Here it jumped to over 2.00 a gallon (hard to believe it was considered outrageous at that time). Your experience is the opposite of most I think:
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/09/12/gas.prices/index.htmlWhat always surprises me is how it jumps (9/11, Katrina, et al) but never goes back down.
>>>I see what you mean. Not a good time.
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>>I can't imagine ANYONE (except Al q'ida) was in a "party mood" after that terrible event. I remember the streets here were quiet, everyone looking sad, shocked and dazed, no fivolity or high spirits. I think everyone was sort of numb.
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>And by December, the price of gasoline...
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>...went down to $0.999/gal. Actually once I found it for $0.899. That's because the market was shocked and nobody was sure of how will this affect supplies etc etc... the price should have soared, if instability had anything to do with it.
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>But there was no demand. The roads were rather empty. Nobody traveled much unless they had to.
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