Gas Prices: Southern California vs. Shoals

REDNEVEDNAVHall of Famer

Let's put a bit of perspective on the gas prices we are seeing in the Shoals.

I am in Newport Beach, CA at the moment...in case you don't know, this is one of the highest cost of living areas on the planet (it's the 'OC' for crissakes!)....price of gas here.....wait for the drumroll........

$3.61/gal.

yep, that's at the station located between an Aston Martin/Rolls Royce and a Lamborghini dealership. As well, I haven't seen anything higher than $3.85/gal in other areas out here as of today.

I have been traveling out here consistently for the last 5 years and gas prices have always been at least $.50-$.60 higher per gallon than they are in the Shoals (usually even more than that!). BUT NOT NOW.

Someone is getting gouged....and they don't live in California.

9/15/081:54 PM

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zippadeedoodahOld Faithful

Harbor City, CA (In LA county, on the bad side of the Orange Curtain), Valero gas station is at $3.83 for high test. I love it being below $4 per gallon for a change. However, the high gas prices did get me to experiment with the joys of mass transit.

9/15/082:21 PM

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REDNEVEDNAVHall of Famer

The point here is that gas prices are HIGHER in Sheffield, Alabama than they are in Los Angeles, CA.

Folks, that's 2 eyewitness accounts confirming the same data.

9/15/082:30 PM

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cjtl1000rHall of Famer

See ya'll just ain't lookin' at it right. Ya'll get to pay a cheaper price for gas but we get that same price, plus a lot of extra tax added on to that so the turist can play golf!

An to thank, them thur kalifornian's thought we waz stupid!

If I send you a few bucks can you pump me a few gallons of the cheap stuff and mail it back? LOL

9/15/083:12 PM

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REDNEVEDNAVHall of Famer

I live in Sheffield...just out here on business.

Surely you are not implying that folks in the Shoals pay more taxes per gallon than California?? C'mon, we're sticking to the facts here.

Fact is...based on accurate data...that the Shoals area is undoubtedly being gouged on gas.

9/15/086:29 PM

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on the road againSmall Talker

I was in Derma, Mississippi over the weekend. Gas in the Shoals area was anywhere from $3.85 to $5.30 per gallon. We filled up at Murphy Oil in Muscle Shoals for $3.85. We got to Derma Friday night and their gas was $3.99. By the time we left on Sunday most stations had already dropped $.30 per gallon ($3.69). We topped off at $3.45 per gallon. WE ARE GETTING SCREWED IN THE SHOALS AREA!!!!!!!!!!

9/15/089:36 PM

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PEJHall of Famer

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Originally posted by on the road again:
I was in Derma, Mississippi over the weekend. Gas in the Shoals area was anywhere from $3.85 to $5.30 per gallon. We filled up at Murphy Oil in Muscle Shoals for $3.85. We got to Derma Friday night and their gas was $3.99. By the time we left on Sunday most stations had already dropped $.30 per gallon ($3.69). We topped off at $3.45 per gallon. WE ARE GETTING
SCREWED IN THE SHOALS AREA!!!!!!!!!!

Just think ...GOLF & Tourist!!!!!!! Oh & yes all of the great jobs that these industries (resorts) offer the average Shoals citizen! The times I've had lunch @ RTR there were maybe 5 other people there including staff. Thank our brilliant politicans for our gas prices.

9/16/084:17 PM

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lionlmanHall of Famer

I came home from a weekend in Destin. At Crestview, FL I filled up at a Tom Thumb for $3.79. About fifty miles up the road near Andalusia, AL a station had regular for $4.79.

9/16/088:30 PM

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ryokurin 2Hall of Famer

Its the south, not just the Shoals. Its $4.25 in Atlanta on average. Thank all the people who ran out to get gas Friday.

9/17/081:10 PM

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