VALDOSTA —
Speculators and prognosticators had predicted gas prices would soar to $4 per gallon this summer.
Such predictions seemed prescient earlier this year when gas prices climbed higher and higher up the $3 stratosphere. So high that paying $4 seemed like it would only be a few pennies more per gallon.
Now, with summer here, $4 per gallon seems like it couldn’t be further from the truth ... or maybe that’s more like 80-some cents from the truth.
Gas prices have dropped to about $3, a dime and some pennies per gallon.
Granted, summer has only just begun. Almost anything could cause gas prices to climb again: A hurricane, trouble in the Middle East, a presidential election ...
Yet, doesn’t it seem odd? All we heard for months was how gas prices would reach $4 per gallon by summer. Summer’s here and gas prices have fallen to nearly $3 per gallon.
After months of spending $3.60 and higher, and expecting to pay even more in the future, isn’t it a relief to see gas signs proclaim gas costs only $3 and some change per gallon? Seeing those signs, it’s tempting to sigh and think, Whew, we dodged that one ...
Until, you really think about it. We’re still paying more than $3 per gallon.
We’re probably not supposed to think about that, not too closely, anyway. A little more than $3 per gallon sure beats a little more than $4 per gallon. And it does.
But is a little more than $3 a gallon really better than the price we paid prior to the latest surge and the $4 prediction? Or does it feel better because it’s not as painful as we thought it might be?
What We Think
Gas: The cost of relief
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THUMBS UP: To all South Georgia graduates. Congratulations on your success in completing school and best wishes on your continued success in the future.
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New era at the Boys and Girls Club
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Thank you, EMS
We always pull over for them, but we rarely seem to thank them.
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Tornado: An aftermath of help
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Thoughts on graduation
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THUMBS UP: To Dr. John Gaston, retiring dean of Valdosta State University’s College of the Arts. For the past 10-plus years, Gaston has worked to build a more interconnected program with various artistic and communications departments working together. Given that you are likely to see one College of the Arts department collaborating with another during events is proof of Gaston’s success.
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On the go this weekend
Take a breath.
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Sharing the roads with motorcycles
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Thank your local law enforcement today
Today, May 15, was designated Peace Officers Memorial Day back in 1962 when President John F. Kennedy was in office.
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Visit musical roots this weekend
Beginning Saturday, May 18, Nashville, Ga., will be hosting a special Smithsonian exhibit, “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music.” The exhibit will continue through the end of June and Nashville has done a tremendous job in promoting and planning for the exhibit.
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