Gas Prices = $2.34?

[nfpgasmask]

I paid $2.55 in the middle of Illinois last weekend, and just now I paid $3.29 (for Premium) in the city (Chicago). A month ago regular was $3.59 in the suburbs here...

Bart

[Anita]

Prices just dipped under $3 in my part of town.

[Joe_Black]

Cheap now? Yeah, then next time it'll peg around $3.10 to $3.20 a gallon and everyone will think $2.69 is cheap. After that the spike will be maybe around $3.50 and back down to say $2.75 and all will be happy again. See the trend?

Never in the history of the reciprocating engine have we ever needed fossil fuels. They weren't even designed for it!

Okay, okay... stepping away from the soap box...

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

Cheap now? Yeah, then next time it'll peg around $3.10 to $3.20 a gallon and everyone will think $2.69 is cheap. After that the spike will be maybe around $3.50 and back down to say $2.75 and all will be happy again. See the trend?

I've been preaching this logic to friends & family and nobody seems to agree with this notion; I even went so far as to predict to the penny where gas would fall last year to some buddies at work...thought Katrina would throw a monkey wrench in my prediction but low and behold after the refineries were back up to speed I hit it right on the head..even had people email me asking "how did you know?"

I'm predicting a rock-bottom low of $2.199 in my parts before it begins marching back up to $3.099-$3.199 by next summer.

kiss under $2.00 a gallon days goodbye!

[Icekold]

My take on these new "low" gas prices? One word: elections.
These lower gas prices are directly related to the fact that alot of these politicians that are in the pocket of the big oil companies are about to be voted out by fed up voters. I think this is a last ditch effort and attempt at brainwashing us into forgiving these crooks and preserving the friends they have on Capitol Hill. I for one ain't falling for it.

[ScottinMA]

Cape Cod, MA - $2.95/gal

[Y33TREKker]

My take on these new "low" gas prices? One word: elections.
These lower gas prices are directly related to the fact that alot of these politicians that are in the pocket of the big oil companies are about to be voted out by fed up voters. I think this is a last ditch effort and attempt at brainwashing us into forgiving these crooks and preserving the friends they have on Capitol Hill. I for one ain't falling for it.

I'll 2nd that notion. Seems like an act of desperation if they're willing to forego that kind of $$$. Of course, in the long-run comparatively, it'd probably just be a drop in the bucket....or barrel as the case may be.

[goalieguy1]

paid 2.83 the other day here in Central Cali