Randy Bly Quotations | Page 2

There's a lot going on, and none of it really looks good for gas at the retail level. For the foreseeable future, I think prices are going to stay above average.

We expected it to happen, but it looks like we are running out of time for that. Are we going to hit $3? We are not that far from it under normal circumstances, are we? If you add a hurricane to that, I wouldn't be surprised.

While it's normal to see gas prices rise for the holidays, we just don't know how much prices will fluctuate until spring arrives.

Things appear -- at least for the short term -- that the stage is set for gas prices to increase even more.

It's all happening at the same time, and we certainly expected prices to increase somewhat but not to this extent.

You have to remember it's a very volatile market. But, if everything else remains stable, chances are fairly good that prices will be calming.

We're going into the weekend expecting to see price increases, no doubt about it, should the forecast with Rita pan out. There's no way to predict how much gas prices will be up for Rita.

You really started to notice when it got under the $2 mark. But now it's, 'Oh, boy, here it comes up again.' Many people thought prices would drop after the holidays, which they usually do.

Gasoline is the classic commodity. It's very sensitive to world issues.

In years past, we usually did not see much of a change in the pattern of people taking trips. But we're kind of in uncharted territory dealing with high crude oil prices and seeing gas over the $2 mark - this is all new. Overall, I think people will still take those vacations. But I think they will compensate by cutting back in other areas.