And today on the way home, $3.19.
This is all at the same gas station, one that tends to be average or lower in prices usually. Though my wife and I went to the store, and on the way passed a gas station that typically has higher per-gallon prices, and they were advertising $2.82. I have seen more variety in prices between gas stations than normal... usually most stations are within a few cents of each other.
This has to stop. Seriously. My monthly budget doesn't allow for the price of gasoline to double or triple -- let alone the minivan we just bought. In fact, I would venture to say that our entire economy could not stand up to such a quick and enormous increase in the price of gasoline. We're simply not rigged for it.
Take the bus? Even the transit system has to buy gas... so expect to see the fares go up.
Delivery trucks and planes also use gas, so expect a higher premium to be passed on for any shipped merchandise or any shipping services (expect to see postage stamps get more expensive soon).
Almost everything that we as a society do is somehow tied into the purchase and/or use of gasoline. From mowing your lawn, to going on vacation, to deciding whether or not to get a pizza delivered -- things are going to change.
Posted by wrodina at September 1, 2005 11:52 PM | TrackBack