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MushyHeirloom
06/15/09

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I still love New Hampshire.
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something_unique_and_descriptive
06/15/09

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Why is gas in central Washington, where there is no emissions testing more than in King County?
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Bentoboxx, My Tank is full of it
06/15/09

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Funny how gas is cheaper in the middle of the desert than in California!
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Maymar
06/15/09

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Around here, gas is sitting around a dollar a litre (about $3.40 US per gallon if I've figured it out right) - makes me happy I've got a shortish commute and a smallish car.
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Cognitive Friction
06/15/09

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Holy crap, look at the size of each county in Nevada and Arizona!

Also - what is the average in Hawaii right now? Just curious.
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reefer
06/15/09

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WTF... I'm buying a lifted turbo diesel and moving to Texas, anyone know where I can find a cheap cowboy hat and a sys admin job?
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MushyHeirloom
06/15/09

@reefer: Austin? Dallas?
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Unregular
06/15/09

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the Welfare States (Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennesee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Virginia) seem to not only enjoy their easy-payin' welfare lifestyle... but cheap gas, to boot!
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beercheck
06/15/09

@Unregular: What? Welfare states? Where? I missed it again, dammit. Can you tell us a fourth time?
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GasGuzzler
06/15/09

@Unregular: Don't get all butt hurt because Commiefornia has high gas prices.
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Unregular
06/15/09

@GasGuzzler: i don't care about california.

i say we TAKE THE TAXES BACK! Leave it up to the STATES and leave Alaska and the South (and Virgina!?!?!?) out to DRY!
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beercheck
06/15/09

@Unregular: Um... yeah. This isn't working. Stick with the shtick.
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grzydj
06/15/09

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UK or European gasoline prices have nothing to do with prices of fuel in the US as most of their fuel prices are related to how heavily they are taxed. Often times they pay less per gallon than we do in the US, but obviously a lot more after taxes are added.

Stop with the comparisons the US isn't that socialized... yet.
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MushyHeirloom
06/15/09

@grzydj: Correct. When the government pays for our healthcare, then Europe can bitch. Err, well, if we still have cheap gas after that.
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bmoreDLJ
06/15/09

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I have a feeling California is red on a lot of maps.
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MushyHeirloom
06/15/09

@bmoreDLJ: Only half.

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Mad_Science
06/15/09

@Ambiguously Fuzzy Plushroom: Area != population.
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MushyHeirloom
06/15/09

@Mad_Science: I know that, I was just carefully choosing a county-by-county map. There's plenty of squishy ones that figure it out by population. As elwood said, urban areas and Yankees go left, rural areas and good ol' boys go right.

Orange County is an exception, but we really ought to airlift all the cool street-parked cars and carpet-bomb everything behind the Curtain anyway.

@BLS: Not if you've got two horsemen, three foot soldiers, and a cannon there.
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
06/15/09

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Fairfield and New Haven counties in CT are killing us. We should be in the dark orange-red, not orange.

-speculating
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lilwillie
06/15/09

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They still allow Gasoline to be burnt in California? Whoda thunk.
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stevecmh
06/15/09

@lilwillie heart clicks GM:

I know a shock.. right.

I hope they get that Crappy E10 stuff we get in southern Wisconsin.... It gets worse gas milage and costs more... yeah it totally makes sence to me..
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MushyHeirloom
06/15/09

@stevecmh: And suddenly your food costs more, too. Win-win.

Wait, no it's not.
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combat chuck
06/15/09

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Hey, my county is painted yellow, but I just paid $2.579 this morning. Hooray?
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pauljones
06/15/09

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For those of you that live in Texas, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, New York, South Carolina, Missouri, Mississippi, Georgia, Delaware, Virginia, and Maryland...

...I hate you.

That is all.

/F*cking California....
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BLS
06/15/09

@pauljones: Solution. Join the mass exodus.
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My X-type is too a real Jaguar
06/15/09

@pauljones: As a Georgia resident all I have to say is prices would be even less if anyone had noticed the legislature changing the gas tax for 5 cents to 5% a few years ago. But gas was so cheap nobody noticed.

Oh and I did pay 2.79 for premium the other day
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pauljones
06/15/09

@BLS: Yeah, actually, I've been thinking that the South Carolina coast would be a nice place to live. And then there is always Hotlanta, as I hear the surrounding neighborhoods are getting much better.

If nothing else, there's always Vancouver...
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pauljones
06/15/09

@My X-type is too a real Jaguar: I paid that for regular this morning.
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nataku8_e30
06/15/09

@pauljones: If you want to live somewhere horrible yet cheap, c'mon down to the Texas gulf coast and pick yourself up a pretty nice house from between 100k and 200k. The only real downside is the weather, the people, the bugs and the hurricanes, but we have a beach and as much smoked brisket as anyone could ever ask for.
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pauljones
06/15/09

@nataku83: Smoked brisket is good. How are the girls?
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pj134
06/15/09

@pauljones: In philly theres a big shell refinery that smells bad and looks terrible. Our gas prices are still higher than our NJ and DE... Bastards.
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pauljones
06/15/09

@pj134: Ironically enough, there are also a few refineries in LA.

@SlowMo-the anti-star: I guess I'd better go search the market for a good price on an old GMC Task Force pickup.
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Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
06/15/09

@nataku83: That's pretty much my impression of that region already. Hooray?

Oh, and the pollution that's second only to LA. That's a big plus.
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pauljones
06/15/09

@TV's Paul Y.: To be perfectly fair, LA has gotten a lot better, thanks to the much-hated-on CA emissions laws. It's been a long time since our air quality meters have dipped into the yellow, let alone the red.
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elwood
06/15/09

@pauljones: If you gotta be out on the coasts, then sure, the Carolinas would be good. But if you venture too far inland, you're seriously getting into Deliverance country.

Frankly, I like the midwest. And at least in Iowa, the mid-grade 89 octane is the cheapest, which could be a benefit to those with some higher performance project car hells.
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mikedrawcar
06/15/09

@pauljones: eh, they're alright.
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mikedrawcar
06/15/09

@mikedrawcar: f@#%ing embedding.

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pauljones
06/15/09

@elwood: Being born and raised less than two miles from the beach, I cannot imagine living too far from the coast.

@mikedrawcar: Is that SFW?

@dragondrop: Dude, Oregon blows. I'm sorry, it just does. The lack of sales tax is cool and all, but at the end of the day...it's f'ing Oregon. There is nothing interesting to do in Oregon.
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MushyHeirloom
06/15/09

@elwood: I like New Hampshire. All the benefits of New England, only half of the costs.
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dragondrop
06/15/09

@pauljones: No, you're right, there isn't much for basement dwelling trolls to do here. I mean what use would use would you have for clean air and the great outdoors? Why would anybody want to live in the heart of a great city and with all of the modern conveniences, 10 minutes from work, and be able to hop in my car and drive 20 minutes and be out of the city, in the beautiful country. Traffic? What traffic? At the worst, add 10-15 minutes to any given commute.

Smog? Nope. Beer? Fantastic.. Driving roads? You haven't lived. Women? Ok, a little hairy, but hairy chicks need lovin' too - just not always by the opposite sex. Smug? You betcha -we're smug AND condescending, but we had the sense to flee the high prices and over-crowding of California and dammit, we got here first!

/you asked for it
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pauljones
06/15/09

@dragondrop: Yeah, my grandfather and all of his buddies all live in Oregon.

That's really about summarizes the target demographic of Oregon's appeal.

And unlike many parts of SoCal, they do have basements, and they do spend a lot of time down there. There is no traffic because so few people live there, and most of those that do are too old to drive safely. You can get good beer anywhere these days. Driving roads? Let's just say there's a reason why so many car magazines wind up doing road tests in California. Girls? I'm not a big fan of grizzly bears, myself.

Smug? Damn straight. We have a crap load of hot girls, great weather, and more variety in terms of natural scenery than anywhere else in the country.

/So did you.
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skaycog was here
06/15/09

@pauljones: I'm in Colorado, and you hate me. :( I'll probably cry myself to sleep tonight.
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pauljones
06/15/09

@skaycog: Okay, I retract my previous statement. I don't hate you, skaycog.
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something_unique_and_descriptive
06/15/09

@pauljones: Most of Oregon you'd be right, but Portland is f*cking great. The other nice thing about Oregon is since everyone lives in a few cities, once you get out away from them, your chances of encountering a cop are practically nill.
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TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah
06/15/09

@pauljones:

HAI, I DWIVE DIS EVERWEE DAY, CUZ GAS IZ CHEEP!! YAY TEXAS!!! TIN MILE 2 DA GALL0N
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ha1156w
06/15/09

@pauljones: On top of that, one has to wonder whether they're "Enron"-ing the cost of gas since CA makes the refineries create a California-specific blend. I liked Obama's idea of one blend for the whole country, following CA's lead. In the long run, it'll be better for everyone, and the oil companies will have less of an excuse to hike up the prices regionally.
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TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah
06/15/09

@ha1156w: Or CA could stop making everyone build something special for them....
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Sloop_John_B
06/15/09

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Alabama appears to be a bit of an anomaly.
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vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
06/15/09

@Sloop_John_B: and their gas prices seem to be slightly higher than the other nearby states.

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Elhigh
06/15/09

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I hear my neighbors piss and moan about gas prices being so bad all the time, and I keep telling them they're lucky they don't live in the UK.

Now I can start telling them they're lucky they don't live in Kalifornia. Tennessee prices are pretty darned good as I've always said, and now the map shows.
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