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I don't worry about it since I just walk by the gas stations.
That's not very healthy. Those fumes are dangerous, and then there's the matter of an irate motorist hitting you because they're texting or screaming into their cell-phone and not paying attention to you.
Overnight the price rose another ten cents; I saw it on my way to work yesterday morning. Now it's $3.88 for regular. What's really awful, though, is the extortionist's price down the street, $4.19 - also for regular! I can't believe that station even stays in business, but it's right off the freeway, so it's in an excellent location and hapless motorists don't know any better.
$3.45 a gallon yesterday at a grocery store gas station in SE Pa.
I have to check the local craigslist to see what gas guzzler SUVS are going for. I only drive an average of 5 miles per day total to work and back... Knock a few grand off a later big SUV and I could ride in style and not sweat the costs too much.
I'm sure glad I don't have to buy much dinosaur juice.
I'm in the same boat as you, BUT the higher gas costs will affect people like you and me nonetheless. The higher gas costs will filter thru the economy and bring higher prices to many other items as well, due to higher shipping costs.
Do we have no collective memory at all? Two or three years ago gas prices hit $4 per gallon, then went down - way down. We are acting like this never happened before. Of course, over time, the trend is up - has to be because of supply and demand. No one owes us cheap gas, so why all the hysteria? Actually, what we pay at the pump is the least of our worries because it is the ripple effect throughout the economy which is worse; things cost more to transport and those costs are tacked on at the grocery store and everywhere else. Americans tend to be extremely short-sighted; when gas is up we buy lots of Priuses and the like. Then gas goes down and we revert to buying SUV's. If we were rational we would position ourselves for the longer term and have cars that get excellent mileage, period.
I'm sure glad I don't have to buy much dinosaur juice.
I'm in the same boat as you, BUT the higher gas costs will affect people like you and me nonetheless. The higher gas costs will filter thru the economy and bring higher prices to many other items as well, due to higher shipping costs.
Yeah, like parts for my bicycles & motorcycles...among many other things...
Good points by some about the impact the higher gas prices will have on the prices sought for gas guzzlers. If you are in need of a new or used truck or SUV this might just be a lucky break for you.
I traded in my Corrolla during the last spike in gas prices and probably got an extra $500 in trade-in due to the spike pushing interests towards a car that got 30 city and 40 highway.
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Now it's $3.88 for regular. What's really awful, though, is the extortionist's price down the street, $4.19 - also for regular! I can't believe that station even stays in business, but it's right off the freeway, so it's in an excellent location and hapless motorists don't know any better. 
