What is UP with the gas??

I don't normally pay much attention to the price of gas anymore. I know I need it if I want to drive. I know which stations to frequent because they typically have the lowest prices so when I need it I just stop at one of my favorite gas stations and pump the gas.

Monday morning I was headed out to the hospital about 8:00 a.m. and I had to stop and get gas. Pulled into the station down the road from the house and as I was pumping the gas I looked to see how much I was paying - $2.64 - hmmmm, I thought it was still in the $2.50 range was what went through my mind. I was going to look at some of the other stations (to compare prices) as I passed them but I forgot about it on my way to the hospital for my friend's surgery.

On my way back home Monday evening at 5:00 pm I remembered to check gas prices. It had jumped to $2.75!! WOW - that's a huge jump in one day! Tuesday early afternoon I headed back out and it was down to $2.67. I can't believe how the price keeps jumping around like that from day to day.

Here is a great tool for checking the prices of gas in your area. When I checked this this morning it shows me the lowest price in my zip code is $2.41 and the highest price is $2.77 - that is a tremendous difference!! Wish I had taken the time to use this little tool on Monday morning...GRRRRR.

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