LAist featured photographer Marshall Astor took this photo of a not-so-thrifty gas (4.76 for unleaded plus!) at a "Thrifty" gas station in San Pedro, near Los Angeles harbor:
This gas station's prices have gone nuts, but every time I drive by, there's some moron at the pump getting gouged.
For reference, I paid $4.01 at a nearby station last week, and most other nearby stations are in the low $4.10-20 range.
I'm expecting this pump to hit $5.00 soon. I have no idea what's going on at this place.
Link to Marshall's photo - via LAist
Having said that, I wonder how they knew.
Of course the famous bumper stickers I've seen lately put direct blame on Bush. When I see those the only thing it says to me is, the person who put that on his or her bumper are pretty dense as to how the system works.
@ sofar: I doubt there is an "attendant," per se, probably a clerk inside the mini mart.
here in london regular unleaded goes for 1.18 GBP per LITER at some stations. that's 4.47 GBP per gallon, which currently translates to 8.83 US dollars. this of course is before you drive into town and pay another 8 GBP congestion charge.
so stop whining. it's gonna get worse anyway.