Well, I guess you do anyway. I paid $3.229 this morning. It's heading in the right direction, as it usually does this time of year.
I remember when gas first hit the $2.00 mark. My wife, and not-quite 1 year old infant and I were heading to my cousin's high school graduation party. If my daughter was not quite one, then that was June 2003. $2.00 seemed like the most extremely exorbitant price imaginable. Now that would seem like peanuts.
Around the time my wife and I graduated college, and were just starting out (1997 or 1998 timeframe) gas was around $1.20. I knew that was extremely cheap and wouldn't last, because I also remember when I was a young kid in the '70s that gas was around $1.15. But I never imagined that gas would triple or more over the course of the next dozen years.
It just seems like gas is volatile with wide and dramatic swings. I know that there are a lot of geo-political factors in effect (Arab Spring, demand from China and India, and world-wide markets all playing a part), but it sure would be nice if we could reach some sort of stable price point.
Gotta love the gas price!
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