Gas prices: Slow decreases, but rapid and big increases

Trader Glenn Kessler, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. U.S. stocks are opening higher, led by gains in oil and gas companies as the price of crude turns higher. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Richard Drew AP

It is truly amazing. When I left home one recent morning, I passed only one gas station where gas was $1.79 a gallon while most gas stations were $1.58, which is what I paid. When I came home in the afternoon, every gas station was $1.79.

It is truly amazing how great minds think alike. When gas goes down, it is only by a couple of cents at a time, but when it goes up it is 20 cents at a time while a barrel of oil has only gone up by a very small amount.

John Williamson

Ellenton

This story was originally published March 11, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Gas prices: Slow decreases, but rapid and big increases ."

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