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Wednesday, October 05, 2022

Gas prices spike yet again, approach new record in California and Los Angeles

Blame Hurricane Ian, refinery issues, increasing demand … or whatever. 

Gasoline prices in California jumped another 11 cents overnight, reaching an average of $6.29 a gallon Friday, according to AAA.

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In the meantime, gas prices here in Macon County have been declining slowly but surely, a penny or two at a time. When I was last in town, it was $3.09 a gallon.
But in Modesto, the area I came from, the gas prices are twice that. I'm not fucking kidding. Here's a sampling from gasbuddy.com: