“Many more people will be traveling by vehicle, especially with the warnings that we’ve had for air travel and traveling to other counties”, says Pederson.
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LOS ANGELES The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was at its lowest amount on Thanksgiving since 2008, dropping six-tenths of a cent today to $2.798. The current national average for a gallon of gas is $2.15.
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Prices can vary greatly from state to state, depending on the state’s oil tax.
According to AAA, 766,000 residents will drive 50 miles or more from home, the most since 2007. We have a higher profit margin on the in-store items than we do on gasoline.
GasBuddy.com has a heat map on its website (http://www.gasbuddy.com/GasPriceMap) showing different ranges of gas prices around the country.
PASCO, WA- The day before Thanksgiving has been known to be the busiest travel day of the year. According to our records, the last time prices were this low was January 2nd, 2009, when we recorded prices at $1.63 per gallon. The cheapest markets are in the Great Lakes states.
In New Jersey, the average price of gas as of Wednesday is $1.99.
Some wholesale clubs and dealers will most likely be trying to outdo those prices so they may eventually have the lowest prices in a few weeks – possibly under $1.70 a gallon.
“Right now, we know of no specific and credible intelligence indicating a plot on the homeland”, Obama said Wednesday afternoon. Numerous towns around Lincoln are among those with the highest prices, including Hickman (second), Syracuse (11th), Cortland (13th), Valparaiso (14th) and Crete (24th). That equates to lower gas prices at the pump. “This year, prices are 75 cents less than what we were paying a year ago”.
“Now people actually have money in their pockets for auto washes and sub sandwiches and you name it”, Hoppen said.
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Anyone who is trekking to one of the major airports should consider an additional 50 minutes or more driving and that is just arriving at the airport let along trying to negotiate through all the hordes of security. Thanksgiving is a short holiday, people, if they’re going to fly, typically fly for Christmas.
