17 Jul 12 06:13, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:

 RW>> 14 Jul 12 05:34, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:

 RN> [...]

 RN>> We've had lots of cloud cover during the week which kept the temps
 RN>> down and I hope it continues, but I think we'll be back in the
 RN>> Nineties sometime next week.

 RW>> No doubt. The 'Houston' weather arrived here today and althogh the
 RW>> temps are around 90F, the humidity is way up there. I'm sweating in
 RW>> the shade today.

 RN> I noted yesterday that it was hotter where you are than here and
 RN> THAT's something.

That was on the 12th and we had a lot of humidity off the gulf that day.
Yesterday it was 92F with low humidity and I worked in the garage without
breaking a sweat. Two ceiling fans and a 18" pusher to move the air along.
I also have a 54" fan that pushes a lot of air when the humidity gets up
there. Been thinking about building a 54" swamp cooler to help cool off
the garage.

 RN>> I also note that gas went up 4 cents a gallon since Tuesday.  It was
 RN>> $3.09.9 then and is now $3.13.9.  What is it over there?

 RW>> Last few weeks gas has been $2.95 per/gal. Price was because a new
 RW>> Buckee's super store has opened on the north side of town. Both
 RW>> truck stops had to match Buckee's price, and so a gas war ensued.
 RW>> This week I passed WalMart's Murphy station at $3.19 while on my
 RW>> way to the car wash and on the way back, the price had dropped to
 RW>> $2.95 again. The two majors on that corner couldn't afford to drop
 RW>> their prices that low and remained at their lowest of
 RW>> $3.09...Sheez, and all of this with oil dropping like a glass of
 RW>> beer to $80/bbl...fortunately, my BP stock remains steady.

 RN> I don't remember the last time I saw gas under $3.

It's been a while, hasn't it...gas prices should be lower, since oil has
been $20 cheaper a barrel, but gasoline suppliers aren't going to budge
off of their profits without an incentive to lower prices. It is summer,
so I don't expect gas prices to get any lower until September, after
school starts.


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