I just returned from the NY area and the price of gas was horrible. We had to pay as high as $4.59 per gallon. What I figured out was that everyone was only purchasing enough gas to make it to the next state because the truckers told eveyone around them that gas was cheaper in Ohio. So most people didn't purchase the gas up there. Now, what does that mean to NY's economy when most of the travelers are not purchasing gas anymore. I noticed a few people that stopped because they didn't have enough to make it all the way but for the most part everyone just kept driving to make it over the border and once they made it they all headed for the first gas station where the price was $3.89. Now, that tells me that the local goverment is taxing the hell out of the gasoline or there is some major price gouging going on. Sure the lines were long at that first station but it was well worth it to wait. Will this make the gasoline prices in NY go up even higher because the use has dropped? Most likely.
