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We joined the leaf peepers on the twisting country roads of New England weekend. This is a redux of a trip to gauge the nation's mood when it comes to gas prices. When we traveled this spring, the average price of a gallon was close to $3. [Ed's note: Click to watch video of Kerry's road trip through the Southeast in April 2006.] On our trip this time, we found it for $2.07/gallon in Salem, Mass. Before we set out, we rigged a convertible with four cameras. Another camera was set up in a chase vehicle. Thankfully, for most of the weekend, we had warm temperatures, so we were able to enjoy the fall foliage with the top down. With producer Joo Lee as navigator, we had a few maps, but no real plan other than to talk to people along the way. We stopped at overlooks, antique stores, pumpkin patches and corn mazes.
Camerman Jim Craven (in driver's seat) and sound engineer Pete Rodriguez rig up Kerry's car for the New England road trip. Photo by Kerry Sanders.
Even the gas stations were quaint. In Arlington, Mass., we met gas station attendant Ed Seaton. His station was the backdrop for a Norman Rockwell painting called "The War Hero." Seaton says when prices were high, customers blamed him. But he says he had nothing to do with the high prices then or the low prices now. Our trip took us through four states.
We're now arriving where we plan to go live this evening. Stay tuned to find out where we wound up.
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This is interesting, the notion that low fuel prices have an y relation to the midterm elections, the economy, and the prospect of republicans to hold their respective seats in Congress. I am of the bent that gas prices are being allowed to drop so as to allay concerns toward introspection of the economy and so forth. Call it a bribe by the oil interests or what you will to assuage little to no concerns about the economy at large, that the oil interests are in collusion, and that these can and will mollify their profit agenda to milk from this economy what can be milked. A poster has anaonymously stated his concern that some blue states are being hit hard with gas prices while some red states are allowed concessions. Curious that the gas relaxation is not being administered in a blanket fashion but rather selectively over the nation. Does this suggest that in states where Republicans face a vaunted challenge, gas prices are being relaxed so as to not bring additional vexation upon beleaguered candidates? Those that provide columns on the blod that state no apparent relationship between gas prices, the oil industry, and a penchant to better republicans chances in the election offer very little as to reasons why gas prices are plummeting other than to state that it has no reflection on oil interests in the midterm elections. RIGHT!!!! I have neard nothing suggesting that China's economy has tankedor some other plausible argument to reflect same other than the driving season is over. I guess the economy relaxes in the fall and winter to the extent that gas prices simply plummet. Of course if I were to believe this point of view, in the words of Stiller and Meara, i would have twinds by trusting this argument. The stattistics seem to say that gas prices are being relaxed in a timely way and that oil interests would not want us to think that republican interests would be hurt by prolonged gas prices in the stratosphere. I think that gas prices will level off near $1.95 prior to the midterms and start back up thereafter. Let us see just what comes out of this since I hold dearly to economic drivers such as this.
DaveVanGrun (Sent Oct 17, 2006 1:43:12 PM)
Why is it that the 10 states with the lowest state-wide gas average, most are red states and and the 10 states with the highest state-wide gas average have more blue states - Hawaii and Alaska excluded?
I checked today looking at (state)gasprices.com and or AAA for average state prices. New Jersey is the only blue state with the lowest average gas price in the lowest 10 states and there is 5 blue states in the 10 states with the highest average prices. I did not check the highest or lowest price within the state.
Politics?
(Sent Oct 16, 2006 8:04:28 PM)
According to Kerry it would have cost 17 dollars more for his 400+ mile road trip when gas was 3 dollars a gallon. And would this keep most people from peeping leaves?
Don, USA (Sent Oct 16, 2006 6:56:52 PM)
We will never forget Kerry's first look at the Gulf Coast immediately after Katrina. His emotional and informative unedited commentary brought the storm's aftermath to all of as we rode along in the chopper with him. That was a remarkable piece of reporting. Kerry, you're one of our favorites, we always look forward to your postings. Glad you got a nice working holiday in New England!
G Hughey, Wentworth, NC (Sent Oct 16, 2006 5:27:07 PM)
Some year if an assignment takes you to Illinois in October, check out the fall foliage around here. It's drop-dead gorgeous!
Olivia Elizabeth Burdon, Peoria, Ill. (Sent Oct 16, 2006 5:00:21 PM)
Hi Kerry, welcome to New England. Enjoy the colors while they last, the peak is already starting to fade a bit.
Foti Manos, Boston, MA (Sent Oct 16, 2006 3:23:53 PM)
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