As is often the case with writing in Diary's or other things, blogs sometimes get pushed off to the side in the name of laziness. That is precisely what's happened to us.
The other problem, as most of you already know, when you have a child, they occupy so much of your time that you have little energy or substance for another blog. "What did you do today?", "well, woke up, went to work, came home, tried to entertain a grumpy (or happy, this is the word that can change) child, and went to bed. Pretty much the same as i did every day last week, and the week before.
Yesterday was Leap Day! What did i do? Well, woke up, went to work, came home, babysat the child, and went and got my oil changed. Got tired, and went to bed.
However, I keep reading on the news how it's possible this year that well hit $5 a gallon gas. Can you imagine? If it hits that point, it will cost me 92.50 to fill up my 4-door, 4-cylinder car (NOTE, it ISN'T a truck or suv). Wow, a hundred bucks to fill up a mid-sized car. I don't even know what to do with that.
So, upon pondering this scenario, i decided to do some math. When i was in high-school i worked at the local Wal Mart. I made 6.75 an hour. My car held 10 gallons, if i was running no fumes. At that rate, it would cost me 1 hour 45 minutes to fill the tank, and cost me 11.50. Yup, ELEVEN FIFTY. Man, that was sweet.
Today, many people are making in the $9 rate for similar work. Today, gas was 3.29 a gallon. To fill that same tank, would require $32.90 (don't you love easy math?) At $9 an hour, it would require 3 hours and 35 minutes of work to pay for the SAME tank of gas. That is TWICE as long. TWICE! So, your average person is having to work twice as long to pay for the same tank of gas.
Now, obviously if gas went up to $5 we would be looking at an even worse scenario. But this begs the question, is it time that we move from this trap of ever higher rates and buy something like a VOLT or the LEAF (electric cars) and never look back, or is the technology not ripe yet for the masses to adopt?
All I know is i have 2 18 gallon gas tanks that need filling this weekend. I will be parting with $120, IF gas doesn't go up any higher.
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