Hi Sheridan. I've heard of it going up way beyond 3. bucks in some parts. Shame on them, trying to gain monetarily from others sufferings. Some people have no shame. Becky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Drowatzky" <kssooners@earthlink.net> To: <OKJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: "Rebecca York" <dalton@nidlink.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:00 PM Subject: Re: [OKJefferson] gas prices > Becky...one station here in Wichita raised its price to over $2 a gallon. > Someone must have reported it as by tonight they had brought their price > down AND were giving refunds to people who had bought gas at the high price > > Found it amazing that while our gasoline was ranging $1.90 to over $2 per > gallon, our son filled up in Houston this evening for a mere $1.33 per > gallon. > > Being a military town, Wichita has had a few more restrictions than some > cities. And, having a smaller airport than OKC and Kansas City, there were > 20 additional planes that landed here today. That meant 1000 more people > than usual. When they ran out of hotel rooms, many people opened their > homes to the travelers. Some people decided not to wait for airports to > reopen and rented cars to drive to their destination. The result? No more > rental cars available! > > Thanks for the hot line number! > > Sheridan > > Rebecca York wrote: > > > You can call these numbers to report gas price gouging. > > > > Any where in USA 1-800-337-3928 > > Texas Consumer Affairs 1-800-2582-8011