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.
legitimate purpose
It's not a censure. It's enforcement for a legitimate purpose.
add expected far hit hurricane looks normal running time
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.
doubt expecting forecast gas pan predict price prices rita weekend
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.
along gulf happened hit huge industry labor past petroleum taking territory twin uncharted
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.
chances fairly good prices remains remember volatile
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.
appear gas increase prices short stage term
Things appear -- at least for the short term -- that the stage is set for gas prices to increase even more.
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Some refineries are temporarily off-line for annual spring maintenance and changing over from winter blends of fuel to summer blends to meet Environmental Protection Act requirements. But, although there is volatile market futures speculation, the strong domestic supply we now have should bring prices lower before Memorial Day weekend.
drop notice people prices
You really started to notice when it got under the $2 mark. But now it's, 'Oh, boy, here it comes up again.' Many people thought prices would drop after the holidays, which they usually do.
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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.
hurricane last season sounds stop
It sounds crazy. But, if we stop and think about it, if we have a hurricane season like last year, who knows. It's a possibility.
above gas good looks none prices retail stay
There's a lot going on, and none of it really looks good for gas at the retail level. For the foreseeable future, I think prices are going to stay above average.
factors hitting
It's a combination of factors hitting all at once.