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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
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Duh, way wouldn't they adjust.
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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 .
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And gas topped that number years ago.
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High gasoline prices slow the economy.
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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.
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3.71 here
next town 15 miles away 3.79
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4 dollars a gallon here already
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People just stop driving -so what else is new?
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People have been making changes for years, and they'll have to do more as it's only going to get worse.
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...as if we haven't been for YEARS????......
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Definitely changing... Prices are soaring
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Price of gas most definitely affects my spending habits.
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I'm changin' mine
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been doin it since $2
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ok
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Yikes...It was like 3.08-=-3.11 in my area just last week...now it's at 3.52 for regular..
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Yes we are
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you betcha
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but will they change....nope
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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.
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Are they attempting to force prices up to $5.00 like they were earlier this year?
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Wish prices here were even near those in FL. Jumped 60 cents in couple weeks.
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I am not doing any adjusting, I just use Gasbuddy to find the cheapest outlet and pay attention to the trends.
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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%.
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boo hoo...
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with 1 in every 6 american families on food stamps already
this sure doesnt help....................
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And now we're back where we were 2 months ago!
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haven't seen many changing driving habits. the conditioning from the oil companies continues as people simply accept the prices as being normal.
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No long distance vacations.
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I've already been conserving, so no changes here due to price increases as of late.
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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.
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We in central IL. would love to see $3.58 and $3.62 We have been dancing around $4 for the last couple weeks.
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I can't afford dental visits for myself because the overall costs of energy keeps my bank balance way too low week to week...
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Civil war is brewing........
Lower, Middle class VS. everybody else, guess who will win.
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Yep no long distance vacations
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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...
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I feel for those who have to buy Diesel or Premium gas....
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Can we afford four more years of nobama?
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They still found a way to run up prices for the summer vacation period.
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Up over 40 cents here in the last month
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I still need to get to work
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Get smaller cars than those gas sucking SUVs I see one person riding around in.
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I don't drive as much cann't afford it.
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hmm
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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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Greed
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I agree with much of what everyone says.
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How many times do we have to "learn" something?
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