Lake Gas

ApS · 07-15-2007, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by codeman671

According to Weekend Pundit's post on 7/3/06, almost a year to date prior to their new post on 7/6/07 gas is in fact up, not down by $.50 as you mention.

Stinger reported Downing's at $3.69 in 2006.
Lakeport is reporting $3.18 for 2007—so I'm wrong.

You could spend 51¢ less per gallon on the lake this year.

KTO · 07-17-2007, 08:49 PM

Late last week I paid 3.19 at Lakeport.

I happened to be in the area, so I figured, even though I was close to full...but hey, with gas that cheap

Paugus Bay Resident · 07-17-2007, 09:40 PM

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Stinger reported Downing's at $3.69 in 2006.

Downings was always the most expensive on the lake; they don't sell gas this year

Weekend Pundit · 07-24-2007, 05:34 PM

I made the rounds yesterday on my way to Lakeport Landing to buy gas. Here's what I saw:

Fay's: Still $3.509
Thurston's: $3.399
Channel Marine: $3.429
Irwin: $3.299
Lakeport Landing: $3.079

I didn't see anyone filling up at any place except Lakeport, and they had almost a dozen boats waiting to gas up when I arrived.

Fortunately I didn't have to wait all that long because there was one space at the dock that could only take boats under 22 feet in length. The crew at the gas dock would whistle up the shorter boats to move into that spot to gas up. That way they were able to make use of all the pumps rather than only three of the four.

Our wait was all of 10 minutes and it only took us about 5 minutes to gas up (our runabout only holds 30 gallons and I pumped about 22 gallons).

Still, the only limiting factor was how much gas boats were taking on. The gas crew worked quickly and I doubt that anyone had to wait more than 15 minutes to pull up at the pump.

weeble · 07-24-2007, 08:05 PM

Filled up today in 19 Mile Bay, $3.49.

Was getting low on Sunday and went by Trexlers and they were out of gas. Price $3.89. Has to be the highest on the lake

sa meredith · 07-25-2007, 05:28 PM

3.89...is that true?
Interesting. I'm certainly not trying to start a rumor, but a very good friend of mine owned a Sunoco station for many years.And he told me, several times, when an independently owned station is pricing their gas way over the "market", it's because of one of two reasons...
1. They owe their supplier and can't afford to pay them, so they over price what they do have, figuring if they sell it, it might as well be worth their while, because they may not have more for a while.
2. Their past problems have put them on a COD basis with their suppier, and the cash is not in place, so with no delivery forth coming the same as above applies.
Why would they price their gas 12 to 14 percent higher than everyone else?
Is there that much traffic over by long island?
Seems strange.
And, as you stated in your post..."they were out of gas."
The theory may have some truth.

Captain Zipper · 07-25-2007, 09:47 PM

I gassed up towards the end of last week and they had just dropped the price to $3.24 or thereabouts. They had dropped it about 25 cents in one swoop. My luck usually isn't that good.

boater222 · 07-31-2007, 09:59 AM

wow went past Channel Marine last night (7/30) they dropped to $3.299

Resident 2B · 07-31-2007, 10:07 AM

Gassed up at Lakeport Landing Saturday morning.

$2.999 a gallon and no line at all since it was raining a little at the time.

Irwin Marine was $3.299 so you save $.30 a gallon just by going through the rail road bridge. With such a low flow at the dam, the current was unnoticable.

R2B

KTO · 07-31-2007, 06:38 PM

I want to know how fair this is...

At Shep's this past week the gas was 3.35 (or something close) but then the weekend it shoots to 3.60...the reason: they forgot to add on the taxes!!! Why should we suffer for their mistake???

SIKSUKR · 08-07-2007, 08:51 AM

Did Sheps force that nozzle into your fill tube? Pretty simple.Don't buy it.

Kamper · 08-07-2007, 11:30 AM

Maybe we should post a new "Gas Thread" each month with current prices. Something like "Gas August '07" or "Feel the pain August '07."

KTO · 08-07-2007, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Did Sheps force that nozzle into your fill tube? Pretty simple.Don't buy it.

While you are 100% right, I still don't think it's fair that the price be placed on the people for their mistake. While they have the right to do that, it's still a bit rediculous.

I'm still going to use Sheps, for example it was at 3.39 today.

Rinkerfam · 08-07-2007, 11:53 PM

I did a double take while going by Lakeport on Sat. I was amazed to see $2.97. I filled up on the way back in. Irwin was some 30 cents more. The kid working the pump at Lakeport said that they like to reward their customers for taking the huge risk of going under the railroad bridge (tongue in cheek)

kjbathe · 08-08-2007, 08:40 AM

... yesterday with two boats on the dock, and two more waiting in line. I don't think the price has changed since May. Then again, there's something to be said for predictability in the gas budget

Irrigation Guy · 08-08-2007, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by kjbathe

... yesterday with two boats on the dock, and two more waiting in line. I don't think the price has changed since May. Then again, there's something to be said for predictability in the gas budget

LOL. I predict your wallet will be lighter than need be, but we do pay for convenience.

kjbathe · 08-14-2007, 11:25 AM

On Saturday it was down 30 cents a gallon. I should have posted earlier!

superduty · 08-14-2007, 11:44 AM

Paid 2.89 at Lakeport on Saturday. At that price I would rather drive my boat on Winnipesaukee all day long than fill my car in Connecticut.

boater222 · 08-24-2007, 03:19 PM

channel is still dropping they're down to $3.19 a gallon filled up today (Friday 8/24)

AC2717 · 08-28-2007, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by superduty

Paid 2.89 at Lakeport on Saturday. At that price I would rather drive my boat on Winnipesaukee all day long than fill my car in Connecticut.

Was there filling up on Saturday they were $2.93 at about 3pm and the girl said they weer going up to $3 in a couple of hours.

Why is that how come they can switch it any time they want. Not blaming Lakeport specifically just want to know over all on all gas stations road and marine.

is it they look at the weekly total see they did not make enough to cover next shipment or to turn a good profit so they adjust mid day or whatever, or is it because they called and had to order more gas at a higher rate which in turn goes to how come the gas companies can adjust when ever the feel the need to and make Billions in profits I.E. Exxon.

07-24-2007, 05:34 PM	#4
Weekend Pundit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gilford Posts: 347 Thanks: 26 Thanked 69 Times in 42 Posts	Gas Prices as of 7/23/2007 I made the rounds yesterday on my way to Lakeport Landing to buy gas. Here's what I saw: Fay's: Still $3.509 Thurston's: $3.399 Channel Marine: $3.429 Irwin: $3.299 Lakeport Landing: $3.079 I didn't see anyone filling up at any place except Lakeport, and they had almost a dozen boats waiting to gas up when I arrived. Fortunately I didn't have to wait all that long because there was one space at the dock that could only take boats under 22 feet in length. The crew at the gas dock would whistle up the shorter boats to move into that spot to gas up. That way they were able to make use of all the pumps rather than only three of the four. Our wait was all of 10 minutes and it only took us about 5 minutes to gas up (our runabout only holds 30 gallons and I pumped about 22 gallons). Still, the only limiting factor was how much gas boats were taking on. The gas crew worked quickly and I doubt that anyone had to wait more than 15 minutes to pull up at the pump.

07-24-2007, 08:05 PM	#5
weeble Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Gas Filled up today in 19 Mile Bay, $3.49. Was getting low on Sunday and went by Trexlers and they were out of gas. Price $3.89. Has to be the highest on the lake

07-25-2007, 05:28 PM	#6
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	3.89????????? 3.89...is that true? Interesting. I'm certainly not trying to start a rumor, but a very good friend of mine owned a Sunoco station for many years.And he told me, several times, when an independently owned station is pricing their gas way over the "market", it's because of one of two reasons... 1. They owe their supplier and can't afford to pay them, so they over price what they do have, figuring if they sell it, it might as well be worth their while, because they may not have more for a while. 2. Their past problems have put them on a COD basis with their suppier, and the cash is not in place, so with no delivery forth coming the same as above applies. Why would they price their gas 12 to 14 percent higher than everyone else? Is there that much traffic over by long island? Seems strange. And, as you stated in your post..."they were out of gas." The theory may have some truth.

07-25-2007, 09:47 PM	#7
Captain Zipper Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Granby, Ct. Posts: 138 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Silver Sands I gassed up towards the end of last week and they had just dropped the price to $3.24 or thereabouts. They had dropped it about 25 cents in one swoop. My luck usually isn't that good.

07-31-2007, 10:07 AM	#9
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,358 Thanks: 995 Thanked 314 Times in 164 Posts	Under $3.....!!! Gassed up at Lakeport Landing Saturday morning. $2.999 a gallon and no line at all since it was raining a little at the time. Irwin Marine was $3.299 so you save $.30 a gallon just by going through the rail road bridge. With such a low flow at the dam, the current was unnoticable. R2B

07-17-2007, 08:49 PM	#2
KTO Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 391 Thanks: 30 Thanked 117 Times in 26 Posts	Late last week I paid 3.19 at Lakeport. I happened to be in the area, so I figured, even though I was close to full...but hey, with gas that cheap

07-31-2007, 09:59 AM	#8
boater222 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	wow went past Channel Marine last night (7/30) they dropped to $3.299

07-31-2007, 06:38 PM	#10
KTO Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 391 Thanks: 30 Thanked 117 Times in 26 Posts	I want to know how fair this is... At Shep's this past week the gas was 3.35 (or something close) but then the weekend it shoots to 3.60...the reason: they forgot to add on the taxes!!! Why should we suffer for their mistake???

08-07-2007, 08:51 AM	#11
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Did Sheps force that nozzle into your fill tube? Pretty simple.Don't buy it. __________________ SIKSUKR

08-07-2007, 11:30 AM	#12
Kamper Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Thornton's Ferry Posts: 1,307 Thanks: 67 Thanked 172 Times in 128 Posts	Monthly gas thread? Maybe we should post a new "Gas Thread" each month with current prices. Something like "Gas August '07" or "Feel the pain August '07."

08-07-2007, 11:53 PM	#14
Rinkerfam Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 268 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	I did a double take while going by Lakeport on Sat. I was amazed to see $2.97. I filled up on the way back in. Irwin was some 30 cents more. The kid working the pump at Lakeport said that they like to reward their customers for taking the huge risk of going under the railroad bridge (tongue in cheek) __________________ Education is hanging around 'til you've caught on - Frost

08-08-2007, 08:40 AM	#15
kjbathe Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 283 Thanks: 3 Thanked 21 Times in 11 Posts	Fay's still at $3.50... ... yesterday with two boats on the dock, and two more waiting in line. I don't think the price has changed since May. Then again, there's something to be said for predictability in the gas budget

08-14-2007, 11:25 AM	#17
kjbathe Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 283 Thanks: 3 Thanked 21 Times in 11 Posts	Fay's at $3.20 On Saturday it was down 30 cents a gallon. I should have posted earlier!

08-14-2007, 11:44 AM	#18
superduty Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Paid 2.89 at Lakeport on Saturday. At that price I would rather drive my boat on Winnipesaukee all day long than fill my car in Connecticut.

08-24-2007, 03:19 PM	#19
boater222 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	channel is still dropping they're down to $3.19 a gallon filled up today (Friday 8/24)