Post-Ike Gas Situation
We’re back from our weekend trip to Belmont, and gas has gone up everywhere between here and there, where it’s available.
Only one of the three gas stations in Belmont had gas most of the weekend. It was going for $3.79; a steal as it turns out. I was topping off our tank every chance I got this weekend. Not only did we have to get back to Oxford, but we’ve got to go back to Belmont Thursday afternoon for my brother’s wedding and associated events.
On the trip home, it seemed that most stations had gone up around 30 cents a gallon. The average was around $3.99.
The big exception was the Pontotoc Wal-Mart, where we usually get our cheap gas on trips to and from Belmont. It was $4.29, up 60 cents from Friday afternoon. The station across the street from it was advertising gas for $3.89, but was out of gas.
Gas at Kroger in Oxford is $3.89, up 26 cents from Friday morning.
It’s being reported that refineries won’t be completely back online for eight to nine days. Most likely gas won’t be going up any more, barring worse news from the oil and gas industry. It’ll be interesting to see how long it takes for gas prices to go back down to their previous levels.