I was right in less than a day

At midnight, I predicted what local gas prices would do.

Once again, this set up an unstable situation that I expected to be resolved by the corner station dropping its prices.  Sure enough, that's already happening, as I paid $3.53 for regular this morning at the corner.  Watch for all four stations to match at $3.49 very soon, if they haven't already.

This morning, it had already happened, as the corner station was selling regular for $3.49.  But that wasn't all of the previous posts predictions.

I expect prices to resume their rise once the lastest skirmish in the local gas war is over.

The corner station didn't even wait a full day to take the offensive in the next battle of the gas war, raising the price of regular to $3.75.  That's nearly fifty cents in less than a week!  So far, the stations down the street aren't taking the bait, as they're keeping their prices at $3.49.  I filled up at one of them, as I expect everyone's prices to stabilize at $3.59 or so when this round is over.

As for what this means, the Bonddad Blog asks the right question: Oil Creeping Higher -- At What Price Does It Start to Choke Growth?  Unfortunately, neither Bonddad nor any of his commenters have an answer yet.