$2.859

So gasoline prices went up today to $2.859 a gallon in Huntington. I bought $10 worth at $2.719 a gallon last night to tide me over until payday. Buying only 3.4 gallons seems kind of useless, but it got me home and back.

We've seen prices increase in 10-cent increments for a while now. As one of my co-workers says, whether it's because of shortage of ethanol or a lack of hurricanes, we're headed toward $3 a gallon before Memorial Day. Maybe the refiners and the retailers should spare us the weekly jump, go ahead and make the big jump to $3 or whatever and keep the price stable for a while.