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Gasoline prices _ finally _ begin to slide

AP -- Gasoline prices have begun their seasonal slide.

Better late than never, drivers say.

The national average retail price has fallen for ten straight days and is now $3.74 per gallon. It could mark the beginning of the usual autumn decrease that was delayed this year because of refinery problems and high oil prices.

Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service, predicts drops of 5 cents to 15 cents per week for the next three weeks. Over the next several weeks the national average could be at or below where it was last year.

‘‘There’s some nice relief coming,’’ he said.

It can’t come soon enough for Mary Hess, who commutes 40 miles each way from her home in Sodus Point, N.Y. to Oswego, N.Y., where she teaches English. She hasn’t noticed much of a drop — she’s stil..

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Submitted Oct 19, 2012 By: 1studman

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anthroMO Veteran Author St. Louis Posts:395 Points:116,540 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2012 5:14:07 PM Ignore anthroMO Report Abuse winter blend
lonewolf_947 Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:1,262 Points:571,885 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2012 1:12:39 PM Ignore lonewolf_947 Report Abuse nothing to get excited yet ............ it shouldn't of gone that high in the 1st place ........ I like to see back to $2 Gal but thats even high considering for decades that no matter if we had hericanes, tornados, disasters & whatever, it never effected the price of gas ..... WHY NOW? ........ G R E E D ........
NedW Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:5,594 Points:1,138,245 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2012 11:09:25 AM Ignore NedW Report Abuse I'll get excited when it dips below $2.00.
BEGTWO Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,922 Points:719,540 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2012 4:49:59 AM Ignore BEGTWO Report Abuse Great keep sliding!!!
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:2,976 Points:593,835 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2012 1:44:32 PM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Thank you for posting.
BEGTWO Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,922 Points:719,540 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2012 6:10:52 AM Ignore BEGTWO Report Abuse Keep sliding!!!
pilotmass Champion Author Boston Posts:1,803 Points:498,310 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2012 5:17:36 AM Ignore pilotmass Report Abuse and diesel goes up
CLS1998 Rookie Author Akron Posts:90 Points:7,590 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2012 4:24:44 AM Ignore CLS1998 Report Abuse Wait till after the 6th of November,how will the prices go then.
investmentdr Champion Author Cleveland Posts:4,003 Points:1,450,825 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2012 4:10:42 AM Ignore investmentdr Report Abuse gasoline fell 2% yesterday and not one story about it on GB
WalRus49 Champion Author Boston Posts:4,055 Points:864,865 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2012 3:57:37 AM Ignore WalRus49 Report Abuse Bunk!
jetlagAK Champion Author Anchorage Posts:2,236 Points:632,650 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 11:07:02 PM Ignore jetlagAK Report Abuse No more Hype and Chains!
TFowler513 Champion Author Memphis Posts:3,824 Points:1,409,635 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:41:34 PM Ignore TFowler513 Report Abuse Not enough and soon they will be going up again.
BeanoLI All-Star Author Long Island Posts:544 Points:729,745 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:29:59 PM Ignore BeanoLI Report Abuse Yeah...today they slide...tomorrow they rise
madison8359 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:8,979 Points:1,589,295 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:29:04 PM Ignore madison8359 Report Abuse This to will pass.
granitestater Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,800 Points:1,426,750 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:24:46 PM Ignore granitestater Report Abuse Look out below!
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,444 Points:2,076,760 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:23:01 PM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse Needless to say this is Bush's fault, ya blamed him for everything else so why not!!!
gaseye2010 Champion Author Maine Posts:1,161 Points:246,665 Joined:Jul 2010	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:21:29 PM Ignore gaseye2010 Report Abuse What about after election day with prices?
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:20:57 PM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse Big deal, they will go up agaain very shortly.
rawdog1313 Champion Author Lexington Posts:3,279 Points:1,638,805 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:19:49 PM Ignore rawdog1313 Report Abuse Until the "Tea Bagging Do Nothing Congress" regulates Oil Speculation, gas prices will not be reasonable and consistent!
rxman1 Champion Author Toledo Posts:9,522 Points:1,857,895 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:19:29 PM Ignore rxman1 Report Abuse Finally
SaturnSC Champion Author Columbus Posts:1,051 Points:829,000 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:18:39 PM Ignore SaturnSC Report Abuse Yay
crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:1,965 Points:2,522,335 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:16:38 PM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse they are starting to drop some here
Number43 Champion Author Lexington Posts:8,672 Points:1,634,110 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:13:44 PM Ignore Number43 Report Abuse But for how long ?
otherdave Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,373 Points:1,265,160 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:13:20 PM Ignore otherdave Report Abuse Typical election year B.S. Just later.
scu227 Champion Author New Haven Posts:4,125 Points:766,905 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:12:52 PM Ignore scu227 Report Abuse It's about time!! Let's hope they slide a lot and them even more, that is the best way to help the economy
Vitobug Champion Author El Paso Posts:1,950 Points:637,360 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:12:28 PM Ignore Vitobug Report Abuse ok
METEOR49 Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,152 Points:451,225 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:12:10 PM Ignore METEOR49 Report Abuse sure doesn't go down as fast as it went up !
HelenT Champion Author Buffalo Posts:2,939 Points:594,150 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:10:45 PM Ignore HelenT Report Abuse Not much
jdevlin All-Star Author Ontario Posts:798 Points:1,374,370 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:10:18 PM Ignore jdevlin Report Abuse a little slide here
Tsunamiron Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,409 Points:553,825 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:10:03 PM Ignore Tsunamiron Report Abuse That's not a slide when we are hovering so high. Until we drop below $3 or even $2 per gallon I won't get excited.
ManOfLeisureII Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,854 Points:450,900 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:10:01 PM Ignore ManOfLeisureII Report Abuse Better enjoy it while it lasts.
boatfloyd Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,698 Points:383,975 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:09:25 PM Ignore boatfloyd Report Abuse Dropping here in St. Augustine, FL. :).
pastorpaulcg Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,615 Points:775,785 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:08:58 PM Ignore pastorpaulcg Report Abuse Just in time for the election
Kawibiker Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,165 Points:203,400 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:08:30 PM Ignore Kawibiker Report Abuse Great
bridgerunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,767 Points:1,002,835 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:08:15 PM Ignore bridgerunner Report Abuse Easing down here.
Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:7,500 Points:1,665,585 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:08:07 PM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse As low as $3.36 around here.
1fulltank Champion Author Buffalo Posts:7,883 Points:1,540,310 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:08:01 PM Ignore 1fulltank Report Abuse It all helps.
SteelPenny Champion Author Dallas Posts:30,909 Points:2,603,490 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:06:31 PM Ignore SteelPenny Report Abuse Of course... the election is less than 3 weeks away.
shores4now Champion Author Kentucky Posts:2,386 Points:519,800 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:06:02 PM Ignore shores4now Report Abuse Great
obimerrill Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,420 Points:285,715 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:04:21 PM Ignore obimerrill Report Abuse Let's hope it keeps going
JamesCalvin Champion Author Lancaster Posts:3,171 Points:515,030 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:03:56 PM Ignore JamesCalvin Report Abuse Really!
ssect8 Champion Author Hartford Posts:7,968 Points:2,091,545 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:03:14 PM Ignore ssect8 Report Abuse Hopefully it will drop even more.
bluetatanka Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:55,570 Points:777,830 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:03:11 PM Ignore bluetatanka Report Abuse Prices should be way down!
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,448 Points:658,200 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:02:56 PM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse Hope it lasts..........probably not.
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,517 Points:1,854,370 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:02:20 PM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse great, keep dropping!
VernonOR Champion Author Oregon Posts:2,895 Points:733,870 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 9:01:24 PM Ignore VernonOR Report Abuse The problem is they go up a lot higher than they go down.
unicornIL Veteran Author Chicago Posts:446 Points:381,845 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 8:54:51 PM Ignore unicornIL Report Abuse finally
PizzaMon Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:5,134 Points:1,857,930 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 8:53:31 PM Ignore PizzaMon Report Abuse I stopped filling my tank to take advantage of lowering prices.
waynemustang Champion Author Indiana Posts:6,352 Points:1,661,560 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 8:48:16 PM Ignore waynemustang Report Abuse Oil just dropped over 2%
Mr_Bill_W All-Star Author Virginia Posts:566 Points:355,260 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Oct 19, 2012 8:47:33 PM Ignore Mr_Bill_W Report Abuse And only seven (7) weeks after Labor Day and how many weeks before elections... Would the answer be about three (3)??? Coincidence or manipulation you tell me!