3.05
3.15
3.19
3.05
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Thursday, November 26, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Lost Hills
Yippee!!! Salvation from Stockdale Hwy.:
$3.09
$3.19
$3.39
$3.09
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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Sunday, September 6, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$3.19 - unleaded
$3.29 - mid-grade
$3.39 - “high-test”
$2.99 - Diesel
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$3.29 - mid-grade
$3.39 - “high-test”
$2.99 - Diesel
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Gas Prices - Jay's Shell, La Cañada
$3.09 - regular unleaded
$3.19 - mid-grade
$3.29 - “high-test”
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$3.19 - mid-grade
$3.29 - “high-test”
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But It’s a *Shell* Card!!
OK, maybe this isn’t actually so unusual after all; I so very rarely have to go see the cashier…
I pulled in and slid my Shell card, like always, and the machine asked for my ZIP code. Punched it in and the machine invited me to report to the cashier. I wandered in, handed over the card, gave her the pump number, and waited for the card to be swiped and returned.
Nope. She was keeping it until I came back, and, it turned out, she was doing this because it was a Shell card. This would not have happened, she told me, if it had been any other card.
Huh???
Off to Jay’s Shell, then.
I pulled in and slid my Shell card, like always, and the machine asked for my ZIP code. Punched it in and the machine invited me to report to the cashier. I wandered in, handed over the card, gave her the pump number, and waited for the card to be swiped and returned.
Nope. She was keeping it until I came back, and, it turned out, she was doing this because it was a Shell card. This would not have happened, she told me, if it had been any other card.
Huh???
Off to Jay’s Shell, then.
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Azusa
Azusa Ave. & the 210. But don’t bother stopping here if you’re planning to use a Shell card; details to follow…
$2.99 - regular unleaded
$3.09 - mid-grade
$3.19 - “high-test”
$2.85 - Diesel
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$2.99 - regular unleaded
$3.09 - mid-grade
$3.19 - “high-test”
$2.85 - Diesel
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Glendora
Glendora & Alosta.
$2.95 - regular unleaded
$3.05 - mid-grade
$3.15 - “high-test”
$2.95 - Diesel
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$2.95 - regular unleaded
$3.05 - mid-grade
$3.15 - “high-test”
$2.95 - Diesel
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Gas Prices - Shell Station, Stockdale Hwy.
Not a clue. I was way too afraid to look.
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Gas Prices - Shell Station, Lost Hills
None.
The place is undergoing massive construction/upheaval/renovation. Perhaps by the end of the decade…
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The place is undergoing massive construction/upheaval/renovation. Perhaps by the end of the decade…
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Gas Prices - Love’s, Lost Hills
$2.87 - regular unleaded
$2.97 - “unleaded plus”
$2.84 - Diesel
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$2.97 - “unleaded plus”
$2.84 - Diesel
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Gas Prices - Texaco Station, Blackwells Junction
$3.19 - regular unleaded
$3.29 - mid-grade
$3.39 - “high-test”
$3.19 - Diesel
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$3.29 - mid-grade
$3.39 - “high-test”
$3.19 - Diesel
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Gas Prices - ARCO Station, Paso Robles
$3.03 - regular unleaded
$3.13 - mid-grade
$3.23 - “high-test”
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$3.13 - mid-grade
$3.23 - “high-test”
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Gas Prices - Various Stops on Bob’s Trip
In no particular order, for regular unleaded:
$3.03 - Magic Mountain
$3.19 - Jay’s Shell, La Cañada
$3.79 - Stockdale Hwy. Shell (no, that’s not a typo)
$3.08 - Pico Canyon
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via FoxyTunes
$3.03 - Magic Mountain
$3.19 - Jay’s Shell, La Cañada
$3.79 - Stockdale Hwy. Shell (no, that’s not a typo)
$3.08 - Pico Canyon
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via FoxyTunes
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Gas Prices - Sell Station, Ben Lomond
$3.09 - regular unleaded
$3.19 - mid-grade
$3.29 - “high-test”
$2.99 - Diesel
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$3.19 - mid-grade
$3.29 - “high-test”
$2.99 - Diesel
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$3.05 - regular unleaded
$3.15 - mid-grade
$3.25 - “high-test”
$2.95 - Diesel
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$3.15 - mid-grade
$3.25 - “high-test”
$2.95 - Diesel
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.99 - regular grade
$3.09 - mid-grade
$3.19 - “high-test”
$2.85 - Diesel
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$3.09 - mid-grade
$3.19 - “high-test”
$2.85 - Diesel
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.89 - regular unleaded
$2.99 - mid-grade
$3.09 - “high-test”
$2.75 - Diesel
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$2.99 - mid-grade
$3.09 - “high-test”
$2.75 - Diesel
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.95 - regular unleaded
$3.05 - mid-grade
$3.15 - “high-test”
$2.79 - Diesel
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$3.05 - mid-grade
$3.15 - “high-test”
$2.79 - Diesel
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.99 - regular unleaded
$3.09 - mid-grade
$3.19 - “high test”
$2.89 - Diesel
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$3.09 - mid-grade
$3.19 - “high test”
$2.89 - Diesel
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$3.05 - regular unleaded
$3.15 - mid-grade
$3.25 - “high test”
$2.89 - Diesel
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$3.15 - mid-grade
$3.25 - “high test”
$2.89 - Diesel
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Monday, June 15, 2009
RVs, Here We Come?
Looks like we might be getting an RV, rather than buying or renting in SoCal, so we’ve been looking and learning.
RenRen and Brett have been invaluable resources, of course.
Bob has stopped at Stier’s, in Bakersfield, a couple of times on his way home from pheresis, but we really need to be looking at things together.
So…
We went looking today. We first stopped at what used to be RVs of Merritt, in Scotts Valley, but now looks like a rental (and perhaps service?) arm of El Monte RV. No one of a sales nature seemed to be around (although they do have a dump station; the fee was $15.00, IIRC), but they did have a most unusual Class C parked on the lot:
This shot really does not convey just how long the thing looks. And yes, that’s a Ford F-550.
Seems this is made by Dynamax, out of Elkhart, IN. It’s their Isata; logically, it’s the F-Series:
From there, we wandered up the block, to Scotts Valley RV, and looked at a used Fleetwood Revolution LE; not particularly impressed by the presentation.
From there, we scooted out to Alpine RV, in Morgan Hill. We looked at another Revolution LE; a Fleetwood Discovery (or so Bob recalls; I don’t); a Winnebago Tour; and two Monaco Diplomats, one with the galley up front, the other with the galley behind.
The Winnie had TONS of storage, including great closet closet space. I’m not sure about the U-shaped dinette thing, but the bedroom and bathroom arrangement were pretty cool: to get to the bedroom, you can either go down the “hall” or through the bathroom (when the slides are closed, the hall is no longer there…).
The Diplomat with the galley aft was my favorite of the two, partly because that’s the way the Cathouse is set up; it’s got the bathroom divided across the hall. The galley forward has the reefer right behind the passenger seat (could come in really handy!), and has an all-in-one bathroom; across the hall from the bathroom is a wall with two windows! Somewhat disconcerting; Bob was a bit puzzled by the concept, as well.
On the front porch of the main building, and inside (with tent attached) was the cutest little thing:
Maybe we could tow one behind for Glenkerry? ;-)
RenRen and Brett have been invaluable resources, of course.
Bob has stopped at Stier’s, in Bakersfield, a couple of times on his way home from pheresis, but we really need to be looking at things together.
So…
We went looking today. We first stopped at what used to be RVs of Merritt, in Scotts Valley, but now looks like a rental (and perhaps service?) arm of El Monte RV. No one of a sales nature seemed to be around (although they do have a dump station; the fee was $15.00, IIRC), but they did have a most unusual Class C parked on the lot:
This shot really does not convey just how long the thing looks. And yes, that’s a Ford F-550.
Seems this is made by Dynamax, out of Elkhart, IN. It’s their Isata; logically, it’s the F-Series:
From there, we wandered up the block, to Scotts Valley RV, and looked at a used Fleetwood Revolution LE; not particularly impressed by the presentation.
From there, we scooted out to Alpine RV, in Morgan Hill. We looked at another Revolution LE; a Fleetwood Discovery (or so Bob recalls; I don’t); a Winnebago Tour; and two Monaco Diplomats, one with the galley up front, the other with the galley behind.
The Winnie had TONS of storage, including great closet closet space. I’m not sure about the U-shaped dinette thing, but the bedroom and bathroom arrangement were pretty cool: to get to the bedroom, you can either go down the “hall” or through the bathroom (when the slides are closed, the hall is no longer there…).
The Diplomat with the galley aft was my favorite of the two, partly because that’s the way the Cathouse is set up; it’s got the bathroom divided across the hall. The galley forward has the reefer right behind the passenger seat (could come in really handy!), and has an all-in-one bathroom; across the hall from the bathroom is a wall with two windows! Somewhat disconcerting; Bob was a bit puzzled by the concept, as well.
On the front porch of the main building, and inside (with tent attached) was the cutest little thing:
Maybe we could tow one behind for Glenkerry? ;-)
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$3.09 - regular unleaded
$3.19 - mid-grade
$3.29 - “high-test”
$2.95 - Diesel
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$3.19 - mid-grade
$3.29 - “high-test”
$2.95 - Diesel
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.99 - regular unleaded
$3.09 - mid-grade
$3.19 - “high-test”
$2.89 - Diesel
$3.09 - mid-grade
$3.19 - “high-test”
$2.89 - Diesel
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.95 - regular unleaded
$3.05 - mid-grade
$3.15 - “high-test”
$2.85 - Diesel
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$3.05 - mid-grade
$3.15 - “high-test”
$2.85 - Diesel
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.89 - regular unleaded
$2.99 - mid-grade
$3.09 - “high-test”
$2.79 - Diesel
$2.99 - mid-grade
$3.09 - “high-test”
$2.79 - Diesel
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.85 - regular unleaded
$2.95 - mid-grade
$3.05 - “high-test”
$2.69 - Diesel
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$2.95 - mid-grade
$3.05 - “high-test”
$2.69 - Diesel
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.69 - regular unleaded
$2.79 - mid-grade
$2.89 - “high-test”
$2.49 - Diesel
$2.79 - mid-grade
$2.89 - “high-test”
$2.49 - Diesel
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.65 - regular unleaded
$2.75 - mid-grade
$2.85 - “high-test”
$2.45 - Diesel
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$2.75 - mid-grade
$2.85 - “high-test”
$2.45 - Diesel
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.59 - regular unleaded
$2.69 - mid-grade
$2.79 - “high-test”
$2.45 - Diesel
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$2.69 - mid-grade
$2.79 - “high-test”
$2.45 - Diesel
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.49 - regular unleaded
$2.59 - mid-grade
$2.69 - “high-test”
$2.45 - Diesel
$2.59 - mid-grade
$2.69 - “high-test”
$2.45 - Diesel
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.45 - regular unleaded
$2.55 - mid-grade
$2.65 - “high-test”
$2.39 - Diesel
$2.55 - mid-grade
$2.65 - “high-test”
$2.39 - Diesel
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.39 - regular unleaded
$2.49 - mid-grade
$2.59 - “high-test”
$2.39 - Diesel
$2.49 - mid-grade
$2.59 - “high-test”
$2.39 - Diesel
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Gas Price - Shell Station, Stockdale Hwy.
Bob reported, due to various other Shell stations’ being closed (Lost Hills, again…), he stopped for gas at the Shell station on Stockdale Hwy., where he had the privilege of paying:
$2.89 - regular unleaded
Ouch!!! I felt too faint to ask about prices for the other grades.
$2.89 - regular unleaded
Ouch!!! I felt too faint to ask about prices for the other grades.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.25 - regular unleaded
$2.35 - mid-grade
$2.45 - “high-test”
$2.15 - Diesel
$2.35 - mid-grade
$2.45 - “high-test”
$2.15 - Diesel
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.29 - regular unleaded
$2.39 - mid-grade
$2.49 - “high-test”
$2.39 - Diesel
$2.39 - mid-grade
$2.49 - “high-test”
$2.39 - Diesel
Monday, February 23, 2009
Gas Prices - American Gas, Boulder Creek
$2.33 - regular unleaded (credit price)
$2.43 - mid-grade (credit price)
$2.53 - “high-test” (credit price)
$2.43 - Diesel (credit price)
$2.43 - mid-grade (credit price)
$2.53 - “high-test” (credit price)
$2.43 - Diesel (credit price)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Gas Prices - Shell Station, Ben Lomond
$2.35 - regular unleaded
$2.45 - mid-grade
$2.55 - “high-test”
$2.45 - Diesel
$2.45 - mid-grade
$2.55 - “high-test”
$2.45 - Diesel
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Eavesdropping on ATC
A couple of articles on Thursday’s crash near Buffalo mentioned LiveATC.net as their source for conversations between air traffic control and the Dash 8 just before the crash.
LiveATC is a pretty interesting site. They started out making ATC transmissions from Boston’s Logan Airport available, and have branched out to many parts of the world, notably not the UK, though, where listening in on ATC (among other things) is prohibited by law unless “…you are authorised by a designated person to do so.”
You can get the feeds on your iPhone or BlackBerry, too; it’s a bit more draconian on a BlackBerry, but maybe they’ll get around to straightening that out.
Want to help? Here’s what the site has to say:
Feeder Sites
If you are within listening range of an airport and have a police scanner or any airband-capable scanning receiver, please consider becoming a LiveATC air traffic control feeder site.
Besides the scanner, you need:
- an always-on Internet connection (uses ~16kbps)
- an external or attic antenna (for optimum reception)
- audio cable to connect scanner to PC's sound card
- a PC running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux/other Unix
- free software we provide and help you set up
Could be a lot of fun, actually!
LiveATC is a pretty interesting site. They started out making ATC transmissions from Boston’s Logan Airport available, and have branched out to many parts of the world, notably not the UK, though, where listening in on ATC (among other things) is prohibited by law unless “…you are authorised by a designated person to do so.”
You can get the feeds on your iPhone or BlackBerry, too; it’s a bit more draconian on a BlackBerry, but maybe they’ll get around to straightening that out.
Want to help? Here’s what the site has to say:
Feeder Sites
If you are within listening range of an airport and have a police scanner or any airband-capable scanning receiver, please consider becoming a LiveATC air traffic control feeder site.
Besides the scanner, you need:
- an always-on Internet connection (uses ~16kbps)
- an external or attic antenna (for optimum reception)
- audio cable to connect scanner to PC's sound card
- a PC running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux/other Unix
- free software we provide and help you set up
Could be a lot of fun, actually!
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