Conversations at an Oklahoma Gas Pump

The average price of a gallon of regular gas here in Oklahoma is $2.20, which is an all-time high. Lucky for us, the further north we drive, the higher gas prices become. Yesterday unleaded gas in Bartlesville, OK, hit the $2.49 mark, but the high prices don’t seem to be deterring people from driving. U.S. gas consumption — which accounts for more than one-tenth of total world oil demand — is projected to rise one percent this year, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Yesterday we stopped at a gas station in Bartlesville to ask people why they think gas prices are so high. Bush got 70 percent of the vote here.

O.C. Ford, 79, Retired

Why do you think gas prices are so high?

Cause the oil companies are gaugin’ us. They’re going to continue gaugin’ until the people quit drivin’, but we’re not goin’ to quit drivin’ cause we’ll have to walk and I don’t like to walk. If you had a ranch in Texas with oil, would you care how much money they were chargin’?

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