February 19: Gas costs may peak in spring (Individual.com)
February 19, 2013
Mark Jenkins commutes five days a week from his home just east of Tappahannock to St. Matthias' Episcopal Church in Midlothian, and back -- a little more than 100 miles round trip. That's about 4 gallons of regular gas in the 2000 Mustang he drives.
The rising price of gas cuts into his lifestyle, he said.
On Monday, AAA Mid-Atlantic reported that the average Virginia price for a gallon of regular gasoline is $3.61.
For Jenkins, that's $14.44 a day, $72.20 a week, $3,610 a year -- ...