Don't get too excited guys. It won't take long for the speculators to find some unrelated "problem" somewhere in the world to justify jacking those prices right back up. I'm so used to seeing that around here that I automatically assume any time the retail price of gasoline drops to $3.00, we will be hearing very shortly about some conflict in some other part of the world that justifies jacking up prices here immediately (even though the crude the local refineries are using was purchased under contract and that price isn't affected). OR, we get the story about having to shut down a refinery or two for maintenance, or having to switch over to winter blend from summer blend or vice verse, etc.. There is always an excuse, and for many years the biggest trigger has been anytime retail prices dropped toward $3.00 and the "experts" are predicting even lower prices, magically we see prices in this area start to climb instead. It's all a game, and while it might be fun to pizz and moan about it and use it as a conversation starter, similar to talking about the weather, ultimately it's all out of our control.
Jerry
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Topic: Gas Prices Going Down in Your Town (Read 22148 times)