I got gas Monday morning for $2.91, and didn't fill up because it was cold. Got off work, and the same station was $3.19. Needless to say I was bummed.
I'm still seeing it slightly over $3 around Georgesville & Broad.
I had $2 off at GetGo right after christmas. I filled the Jeep up, then discovered one of my 5 gallon cans had a hole in it. I was upset beyond belief that I had to leave 5 gallons at the gas station.
I feel the main reason for high gas prices are high crude oil prices. Oil prices normally rise when demand is greater than supply. However, in 2011, high oil prices were caused by investors' fears about unrest in Libya and Egypt. Even before that, oil prices were steadily rising, as commodities traders took bet against a declining dollar, and bought gold and futures contracts. These are agreements to buy or sell oil at a specific date in the future at a specific price. Commodities traders can create a self-fulfilling prophecy by bidding up oil futures prices. Once this starts, it can create an asset bubble.
but who knows..... I miss the good ol' days 99cents a gallon =(