My fiance works at a car wash/gas station and they are barely staying afloat. Last week the owner was selling gas at $3.89 per gallon–at a $.20 per gallon LOSS over what he paid for it. They’re probably going to wind up closing, and my fiance will be without a job in a market where he took that job just to get by after he was laid off! When I spoke with the owner yesterday he said that gas has never been a money maker for them-when they were actually making any profit on the gas, it was enough to pay one part-time employees weekly wages. Now they’re sinking fast since they have to sell at a loss to stay competitive with the other gas stations in town (an Exxon and a Mobil). Both of those stations are owned by oil companies, so they have more leway with their pricing.

Its sad, really.

One side of me tells me, this is a good sign, since oil is so expensive now, it forces everyone to find alternative resources or more efficient ways to burn fuel, which is okay for the environment.

On the other hand, my wallet is getting very angry, I can hear his stomach growling, since it’s getting emptier and emptier! :-)

What I pay, for a gallon? Consider yourself lucky:
about 8,37 dollars a gallon.

This is an interesting article from CNN. The price still hurts, for everyone though, but it also puts things in perspective.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/0.....tm?cnn=yes

The British also use “Stone” (14 lbs 6 ounces) for weights.

But the foot (12 inches) is still the same.

Even Europeans, long accustomed to high gas prices, are starting to complain. Here in Madrid people with Vans are spending 80 euros a fill up. Insane!