Rocket and feather economics. [Possible paywall alert if you have exceeded your freebie views] Here in Ohio there has been no price cycle in 3 weeks now–yet, and, since I am taking a day trip today, I hope there isn’t one until I can get back home and fill up.
$4.69 for regular in suburban Cook County today, which is about 70c lower than it was when it peaked in mid-May.
It was around $4.09 in Green Bay earlier this week, which was about 80c below where it was a few weeks ago.
As I said before, I don’t pay much attention to gas prices because I drive so little, but today since I was passing my usual discount station and had just a quarter tank of what I presumed was still “winter gas”, I thought I’d fill up. Jesus Christ on a pogo stick! 
$80 for 3/4 of a tank on a mid-size Toyota Camry! That’s the biggest bill I’ve ever had for a fill-up, and it was far from a full tank! I don’t remember the exact posted price but I think it was around CAD $1.74 a liter. It doesn’t seem that long ago when oil prices were hitting short-term rock bottom that gas prices sank below $1 per liter.
I travelled to near Dodgeville, WI where gas was $4.09. This is ~115 miles from me. Closer to home it was $3.84. Granted there is more competition and it is closer to to the border but it amazed me that there was that much variation over such a short distance
Brian
My local Costco has gas for $3.39. The regular stations around there are $3.59. Murfreesboro, TN, one county over from Nashville.
StG