he did it....

[Tim_T]

I have a truck stop and a BP both by my house. On Thursday their gas jumped from $2.07 to $2.29

[DJD]

I have a truck stop and a BP both by my house. On Thursday their gas jumped from $2.07 to $2.29

Yea I have seen it as low as $1.75 at SAMs. That's an awesome savings. Imagine how this impacts a small company like ours who pays for about 13 vehicles fuel and maintenance. This is a nice break for us. Some companies I work with spend 10k a month for fuel. The present prices has done them a huge favor as well.

We moved to 4 cylinder vehicles a few years ago. We could use a few full sized vans but decided against it. Now large parts and pieces for a job are either drop shipped, customer comes and gets it or we take it out by pulling a trailer.

We don't bank on this fuel price break lasting but will enjoy it while it lasts. Lowered gas prices are a great way for people to feel the burden lifted. I would say even more than we have seen in the last 6 years. Most people are a step away from disaster since they live paycheck to paycheck this immediate relief means more money in their pocket. If these prices could stay for a few years people will spend more money than they have and the economy will show the rise in customer confidence.

I'm not a sucker so I won't go out and buy that bigger truck or bigger boat just because prices are decent but sadly there are those that will do that. If and that's a huge word "if" ......the people would take some of the new found cash and save it for a while then they could have a stash for a rainy day.