The Orange County price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline rose for the 21st consecutive day, increasing 1.8 cents to $4.192, the highest amount since Oct. 29.
The Orange County average price is 11.1 cents more than one week ago, 52.3 cents higher than one month ago and 31.6 cents greater than one year ago. It is the third highest in the state, behind Los Angeles and Ventura ($4.197) counties.
The Orange County average price has risen 47.4 cents during the streak, the longest since a 21-day streak from July 29-Aug. 18.
The increasing prices are the result of reduced supplies caused by low levels of production in Southern California stemming from refinery maintenance, according to Jeffrey Spring of the Automobile Club of Southern California.
- City News Service
Gas is not $10/gal in Europe. Stop exagerrating. In fact, the gap between American and Euro gas prices has narrowed greatly in the last 5-7 years, as we become a socialist nation that cares for the indigent illegal residents who come from Mexico and central america.
And we are not a socialist nation. Not by a long shot. It takes more than a handful of social programs to make a nation socialist. For one thing, in a socialist country, they don't have what we call free elections. In other words, socialist nations by definition are dictatorships. You mean to say we are ruled by a dictator JustUs? Come on. Say it. I know you want to. I'd love to hear you do it.
Naturally you chose the most expensive euro nation. On average the price of gas in europe is about the equivalent of $7.80 a gallon. Not really too much different than it is here. And, as I said, the gap is narrowing. So, again, you are overexaggerating. What a shocker from a former college prof! heh. First you say: "And we are not a socialist nation. Not by a long shot." Then you claim: "The governments don't subsidize the cost like our government does." Your thought process speaks for itself. I don't even have to attack you. You attack yourself and make yourself look like a clown! heh. :^) " You mean to say we are ruled by a dictator JustUs? " You bet. His name is King Obama. He uses the US Constitution as toilet paper for sport. He was just elected for the 2nd time. Have you been in a coma or something? heh. :^)
You should really learn your own language and what words like "dictator" and "socialist" actually mean. You just look stupid. You over looked how long ago 2002 was JustUs. Gas was roughly $7.80 a gallon in 2002 in Europe and it was about $2.50 in the U.S. You also over looked how many liters in a gallon. And since the EU was formed the pricing has been uniform. France is not the most expensive country in Europe. In fact, before the EU, France was one of the cheapest to go to, along with Italy. Today gas is roughly $10 a gallon in Europe and it's hovering somewhere between $4 and $4.50 here. And you call that the price narrowing? And I am "overexaggerating,' which isn't even a word for Christ's sake. Man, where you born here or in India? If you were born here your language skills are pathetic. So if you don't even have to attack me, why do you? Seriously learn something about a representative democracy like ours. You'll sound more intelligent when you stop claiming a duly elected official is a "dictator."
Any-hew, the rise in gas prices has gotta go along real well with the restoration of the SSA tax. I also heard that 21 out of the last 23 months wages have shrunk when adjusted for inflation. It's no wonder so many are looking for a binky. Happy times?
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