Gas At $4.00 A Gallon, Not Only In Alaska

Posted by BGH

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Sitting on the couch this evening, the TV is on in the background but I am not really watching it.

I am diligently scanning through news stories on Google Reader and I hear a promo for an upcoming newscast on one of the local channels, "Gas prices hit $4.oo a gallon in the Metro East", the anchor says.

A few seconds later I run across this story, "Alaska first state to hit $4 a gallon gasoline: AAA".

Obviously, Alaska may have been technically 'first' average price at four dollars, but unfortunately, in the St. Louis Metropolitan area we have a few stations that apparently joined our northernmost state rather quickly. The average price across the region may not be among the top in the country, though that trend might be changing also, and I am not looking forward to being in THAT top ten.
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"These things I'll carry on
And when you're gone I'll honor you
Each day, however long"