No doubt the signs advertising the price of gas have caught your attention..... The price at the pump continues to rise in central Ohio and across the country. According to GasBuddy, the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel was a record high of $4.51 per gallon on Tuesday morning. By early afternoon, the national average was even higher, at $4.53 per gallon. GasBuddy,says the national average for diesel is $5.56 per gallon, which is also an all-time high. Some experts predict gas will hit $6.00 per gallon across much of the nation during the summer months.