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Gas prices spike in Michigan
WZZM 13 News Website ^ | 9-13-08 | AP

Posted on 09/13/2008 7:38:56 PM PDT by mombyprofession

DETROIT (AP) - The state auto club said that the statewide average for a gallon of self-serve regular fuel was up about 5 cents to $3.94 early Saturday from Friday morning. That's up about 20 cents from Monday.

AAA spokeswoman Nancy Cain said there were some reports of prices above $4 a gallon.

On Friday, Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Attorney General Mike Cox promised to monitor and swiftly deal with any gas gouging in the state. Hurricane Ike threatens some of the Gulf Coast's oil refineries.

Closing oil refineries because of the hurricane could lead to an eventual bump in gas prices at some point.

AAA surveys 2,800 Michigan gas stations daily.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: energy; energyprices; gas; gasprices; gouging; granholm; transportation
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To: mombyprofession
i am hearing that worst case scenario prices will double in the next couple weeks due to ike if he hit the refineries in galveston.

and...he hit them hard.

in nyc it was $4.19 last week. it will go higher i assume. thank god for subway trains and motorcycles!

21 posted on 09/13/2008 8:11:47 PM PDT by thefactor (contributing nothing of value to threads since 2001...)
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To: mombyprofession

Friday morning, I tanked up across the street at 3.59. About five hours later, at the same station, it was 4.59. Really wish we had one of those 4 cent increases.


22 posted on 09/13/2008 8:15:36 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob (A prayer's as good as bayonet on a day like this.)
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To: nobama08
Lots of stations out of gas here in NC and those that have it are charging over $4 gallon with a few exceptions of $3.85 or more. Not looking good. Time to release some of the reserve?

We are at $4.19 a gallon here in rural Eastern California. Lowest it has been all summer. Went up to nearly $5.00 a gallon just a month ago.

23 posted on 09/13/2008 8:22:23 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (No longer holding my nose to vote - McCain/Palin 2008!)
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To: mombyprofession

Didn’t Dow have refineries in Michigan?

It was silly to put all the refineries in the Gulf. As I recall, this was done for wage considerations. If the executives couldn’t see the down side, they do now.


24 posted on 09/13/2008 8:22:39 PM PDT by LongTimeMILurker
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To: Inyo-Mono

I could be wrong, but this seems to be hitting the SE harder than other areas.


25 posted on 09/13/2008 8:25:24 PM PDT by nobama08
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To: nobama08

I’m sure it is. We are a very rural and isolated area, so we have Alaska type prices here.


26 posted on 09/13/2008 8:41:48 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (No longer holding my nose to vote - McCain/Palin 2008!)
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To: Inyo-Mono

$3.39 here in Maple Shade NJ (right across from Phila)


27 posted on 09/13/2008 8:56:10 PM PDT by LibFreeUSA (..)
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To: secret garden
In middle TN, it went from $3.76 at noon to $3.95 at 5 pm. What is the definition of gouging again?

Any price that I don't like.

28 posted on 09/13/2008 8:57:25 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: LibFreeUSA
$3.39 here in Maple Shade NJ (right across from Phila)

I can only dream of prices like that!

29 posted on 09/13/2008 9:00:38 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (No longer holding my nose to vote - McCain/Palin 2008!)
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To: mombyprofession

$3.88 and $3.99 at a couple of places in northern Wisconsin where it will dip into the upper 40s during this Global Warming night. Thanks Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and the rest of the Democratic Congress!


30 posted on 09/13/2008 9:52:00 PM PDT by From The Deer Stand
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