As Wausau's Jeff Foster stood at the pump beside his Chevy Suburban and watched the final bill climb ever upward and into triple digits, he had just one word for today's gasoline prices: frustrating.
Near-record prices for a gallon of regular unleaded gas are fueling the indignation of local residents such as Foster, who said he logs up to 1,000 miles each week as an orthodontist traveling between his company's offices in Medford, Stevens Point, Rhinelander and Wausau.
"It's frustrating because I don't see an end in sight," said Foster, 33, as he filled his tank in Rib Mountain.
This week, the cost of a gallon of regular gas climbed above $4 at many Wausau-area gas stations -- up 40 cents from one month ago, more than $1 higher than in 2010 and flirting with the record of $4.11 per gallon in 2008, according to the Automobile Association of America, or AAA.
The price for diesel fuel is even higher than that of regular unleaded, but the $4.15-per-gallon that Ralph Jackson paid at the Rib Mountain BP station is nearly 30 cents cheaper than he paid in New York two days ago. Even though he's budgeting more for fuel, hauling mostly frozen and fresh food from the East Coast to the Rockies, the $400-plus he paid for 100 gallons Friday still stung... Read the whole thing HERE.
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Visit www.slashfoodbills.com, fill in the form and read all about it. We are the only ones who get your info and we will Never, Ever share it. Then give us a call after you've watched the video. This is for real. We love helping others to save as we are doing. And it sure is nice to pull out those gift cards at the check-out instead of our cash or credit cards.
Have a blessed day,
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