Gregg Laskoski
Gregg Laskoski
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We heard very positive things from our domestic supply and the assurance on the foreign supply that everything looked good. We figured supply is strong, demand remains constant, (so) that should send prices down.
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It doesn't really bode well to see gas prices at $2.65, $2.66 and higher before we even get to Memorial Day.
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Refinery levels are not up to where they were before Katrina. We'll probably see prices edge higher in the next few weeks before they start going down.
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One of the ministers from Kuwait said that just the specter of negative news out of the Middle East adds about $9 to a barrel of crude oil.
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The federal government is basically saying that the price of gas could go up slightly through Labor Day weekend. It could be another couple of cents between now and next weekend. Maybe as much as four or five cents.
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Tennessee typically parallels the national average or stays just a few cents below it.
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Unfortunately, because we saw it hit that milestone last year, it would be naive for us to think that can't happen again. But we don't want to create a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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We need to take it with a grain of salt when it comes to speculation of what may happen in the future.
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We know that they (motorists) are getting tired of hearing the rationalizations for the way gasoline prices are going higher.
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We had stated that we expected prices to come down ... just two weeks ago.
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What goes up should come down, but we can't forecast when.
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You always hear criticism that when wholesale prices come down there always seems to be a delay when the retailer follows suit.
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We strongly advise everyone to make sure they have a well-charged cell phone when they evacuate. But you should make sure that all the regular maintenance, all the stuff you tend to put off, is taken care of. You don't want to be calling for emergency road service during an evacuation because of a tire.
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We still expect prices to increase as we get closer to Memorial Day weekend, only because any time consumer demand increases, the cost of the product goes up.