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Gasoline prices headed south in Florida

News Channel 5 wptv.com -- TAMPA, Fla. - - The price of gasoline continues to fall.
The Triple-A Auto Club says the price of a gallon of unleaded regular in Florida fell four cents this past week to $2.66.
The price of crude oil continued its decline last week after the U.S. Labor Department reported an increase in unemployment claims. Investors' optimism about the possibility of demand bouncing back has dwindled after reports show U.S. stockpiles of crude continue to rise as gasoline consumption decreases.

Crude oil closed Friday at $73.45 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On a positive note, the value of the U.S. dollar continued to increase and curb the appeal of crude oil as a commodity—helping to keep crude prices down.

“Given the current economic news and strength of the dollar, it’s very lik

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Submitted Aug 23, 2010 By: OnTheWater

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:15,279 Points:1,144,250 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 5:50:13 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse drcashflow - that's what I said back in 2009 already.
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,785 Points:1,170,605 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 2:20:30 PM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse double dip recession coming up.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:15,279 Points:1,144,250 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 1:17:03 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse nurdco: also b/c it's harder to get the oil that we're using. As shown by the DWH...
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:15,279 Points:1,144,250 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 24, 2010 1:15:32 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse whoopeee.. big deal ... four cents? It's still a lot higher than last year. and been creeping but going up for a good while here.
hybridaholic Champion Author Appleton Posts:5,996 Points:1,096,240 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 9:53:41 PM Ignore hybridaholic Report Abuse Guess we don't live close enough to Florida
nurdco Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:6,605 Points:1,229,460 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 9:32:17 PM Ignore nurdco Report Abuse FL is where most Sr Citizens are impacted initially...CoSpr CO has been flirting with 2.53 at e10 fir months... Prices have yet to drop because Valero controls our fuel mkts
vibdata Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:2,712 Points:575,485 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 9:29:44 PM Ignore vibdata Report Abuse $2.93 cash. $3.01 credit. Summer rip-off tourist prices. But locals pay same.
igbo Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,050 Points:823,450 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 9:28:07 PM Ignore igbo Report Abuse Prices are getting lower in CA and it is not even Labor Day yet.
bobdec Champion Author Florida Posts:6,726 Points:1,326,565 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 9:25:05 PM Ignore bobdec Report Abuse It fell here as low as 2.63 yesterday. but 2.66- 2.69 an most stations
kingofcode Champion Author Florida Posts:1,554 Points:437,585 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 9:18:06 PM Ignore kingofcode Report Abuse down to $2.59 in Bradenton to night at some stations
speedys Champion Author Utah Posts:4,674 Points:2,094,305 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 9:16:05 PM Ignore speedys Report Abuse I wish ours was that low.
TIGERPAW46 Champion Author Florida Posts:5,163 Points:966,860 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 9:07:27 PM Ignore TIGERPAW46 Report Abuse Down to less than $70 Brl and stay down.
HA4CNN Champion Author Toronto Posts:3,473 Points:1,101,770 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 8:47:38 PM Ignore HA4CNN Report Abuse Just keep the price coming down guys.
Geo4564 Champion Author Nevada Posts:3,309 Points:1,103,895 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 8:45:25 PM Ignore Geo4564 Report Abuse keep dropping!
greenfog Champion Author Illinois Posts:4,169 Points:1,177,715 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 8:12:58 PM Ignore greenfog Report Abuse if we ever see gas at $2.00 a gallon again i would be happy, but as sure as it starts dropping down to that level, our government will raise the tax to jack it back up.
vulcan96 Champion Author Ohio Posts:21,180 Points:2,641,545 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 8:04:05 PM Ignore vulcan96 Report Abuse welcome news for drivers
altonb1 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:6,905 Points:1,056,595 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:55:06 PM Ignore altonb1 Report Abuse TBONE3: Order from the dollar menu and you can eat like a king! ;-)
genef01 Champion Author Nashville Posts:2,611 Points:834,680 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:54:18 PM Ignore genef01 Report Abuse It's like a kiddie roller-coaster here in Music City USA. It'll drop a few pennies and then go back up a few days later.
TBONE3 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:6,398 Points:1,512,695 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:45:27 PM Ignore TBONE3 Report Abuse Just in time for our return home. May even be able to afford an extra Big Mac on the road!
visitor_2 Champion Author Orlando Posts:1,026 Points:1,236,580 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:38:03 PM Ignore visitor_2 Report Abuse The south will rise again
Bubba44612 Champion Author Ohio Posts:5,193 Points:1,423,020 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:35:26 PM Ignore Bubba44612 Report Abuse Oil should be $20 a barrel and gas at $1.50 a gal. We are all getting screwed!
faulkc05 All-Star Author Atlanta Posts:562 Points:193,540 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:29:52 PM Ignore faulkc05 Report Abuse Good for Florida!
outlaw329 Champion Author Austin Posts:5,289 Points:933,370 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:24:30 PM Ignore outlaw329 Report Abuse Well the prices are not falling fast enough, because labor day is around the corner and they will rise again!
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:3,550 Points:391,635 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:24:08 PM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse Hasn't really fallen in NYC that much.
Road-Runner Champion Author Denver Posts:6,050 Points:1,702,695 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:15:34 PM Ignore Road-Runner Report Abuse It would be nice if prices started falling in Denver. Prices here are still higher than a kite.
Quick68 Champion Author Columbus Posts:4,854 Points:760,850 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:13:53 PM Ignore Quick68 Report Abuse Every thing will be back up by labor day.
Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:5,162 Points:1,204,675 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:10:23 PM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse A couple of stations near me are selling unleaded regular for $2.39 a gal.
NotmeuQc Champion Author Montreal Posts:3,315 Points:669,920 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:10:16 PM Ignore NotmeuQc Report Abuse Prices headed north here, just went way up
Buddy2264 Champion Author Tampa Posts:9,268 Points:1,895,490 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:09:58 PM Ignore Buddy2264 Report Abuse It is about time. All our fuel in most of Florida is barged in then trucked to the stations. The price always falls in the fall. Conservation keeps your money in your pocket.
CobraLeader Champion Author New Jersey Posts:267,902 Points:1,200,750 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:05:30 PM Ignore CobraLeader Report Abuse ... How about Delaware? ...
CobraLeader Champion Author New Jersey Posts:267,902 Points:1,200,750 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:04:54 PM Ignore CobraLeader Report Abuse ... How about New Jersey? ...
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:8,167 Points:1,394,395 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:04:43 PM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse Its because the economy is so bad... thanks Washington & Wall Street.
rxman1 Champion Author Toledo Posts:7,012 Points:1,399,220 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 7:01:23 PM Ignore rxman1 Report Abuse It's time we all got a break in prices.
SBlouch Champion Author San Antonio Posts:6,902 Points:1,473,805 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:56:55 PM Ignore SBlouch Report Abuse Well, good for Florida. At least one state is getting a relief from high gas prices.
GasitupJB Champion Author Columbia Posts:3,771 Points:572,255 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:48:20 PM Ignore GasitupJB Report Abuse I noticed lower prices when I was in Florida a couple weeks ago.
marvin42 Sophomore Author Salt Lake City Posts:113 Points:297,510 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:46:06 PM Ignore marvin42 Report Abuse judegemobile, go back into your cave until you have something intelligent to say.
Bleeder Champion Author Virginia Posts:6,143 Points:1,270,680 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:41:59 PM Ignore Bleeder Report Abuse They are headed south pretty much everywhere. I like it.
judgemobile Champion Author Ohio Posts:5,260 Points:1,986,170 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:38:29 PM Ignore judgemobile Report Abuse wholesale price dropped as low as 1.86 on the CNN business news channel. That would put retail prices around 2.39--and end of summer and no Israeli attack on Iran will drop it even lower. We will see LESS THAN $ 2 at the pump shortly as economy COLLAPSES before the November election, this time blaming those DUMB-O-Crats--remember, you heard it here first. AMERICAN---ends in I CAN REPUBLICAN ends in I CAN Democrats--ends in RATS any questions ?????
us4usa Champion Author Missouri Posts:3,837 Points:682,375 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:38:28 PM Ignore us4usa Report Abuse $2.35 a gal. at the lake(OsageBeach)and they will keep falling No jobs No money No demand...
Romey08 Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,242 Points:1,026,300 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:31:34 PM Ignore Romey08 Report Abuse this will help the economy
Ken2OD Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:6,688 Points:1,509,025 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:29:14 PM Ignore Ken2OD Report Abuse Our low here is at $2.49 and the high is at $2.75. Alaska North Slope Crude closed Friday almost a dollar lower than on the NYMEX. Alaska's close was at $72.46, 99 cents lower.
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:5,877 Points:1,288,235 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:27:47 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse keep going down
lightbulbman2008 Champion Author Worcester Posts:188,200 Points:1,122,125 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:25:46 PM Ignore lightbulbman2008 Report Abuse starting to dip a bit here in Massachusetts to 2.61 on self serve.
aldog365 Champion Author Nashville Posts:3,155 Points:1,560,685 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:20:41 PM Ignore aldog365 Report Abuse 2.49 here.
mmene Champion Author Houston Posts:4,347 Points:938,970 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:18:36 PM Ignore mmene Report Abuse The economy is tanking, gas prices are bound to fall.
Bus561 Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,086 Points:2,755,055 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:17:16 PM Ignore Bus561 Report Abuse Maybe they will head on down to the Keys.
egd Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:6,059 Points:1,723,790 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:14:32 PM Ignore egd Report Abuse good luck
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,673 Points:1,615,910 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:14:18 PM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse Gas prices down here maybe 10 cents over the last week...
zee10 Veteran Author California Posts:362 Points:47,200 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Aug 23, 2010 6:14:03 PM Ignore zee10 Report Abuse Less than a buck a gallon would be cool.
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