Pain at the Pump

Taking a trip from Virginia to Michigan the week before Memorial Day is guaranteed to end up with expensive gas prices. Prices along the way on Sunday, 5/20 were $3 in Richmond, $3 on the PA Turnpike, $3.29 to $3.49 in Ohio and Michigan. Prices in Lansing jumped $.20 to $.30 overnight on Monday. I'm not much of a conspiracy believer, but the Standard Michigan $0.30 price jumps really make one wonder. This has been going on since before I moved in 2001. I've never really understood how this works here.