I’ve been getting a little queasy-feeling every time I drive past a gas station up here in Connecticut, and see diesel above $4/gallon.
I suppose that I’d become downright nauseous if I were driving Highway 1 down California’s Central Coast. Seen in the New York Times:
The reason for the consumer agita is that the station, on the Central Coast of California, is serving up what may be the costliest gas in the land. On Tuesday morning, as crude oil flirted with $110 a barrel and petrol prices set records nationwide, a gallon of regular at Amerigo was going for $5.20. Premium was fetching an eye-popping $5.40 a gallon, though Mr. Willman said that included a free copy of a local newspaper. (The newspaper was free anyway.)
For a rather impressive gas pump picture, check out this post on the Los Angeles Times’ L.A. Now blog.
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1 Cahwyguy // 18 Mar 2008 at 11:21 pm
Note, however, that he is on Big Sur, a very isolated part of the coast. He is so remote, in fact, that he has no power connection, and must run his station based off of a diesel generator (which adds to his cost). The gas in that area is always higher for that reason.
Prices in LA are closer to $3.59-$3.79/gallon, last I looked.