(CBSNewYork) — With the unrest in the Middle East, some economists say $5 a gallon gas will become the norm.
At first you might have thought your eyes were playing tricks on you, but they weren’t. Gas prices hit $4.99 for premium in Stamford on Wednesday, reports CBS 2’s Scott Rapoport.
“I feel like … oh god!†said Janet Alfonseca of Greenwich.
“Horrible. Who’s making all that kind of money? Not us,†said Bill Loftus of Worcester, Mass.
If there is one saving grace to the near-$5 price, you do get a free drink with a fill-up at the Shell station in Stamford.