Do Solutions to the High Gas Prices Exist?
It doesn’t seem all that long ago, that gasoline prices were under $2.00 a gallon. In most areas of the midwestern United States, the price at the pump is now about $4.09 a gallon. And that’s just for 87 octane gas. Mid-grade and premium grade fuels cost an average of nine cents and eighteen cents per gallon more respectively. For those few brave souls left who are operating a full service gas station where the driver remains in the car while the service station attendant pumps the gas, the price is likely to be around $4.49 a gallon. It’s even more difficult to remember the days when a gallon of gas cost around .39 or .49 a gallon and two or three service station attendants would come out and check the air pressure in your tires, clean off a windshield full of bugs, and even pop the hood to check the oil and brake fluid. Even more difficult to find these days are service stations who still employ someone who can fix mechanical problems with your car or even fix a flat tire. Just to ha
