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gb Member
Joined: 01 Jul 2010 Posts: 6309 | TRs | Pics
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Wed Aug 31, 2022 1:43 pm
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The wholesale price of refined gasoline reached about $4.37 early this summer, and has fallen since. It steadied around $2.88 to $3.00 the last couple of weeks but now it has fallen to $2.60/gallon today (8/31). As I recall before this big run-up it was around $2.28/gallon.
I paid $3.99 retail last week in Arlington and it was at or near that range in that whole geographical area. Buy gasoline at stations that are commensurately dropping their prices.
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Randito Snarky Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 9513 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellevue at the moment. |
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Wed Aug 31, 2022 5:34 pm
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I use the Gas Buddy app on my handset to find the least expensive gas in an area.
Around where I live that's usually Costco with Safeway often a close 2nd.
On road trips I've found it especially useful. I recall it directing me to a gas station several miles off I-90 in MT where the gas was $0.12 cheaper per gallon and returning to the freeway used a parallel road so it added only a couple miles to the total driving distance. I was in my motorhome with a 30 gallon tank, so $0.12 saved $3 on that fill up.
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Cyclopath Faster than light
Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 7732 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Thu Sep 01, 2022 9:34 am
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Google Maps can show you what gas stations are charging.
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Malachai Constant Member
Joined: 13 Jan 2002 Posts: 16092 | TRs | Pics Location: Back Again Like A Bad Penny |
There are occasional Native American gas stations in CA and NV which have lower prices but not so far as I can tell in WA.
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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Get Out and Go Member
Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 2128 | TRs | Pics Location: Leavenworth |
On trips to Oregon, I always fill up/top off at the Wolf Den in Wapato, consistently low prices over the years. Appears that it is Native American family owned. The Cle Elum Safeway (with Club points) is my go-to when traveling to the west side.
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
"These are the places you will find me hiding'...These are the places I will always go."
(Down in the Valley by The Head and The Heart)
"Sometimes you're happy. Sometimes you cry.
Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky."
(Thanks, Tom Petty)
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BeardoMcGrath Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2018 Posts: 143 | TRs | Pics Location: Snohomish |
Malachai Constant wrote: | There are occasional Native American gas stations in CA and NV which have lower prices but not so far as I can tell in WA. |
There are a couple between Seattle and Bellingham. The River Rock Gas Station north of Arlington is 3.93 currently (compared to nearby Pilot at 4.03). 3.85 next to the Skagit Casino.
After a weird period when prices first spiked when it was cheaper closer to downtown Seattle, things seem to be back to normal with a good $1 spread between Seattle proper and outlying areas like Arlington.
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Navy salad Member
Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 1865 | TRs | Pics Location: Woodinville |
And then there are typically cheaper gas prices in the Cle Elum area. So our routine is to make sure we at least have enough gas to reach Cle Elum, fill up, then grab a coffee at Pioneer Coffee.
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ejain Member
Joined: 27 Apr 2009 Posts: 1498 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle, WA |
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Thu Sep 01, 2022 3:14 pm
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Navy salad wrote: | So our routine is to make sure we at least have enough gas to reach Cle Elum, fill up, then grab a coffee at Pioneer Coffee. |
...or an espresso milkshake at Lum's -- though it's hard to beat Pioneer Coffee's muffins 😋
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dixon Member
Joined: 24 Apr 2020 Posts: 176 | TRs | Pics
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Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:48 am
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ejain wrote: | Navy salad wrote: | So our routine is to make sure we at least have enough gas to reach Cle Elum, fill up, then grab a coffee at Pioneer Coffee. |
...or an espresso milkshake at Lum's -- though it's hard to beat Pioneer Coffee's muffins 😋 |
... Or a 6 pack at Dru Bru, fresh meat from Owens or fish from Gemini
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