...buying gasoline at over $3 a gallon, and man, it fucking hurt.
I know that $3-a-gallon gas is pretty common these days. Southwest Virginia is economically depressed; wages tend to be lower here, and so a lot of common necessities like rent and gasoline are more competitively priced.
The first time I saw gasoline above $3 was right after Hurricane Katrina in 2005; since then, it's bounced above and below the $3 mark a few times.
And so far, I've managed to "sneak by" the times that it was above the $3 mark by simply not driving as much and making what was left over in my tank last as long as possible. But the combination of cold weather and a crazy work schedule finally got to me, and I finally broke down and filled the tank at $3.019.
I feel like such a sellout.
I know that $3-a-gallon gas is pretty common these days. Southwest Virginia is economically depressed; wages tend to be lower here, and so a lot of common necessities like rent and gasoline are more competitively priced.
The first time I saw gasoline above $3 was right after Hurricane Katrina in 2005; since then, it's bounced above and below the $3 mark a few times.
And so far, I've managed to "sneak by" the times that it was above the $3 mark by simply not driving as much and making what was left over in my tank last as long as possible. But the combination of cold weather and a crazy work schedule finally got to me, and I finally broke down and filled the tank at $3.019.
I feel like such a sellout.
