Wow what a scam! Gas prices at lowest in 11 months!

[happynewyear]

Is this article a for real mistake or is it another desperate * attempt to be reSelected?

Gasoline prices hit their lowest levels since January this week, good news for the millions of Americans who will drive to visit friends and family during the holidays.

The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $1.465 Monday, down from $1.476 the prior week and the lowest price since Jan. 20, the Energy Department said. It was the third consecutive week of declines.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20040608/bs_usatoday/gaspricesatlowestin11months&e=1&ncid=

:wtf:

[shoelace414]

1. hunh?

Still over $2/gal here

[eyesroll]

2. The story talks about holiday driving,

and implies January was 11 months ago -- I think this may be from Christmas. Surely not now, anyway.

I think something got screwed up in Yahoo's news server.

[AntiCoup2K4]

3. Bullshit

Still about $2.30 and up around here

[mark414]

4. puzzling

"The price fall was a bit puzzling given that oil prices, which account for nearly half of the cost of gasoline, have remained elevated throughout 2003."

that makes it sound like the article was from last year...it has to be

[ProdigalJunkMail]

5. ummmm...gotta be a mistake

last I saw (three days ago) in NC prices were still hovering around $1.90 and here in the UK prices certainly aren't lower...

TheProdigal

[happynewyear]

7. you don't' think people will believe this do you?

not a desperate attempt? whew!

[ProdigalJunkMail]

17. someone at Yahoo! screwed up

or is just not paying attention...I guess it could be both as they are sort of the same thing in this situation...but no, not a desperate attempt. I did get excited though at the thought of coming home to lower gas prices :)

theProdigal

[AntiCoup2K4]

20. It's not just Yahoo.

USA today ran the story. Which also means it's likely that other Gannett owned newspapers picked it up. Or will do so in the next few days.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

34. usatoday ran it as an update

don't know what the update was, but it was clearly shown as POSTED in DEC2003 and updated today. Don't believe there is any 'scam' in process.

theProdigal

[comsymp]

29. NC price range confirmed- 1.89 yesterday

Down from high (this area) of 1.97 just before Memorial Day.

[hippiegranny]

6. it's still over $2/gallon here

in phoenix. not much of a bargain.

[rangerfan]

8. $1.87 in north Texas.

[redqueen]

30. That's rock bottom in N Dallas

I've only seen two stations with that price. All the others are $1.91 or higher. (for regular unleaded - higher grades are even more)

[LittleApple81]

9. Is this relationship working its magic?

[happynewyear]

11. read the messages below it

There seems to be almost a 50/50 split between believers that it is a mistake and other that attribute it your *great* picture! :D

[KAZ]

10. Original article 12/15/03.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2003-12-15-gas_x.htm

[cosmicdot]

27. good catch -- anyone writing to USA Today to let them know we're watching

closely ...

Posted 12/15/2003 10:28 PM Updated 6/8/2004 4:01 AM


June 8, 2004
Gas prices at lowest in 11 months

Tue Jun 8, 6:15 AM ET Add Business - USATODAY.com to My Yahoo!

By Barbara Hagenbaugh and James R. Healey, USA TODAY

Gasoline prices hit their lowest levels since January this week, good news for the millions of Americans who will drive to visit friends and family during the holidays.

The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $1.465 Monday, down from $1.476 the prior week and the lowest price since Jan. 20, the Energy Department said. It was the third consecutive week of declines


Posted 12/15/2003 10:28 PM Updated 6/8/2004 4:01 AM

Gas prices at lowest in 11 months

By Barbara Hagenbaugh and James R. Healey, USA TODAY

WASHINGTON — Gasoline prices hit their lowest levels since January this week, good news for the millions of Americans who will drive to visit friends and family during the holidays.

The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $1.465 Monday, down from $1.476 the prior week and the lowest price since Jan. 20, the Energy Department said. It was the third consecutive week of declines.

[Poiuyt]

12. Prince Bandar is keeping his promise to Bush

[radfringe]

25. let's get ahead of this part of the story a bit

when bandar does flood the market and drives prices down for bush*'s benefit -- and if this brings bush*'s numbers up, I'd say that the public is being

band-oozled... (similar to bamboozled... does it work for you?)

[NMDemDist2]

13. I paid $2.159 yesterday for regular

it has dropped 6 cents, but nowhere near 11 month lows

[RebelOne]

14. That's a crock.

I paid $1.82 this morning at a discount station. I'm in No. Georgia where the prices are supposedly the lowest in the U.S.

[MallRat]

15. old article got hiccuped

This is an old, old article. It's talking about Christmas holidays?

-MR

[happynewyear]

18. when I first read it I thought they meant summer holidays

you know they are right around the corner ...

Herbert Hoover (re: prosperity)

[LittleApple81]

19. How does that happen? Yahoo regurgitates stuff? n/t

[kerry-is-my-prez]

42. I've noticed old articles re-appearing. Bet it's the freepers.

They did this with Bush approval polls. They had an article that Bush's approval numbers had gone up. When I checked it, it was a 1 or 2 week old article.

[Trajan]

16. This is HOGWASH .....

(Which is perhaps WHY it is in the news .. eh ?) ...

Still 1.82 in MO, where it hit a high of 1.92, and dropped slightly in the last two weeks ....

The Petroleum industry perfected the gaming of markets ... LONG before ENRON came to be ...

THEY are doing the same things ENRON did ..... and they smugly know: they will get away with it .... again ...

The price is as HIGH as the market will game .....

Competition is a lie ...

[shanti]

21. bs

i paid 2.35 a gallon for regular here in nor cal this past weekend.

[WLKjr]

22. WHERE THE PHUCK ARE THEY GETTING THIER GAS???

Holy shit in a handbasket! 1.42.......!?!!?!?!?!!?!?! It's still almost 2 bux a gallon where I live here in OH!

[rinsd]

23. This article (also USA Today) seems more accurate

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2004-06-08-gas-prices-dip_x.htm

[qanda]

24. That's is bizarre

I think it's from December 2003, but it has today's date on it.

[eface]

26. try 2.13 per gal.

Who said Bush isn't doing the major play on oil for re-election here is another link
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/breaking/breakingnewsarticle.asp?feed=OBR&Date=20040608&ID=3780554

Hard to believe isn't it!

[camero]

28. The article is from last year

>snip

The price fall was a bit puzzling given that oil prices, which account for nearly half of the cost of gasoline, have remained elevated throughout 2003. The decline was due to a variety of factors, including a seasonal reduction in gasoline use and a change to cheaper fuel formulations in the winter. Inventories are also at fairly healthy levels.

>snip

"It helps consumers during the Christmas holidays," Brown says.

[Generator]

31. $2.20-$2.50 in Oregon still

[DieboldMustDie]

32. That link is dead now...

R.I.P.

I paid $1.99⁹ about 10 days ago and figured it was probably the last time I'd ever see sub $2 gasoline. Maybe I'll save the receipt as a souvenir. ;)

[ThomWV]

33. It Dropped A Dime Here Over The Weekend: $1.89

[spooked]

35. Check out this cartoon of Bush...

Gasoline appears to be his weapon of choice.

[Renew Deal]

36. They are LIARS.

Is this the most corrupt gov't in our history? I think so.

[rucky]

37. It it a bad link, or did Yahoo pull the BOGUS story?

I was curious what they were saying on the message boards.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

38. They must've pulled it

propaganda whores!

[spooked]

39. I'd be curious to know if gas was lower in Democratic states...

Wouldn't surprise me. Someone should compare the prices with the Blue & Red Electoral College Map.

[rucky]

40. I'm in a battleground state

and gas is 2.25 or so.

[notadmblnd]

41. It went from about 2.09

to about 1.89 at stations around my house Sunday afternoon. but it's no where near 1.46. I was wondering what was going on. Now I'm wondering even more.

[WI_DEM]

43. The average price in Madison, Wi is 2.05

down from a high of $2.09 per gallon.

[damnraddem]

44. Uh, where I am, it IS down:

from well over $2.00 to the $1.90s.

As for under $1.50 -- I want some of what that author is smoking.