Bypassed in Brentwood: $4.19 a gallon

Saw this on Friday night, and whipped out the little camera because this is the highest I've seen: $4.19 a gallon, At 26th Street and San Vicente, in Brentwood.

Are rising gas prices an important regional economic story? It's sure beginning to look that way. It sure got me on the bus twice last week.

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Photo Credit: L.A. Land

Comments

[KateNonymous]

E, yesterday was Sunday. The traffic is always lighter on Sunday. In fact, in my part of town, it's the only day that traffic isn't completely insane.

I'm not surprised that gas is that high in that part of town. But I'm pretty sure that the Brentwood v. Santa Monica location debate depends on which corner is home to the gas station, since 26th Street marks the city boundary at that point.

[squidlow]

Sorry, my mistake not 26th & San Vicente, as I stated but the one next to Vicente Foods past the Country Club.

[MyLessThanPrimeBeef]

Passportholder, Gandhi had his Salt March. Maybe it's time for Air March.

[TakeFive]

Stopped for gas a lunchtime today. Pulled up to the pump as a truck was leaving. Looked like a contractor – tools, ladders, etc. Reading on pump was $10 – he got 2.5 gallons. Truck looked practically new

This was one of those stations with about 15 pumps, so while waiting to fill up, I wandered around and looked at the last sale on some of the pumps. Saw a number of $5’s and $10’s, a couple in the low $20’s. The guy next to me in the brand new looking Suburban put in exactly $25.

So are folks buying on a daily, as needed basis rather than stocking up (filling the tank)?

Another expensive commodity sold in dime-bag transactions for huge profits.

[TakeFive]

“…can't understand why they are at least .50c higher than anywhere else.”

I’m seeing a pricing anomaly with the Valero stations. Between 30 to 50 cents extra per gallon for credit card transactions. My guess is these stations are so close to the margin that the extra fees and processing time would push them below their cost for most transactions, so they really try to discourage it.

[yours truly, Johnny Dollar]

Some of you people must be getting your gas at Big Lots.
Union 76 station at Barrington and Pico where West LA
becomes Santa Monica (or is it vice versa) has had
87 octane at $4.39 point 9 for sometime now (including
this morning); and diesel has hit a posted (drum roll, please) $4.99 point 9; "Where have all the diesel Mercedes gone? Long time passing."
Of course, you are saying, at these prices, "I Don't Get Around Much, Anymore."

[yours truly, Johnny Dollar]

Three ways to save so I can buy more gasoline:
1) good bye Sparkletts--hello kitchen faucet;
2) good bye Directv--hello rabbit ears
(as Bert and Ernie always say:
"Fewer channels spell fewer commercials."
(above message brought to you by the letter "B"
and the number "6.")
3) good bye car payments--hello don't buy a new car
in 2008 or 2009 (shazam! suddenly household
budget is in the black). $5 gas or not.

[yours truly, Johnny Dollar]

Difference between a Recession and a Depression:
Re-ses-shun: when your neighbor's house is a walk-away.
De-pres-shun: when your house is a walk-away
(note: by these definitions, I am in a Recession).

[yours truly, Johnny Dollar]

Even if it is a herd of (see "endangered species")
caravan-ing real estate agents, vote "yes" on
Prop. 202-A (renewing for another four years
your right to shoot any driver while he is using
a cell-phone). Companion proposition 202-B
pertaining to people whose head you barely see
through the steering wheel and tourists with
four or more cameras around their necks.
Please ignore recorded telephone messages
voiced by Bernard Parks for the opposition.

[JN]

I took a picture today at the "Prena" station at the corner of Fairfax and Melrose; the prices were $4.69/$4.79/$4.89. (I've never even heard of Prena before.)