What are locals saying? The Times News on Monday asked readers on Facebook the following question: What word or phrase comes to mind when you think about current gas prices? Below are some of the responses. âIt happens every year around this time (spring break).â â Meg George âIt is what it is!â â Bridget Renee Willis Peters âUnnecessaryâ â Darrell Shepherd âA sign of the times... A necessary evil...â â Connie Gilley Boling âNo big deal.â â Mike Williams âBidenâ â Angela Ramsey âSadâ â Melissa B. Mullins âConsumer price sensitivityâ â Adam Sage âSupply and demand, just as it has always been.â â Todd Peterson Cheapest gas prices in the Tri-Cities