Gregg Laskoski
Gregg Laskoski
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We were as wrong as you could get.
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The federal government is basically saying that the price of gas could go up slightly through Labor Day weekend. It could be another couple of cents between now and next weekend. Maybe as much as four or five cents.
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We firmly support the free-market philosophy and we don't believe the government should interfere in free markets.
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What goes up should come down, but we can't forecast when.
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This is not uncharted territory. As much as we dislike it, we are not as alarmed. You are not going to find anybody who will tell you they are going to cancel their travel plans.
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Tennessee typically parallels the national average or stays just a few cents below it.
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One of the ministers from Kuwait said that just the specter of negative news out of the Middle East adds about $9 to a barrel of crude oil.
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We don't know if the decline is going to be a gradual decline or a sharp decline.
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For consumers, I know it's infuriating to watch these (prices) go up.
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We strongly advise everyone to make sure they have a well-charged cell phone when they evacuate. But you should make sure that all the regular maintenance, all the stuff you tend to put off, is taken care of. You don't want to be calling for emergency road service during an evacuation because of a tire.
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You don't know with 100 percent certainty that you'll be coming back to the home you left. So you should take essential papers, insurance policies, both home and auto, and any other irreplaceable items, including family photos. Keep them in an appropriate watertight container.
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We had stated that we expected prices to come down ... just two weeks ago.
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Unfortunately, because we saw it hit that milestone last year, it would be naive for us to think that can't happen again. But we don't want to create a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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We still expect prices to increase as we get closer to Memorial Day weekend, only because any time consumer demand increases, the cost of the product goes up.