Gas warning for midwest (IOWANS) 43 cent raise by morning

[dejaboutique]

My mom's secretary's husband is a firefighter and called her just 20 minutes ago and said he had inside info that a certain gas station in town (amaco BP) was raising 43 cents by 6a.m. The town I am speaking of is only a population of 8K in Iowa.

[Catch22Dem]

1. Not to nitpick, but

Is it 43 cents or .43 cents? I assume you don't mean the hike will be less than 1/2 cent, since that wouldn't really be newsworthy.

Why raise it 43 cents? Are there other stations in town?

[dejaboutique]

2. i wouldnt have posted 4 cents

my bad, it is edited , I wouldnt have bothered posting for 4 cents.

[Catch22Dem]

10. No sweat

I didn't figure you would have. Just wanted to make sure.

[Fridays Child]

3. Well, my uncle's gardener's niece's nail technician...

...has asked me to ask you the name of the town.

[dejaboutique]

15. I WAS RIGHT HAHA n/t

[meisje]

4. My dad's coworker's dog pissed in the shape of 25, So I have feeling

it will be a 25 cent increase.

[CoffeeCat]

5. Can you please provide more information...

I live in Iowa, and I do understand that news like this does travel through other the grapevine.

Especially in small towns, reliable information does come from your dog groomer's brothers' cousin!

I'm in Iowa and I'd love to know where this is--if you feel comfortable sharing!

I'm sure there are many others who would like to know.

Thanks for any info and for your post!

[dejaboutique]

7. sure Washington, IA pop. 8K gas up to 2.98

if you live there you can drive to the amaco and see it yourself. 2.98 for the cheapest 3.25 for most expensive.

[CoffeeCat]

11. Wow!! Thanks for posting this!

I appreciate knowing about these prices, and you were RIGHT!

So, to all of the smartasses who responded with their sardonic wit--you can stick your tongue out at them! haha :)

Washington, Iowa. If I remember correctly from my college days, that is a small town near Iowa City, correct?

Again, I appreciate you sharing the info!

[dejaboutique]

14. I'm FULLY sick of the smartasses on this website

nitpickers, smartasses, haters, all the rest. I was just trying to be nice. I have been surprised at the behavior of many people on this board during this disaster. Someone was jumping all over Bret Farve for pleaing for help for his hometown. They need all they can get.

[bullwinkle428]

8. I live in eastern Iowa, and was watching the local news at 10:00 -

the anchorman said that gas prices will "increase significantly in the very near future", for whatever that's worth...

[Skidmore]

17. Saw that too. Was talking about over $4.00/gallon.

[dejaboutique]

6. actually they were right! 2.98 up 50 cents from 3 hours ago

they just actually went to check it out and it is 2.98 for the cheapest, 50 cents more than it was 3 hours ago

[abandoned]

9. Also an Iowan

In Cedar Rapids. This morning most stations had a 20 cent hike to 2.59. Saw one station as I left work at 2.99, I assume the others will follow suit (decided not to drive around and see).

[CoffeeCat]

12. I'm in the Des Moines suburbs...

...and I think the prices are holding at around $2.59 for the cheapest and $2.79 for the most expensive.

This was at 9:00 am today (Wednesday)

[BiggJawn]

13. Here in indiana...

$2.60 last night, $3.14 this morning.
The "66" ("666") station at I-65 and SR-43 near West Lafayette.

54 cents overnight...

[cbear70]

16. Thanks

Live near the QC area... our little town was up 10 cents this morning to 2.69, can't wait to see what it is later. Heard that Davenport was 3.19 this morning...