Big Oil's Pre-Summer Driving Gas Gouge Arrives in Full Force Here in Northern Illinois: $3.99.9!!! (In Other Words, $4!!!!)

As I have already noted, Big Oil has many, many pre-summer driving gas gouges every winter and spring to boost their profits. Amazingly, once the summer driving season actually arrives, gas prices start dropping, despite the increase in vacation driving.

But, these prices drop very, very slowly, the better to make the big profits. Prices go up fast, however. A 20-30 cent increase in a minute is not unusual. But, to drop 20-30 cents takes months.

Thursday, I saw a couple stations in Yorkville, Illinois, at $3.99.9, or, as most people would say, $3.99. But, some of us know that $3.99.9 is REALLY $4!!! Just think, at $3.99.9, if you buy ten gallons, you actually save a whopping whole penny.

Today, the price of gas at all stations in Fox Lake was $4, er... $3.99, no $3.99.9). However, I "dodged the $4 bullet temporarily, and filled up the truck in Johnsburg for $3.90 (such a deal, oops, $3.89.9).

Just to give an idea of Big Oil's various pre-gas gouges, these are prices I paid in Fox Lake, Illinois, this year:

January 14th: $3.27
Feb. 2nd: $3.50
March 5th: $3.74
April 5th: $4.

--Love Those Big Oil Guys!! --RoadDog