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Alaska first state to hit $4 a gallon gasoline: AAA Thursday, May 15, 2008
Reuters -- LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Alaska hit a milestone on Wednesday that could be a sign of things to come around the United States this summer -- it became the first state where the average price for regular gasoline reached $4 per gallon. "It wasn't totally unexpected," said Geoff Sundstrom, spokesman for the travel and auto group AAA which issues a daily gasoline price report. "Oil prices recently brushed against $127 per barrel so certainly, $4 gasoline could be in the cards for other states as well this summer," said Sundstrom. At $4 per gallon, filling up a 15-gallon tank will cost $60.
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	Thursday, May 15, 2008 Reuters -- LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Alaska hit a milestone on Wednesday that could be a sign of things to come around the United States this summer -- it became the first state where the average price for regular gasoline reached $4 per gallon. "It wasn't totally unexpected," said Geoff Sundstrom, spokesman for the travel and auto group AAA which issues a daily gasoline price report. "Oil prices recently brushed against $127 per barrel so certainly, $4 gasoline could be in the cards for other states as well this summer," said Sundstrom. At $4 per gallon, filling up a 15-gallon tank will cost $60. Visit Reuters for full article

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NJColt Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,630 Points:1,035,930 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: 5/18/2008 3:16:08 PM	Ignore NJColt Report Abuse
	utterly disgraceful. And the refineries are still not making $$$, right?
akcowboy Rookie Author Alaska Posts:4 Points:36,855 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 5:58:09 PM	Ignore akcowboy Report Abuse
	Check out the following link for more about rural Alaska prices... http://www.adn.com/626/story/407819.html Otherwise, my other post tells about AK's refining and prices...
JOHNNY95206 Veteran Author Stockton Posts:319 Points:34,230 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 1:18:11 PM	Ignore JOHNNY95206 Report Abuse
	California is right there too
NavyEOD Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,016 Points:442,315 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:56:24 AM	Ignore NavyEOD Report Abuse
	Were not all far behind.
mysub Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:1,092 Points:728,610 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:52:04 AM	Ignore mysub Report Abuse
	AAA, look around. Your a little behind the times.
Somis1 Champion Author Ventura Posts:4,956 Points:1,070,150 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:48:38 AM	Ignore Somis1 Report Abuse
	Average, average......
grandma5 Sophomore Author Illinois Posts:162 Points:406,045 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:48:11 AM	Ignore grandma5 Report Abuse
	Surprise! Springfield IL reached $4.07 a gallon the first part of this week.
hangupanddrive All-Star Author Michigan Posts:705 Points:915,960 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:47:25 AM	Ignore hangupanddrive Report Abuse
	Alaska first?? Better look at Michigan's prices too. Several area stations hit $4.01 yesterday.
littleadsmom Rookie Author Florida Posts:1 Points:1,870 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:46:07 AM	Ignore littleadsmom Report Abuse
	I got the shock of a lifetime when it took over $50 to fill a Stratus yesterday! Reading all of this makes me realize I better brace for $60+ come summer! Sigh..... And why aren't we drilling for oil here & in Alaska & releasing some of the Federal reserves again? Jeez, I hope they raise the driving age to 18 because I cannot afford as a single mom to let me AND my son drive! LOL Have a great weekend!
Erinjasonautumn Rookie Author Cincinnati Posts:33 Points:10,585 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:45:13 AM	Ignore Erinjasonautumn Report Abuse
	AAA your a little behind the times! From what I have read, people in Cali and other areas are already paying $4. In OH we are just a penny shy in a few areas!
PenDoctrJD Champion Author Orange County Posts:3,464 Points:1,386,985 Joined:Aug 2001	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:42:01 AM	Ignore PenDoctrJD Report Abuse
	I'm so proud of them.
copperhead8 Champion Author Boston Posts:5,572 Points:1,216,845 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:39:17 AM	Ignore copperhead8 Report Abuse
	It won't be the last state.
kevski Champion Author Oregon Posts:1,456 Points:208,065 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:36:23 AM	Ignore kevski Report Abuse
	time to tap into that pipeline
theco2 Champion Author Des Moines Posts:15,545 Points:1,809,105 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:33:46 AM	Ignore theco2 Report Abuse
	No surprise.
NissanGirl Veteran Author Oregon Posts:304 Points:170,830 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:32:55 AM	Ignore NissanGirl Report Abuse
	This is just the first "domino" so to speak. The rest of the states will follow suit soon. Too soon in my opinion.
rogerparry Champion Author Florida Posts:1,394 Points:301,945 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:29:04 AM	Ignore rogerparry Report Abuse
	With all the oil in Alaska you would think their prices would be lower.
Thunder Sophomore Author Colorado Springs Posts:142 Points:80,570 Joined:Aug 2001	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:26:26 AM	Ignore Thunder Report Abuse
	Kingdick.......you're LOST! Typical...Why don't you do something about high gas prices instead of passing the blame..never your fault...Yeah!! I get it!! All should try to conserve more, do things closer to town, quit the unneccesary driving, reduce demand and maybe..just maybe gas prices will start to fall. [Edited by: Thunder at 5/16/2008 10:32:51 AM EST]
woos777 Champion Author Washington Posts:1,678 Points:682,055 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:25:44 AM	Ignore woos777 Report Abuse
	And the winner is: Alaska. To place: Hawaii. To show: California.
Capt2007 Veteran Author Victoria Posts:261 Points:235,195 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:21:08 AM	Ignore Capt2007 Report Abuse
	Congratulations!
bicycler Champion Author Ontario Posts:6,269 Points:1,127,670 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:20:47 AM	Ignore bicycler Report Abuse
	Canada is already there!
fairchildd All-Star Author Kansas City Posts:917 Points:373,915 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:19:54 AM	Ignore fairchildd Report Abuse
	and it'll spread south pretty quick
w4kh Champion Author Riverside Posts:3,715 Points:651,870 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:19:36 AM	Ignore w4kh Report Abuse
	If I were betting, I'd have put my money on Hawaii, or California, but what do I know?
DieselX All-Star Author Chicago Posts:880 Points:199,805 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:19:33 AM	Ignore DieselX Report Abuse
	agreed - its been over $4 for some time now in chicago
s6sputnik Champion Author Austin Posts:2,236 Points:452,365 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:17:31 AM	Ignore s6sputnik Report Abuse
	I feel like KING DICK below...we have had a lousy Captain for 8 years!
niceguytx Champion Author Houston Posts:5,751 Points:1,115,745 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:12:52 AM	Ignore niceguytx Report Abuse
	This is not a good milestone.
REVLAW Champion Author San Antonio Posts:2,155 Points:406,710 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:12:07 AM	Ignore REVLAW Report Abuse
	Anyone see anything wrong with this picture?
Gas_Buzzer Champion Author South Carolina Posts:6,519 Points:1,116,150 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:09:32 AM	Ignore Gas_Buzzer Report Abuse
	They can afford to pay this after the rebate they get from the state government for drilling revenue sharing.
CheapoBob Champion Author Alabama Posts:1,425 Points:962,260 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:08:59 AM	Ignore CheapoBob Report Abuse
	be everywhere soon
spunky4443 Champion Author Washington Posts:1,212 Points:467,780 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:06:31 AM	Ignore spunky4443 Report Abuse
	What it amounts to, is price GOUGING.
Cuzilla Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:6,011 Points:1,009,450 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:06:23 AM	Ignore Cuzilla Report Abuse
	Hey King Dick, tell us how you really feel!
kingdick Champion Author Minnesota Posts:19,522 Points:1,538,820 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:03:57 AM	Ignore kingdick Report Abuse
	Republicans do a better job of raising the deficit ! 3+ trillion now ----------------------------------- A major reason our economy is down and the dollar is major down in the last 8 years and Oil is up ----------------------------------- and then there is bush's STUPID WAR in Iraqi. ----------------------------------- It is a real shame that it is costing us so many lives due to bush's STUPID WAR in Iraqi. ----------------------------------- If we could just use all the hot air coming from bush we would not have an energy shortage. -----------------------------------
GooseMI Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,763 Points:392,515 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:03:48 AM	Ignore GooseMI Report Abuse
	The land of the alaskian pipe line is the first with high priced gas?
RdHogg Champion Author Houston Posts:11,279 Points:1,378,305 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:03:23 AM	Ignore RdHogg Report Abuse
	so
cbpilot Sophomore Author Riverside Posts:186 Points:402,775 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:03:15 AM	Ignore cbpilot Report Abuse
	Can I please have one of those 80 mpg carburetors the oil companies bought up years ago?
AnObserver Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,659 Points:869,265 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:01:43 AM	Ignore AnObserver Report Abuse
	I'm sure that is a record that they are not bragging about
future33 Rookie Author Florida Posts:2 Points:440 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 10:00:56 AM	Ignore future33 Report Abuse
	The whole "bike" idea isnt a bad suggestion but if we all started walking then the gas companies would be forced to lower prices.
JRFAN88 Rookie Author Ontario Posts:18 Points:15,735 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 9:59:16 AM	Ignore JRFAN88 Report Abuse
	part of todays problems is that we export the oil we produce and import the oil that we consume...talk about a waste of time and energy...I don't even want to consider what size of the Carbon Footprint us eco-freindly Canadians are leaving before we even put a drop of oil into the family SUV...lmao ;)
Bity Veteran Author Wichita Posts:390 Points:45,660 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 9:57:08 AM	Ignore Bity Report Abuse
	How do we quit the race?
scrounger Champion Author Vancouver Posts:6,316 Points:1,693,320 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 9:56:58 AM	Ignore scrounger Report Abuse
	am I supposed to feel sorry for them?
AC-302 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:8,476 Points:1,327,305 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 9:56:44 AM	Ignore AC-302 Report Abuse
	Ouch!
DeHavilland Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,022 Points:451,195 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 9:53:06 AM	Ignore DeHavilland Report Abuse
	Like I said before, I wish our price was as 'cheap' as $4 a gallon here. I use the word 'cheap', rather loosely.
MG_Sputnik All-Star Author Philadelphia Posts:665 Points:451,205 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 9:50:03 AM	Ignore MG_Sputnik Report Abuse
	We have gas selling at $3.999 here. Unless you can get change from $4.00 for that, I would think we're at $4.00 right now.
rod1965 All-Star Author Portland Posts:646 Points:101,175 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 9:48:48 AM	Ignore rod1965 Report Abuse
	Not true. oregon recorded a price of $4.03 at 82nd and freemont(full service) two days ago and there are at least two stations at $3.99.9
tollandxc Rookie Author New York Posts:28 Points:7,635 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 9:46:34 AM	Ignore tollandxc Report Abuse
	Everyone should buy a bike.
Ramaniac Champion Author St. Louis Posts:6,956 Points:1,134,400 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 9:44:15 AM	Ignore Ramaniac Report Abuse
	So Hawaii is not a state?
Retowered Champion Author Colorado Posts:1,070 Points:1,098,060 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 9:42:48 AM	Ignore Retowered Report Abuse
	The oil people are loving it, that is the high cost of fuel to us. They make more money for them just past it on to us. We will all be broke but not them. To bad for us....
Zacchaeus Sophomore Author Missouri Posts:161 Points:1,058,370 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 9:38:19 AM	Ignore Zacchaeus Report Abuse
	Nice to live in Missouri, a green state, third lowest in the nation. Now let us get diesel down Zac
Laser917 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,445 Points:808,230 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 9:36:54 AM	Ignore Laser917 Report Abuse
	filled up my 15 gal. portable tank for mowing yesterday and had sticker shock of a $60 tab.
Sealer Champion Author Charleston Posts:2,750 Points:311,030 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 9:35:53 AM	Ignore Sealer Report Abuse
	With oil at $127, I'm surprised the national average isn't over $4. The oil raw material and gasoline taxes alone are over $3.50 without even paying to produce, transport and distribute gasoline. With credit card fees adding another 10 cents per gallon, there must be no profit in refining or retailing at this point.
Brockvillian Veteran Author Ontario Posts:437 Points:277,245 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 5/16/2008 9:33:54 AM	Ignore Brockvillian Report Abuse
	Welcome to the club Alaska.