On Sept. 10, the Sun Journal had a report on why gasoline prices can increase overnight, but are slow to drop. In the story, Jim Grimmel’s answer is that gas stations have to pay for their next tank. Yet the gas station owners never seem to consider the cheaper gas in their tanks when the price is dropping. Why?

It is sad when stations along the Maine Turnpike have lower prices than what some Lewiston-Auburn stations have to offer.

I don’t totally agree with Mr. Grimmel’s comments. I question if his station used two tanks of gas when the average price in L-A was $2.75, increased to $3.40 and is now slowly decreasing below $3.

The oil increase started Aug. 29, and on Sept. 12 Grimmel’s price was $3.14. The station on the turnpike was selling gas at $2.89; another L-A station was at $2.88, and I saw another place at $2.89.

We have to trust that station owners are treating us fairly.

Do station owners consider the fuel already in the tank when prices are increasing or decreasing?

That gives us all something to think about when purchasing gas.

Jeff Barrell, Auburn