Gas Prices

[ls317]

Enjoy the lowered gas prices while you can.Once the storm gets closer the prices will jump back upward.

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. The prices never lowered where I am, in fact they have

gone steadily upward.

[ls317]

2. They have dropped about 30 cents here in the past 2 weeks

[louis-t]

3. Dropped $.70

in Mich.

[etherealtruth]

5. Sure have ...

... best to fill your tank if you can right now, though.

[louis-t]

6. I filled my second vehicle (minivan) when gas was $1.75

It wasn't running all last winter. Now somebody hit it in the street and I'm getting an insurance settlement. I'm trying to get $45 worth of gas out of the tank before the wrecker comes!

[etherealtruth]

8. Sounds like a smart move to me. n/t

[Coastie for Truth]

4. Stayed the same

but with a category 5 coming on the "Oil Patch" -- and refineries -- of the "Coastal Bend" (Port Arthur - Houston/Galveston and Ship Channel - Corpus Christi) - it's going to get much worse.

[ComerPerro]

7. Lowered? They are still higher than they were before Katrina

Before Katrina, about 2.50,
after Katrina, around 3.10
now, about 2.70.

So, lowerd from that high, but I would still hardly call that "lowered".

But, you are right. After this storm, I expect we might hit $4 in many areas. If nothing else, just to condition people to think that $3 a gallon is low.