97.3 The Dawg » high gas prices http://973thedawg.com Acadiana's Best Country Thu, 23 May 2013 01:00:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Take That Lafayette Gas Prices [Video] http://973thedawg.com/take-that-lafayette-gas-prices-video/ http://973thedawg.com/take-that-lafayette-gas-prices-video/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:02:41 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=74550 We don't recommend what you are about to see this driver do.No it didn't happen in Lafayette but I bet there are more than a few of us who have thought about doing this.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/take-that-lafayette-gas-prices-video/feed/ 0 Illinois Mayor Asks His Citizens to Attempt the Impossible – Boycott Gas Stations http://973thedawg.com/illinois-mayor-boycott-gas-stations/ http://973thedawg.com/illinois-mayor-boycott-gas-stations/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:44:15 +0000 Danny Gallagher http://tsminteractive.com/?p=92922 It’s no secret that gas prices have reached astronomical levels, but one town’s gas prices have apparently gotten so high that its mayor has gotten fed up with pumping money into the pumps.

That mayor is Tim Baldermann of New Lenox, Illinois, and he’s called for a boycott of the gas stations in his suburban town.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/illinois-mayor-boycott-gas-stations/feed/ 0 Adam Barry, Getty Images Have Gas Prices Caused You to Cut Back on Other Purchases? – Survey of the Day http://973thedawg.com/gas-prices-caused-cut-back-on-other-purchases-survey/ http://973thedawg.com/gas-prices-caused-cut-back-on-other-purchases-survey/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:30:17 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=91609 While gas prices may be coming in a little bit after a four-month surge, they still stand at almost four dollars a gallon. According to a new survey from Harris Interactive of 2,451 adults, these unprecedentedly high prices are causing Americans to change their overall spending habits.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/gas-prices-caused-cut-back-on-other-purchases-survey/feed/ 0 Apalapala, Flickr Could Gas Prices Have Reached Their High Point? http://973thedawg.com/could-gas-prices-have-reached-their-high-point/ http://973thedawg.com/could-gas-prices-have-reached-their-high-point/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:45:01 +0000 Danny Gallagher http://tsminteractive.com/?p=88871 Gas prices have been a sour footnote in the public’s budget for awhile. However, there may actually be some hope in sight.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/could-gas-prices-have-reached-their-high-point/feed/ 0 Tim Hohm, Flickr Benefits of $5 a Gallon Gas http://973thedawg.com/5-a-gallon-gas-can-be-a-good-thing/ http://973thedawg.com/5-a-gallon-gas-can-be-a-good-thing/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 11:52:12 +0000 Jude Walker http://973thedawg.com/?p=13451 We are all feeling the crunch in the wallet when we go to the gas pumps these days. As much as love my Chevy Silverado, $80 to fill that puppy up, well, sucks! But there are some glass half full people out there who think there are some positives to come out of high gas prices.

]]> http://973thedawg.com/5-a-gallon-gas-can-be-a-good-thing/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images Find A Mule! And Other Ways To Beat High Gas Prices http://973thedawg.com/find-a-mule-and-other-ways-to-beat-high-gas-prices/ http://973thedawg.com/find-a-mule-and-other-ways-to-beat-high-gas-prices/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:20:21 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=11075 If you look at this map of gas prices from around the country, you see things aren't so bad here in South Louisiana. Other parts of the country are starting to feel the effects of Summer Driving and non existent energy policy in Washington. So have you changed your driving habits? Are you ready to go back to transportation with mule power? We have some suggestions on how to make that tank last longer right here. We also have some FREE GAS we'd like to give you,

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