Posted on 11/16/2021 3:39:12 PM PST by marcusmaximus
Brian Sproule squinted against the sun on Monday as he examined the price board at a Chevron station in downtown Los Angeles, where a regular gallon of gas was $6.05.
Sproule, 37, is a mobile notary who spends much of his time in his car. He said he’s used to spending about $40 to fill his tank, but by the time he capped off his Hyundai Elantra, the meter displayed a whopping $71.59.
“This is absurd,” he said, shaking his head.
Gas prices in California are soaring to record levels as the holiday season approaches, combining with supply chain problems that have left some goods in short supply and mounting inflation to create a distinctly unfestive strain on many people's wallets.
Statewide, the average price of a regular gallon reached an all-time high of $4.682 on Monday, according to the American Automobile Assn. Experts are not sure how high pump prices will go, but it's going to further squeeze consumers who hope for a more normal holiday season of road trips to family gatherings and drives to shops to purchase presents.
"It's not just the gas, it's everything," said Monica Oliva, 36, as she filled her bright orange sedan at the station.
Oliva said she and her family had been planning to visit relatives in San Francisco for the holiday — part of an annual tradition to travel during the days off — but decided to cancel after one too many mounting costs made the whole endeavor seem impossible.
"We saw all the prices increasing — it's crazy," she said. "Even the carne asada at the market is $25 to $36, so we were like, 'OK we have to change our plans to make [Thanksgiving] affordable.'"
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The more the merrier.
I remember when gasoline in FL was $1.21 and I drove to the next corner because it was $1.19.
Democrat dreams of european level gas prices are coming true! Now all we need are a few RINOs to figure out how to let the GOP willingly take the blame for it.
It’s your fellow kalifornians who voted for Democrats you need to be mad at. Filth like Biden Pelosi Swallwell etc. are the symptom not the disease.
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