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Have you filled up your car this week? If you haven't made a trip to the gas station yet, you're in for an unhappy surprise: Gas prices have now reached and in some cases, topped, the price of $4 per gallon. In fact the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Connecticut is now 75 cents higher than it was just last month, according to AAA's online Fuel Gauge Report. The bad news doesn't end there. Gas is $1.03 higher than it was this time last year.
Gas prices are high nationally, but they are lower than those of Connecticut: prices average $3.82 per gallon, which is 27 cents higher than last month and 96 cents higher than last year. The price of a gallon of gas prices hit its record national high on July 17, 2008, when it was $4.11.
How much will it cost you to fill up your car by the time summer rolls around? Industry experts are still demurring on specifics, but seasonally high prices usually begin taking effect around Memorial Day weekend and peak during the July 4 holiday.
Isn't that bicycle looking good right about now?
How much is too much for you to pay for gas? What will you do if and when it reaches that point? Let me know here, or email me, at jcurtis@mainstreetconnect.us.
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