15 Quotes by Michael Geeser

We believe that prices are going to go up over the next 30 to 45 days in Nevada, possibly breaking records that had been previously set in 2005.

Since the New Year, we've seen 1 and 2 cent increases almost every day. At that pace, the average price has shot up into the mid $2 range.

We think prices will probably remain where they are, maybe go up or down a penny, from now until the end of the year.

Every year, we see cycles where prices go up and down and up again. What we've seen in 2006 is that cycle of the ups and downs has happened much earlier than usual.

People are still having to use their cars and are still having to pay for gasoline, no matter how much they dislike the prices.

This is an example of how closely we are tied to the global economic chain of crude oil. We're often asked how a strike in Nigeria or an incident in Russia could have an effect on us here.

The news is better in that we're sort of holding steady. That's good news for the consumer, and in that regard, prices have been in the $2.40 range per gallon in Las Vegas and $2.50 range in Reno.

That's the bad news for consumers. We're hoping the good news for consumers is that prices will level off and start coming down earlier than usual.

Not only are we paying anywhere from 13 to 30 cents more than we did a month ago, but we're still more than a month away from Memorial Day weekend.