I’m not the only one that noticed that gas prices are suddenly much more expensive out-state. Aaron checks in with a review of gas prices between here and Iron Mountain, Michigan. Seems that, once he left the Algore/Whitman Memorial Corn-A-Hole RFG behind, he ran into an average price of $2.50/gallon; until he crossed the Menomonee River into the UP. There, he found multiple stations at $2.14/gallon.
Meanwhile, I mentioned that I filled up in East Troy at the Road Ranger on Hwy 20 and I-43 with some non-Corn-A-Hole non-RFG (otherwise known as good old regular unleaded gas). I paid $2.30 a gallon (rounded up to the nearest penny). Meanwhile, around my neck of the woods (just sothwest of Mitchell Field), it’s $2.19/gallon. Can’t blame the lack of competition; there’s also a Shell and a BP on that corner (the latter, IIRC, laces their gas with corn-a-hole but not the RFG), while there’s a multitude of gas stations in my neck of the woods. Can’t blame the lack of freshness; cash diesel was $2.54/gallon there, and $2.53-$2.58 here.
You gotta chek this out…. I’ve been cracking up all day. Read the comments
http://www.wisopinion.com/blogs/2006/09/joe-heller-green-bay-press-gazette-via.html
FYI, Steve:
Only Iron Mountain had prices that low. The rest of the UP was in the $2.50. On Lake Superior they were $2.60.
I wonder why Iron Mt. was so different. Is the mayor up for reelection?
One of my fantasy retirement places has been eastern Tennessee because of the minimal taxes. Now there’s this:
http://www.knoxvillegasprices.com/