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I filled my tank last night for $1.839, the same price I've paid for about
a month now at that particular Spinx station. That is for 87 octane with
ethanol added, and it is located at Honea Path, South Carolina.

The prices in Greenwood, Abbeville, Honea Path, Princeton, and Simpsonville
yesterday ranged from the $1.839 to $2.049 for the low octane. The price
has been creeping up for the last 4 weeks. No new spurt post-election.

>The day before the election, I paid $1.98 per gallon here. At 4:30 am,
>the day after the election, I paid $2.17. Coincidence? I think not. Of
>course, I had cynically told everyone that the reduced gas prices
>leading up to the election were a blatant attempt to steer people into
>voting their pocketbook, and that the day after the election we would
>see a jump. So I wasn't surprised. I'm glad folks didn't get duped by
>the lower prices, though. Despite the cynical view that voters are
>stupid and vote based strictly on moment-to-moment pocketbook issues,
>they showed that they can take a broader view and vote based on their
>view of world affairs, and corruption amongst politicians, and not on
>how much this week's tank of gas will cost.
>
>Gloria