have ever met a tax hike they don't like.

[Vishenka69]

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Yup, we've been "using" Jersey to fill up ever since we got the car. For some reason gas there is at least $0.20 cheaper. Luckily we live right on the border and go through the state pretty often.

[Liz2254]

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I've heard that gas in NJ is cheaper because we're a refinery state... no idea if that's true or not but it's consistently cheap here.

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I'm back to lovin' Kansas. $2.89 this morning. Oh yeah baby!

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Last week when I was at my parents' for xmas gas was $3.35/gallon. They live in the NYC burbs.

But seriously, compared to home that's nothing. We pay like $8-9 a gallon here so that seemed cheap!