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Old 09-12-2008 | 06:02 PM
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So all the gas stations near me have lines of cars with people trying to get gas. Are you people serious?
Old 09-12-2008 | 06:27 PM
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people are freeaking in greeville also
Old 09-12-2008 | 06:42 PM
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Same in Burlington. . .and this was at stations that had jacked the prices up over 30 cents from earlier today.

There were lines at those stations because all the other stations had jacked prices by about 80 cents.
Old 09-12-2008 | 07:01 PM
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i rolled into the garage on fumes. Guess i'll pay the big bucks tomorrow.
Old 09-12-2008 | 07:39 PM
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THis is friggin nuts....the first 2 stations I stopped at this afternoon were flat out of gas all grades!!!! I then went to the first one I could actually get a pump and paid 4.49 for 93octane
Old 09-12-2008 | 07:58 PM
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I know! Charlotte and the Bordering SC area were all freakin out too cops were directing traffic at some gas stations!!!! hahaha But, yeah I went to BP and when I was there everything was gone except premium so I was fine lol EXCEPT paying $4.59 a gallon...ugh. Cause honestly people freaking out and getting gas makes it worse. I think people need to relax and i wanted to resist going and filling up to make a difference, but one smart person isnt going to make a difference so I might as well fill up before stupid people take all the gas lol, (all S2Ki members are excluding from being "the stupid people")
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Old 09-12-2008 | 08:05 PM
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sunoco and exxon have no lines but are at 4.38 and 4.50 in my area for premium.
spartanburg area
and only allowing 40 dollars per car.
Old 09-12-2008 | 08:15 PM
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I saw premium for $5.09 tonight. If this isn't a perfect example of price gouging, what is?

Do you people seriously drive so much over the weekend that you couldn't avoid paying these high prices? I'll bet they're back to normal by the middle of next week, if not before. If we keep paying, they have no reason to drop prices.

Maybe it's the media's fault. They tell everybody to go fill up, we're going to run out, there's a storm coming. Maybe they should be telling people, conserve this weekend, prices will be up but they'll come back down if you give it a couple days.

Sorry all...it really makes me mad to see people lined up at the gas stations trying to pay top dollar for gas, and then we'll spend all week listening to them all complain about it.
Old 09-12-2008 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 9kI4,Sep 12 2008, 08:15 PM
I saw premium for $5.09 tonight. If this isn't a perfect example of price gouging, what is?

Do you people seriously drive so much over the weekend that you couldn't avoid paying these high prices? I'll bet they're back to normal by the middle of next week, if not before. If we keep paying, they have no reason to drop prices.

Maybe it's the media's fault. They tell everybody to go fill up, we're going to run out, there's a storm coming. Maybe they should be telling people, conserve this weekend, prices will be up but they'll come back down if you give it a couple days.

Sorry all...it really makes me mad to see people lined up at the gas stations trying to pay top dollar for gas, and then we'll spend all week listening to them all complain about it.
Old 09-12-2008 | 09:56 PM
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yeah everybody freaked out today in greenville, sc also. radio was all over it talking bout how everybody was running out. premium here was 4.29 at about 330pm today. dunno what it's up to now. last week it was 3.59


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