Fuel Prices - Complain Complain

[jlandry@domain.elided (John A. Landry)]

In Linda Tripp's secret telephone recording, Monica and MikeIIDC@domain.elided
were heard saying...

>Yeah, gas had been so cheap for a while there that I completely forgot to check
>the price.  I went to fill up both tanks on my '64 T'all and two spare "jerry"
>cans-tank shut off at $50.00, before I had finished my T'all!!!  By the time I
>filled my T'all, one five gallon can, and one one gallon can, I was in over
>$60.00!!!
>Couldn't believe it!!!

I know that gasoline is still relatively cheap in this country (compared to
inflation, etc.), but what really hurts is going from about $0.89 (a couple of
weeks ago) to $1.26 (as of yesterday) at the cheap price gas station I
frequent.  This is just in time for the big driving season... the bastards!
As I mentioned, I'm getting ready to tow my travel trailer down your way and
back... about 2100 miles total.  At 10 mpg (if I'm lucky) and gasoline prices
probably averaging $1.50, I'm looking at well over $300.00 in the fuel costs
alone just to get there and back.  Last year on my trip the cheapest gas I
found was in Nevada just before crossing into CA.  The highest was inside CA
in the Death valley area... over $2.00 per gallon at one station.  The recent
sharp increase in gasoline prices is likely to push these same prices up by
$0.50 to $1.00 per gallon.

Now if only Tom Mandera would send me some gas money!!!  <wink, wink>  (Tom is
acting as my broker for my old 345 and has been having trouble linking up with
the buyer in Montana... not Tom's fault one bit.)

Regards,

John L.
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