From: someone@somewhere.org
Subject: Re: Cost for gas station to fill *their* tanks?
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.frugal-living misc.consumers.house misc.consumers
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:56:09 GMT

In misc.consumers.frugal-living Harry K  wrote:  
> someone@somewhere.org wrote:
> > In misc.consumers.house Harry K  wrote:
> >
> > > But the history shows that the price never drops back to what it was.
> > > The higher the rise, the higher the final price will be when the crisis
> > > is over.
> >
> > > This started with prices around $2.00 here, it is now approaching
> > > $3.00.  My bet is we will never see gas (here) at under $2.75 again and
> > > will be lucky if it ever goes down to that.
> >
> > Where is "here"?
> >
> > Do you happen to recall the price of gas in the summer of 1998 through 1999
> > was in your area?  How did those prices compare to the few years before?
> >
> > I personally am expecting gas to be under $2 again within 18 months.
> 
> In Eastern Washington.  One of the highest gas tax states in Union.  I
> can't recall the specific prices, just that when they went up, the
> never went back to where they were.  In the early 80s I recall it
> hitting $1.43 and then settling back to around $1.35 but that memory is
> vague and probably incorrect.
> 
> You will never see gas under $2 again.

Less than two months later http://www.oklahomagasprices.com/ shows eight
stations selling for under $2/gallon.  

Prices peaked around $3.35 early last month in my area and are already down 
to $2.17 today.

It looks like another ~$0.35 to go in Washington but you guys had a gas tax
increase over the summer.  Any bets on what the next two months bring?