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Location: Somewhere around here | I am so so thankful for the gas prices going down so much right now!! I feel like I don't have to hold my breath near as much whenever I have to go fill up my car these days  In my town it's $2.46. What's it like in your town?? |
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Location: Kansas | $1.97 |
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| It was $1.88 here in Tulsa this morning. |
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | bowersk - 2014-12-22 10:26 AM It was $1.88 here in Tulsa this morning.
Yep! Glad to not be spending $100+ on a tank of fuel right now. |
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Location: Louisiana | I paid $2.18 this morning. We're seeing quite a few places near us under $2. I can tell you anyone with an oil lease around here is worried bc they think it means drilling will stop and their leases won't be renewed. Diesel is what's outrageous but it is starting to come down as well, it was under $2.50 last time I noticed a sign.
I'll be honest... Gas is something I have to use on a daily basis and I really don't pay attention to what I'm paying. I'm the $20 queen when it comes to my car ($100 queen in the truck haha), and I figured it this morning- I'm now getting on average 2-3 gallons more for my $20.
I don't need a lecture about how oil and gas affect our economy, but for ME, I don't drive any more or less when it's up or down.
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Location: sunny california | i bought plane tickets last week! |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | up here its 83.9 to 88.9 and diesel is 1.25
and according to my conversion you guys are a lot cheaper then we are
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Location: Kansas | It was $2.04 this morning when I got to town to go to work. I'm in a little town in Kansas about 45 minutes SW of Kansas City. I also don't really drive anymore or less depending on the gas prices but it sure is a lot nicer to not spend all that money on gas! |
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Location: Phoenix | Around $2.40 in AZ....haven't seen it under $2 yet but it's been close! |
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| I'll be the Debbie downer! I'm scared every time I look at the prices and every time I see them drop my stress level goes up. My family depends on the oil and gas and here in Oklahoma our economy is based around oil and gas. Without, there will be a rise in unemployment, small local shops will have a decline in business forcing some to close their doors, small mom and pop businesses that got their start from the rise in oil and gas drilling will have to close down their businesses. It's scary to think how long American shale producers can hold on and wait out OPEC. I'm not sure they'll last until this summer. For those families that livelihoods depend on oil & gas I wish you good luck and I hope that hard times don't find you. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Oil and gas are no different than farm commodities. It goes in cycles and you better save some money from the good times to help you weather the bad. I'm glad prices are down. Fuel is a major expense on the farm, we can't really cut down--it is what it is. With farm commodity prices down, we need our input costs to come down as well. I'm sure both will cycle up again in the future--meanwhile, it's helping the general economy a bit. |
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Location: Oklahoma | FlyingJT - 2014-12-22 11:27 AM I'll be the Debbie downer! I'm scared every time I look at the prices and every time I see them drop my stress level goes up. My family depends on the oil and gas and here in Oklahoma our economy is based around oil and gas. Without, there will be a rise in unemployment, small local shops will have a decline in business forcing some to close their doors, small mom and pop businesses that got their start from the rise in oil and gas drilling will have to close down their businesses. It's scary to think how long American shale producers can hold on and wait out OPEC. I'm not sure they'll last until this summer. For those families that livelihoods depend on oil & gas I wish you good luck and I hope that hard times don't find you.
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| EVERY industry faces downturn at some point. With cheaper prices the demand will rise again, surpluses will come down prices will go back up. We have a lot of friends in the oil and gas field. They have been making a lot of $ the past several years but blowing every bit of it. You have to save for rainy days! As for us it's about a $200 per month savings if prices stay steady. We can afford to do some other things that help boost economy. |
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Location: NC | 2.71 up here in wonderful ny for reg.... diesel is still 3.41-3.71 |
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| iloveequine40 - 2014-12-22 11:51 AM
EVERY industry faces downturn at some point. With cheaper prices the demand will rise again, surpluses will come down prices will go back up. We have a lot of friends in the oil and gas field. They have been making a lot of $ the past several years but blowing every bit of it. You have to save for rainy days! As for us it's about a $200 per month savings if prices stay steady. We can afford to do some other things that help boost economy.
Completely agree with you. It will go back up, it's just the length of time it takes to get there that's the killer. I feel like I preach to all the young kids in the oil field, save, save, save! They don't listen, they go buy as many toys as the can. They're getting ready to learn a lesson the hard way. |
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Location: Deep in the heart of Texas. | 1.92 here |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | FlyingJT - 2014-12-22 12:01 PM iloveequine40 - 2014-12-22 11:51 AM EVERY industry faces downturn at some point. With cheaper prices the demand will rise again, surpluses will come down prices will go back up. We have a lot of friends in the oil and gas field. They have been making a lot of $ the past several years but blowing every bit of it. You have to save for rainy days! As for us it's about a $200 per month savings if prices stay steady. We can afford to do some other things that help boost economy. Completely agree with you. It will go back up, it's just the length of time it takes to get there that's the killer. I feel like I preach to all the young kids in the oil field, save, save, save! They don't listen, they go buy as many toys as the can. They're getting ready to learn a lesson the hard way.
Experience is the best teacher. We have a bunch of young farmers around here who didn't pay off their crop loans this fall. They spent their profits and apparently thought the good times would never end. Tough lesson, I hope they survive to use it. |
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Location: North Central Kansas | I got gas for $1.73 on Saturday. The price was actually $1.93 but I got .20 off with my Dillons card. Cot me $16 to fill up my car from 1/8th a tank. |
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | My Hubby has been laid off already. We have been through this before so we have savings but hay prices are still crazy high here so I am selling livestock. Some of my retired mares will probably be put down before the winter is out. We cut down spending to the bare bones when oil is down. I am praying that prices level off to a place where everyone is happy. I think North Dakota will be hit the hardest. |
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Location: Kentucky | Gas is $1.93 and diesel is $3.68. I filled up my Fiesta for $15.00 last week. I was ecstatic. Filled up the Escape for $27.00 and it's usually over $50. I'm grateful for the break we are getting at the pump. Just wish diesel would drop a bit too. |
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