WTF is up with gas prices?, How much are you paying? Options

[chosen1]

In Chicago, gas just spiked 20 cents. The cheapest I've seen is $2.45 for reg, $2.55 for super (which is what I put in my car) and $2.65 for premium. And usually, I drive 15 minutes to Indiana and pay 20 cents less, but now it's only 3 cents cheaper. It's not even worth burning the gas to drive there anymore. On top of that, I drive a truck for a living and the price of diesel is $2.65 which makes it almost impossible to make any money so all the employees at my company are going on strike on Monday so that we can get paid more for delivering loads. This is crazy!!! It's only the beginning of spring and prices are getting higher. What's going to happen by mid-summer? I heard in Cali they are already paying close to $3.50.

[darksecret]

I was just being simple, and a little general about it, I will say that the US has one of the most diverse economies, being that in Florida you can get a 2 bedroom apartment for 400 a month where in LA it's probably twice that. The only reason for that is because the states have some much control over who lives in them. When I was in Philidelphia it was totally different from Charlotte and when I was in Orlando it was totally different, almost like living in three different coutries. In the US Cali might pay 50 cents to a dollar more than every other state bringing our average up. That is why I can go to Charlotte and gas is $2.15 and go to the next county it's $2.25 and then go to South Carolina and pay $2.19 for a gallon.