[LurkedLongEnough]

I doubt this would have made the paper unless the paper was trying to forge a connection between the shortages and the looming war "for oil".

[HungarianGypsy]

It seems that way to me. What time of year is it? It's Spring. I have noticed every Spring the gas prices climb higher and higher through the summer. Then, plummet around Fall. I wonder if this gas gouging has more to do with the time of year, plus adding the war excuse they try to get more.