Bay Area: Alice's Restaurant (Woodside, CA)

[rdprdp01]

Just bring lots of money for gas lol. I just returned from northern California ( visited Lassen Volcanic Natl Park). Gas varied from $4.49 gal to $5.19 a gal depending on location and scarcity of fuel stations. I filled up before I left home in Ohio @ $ 2.87 a gal. Last night I filled up here for $2.75 a gal.

So I true. I have paid $6 per gallon. It is a good thing my CB1100EX is able to achieve 50 MPG!

Sadly my friends, gas prices are on the rise in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am certain that the cost per gallon will exceed $6 USD before Christmas.

In comparison, the cost per gallon in Austin, TX, another liberal enclave in the United States, is $3 USD per gallon.

The costa delta can be explained easily:

California government officials will issue a permit for a fuel station but not a petroleum refinery.

More miles are driven in California than any other state.

Gas has to be refined elsewhere and imported, adding cost and transportation costs and I suspect greater emissions.

With respect to the well-intended policy makers, the real impact is less money for working-class families.

It is a good thing the total cost of operating an over-built, incredibly reliable, air-cooled CB1100 is low no matter the cost of a gallon of gasoline.