Gas price surge leaves customers scratching heads

It’s not even the dog days of summer yet, but that hasn’t stopped gas prices from returning to the record levels reached after Hurricane Katrina hit and shot down refineries in 2005.

According to the Automobile Association of American, gas prices have surged 30 cents since early April.

More alarming to some motorists is that only a few months ago gas prices were hovering around $2.30 a gallon.

Motorists topping up at the Stewart’s Shop on Congress Street (where regular gas was $3.07 a gallon) seemed bemused by the surge.

“I just find it unbelievable, inconceivable that gas prices can rise that quickly and apparently for no good reason. … I don’t see any good explanation for it,” said Russ Weinberg of North Greenbush.

Troy Record (Troy, NY)