I was up in Las Vegas the other day and noticed that gasoline is still high. $1.79/1.89/1.99. It's slowly coming down in northern AZ. Got unleaded (87 Octane) for $1.59 yesterday. Kingman was $1.53 for unleaded/87. Still seems higher than in other places. What's it going for in your neighborhood?

-- Flash (flash@flash.hq), April 20, 2000

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$1.47 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

-- zzzzzznoozzzz (zzzzzznoozzzz@aol.com), April 21, 2000.

I'm going up there next week. Will check on it and report.

-- highwayman (highwayman@road.neverends), April 27, 2000.

Hey Manny,

Are you going to be in your favorite topless club by the Sahara next Friday night (5/05)? You never did tell us what city you live in. I'll look for you in the VIP room. What do you look like, so I can identify you?

-- highwayman (highyman@lookingfor.manny), April 27, 2000.

The new Citgo that opened up right across the street from the Diamond [whatever] has the low octane going for $1.30 now. I have to say something here, however, about self-serve gas-stations. I buy beer at the local Diamond [whatever], so I'm pretty familiar with the folks who work there. I stopped by earlier in the week and one of the clerks was totally agitated. I said, "What's wrong, James?" He said, "It's constant stress watching the pumps." I said, "Why are you watching the pumps?" He said, "People are leaving without paying." I said, "I thought one must pay before being served." He said, "Not on the two pumps closest to the store. Earlier a guy pulled up in a VERY expensive car, wife next to him in the front seat. I didn't question him. After $19.00 worth of gas, he drove out without paying."

I suspect that at SOME stations our gas is going up to make up for the loss incurred by those who don't pay.

-- Anita (Anita_S3@hotmail.com), April 27, 2000.