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Gas prices hit record high for labor day weekend Professor: We could see $4 a gallon soon

KFOX 14 EL PASO, Texas -- Gas prices set another record this Labor Day weekend.

GasBuddy.com reports, the national average for a gallon of gas is $3.80, the highest on record for the holiday weekend. The previous record high was $3.68 a gallon, set back in 2008.

Gas prices in El Paso have been steadily increasing over the past couple of weeks, right now lingering about $3.42.

Dr. Tom Fullerton, an economics professor at University of Texas at El Paso, said typically Labor Day weekend is the peak of gas prices and eventually leads to a drop off, but said that's not the case this year.

Fullerton is predicting gas prices will be knocking at the door of $4 a gallon in the coming weeks. That has El Pasoans adjusting their budgets.

Pierre Mahieu is a personal trainer who drives from one side of town to the othe

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2012 5:47:27 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse keep talking it up and it will stay up.
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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2012 6:18:37 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Pig Oil loves near record profits, why should gas drop?
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 7, 2012 10:07:28 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse keep talking it up. Prices here have increased from 3.69 to 3.74. Funny how GasBuddy god PD talked about prices FALLING after the holiday. Hmmmm.. where's the drop, Mr. DeHaan?
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arb0526 Champion Author Greensboro Posts:1,991 Points:412,795 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 10:10:00 PM Ignore arb0526 Report Abuse $3.42 would be a deal here in NC
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julesTN Veteran Author Nashville Posts:383 Points:164,870 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 10:03:46 PM Ignore julesTN Report Abuse Accept it and deal with it!??? Sounds like an executive from the industry, huh? I'm quite tired of accepting it - Americans are alll like that - short attention span and delighted when gas prices go down from this outrageously high level - I don't know what we as "the people" can do about it, but accept it, I AIN'T, even if all I can do is yell, grouse, complain, whatevah!
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Buddy2264 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,669 Points:2,362,895 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 9:11:07 PM Ignore Buddy2264 Report Abuse I am guessing since we use much less over the year and the price keeps going up, that trend will continue over time. They will push $4.00 in the spring again to test us and see if we will pay. All the while continuing to pump more and shipping it off as fuels to third world countries.
SandeeC Champion Author Ontario Posts:3,003 Points:461,905 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2012 9:10:36 PM Ignore SandeeC Report Abuse An earlier article on this site says that the reason for the high Labour Day prices was due to the hurricane. This article makes it seem like it was PLANNED to be higher - or is it any excuse to raise prices????????
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