{"id":172,"date":"2022-04-30T23:56:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T04:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paoprod.com\/Blog\/?p=172"},"modified":"2024-04-11T19:11:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T00:11:40","slug":"gas-prices-during-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paoprod.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/30\/gas-prices-during-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices during Covid"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\r\n\r\n@media screen and (min-width:550px) {\r\n   figure {width:50%; float:left; border:0px solid black; box-sizing:border-box}\r\n   #ImgBoxFix img {width:75%; display:block; margin:auto}\r\n}\r\n\r\nfigcaption {text-align:center}\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\nIt's been a topsy turvy experience as far as gas prices go, first crashing due to low demand and now spiking due to the situation overseas.  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