Gasoline prices up again

Speedway bumped its prices in this area up 2o to 30 cents a gallon today. It's charging $3.199, up from the $2.899 I paid yesterday. If your needle's on empty and you need a fillup, that extra 30 cents per gallon on 15 gallons equals... $4.50.

This could be seen coming a mile away, thanks to our friend in Venezuela and the upcoming summer driving season. I feel sorry for a coworker who's driving to South Carolina tomorrow to visit family and for some of my own family driving up from down south this weekend.

I try to buy gasoline on Tuesday or Wednesday to beat the price increase. If you need gas soon, wait a day or so if you can. Just as prices soar on Thursdays, they tend to go down a day or two later as the market adjusts.

According to my records, way back in August 2005 this area had a record gasoline price of $2.459. Less than two years later, we would consider that a great bargain.