On Sunday night and Monday morning, the news was saying that the price of gas would rise due to Hurricane Katrina (and if you want to help victims, donate here or by calling 1-800-HELP-NOW). At that point, my car had slightly over a quarter tank of gas (which would last for a while), but I decided to get gas on Tuesday, on my way home from work. As I drove to work Tuesday morning, I took note of gas prices--most were around $2.69. Fine. When I drove home, they were up to $2.76. I filled up.
Today, the same gas station I filled up at $2.76? Was at $3.09. It went up 33 cents in 24 hours. The stations a bit closer to my apartment were still at a "reasonable" $2.89, but...dang. And according to CNN, experts are saying that prices will "definitely" hit $4 a gallon in the near future. They just aren't sure whether that will last, or whether it'll go down fairly quickly.
Current song in my head:
"Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson
i drove past a lowest price, this mornin. usually the cheapest places to get gas in the city--now at 3.49 a gallon.
Posted by: Athenoze Bleed at September 1, 2005 12:49 PM