Gasoline prices in Dade City...2.75-2.79 ( has risen from 2.57 two weeks ago )
.Let's see.......Inventory is said to be in great shape ( eliminates excuse # 3 )....switch from gasoline to heating oil took place in late September ( eliminates excuse # 17 )
holidays coming up....time to raise prices for driving public in terms of supply and demand ( possible useage of excuse # 21 ) ...China's useage leapfrogging over that of the USA driving up global demand .... ( a good possibility for excuse # 27 ) and finally , speculators betting on price rises to cover their investments ..( according to Wall Street Journal ...Bingo !!! ) and on we go....the short end of the stick again........northern states much more vulnerable then southern ones BECAUSE THEY CAN GET IT in that market......Begs the question, are we ever going to have an energy policy