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As gas tops $3.50 per gallon, more motorists adjust driving and spending habits

South Florida Sun-Sentinel -- Gas prices are inching toward $4 a gallon again, prompting some motorists to change their driving and spending habits.

The average price per gallon for regular gasoline rose more than 25 cents over the past month to reach $3.58 in Fort Lauderdale and $3.62 in West Palm Beach on Friday, according to travel club AAA.

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Submitted Aug 07, 2012 By: PaulBacon

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PTBpricer Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,491 Points:204,470 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Aug 8, 2012 4:26:48 AM Ignore PTBpricer Report Abuse Duh, way wouldn't they adjust.
METEOR49 Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,167 Points:454,250 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:27:29 PM Ignore METEOR49 Report Abuse WE ARE IN TROUBLE FOLKS AND PIG OIL DON'T CARE . I THINK THE WHOLE THING IS ABOUT TO COME CRASHING DOWN AND MAKE 2008 LOOK LIKE A WALK IN THE PARK .
Bezalel Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:12,094 Points:2,289,815 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:27:01 PM Ignore Bezalel Report Abuse And gas topped that number years ago.
boatfloyd Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,713 Points:387,000 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:19:01 PM Ignore boatfloyd Report Abuse High gasoline prices slow the economy.
TIGERPAW46 Champion Author Florida Posts:7,120 Points:1,353,810 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:16:38 PM Ignore TIGERPAW46 Report Abuse Same old story over & over While the Gov. does nothing to change the root cause. Speculation, Price manipulation, if not outright price fixing; Oligopolies (control of the market by a few companies), Export of oil & diesel to keep prices high, etc. Yes I have explained how the Gov. could lessen these problems numerous times within the USA.
crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:1,980 Points:2,525,360 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:16:03 PM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse 3.71 here next town 15 miles away 3.79
OilOnTheCheap Champion Author Ventura Posts:2,097 Points:449,410 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:12:16 PM Ignore OilOnTheCheap Report Abuse 4 dollars a gallon here already
Number43 Champion Author Lexington Posts:8,692 Points:1,637,195 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:10:21 PM Ignore Number43 Report Abuse People just stop driving -so what else is new?
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,712 Points:1,659,840 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:07:51 PM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse People have been making changes for years, and they'll have to do more as it's only going to get worse.
CartelBuster Veteran Author Detroit Posts:418 Points:1,579,010 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:07:10 PM Ignore CartelBuster Report Abuse ...as if we haven't been for YEARS????......
SavALot Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:8,464 Points:1,710,635 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:06:44 PM Ignore SavALot Report Abuse Definitely changing... Prices are soaring
Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:7,515 Points:1,668,610 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:06:36 PM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse Price of gas most definitely affects my spending habits.
HEBster Champion Author Kentucky Posts:8,783 Points:2,373,050 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:06:17 PM Ignore HEBster Report Abuse I'm changin' mine
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,174 Points:2,370,395 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:05:51 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse been doin it since $2
jem069 Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,533 Points:686,105 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:04:39 PM Ignore jem069 Report Abuse ok
carloco75 Champion Author Richmond Posts:3,711 Points:599,390 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:04:39 PM Ignore carloco75 Report Abuse Yikes...It was like 3.08-=-3.11 in my area just last week...now it's at 3.52 for regular..
Toppers Champion Author Atlanta Posts:9,007 Points:2,469,720 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 6:04:30 PM Ignore Toppers Report Abuse Yes we are
FlyNFool Champion Author South Carolina Posts:8,239 Points:1,684,225 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:59:34 PM Ignore FlyNFool Report Abuse you betcha
tidalwave3 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,299 Points:1,462,650 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:55:18 PM Ignore tidalwave3 Report Abuse but will they change....nope
CivicMA Champion Author Boston Posts:1,887 Points:533,995 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:54:08 PM Ignore CivicMA Report Abuse I knew that it couldn't last. Too bad, but I'm sure we'll be tickling $4/gal before the end of the year across most of the US. The price break was nothing more than a tease.
bkplenge Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,618 Points:121,725 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:53:42 PM Ignore bkplenge Report Abuse Are they attempting to force prices up to $5.00 like they were earlier this year?
goldrose1 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:10,931 Points:1,924,280 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:51:46 PM Ignore goldrose1 Report Abuse Wish prices here were even near those in FL. Jumped 60 cents in couple weeks.
bonzoonfmb Champion Author Florida Posts:1,777 Points:643,610 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:50:59 PM Ignore bonzoonfmb Report Abuse I am not doing any adjusting, I just use Gasbuddy to find the cheapest outlet and pay attention to the trends.
gasgo123 Veteran Author South Carolina Posts:278 Points:1,768,920 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:45:22 PM Ignore gasgo123 Report Abuse South Carolina prices have went from a low of 2.82 to a high of 3.39 in just over a month. that is 57 cents a gallon. About 20%.
CAroadrunner101 Champion Author California Posts:1,822 Points:1,314,450 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:44:19 PM Ignore CAroadrunner101 Report Abuse boo hoo...
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,174 Points:2,370,395 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:44:01 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse with 1 in every 6 american families on food stamps already this sure doesnt help....................
saleboss Champion Author Phoenix Posts:3,929 Points:1,177,875 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:41:50 PM Ignore saleboss Report Abuse And now we're back where we were 2 months ago!
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:13,704 Points:2,113,160 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:41:12 PM Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse haven't seen many changing driving habits. the conditioning from the oil companies continues as people simply accept the prices as being normal.
walkingtall Champion Author Toronto Posts:3,989 Points:1,119,730 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:36:51 PM Ignore walkingtall Report Abuse No long distance vacations.
HawaiianGuy Champion Author Idaho Posts:9,523 Points:3,077,975 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:34:42 PM Ignore HawaiianGuy Report Abuse I've already been conserving, so no changes here due to price increases as of late.
Tekkersmom57 Champion Author Syracuse Posts:1,874 Points:700,215 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:32:25 PM Ignore Tekkersmom57 Report Abuse Enough with the speculation on wall street. Allow less amounts of oil to be on the commodity market and watch oil prices go back down.
LostToo Champion Author Illinois Posts:4,392 Points:975,315 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:32:19 PM Ignore LostToo Report Abuse We in central IL. would love to see $3.58 and $3.62 We have been dancing around $4 for the last couple weeks.
wayoung56 Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,795 Points:817,360 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:26:34 PM Ignore wayoung56 Report Abuse I can't afford dental visits for myself because the overall costs of energy keeps my bank balance way too low week to week...
Dekenel Rookie Author Minnesota Posts:56 Points:21,620 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:24:48 PM Ignore Dekenel Report Abuse Civil war is brewing........ Lower, Middle class VS. everybody else, guess who will win.
nimpy Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:8,130 Points:1,700,130 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:22:41 PM Ignore nimpy Report Abuse Yep no long distance vacations
wild3bill Champion Author New York Posts:2,546 Points:1,686,615 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:22:26 PM Ignore wild3bill Report Abuse Lies about employment & Unemployment Stats whipped up by spin doctors to boost gasoline and crude prices. We see this before it is not new: prices go Up the economy has a coronary causing real bad newsthat causes energy prices to take a dive to thepricepoint where the y belong. Pump prices rocke up 30 cents in no timw. when th e snot hit the fan and crude takes a well deserved beating then gasdoline pump prices retreat a penny a week...
TxPDawg All-Star Author Austin Posts:657 Points:379,495 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:21:34 PM Ignore TxPDawg Report Abuse I feel for those who have to buy Diesel or Premium gas....
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DustyHorse Champion Author Virginia Posts:6,079 Points:1,390,785 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:21:08 PM Ignore DustyHorse Report Abuse They still found a way to run up prices for the summer vacation period.
txkrb Champion Author Texas Posts:1,558 Points:638,265 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:17:34 PM Ignore txkrb Report Abuse Up over 40 cents here in the last month
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REKEY Champion Author South Carolina Posts:8,569 Points:1,698,215 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:15:54 PM Ignore REKEY Report Abuse Get smaller cars than those gas sucking SUVs I see one person riding around in.
kcboy Champion Author Utah Posts:3,963 Points:1,506,825 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:11:37 PM Ignore kcboy Report Abuse I don't drive as much cann't afford it.
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clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,562 Points:1,770,920 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2012 5:09:51 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse Way too high - greed is rampant. Regulation is absent. The CFTC as always is non-existent. Just as BHO & Co. want it. Had enough?
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