Anyone who has been out and about has certainly noticed that the pain at the pump is easing up a bit. Here is a photo documentary by my sister Kerri of the price falling over three days earlier this week.
Just this past Sunday, October 5, the price for a gallon of regular was at $3.14. The next day was down to $3.09. Tuesday, it dipped below $3.00 to $2.99 for the first time in I cant remember how long! It is still stuck at that $2.99 mark at just about every station around Coeur d'Alene.
These falling prices are good news for all of us who have been squeezed by hyper-inflated gas prices. Yesterday, it cost me $17 dollars less than it did in August to fill my gas tank. Multiply that by AT LEAST four tanks a month and it adds up to $68 a month in expendable income that will stay in our local North Idaho economy. I can't help but think that lowering gas prices to reasonable levels will be as much of a boon to stabilizing our struggling economy as anything else that Congress schemes up.
I never would have thought that gas at $2.99 would be cause to celebrate! Let's hope that whoever it is that is manipulating the gas prices will keep cranking them down.
UPDATE: October 12 prices are down a bit to $2.93
UPDATE: October 15 prices are down a bit to $2.89
UPDATE: October 22 prices are down a bit to $2.63
UPDATE: October 29 prices are down again to $2.39
Janna Rankin Scharf, GRI, CSP, CLHMS
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Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty
(208)651-9700
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Are they moving north in south Idaho? Are y'all going to meet in central Idaho?
There's a Shell station a block away from me that I have to pass every time I want to go somewhere. They are about 25 cents higher than everyone else within 5 miles of me, but they also are the first to change their prices, so they are a good barometer as to whether prices are going uup or coming down. Right now they are still coming down. Regular is at $3.389 at my station of choice, $3.599 at the Shell station.
Russell, that's pretty good! I am driving to southern Idaho next week for my niece's wedding. I'll check the prices along the way and let you know if they meet in central Idaho!
Hey Janna - I was just in the great state of Idaho a few weeks ago! We just filled up in Central Florida for $3.39... Can't wait to see prices under $3.
Janna - GREAT news for Costco members, it was $2.96 yesterday. Yahoo!!
Janna- I hope you get some great use from lakehouse.com
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I've been over here reading about you and I can tell you work very hard.
They are slowly movng down here in the Atlanta area. Last week they were at just about $4 a gallon if you could find gas. This week there is gas, no lines and I see gas just below $3.50 a gallon.