Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine November 2021

News Magazine November 2021

FEATURE STORY

remember saying. It is one of the big reasons that I was ready to sell when the offer came my way. Now, $1.02 is a distant memory as though it never existed. Sounds like old men sitting around spitt in’ and whit lin’ talking about “back in the day”. They also walked 5 miles to school up hills both ways carrying their biscuit in a pail. However, it was just a few months ago that gas could commonly be found for under $2.00. You don ’t have to be old to reminisce about that price and complain about the present day escalating cost of fueling a truck. The following chart shows Arkansas gas prices as of October 20. Data furnished by AAA.

Who’d a Thunk it

Sherwood, April 3, 2020 7:11 a.m.

The date was April 3, 2020 and the price was amazing. That is why I took the picture. Wish I could remember the station so I could show you their price for today. Fuel has always been a big cost of doing business in the HVACR industry. We put a lot of miles on our trucks. In about 1997, my little business in North Little Rock bought most of our fuel at the Road Runner on Broadway at I-30. I remember pumping gas and being so angry because their price had topped a dollar. It was about $1.02. “There is no way anyone can pay these prices and survive in the HVACR industry”, I

Th thing that makes it so hard for us today are out of control price increases with no sign of an end in sight; especially when some of our politicians promote the country ’s need to pay more so we ’ ll use less thus supporting the end of fossil fuels. I think about our industry; but, even more, working folks buying gas. Many, maybe even most, are paying an extra $15 a tank compared to a year