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June 10, 2008
10:56 am
I have a $4 bridge to sell you
So, the media is all about four dollar a gallon gas. Talk about behind the times -- there's an article in the Washington Post today talking about $4 a gallon and how it is changing behavior, but the AP photo (by Mark J. Terrill) accompanying the article tells us that they're way behind in their reporting:
I was too optimistic with my prediction of $5 gas by July 4. I should have said "By Tuesday." That photo was taken in Arcadia, California.
This afternoon it occurred to me that I should have been graphing gas prices here in my neighborhood all along; I love making little graphs. I'm geeky that way. Anyway, here's a graph of the price of high-test (do people still use that term?) at the gas station on the corner over the last two weeks, based on my Twitter complaints as I drive by.
I know I'm preaching to the choir and we're all witnessing this phenomenon; it's just an excuse to create a spreadsheet, that's all.
So, the media is all about four dollar a gallon gas. Talk about behind the times -- there's an article in the Washington Post today talking about $4 a gallon and how it is changing behavior, but the AP photo (by Mark J. Terrill) accompanying the article tells us that they're way behind in their reporting:
I was too optimistic with my prediction of $5 gas by July 4. I should have said "By Tuesday." That photo was taken in Arcadia, California.
This afternoon it occurred to me that I should have been graphing gas prices here in my neighborhood all along; I love making little graphs. I'm geeky that way. Anyway, here's a graph of the price of high-test (do people still use that term?) at the gas station on the corner over the last two weeks, based on my Twitter complaints as I drive by.
I know I'm preaching to the choir and we're all witnessing this phenomenon; it's just an excuse to create a spreadsheet, that's all.
posted by Gene Cowan | category The War with the Customer
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