>>What's everyone seeing in terms of the price of gas. Here, yesterday at 8 AM it was $1.25 for regular unleaded. To-day it's $1.33. I've heard stories of $4-$5 per gallon in some places.
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>Here in Austin I've noticed no changes in gas prices. I have relatives in rural South Nebraska and they are talking about significant gouging ($5/gal) there.
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>My guess is that metropolitan areas, where competition prevents wide-scale gouging, will see little change while the rural areas will be subject to the good will of the station owners.

I'm not sure these days how to describe Cartersville. When we moved here 20 years ago, it was definitely rural. Now it's more like a suburb. It's a 10 minute drive from my house to my office. On the way, you pass 9 gas stations. The prices have remained steady.