Unleaded Gas Reaches $4 in Bristow

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Bristow drivers, who were clinging to sub-four dollar unleaded gasoline, will be disappointed this week as the Safeway gas station at Braemar Village Plaza on Sudley Manor Drive has raised the price of its lowest grade gasoline to $4.05 per gallon. Most, if not all, other local area stations have also raised their gasoline prices.

Some residents have their own ideas as to why the gas prices are increasing.

“It’s a little frustrating because of Iran. That’s the reason the prices are so high. Iran is not my problem, but the gas price is,” said Chip, a Bristow resident.

Many may be surprised to find that Iran is not even one of the top ten oil exporters to the United States. According to World Politics Review and several other sources, Canada and Mexico are the top two exporters of oil to the United States.

Moreover oil companies receive federal subsidies to drive down the price of gasoline. But apparently those subsidies are not enough to offset rising oil prices in times of political unrest, leaving motorists to cope with the rise in prices at the pump.

Some, like Bristow resident C.K., seek alternate forms of transportation whenever possible.

“I try to ride my bike to work when it’s not raining,” C.K. said.

Safeway, itself, is trying to help its customers that are in a pinch. A Safeway Reward Points sign at the station reads, “We are driving down the cost of gas.”

Thanks to Safeway’s rewards system, many people make it a point to use the Safeway station, such as Michelle from Warrenton.

“I come all the way out here to get a discount with my Safeway points, especially because my car takes premium. Today I saved twenty cents.”

Others at the pump try to have a sense of humor about the whole situation.

“You want my tears?” said Bristow resident Carol. “I am not very happy with the price, and you probably can’t publish anything else I want to say.”

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