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And it's not even ethanol free gas. Ugh.
Gas in Goffs,Ca.. Pic!
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Your not wrong.
But the retailers make more per gallon than the oil companies. A lot more. They seem to make even more than usual when the price goes up - amount over spot.
And I know of no oil company involved in starting a ME war.
Hmm, I was under the impressions gas stations don’t make a ton of profit but the real money is getting people in the door to pay $2 for a single water when you paid $2 for the whole case of 24. Or for high margin garbage like cigarette and alcohol. I’d love to know the real margin on gas. Because if you make your gas $0.03 cheaper than the guy across the street you might gain a lot in in-store sales.
I always knew of it as fenner also. Lately its been called Goffs. According to the www its actually in Essex,ca.
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yep esp. gas branded stations (shell, exxon, BP)
shell etc usually 1.20 or more
costco and sams are .80 to 1.00
off brand such as Getgo, circle K, sheetz around $1
Myth perpetuated by the retail industry. Below is the spot price of gas yesterday.
California tax is 61 cents per gallon. So 3.04 + 61 = $3.65. Avg price is $5.29 = $1.64 to cover transport and retail margin.
I have posted it on this site countless times. People blindly believe what they want - its big oils fault. Mind control.
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$50 site donor 2026
Half glass of 90 proof high octane if I paid CA prices
I definitely appreciate the information. I’m not one to quickly appoint blame it’s just something I have heard many times my entire life. But I like data, so I see that, and problem solved
Now I can hate oil companies, fuel retailers, and the California government equally
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Something I went through in 2014 that I still remember.
We were driving somewhere in South NJ on the way to some factory outlet with a friend, and we were running on fumes. At some point I decided I won't make it to whatever gas station I planned on making it to, got off the parkway and into a forest, following the nearest station on the GPS.
We went several miles through some bucolic landscapes, nice green forests, shiny sunset, and got to some fresh clean gas station that looked lost and lonely.
A guy went out and filled up or tank.
Gas prices were decently low back then, probably $2.60 average. I glanced at the station's prices - $3.30, which was steep but ok. As I was leaving the station I glanced at the prices again - it was actually $4.30 something, not $3.30
We made a quick U turn down the road to get back to the main parkway. As I was dry-gulping, we passed by the same station, and saw the guy pulling the blinds down and locking shop, like his one job for the day was done. It was maybe 5pm.
To this day I feel like this station popped out of nothing. The whole experience was eerie, probably because of the very strange sunset light. It all looked like a fairy tale.
Of course, three miles after the exit we took to get to that station, there was a normal one at $2.60.
We were driving somewhere in South NJ on the way to some factory outlet with a friend, and we were running on fumes. At some point I decided I won't make it to whatever gas station I planned on making it to, got off the parkway and into a forest, following the nearest station on the GPS.
We went several miles through some bucolic landscapes, nice green forests, shiny sunset, and got to some fresh clean gas station that looked lost and lonely.
A guy went out and filled up or tank.
Gas prices were decently low back then, probably $2.60 average. I glanced at the station's prices - $3.30, which was steep but ok. As I was leaving the station I glanced at the prices again - it was actually $4.30 something, not $3.30
We made a quick U turn down the road to get back to the main parkway. As I was dry-gulping, we passed by the same station, and saw the guy pulling the blinds down and locking shop, like his one job for the day was done. It was maybe 5pm.
To this day I feel like this station popped out of nothing. The whole experience was eerie, probably because of the very strange sunset light. It all looked like a fairy tale.
Of course, three miles after the exit we took to get to that station, there was a normal one at $2.60.
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And the roads are so tore up that the fillings in your teeth rattle.
Yep I bet there is some ambiguity on the part of the Post Office and the Google. Another example is Nelson Ghost Town in Nevada which has a Searchlight NV address, despite it being about 25 miles away.
I really love those old desert sections of Rt. 66. All those little town names were originated by the railroad, and in that area they are mostly in alphabetical order - other than A and B being reversed. Bagdad, Amboy, Cadiz, Danby, Essex, Fenner, Goffs, Homer, Ibis, Java.... I don't think there is a K. Well, there IS a Klondike, but it's near Siberia west of Amboy.
Goffs is home to the Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Center, and a historic schoolhouse and train station. It's a good spot for photos.
Goffs recently got an old stamp mill for crushing gold ore and it works. It's on my list of things to go see.Yep I bet there is some ambiguity on the part of the Post Office and the Google. Another example is Nelson Ghost Town in Nevada which has a Searchlight NV address, despite it being about 25 miles away.
I really love those old desert sections of Rt. 66. All those little town names were originated by the railroad, and in that area they are mostly in alphabetical order - other than A and B being reversed. Bagdad, Amboy, Cadiz, Danby, Essex, Fenner, Goffs, Homer, Ibis, Java.... I don't think there is a K. Well, there IS a Klondike, but it's near Siberia west of Amboy.
Goffs is home to the Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Center, and a historic schoolhouse and train station. It's a good spot for photos.
Mitchell caverns isn't too far away either
Or, cross the little K Street bridge over the Colorado to Arizona and save another $2 a gallon.
Supply and Demand! I brought the Wyoming mentality and lifestyle with me back to Kansas. It's better to have supplies and not need to use them then to need supplies and not have them. Also try to always keep your gas tank above half full for winter weather or if you're down here in the Midwest Tornado Alley. If you got a bug out you can't get very far on a quarter tank of fuel
Currently in my area $4.8 for 87 in Costco and $5.5 for 87 outside of Costco.
Im down here in San Diego and bought gas today at the local Costco. $4.69/gal
I've been to that station in Goffs, only stopped to void some coffee from breakfast. Fueled in AZ on the way in.
Update: Almost there...
