He was mad and enraged. That's all I can say. |
Higher crude oil prices and other factors mean consumers are in for another year of price volatility. |
I gotta tell you. It's pretty crazy when you think about taking whatever's on the other end of that line and bringing it in here. |
I'll put it this way, we find it curious that gasoline prices (were) among the highest, then dropped to what now amounts to the second lowest in the country. |
It's tantamount to sticker shock. Motorists are not getting what's advertised, and that's not right. |
Most of the functions of today's cars are computer controlled, leading not only to much higher price tags, but also for technicians with computer skills and excellent diagnostic abilities. By encouraging the brightest high school students to pursue education and training in this field, we are ensuring the country will have qualified technicians in the years to come. |
Most will boost their prices over a period of time. They'll do it daily. |
None of that has showed up here yet, but I expect we'll see some price movement by the weekend. |
Now I've got to work on my state senator. My two state representatives voted yes. I came here to make sure they did. |
The Energy Department's seasonal forecast for prices in the $2.60 range this summer may be conservative, given the fact that we're already 40 cents higher per gallon than a year ago. If U.S. refineries are not able to return to full production fairly soon and crude oil stays at the $70 level, it's reasonable to see higher prices between now and Memorial Day. |
This is the proving ground that could take these teen technicians to the next level of education and potentially down a career path in auto technology. We've handed out more than a million dollars in scholarships to the top Idaho students in this contest in the past 15 years. |
Unfortunately, a stronger economy may also signal that energy demand will increase, driving up the price of crude oil and gasoline. |
We certainly think that $3 a gallon gasoline will be broached in the next couple of days. Soon after, it could go much higher. The expectation is that we could be seeing $4 gasoline in the next couple of days. |
We could see higher prices by the end of this month, and almost certainly by this summer. |
We think the prices will probably stabilize this summer. |