Miracle on Gray Highway

[constance]

Last night while I was out, I paid $1.63 per gallon for gas. I'm going to repeat that, because it's so unexpectedly awesome that I can't quite wrap my head around it:

$1.63 per gallon

It was so awesome that I called my father to report it when I woke up this morning, and he launched into a rant that he's obviously been saving up for the right moment, about how They jack the prices up so that we saps on the frontlines can feel grateful when they drop to manageable levels again. I said, "Well, I'm living proof that that strategy totally works." I'm so freaking grateful I can hardly stand it. I'm so grateful I'm considering daytripping just because I can.

How much are you paying? If you don't mind my asking.

Comments

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[xanthophyllippa.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on this. I drove to the same part of town two days in a row last week, thinking, "Well, gas has gone down," and totally failing to remember that my reasons behind trying to combine such errands isn't the cost of gas, but rather the emissions.

I just converted my electric bill to wind power last month. I'm pretty pleased with myself, even if I don't truly understand how it works and if it really helps.

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[tofty.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow! I wish I had the option to convert to wind power here. Surely it does some good.

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[xanthophyllippa.livejournal.com]

I figure at the very least, I'm adding to the demand and encouraging the company to continue expanding. There was a wait-list to convert for a while, but I got it as soon as I asked. It added a whopping $0.87 to my monthly power bill.