Gas prices rise for 50th straight day

-went up 5 cents overnight here in mid-tenn.-


NEW YORK - Retail gas prices climbed for the 50th straight day Wednesday, the longest streak in records dating to 1996, even as benchmark crude fell for the fourth day in a row.

Historically, filling station prices tend to rise during the summer as millions of vacationing Americans pour onto the highways. A surge in crude prices during the past few months and less production from the refiners that make gasoline has added even more pressure on prices.

Pump prices added a half cent overnight to a new national average of $2.679 a gallon, according to auto club AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. A gallon of regular gas has jumped nearly 37 cents in a month. That’s still cheaper than a gallon of gas three years ago at this point in June.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/ns/business-oil_and_energy/

gas prices around my area (northern Akron Ohio area), the prices have dropped around here from $2.77 to $2.56, at least in the station down the road from me ...

sorry, meant to add that the 2.77 was 6/10 (recorded in my pda type thingie ...)

The nationwide average has been steadily on the incline. I can't believe this is happening again. It makes me ill.

They do it every summer. Have for years. At least around here. They know more people drive in summer, so let's gouge them.

and the banksters will destroy the middle class.

You really think they care? If anything I wouldn't be surprised if they're doing this to make Democrats look bad and get their "real" masters (RepubliSCUM) back in office.