East County Gas Station Charging $4.29 A Gallon (California)

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[chance33_98]

East County Gas Station Charging $4.29 A Gallon Price Is More Than Twice the National Average

POSTED: 7:04 p.m. PST March 12, 2003

SAN DIEGO -- A Texaco station In El Cajon is charging more than $4 for a gallon of gas, and it's no mistake.

The station's current price for a gallon of premium unleaded is $4.29. That's more than double the national average, and about $2 more than the station across the street.

At $3.19 a gallon, regular unleaded is slightly cheaper.

One of the Texaco's employees, Danny, said that he was just following the owner's orders by charging the steep prices.

"We're not trying to rip off any customers or anything, " said Danny. " It's just, I don't know, we're told to change the prices, and we change them. There's a reason behind it, but I don't know what that reason is."

Danny told us business has dropped drastically since the drastic price hikes.

In fact, the Texaco only had one customer on this morning.

[leadpenny]

Good. The dems, who have prevented exploration and drilling, should get the blame.

[martin_fierro]

One of the Texaco's employees, Danny, said that he was just following the owner's orders by charging the steep prices.

Sure, they beat up on "Danny," the pimple-faced pump jockey. Did they make any attempt to contact the station owner, or ther person in charge of actually setting the price?

What lazy journalism.

[martin_fierro]

This article reads like it was written by Michael Moore.

[basil]

I didn't know that "pump jockeys" still existed. I havent't seen one in years!

[chance33_98]

If I owned the station I would crank it up to $50/gal but offer a hooker with each fill up.

[never4get]

....."Danny," the pimple-faced pump jockey......


Dude, that's funny!

[dalereed]

"but offer a hooker with each fill up."

Trying to recoup your current subsidy?

[chance33_98]

I was just thinking of the promotion angle. Hookers, pumps, fill ups, endless fun for the advertising side :)

[Tijeras_Slim]

If I owned the station I would crank it up to $50/gal but offer a hooker with each fill up.

The only person I know in El Cajon is my sister-in-law the librarian. Tell me if she stops by.

[martin_fierro]

If I owned the station I would crank it up to $50/gal but offer a hooker with each fill up.

I was going to comment that at $50/gal., you could really shoot your wad at the gas station, but too many jokes came to mind.

One of the more printable ones: "The $50/gal. Gal!"

[bullseye1911]

East County Gas Station Charging $4.29 A Gallon Price Is More Than Twice the National Average

Boy, this will get the lib's panties in wad!! I can hear the squeals now, calling for Grand Jury investigations. The owner should get a medal for giving an example of that great capitalist mantra "Caveat Emptor" (let the buyer beware).

[raybbr]

...just following the owner's orders...

Al Gore owns a gas station?

[cdefreese]

I saw this on the news yesterday. From what they showed, they station was busy with people getting gas. (Must had taped folks at another station.) They didn't mention that there was a station across the street that was $2 cheaper. They didn't mention that they only had 1 customer that day. I'm glad I got a straight story about it.

[Lockbox]

East County Gas Station Charging $4.29 A Gallon Price Is More Than Twice the National Average

Maybe the owner is Gray Davis and he thinks he can run it like he runs the State of California.

[GATOR NAVY]

"Danny told us business has dropped drastically since the drastic price hikes."

And just plain lazy writing too.

[The Great RJ]

....the Texaco only had one customer on this morning

Econ 101 --the higher the price the less the demand.