>> we've seen different disruptions, west coast, great lakes. even if you're not living in the great lakes or west coast, you're still seeing rising gasoline prices. >> reporter: with one eye on the gas pump and the other on the political calendar, the obama administration says the option of a release of oil from the nation's strategic reserve is on the table. what can you do to soften the blow of skyrocketing gas prices other than driving slower or driving less, not much right now. >> i don't think we're driving as much, doing as much. >> reporter: things should get better soon. experts say the gas prices should start coming down in the next two or three weeks. that's because in mid-september, production switches over or begins to switch over from the higher priced summer blend of gas to the lower priced winter blend. and that's when motorists should see the prices begin to recede at the gas pump. ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> like you got your regular blend, your dark blend. >> like coffee.