Well this is just a fuel update... about 3 weeks prior to MMMT; prices began to drop from their high of just under $4.95 per gallon for premium in most of the Bay Area (not SF where they tacked on another .20). I think during the MMMT it was still around $4.60 per gallon in SF at any name brand station.
Well today, my wife filled up her
MC on the north end of Santa Rosa (55 miles north of SF in the North Bay Area), at our favorite Chevron Station priced a little better than most in the area, with pumps that seem more accurate. She paid a whopping $2.09 per gallon for premium. Finally gas is beginning to return to the realm of almost reasonable. If all goes well, perhaps gas prices will drop another $0.50 before the end of the year.
Let’s just hope that the next US government policy continues to advance with off-shore drilling, nuclear power, and start drilling in one of the most desolate places in continental US, Anwar (once they read the available info and look at a couple of pictures actually taken there), while of course we actively continue to develop alternative energy sources. Perhaps reasonable fuel prices will remain with the adoption of decent and sensible management of our resources.
Unfortunately deisel prices are still overly inflated in the US for no apparent reason except supply and demand. Our deisel is poor quality compared to European Standards, requires little refining yet carries a $0.30 premium per gallon.... but at least is doing better.
Perhaps this next summer I will actually be able to drive my 38' long deisel pusher parked when deisel hit $2.49 per gallon 2 1/2 years ago....
Sep 23rd, 2008, 02:22 PM
On the way back to the RV park, I saw diesel at the Flying J for $2.48. 
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