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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,732 posts)
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 02:40 PM 16 hrs ago

'Outrageous': Sky-high gas prices are changing the way Americans live

DENVER - "Ridiculous." "Outrageous." A necessary "sacrifice."

From New York to California, Florida to New Jersey, little red numbers at gas stations remind Americans that driving has just gotten a whole lot more expensive. Drivers across the country spoke with USA TODAY reporters as gas prices hit a national average of $4 a gallon, the highest they've been since Aug. 8, 2022, according to the price-tracking service GasBuddy.

It's not just the price, but the size of the increase driven by President Donald Trump's attack on Iran that has some drivers taken aback. In a single month, prices rose $1.05, the biggest-ever one-month jump recorded by GasBuddy.

Drivers said the price rise is reshaping how they live, work and travel, with higher commuting costs cutting into earnings, and high prices making it harder to visit family or take vacations.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/outrageous-sky-high-gas-prices-090836314.html

;But Lindsey says he's getting rich.








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'Outrageous': Sky-high gas prices are changing the way Americans live (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 16 hrs ago OP
Of course, he compounded the crime by cutting funds and tax brakes for alternative energy Walleye 16 hrs ago #1
And it's gonna get way worse as long as the orange calamity is still in charge. Dave Bowman 15 hrs ago #2
And maybe spending $85K on a 18-MPG Testosterone Shitwagon wasn't the best idea . . . hatrack 15 hrs ago #3
$8.00 a gallon yesterday at the majors musette_sf 15 hrs ago #4

musette_sf

(10,487 posts)
4. $8.00 a gallon yesterday at the majors
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 03:33 PM
15 hrs ago

on Airport Blvd leading to SFO rental car dropoff.

(There is a Costco on the same road at $5.29 BTW, which is still a good price in these parts.)

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