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Gas Prices Are On The Rise Again And The Burden Is Being Felt Gas Prices Are Once Again On The Rise

By Laddie Springer

LADDIE SPRINGER: IF YOU HAVE A GAS-POWERED VEHICLE, YOU KNOW YOU’LL NEED IT. IF YOU TRAVEL OFTEN, YOU MIGHT NEED IT MORE. THE PRICE TO FILL UP AT THE PUMP IN CENTRAL NEW YORK IS ONCE AGAIN ON THE RISE. MIKE DEPAULO, A CONSTRUCTION WORKER, LIKE SO MANY OTHER CENTRAL NEW YORKERS, IS FEELING THE BURDEN.

MIKE DEPAULO: The money on this gas, should be for my children, it should be for my food, I got rent, I got electricity to pay.

SPRINGER: If that isn’t enough, surely a person who sells gas can sense discontent. Mobil station employee Kyle Brame says that hearing concerns is a constant at his job.

KYLE BRAME: Either they’re worried they’re not gonna be able to fill it up or they’re worried that is just like costing too much overall.

SPRINGER: The frequency of price changes leaves the number magnets outside in a constant state of flux of their own.

BRAME: The last time I worked I changed them at the beginning of my shift and I actually had to change them at the end of my shift cause it went up like 3 cents or 4 cents.

SPRINGER: There are conflicting views among experts about when to expect a reprieve at the pump, but only a select stance might be of concern to those in Central New York. Those who thought the reprieve would already be here.

SPRINGER: The biggest issue is that they thought that prices would go down come the fall. Unfortunately, that has not happened yet, but we’re hoping that it can start to follow the national trend here in Central New York, i.e, going down. In Syracuse, Laddie Springer, NCC News

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — If you have a gas-powered vehicle, you will want to close your eyes for this one. This week marks another price increase at the pump in Central New York.

After experiencing a brief window of reprieve toward the end of the summer, gas prices in New York State are beginning to steadily climb over the past month.

This reality has a real-life impact. A construction worker, Mike DePaulo, is among many who are feeling the burden.

“The money on this gas should be for my children, it should be for my food, I got rent, I got electricity to pay,” said DePaulo.

DePaulo is worried that the burden will become too much and continue for too long. Gas station employees, such as Kyle Brame, are hearing the discontent from their customers.

“Either they’re worried they’re not going to be able to fill it up or they’re worried that is just like costing too much overall,” said Brame.

Not only are the people he serves feeling annoyed by the extra cost, but Brame must do his job differently as a result. Somebody is responsible for changing the magnetic numbers that show gas costs, and it is usually him.

“The last time I worked I changed them at the beginning of my shift and I actually had to change them at the end of my shift cause it went up like 3 cents or 4 cents,” said Brame.

Expert opinion is mixed on when the United States will start to feel sustained easing at the pump. At least in Central New York, it is clear that prognoses of a fall recovery have not yet come to fruition.

 

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