People said that the gas price is bs or a lie? 
Consumer reports has a link on 2008 pricing and the pic below was taken at a Kroger in 2008

http://olioscourge.blogspot.com/2011/12/only-three-years-ago.html

Jan 2009 pries link(still low)
http://news.consumerreports.org/cars/2009/01/average-gas-pricesjanuary-26-2009.html