How high can you go?

Many of you know how I feel about gas and how our country is addicted to oil. I won’t go into detail today but something is wrong with the gas system and our economy. I know our econmy is doing great on many fronts, these are the best of times: Unemployment is at 4.7 percent, lower than the averages of the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s. The economy is showing strong, consistent growth, without significant inflation. And the stock market is roaring along. I know their our other issues to contend with like Iraq, Iran and trade issues with China. But this Gas issue (the oil based product not the other type) is a big concern. Do you realize that if gas prices hold steady right now we will be paying almost $500 dollars (on average) more in gas for the year as compared to last year? Wow….

Well, I ran across a AP article today stating the gas prices across the country. The high was at a station in Cali. It reads, “full service high octane gas reaches $4.049 dollars per gallon Thursday, April 20, 2006, at a gas station in Beverly Hills, Calif. Oil prices held steady near record highs Thursday after weekly data showed a drop in U.S. gasoline stocks, raising worries that refiners don’t have an adequate inventory cushion ahead of the peak summer driving season.” Wow….I thought I had it bad with gas floating between $2.71 to $2.81 here in upstate SC depending on which station. I guess the point of this story is…”No matter how bad you think you have it in life it can always be worse…..”