the pump. you mentioned the national average. 3.14 a gallon. it s higher in so many places across the country. $3.49 here in maryland. the average is ticking up and up. $2.18 only a year ago. so many factors at play here. demand is brisk for driving right now. and gas buddy reports after july 4th weekend, it was the busiest tuesday for fillups since 2019 before the pandemic. also a bit of a supply issue. opec failed to secure a deal that would increase gasoline production and elsa is impacting crude deliveries and also impacting production in the southeast. but triple a reports that s not stopping people from getting out even though it anticipates that gas will be 3.25 later this summer. well, gasoline prices are