Randy Bly
Randy Bly
certainly expected happening increase prices somewhat
It's all happening at the same time, and we certainly expected prices to increase somewhat but not to this extent.
certainly longer quite scenario seen taking
I haven't seen a scenario quite like this in the 21 years I've been with AAA. This is certainly taking longer than we expected.
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We expected it to happen, but it looks like we are running out of time for that. Are we going to hit $3? We are not that far from it under normal circumstances, are we? If you add a hurricane to that, I wouldn't be surprised.
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We're going into the weekend expecting to see price increases, no doubt about it, should the forecast with Rita pan out. There's no way to predict how much gas prices will be up for Rita.
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Things appear -- at least for the short term -- that the stage is set for gas prices to increase even more.
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We went through uncharted territory this past year, with twin hurricanes taking out a huge part of our petroleum industry along the Gulf Coast. That has never happened before, and it's never hit with a Labor Day holiday.
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You have to remember it's a very volatile market. But, if everything else remains stable, chances are fairly good that prices will be calming.
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I think gas at $3 a gallon and up is going to be the rule here, as we get into the Labor Day weekend.
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We'll probably continue to see rising gas prices just beyond the Labor Day holiday.
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We were fully anticipating some price increases beginning this weekend. It appears that maybe the storm damage isn't going to be quite as bad as we thought. That would be excellent news for motorists.
busy demand dropping holiday season seeing somewhat taken travel
We were somewhat taken aback. Normally, what we see after a very busy holiday travel season is demand dropping off. Unfortunately, this year, we're seeing just the opposite.
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We recommend keeping your cars well maintained, checking air pressure in your tires and combining errands into one trip to save gas. If everyone did that, the conservation efforts would make a huge difference on the price factor.
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While it's normal to see gas prices rise for the holidays, we just don't know how much prices will fluctuate until spring arrives.
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This requirement, coupled with on-going strong demand and unrest in the Middle East, will keep the cost of gasoline over the $2 mark in the foreseeable future.