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

[laurelwood.livejournal.com]

It seems that Bay Area high costs are still going strong, since our low low price is still a good 20 cents higher than the highest quote here, but omigod, even $2.29 makes me giddy after getting used to $4.69. I try not to let it go to my head and lead me to do things like driving 20 minutes up the peninsula just to look at used books, but I'll confess to one or two reckless outings.

I miss you! I miss regular online access! We're closing in on a new computer this weekend, the other one proving to be too far gone to fix. (Still hoping that its soul can be extracted and retrieved, though.)

[tofty.livejournal.com]

LAUREL OMG I AM SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW. I'm glad to hear you'll be around again soon, because things just aren't the same without you.

I know what you mean about the frivolous trips. My plan for the day was to find a birthday present for my mother, and I was totally prepared to drive halfway to Atlanta to find what I needed, for once. (I didn't have to, in the end, but I wouldn't have minded so very much if I'd have had to.)

[tofty.livejournal.com]

And I forgot to say: fingers crossed over the transition to the new PC!!