Leslie Cornick, who lives in Saxtons River and commutes to Brattleboro, has reached the point where she has talked to her boss about telecommuting one day a week to her job at an Internet services firm.
“I'm spending $8 to $10 a day on gas,” Cornick said. “I just can't do that.”
Rising gasoline prices are affecting the driving habits of citizens like Cornick and their broader spending decisions.
The federal Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration says it will only get worse.