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2 comments Tuesday 02 Dec 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Commentary

It’s been quite a downhill in gas prices since nearly three months ago. I remember filling up at $3.77 thinking it might go up. It’s been about two months since that day and gasoline really has only taken one temporary price hike. Let’s all be thankful. Don’t dive into that too much, it comes at [...]

17 comments Thursday 13 Nov 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Commentary

That’s right- the State is thinking of raising gasoline taxes now that the price of gasoline has come down. With gasoline under $2, the State is exploring options to raise gas taxes. And to think- "In five years… you’ll be blown away"… with what, new taxes? Thanks Jennifer! <– GIVE US YOUR OPINION IN OUR POLL! From the Associated Press: (News Story HERE) [...]

5 comments Tuesday 21 Oct 2008 | Posted By Ed Aboufadel | Commentary, Predictions

Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 9:20 AM:  The following question has been posed to me several times the past month:  On July 15, oil was at $145 a barrel, and gasoline cost $4.25 a gallon at the pump in Grand Rapids.  Last week, oil was $72 a barrel, and gasoline cost $2.96 a gallon.  If the [...]

5 comments Friday 10 Oct 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Predictions

That’s right folks- we’re in a huge downward trend. I’ll be the first to say I screwed up! I filled up for $3.77 (wow, seems like a while ago!) just TWO WEEKS ago… I’m still burning through that tank in fact. Was that a mistake? YES! Is it a mistake to do the same thing [...]

0 comments Saturday 30 Aug 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Predictions

Note: I decided I had better take a quick break from vacation. I was away hiking in Yellowstone, please forgive me for not posting. When my phone got service yesterday, I had received numerous voice-mails informing me that a Hurricane “Gustav” had formed and could be effecting gas prices. Unfortunately I’ve been out of the [...]

0 comments Friday 08 Aug 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Predictions

After negative news coming from Europe on the euro, the dollar posted a large gain, pushing down commodities on a whole, what a terrific end to a week. As it stands, oil is down $5bbl to $114.96 and gasoline down 12-cents to $2.87! This may push nationwide prices down another 6-8 cents over the next [...]