FULL TANK, EMPTY WALLET $1.83-A-GALLON AVERAGE SETS L.A. RECORD; SPIKE MAY GO ON.Byline: Evan Pondel Staff Writer Los Angeles' drivers face another pummeling at the pump, paying an all-time high for gasoline - $1.83 on average for regular unleaded - as prices zoomed 20 cents in the past month alone. The average cost of unleaded across the state has risen to $1.91, a state record, the Automobile Club of Southern California The Automobile Club of Southern California was founded December 13, 1900 in Los Angeles as one of the nation's first motor clubs dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws and improvement of overall driving conditions. reported Wednesday. ``I just think it's insane and I can't believe we're still driving cars that use gas,'' said 32-year-old Pamela Adlon Pamela Adlon (born in 1968 in New York City, New York) is an American actress and voice actress. She is sometimes credited as Pamela Segall and Pamela Segall Adlon. as she pumped her glistening glis·ten intr.v. glis·tened, glis·ten·ing, glis·tens To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster. See Synonyms at flash. n. A sparkling, lustrous shine. white Honda Odyssey The Honda Odyssey is a minivan / large MPV produced by the Japanese automaker Honda since 1995. Since model year 1999, the name was used on two related but distinct vehicles, with the larger Odyssey sold in North America market, while the smaller Odyssey sold in Japan and other full of unleaded fuel. The soaring prices have been good for oil company giants like Chevron, which reported profits of $1.6 billion for the first quarter last week. That works out to $2.49 per share, compared with $1.59 per share, or $1.04 billion, from the same period a year ago. Fred Gorell, spokesman for the company, said the gas price surge reflected market condition. ``Supply, demand and competition control the prices,'' he said. At the Union 76 station on the corner of Sherman Oaks Avenue and Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. , regular unleaded gas costs $1.99, while the highest octane fuel costs $2.19. ``I canceled my health insurance to pay for power and gasoline,'' said 35-year-old Sam Deep, a full-service cashier at the station. ``With gas prices rising, less people are using full service and I might even lose my job.'' Charles Gerencser, a 27-year-old from Hollywood who drives a jet black Lincoln Navigator The Lincoln Navigator is a full-size luxury SUV produced by Ford Motor Company for its luxury division Lincoln. Introduced in 1998, the Navigator was one of the first full-size luxury SUVs. , relies on premium fuel to fill his tremendous tank. At the end of a fill-up, Gerencser said, he can usually look forward to a $60 bill. ``If I wasn't spending an additional $20 at the pump, I could invest that money elsewhere,'' Gerencser said. As gas prices continue to soar, experts remain uncertain as to when the costs will be capped. And, as spring trickles by and the summer months rapidly approach, the cars Southern Californians depend on for work will soon hit the highways for family vacations. ``The experts' predictions are not rosy,'' said Anita Mangels mangels Beta vulgaris; called also mangel-wurzel. , a spokeswoman for the Western States Petroleum Association. ``The whole country is suffering and L.A. usually enjoys better prices as a whole.'' As drivers take to the roads for weekend getaways, some remain pessimistic about an improvement in gas prices. ``This is the rumble before the big one. It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for the consumers to respond,'' said Dr. James Mays, co-chairman of Citizens Against High Gasoline Prices. ``We need to have people on the front lines protesting and making noise.'' CAPTION(S): chart Chart: Pumped Up Prices Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. gas prices have steadily risen since this winter, reaching an all-time high Wednesday. SOURCE: Automobile Club of Southern California. |
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