A few years ago, I would have never thought I’d be happy
with gas prices at more than two dollars a gallon. But that was before I’d been
forced to pay nearly twice that much.
Everyone seems to be concerned with answering the question
of why gas prices are dropping. I’m not really interested in the why, only that
they are! And, like most people, I find it difficult to work up any sympathy
for the companies that are losing money because of it. Those are the same
companies that have taken advantage of me and everyone else for years. They
were never too worried what the high prices were doing to any of us.
Recent reports claim that thanks to the falling prices,
Americans are currently saving a few billion dollars per month! That’s a lot of
money. And while I do more than my fair share of driving, I can assure you, I’m
not saving quite that much!
Seriously though, living over 60 miles from my job means a
weekly commute of around 650 miles. That adds up to a lot of gas over the
course of a year. Wait, that adds up to a lot of gas over the course of a week.
Especially since I drive a four-wheel drive pickup. And no, just to be clear, I
NEVER considered buying a hybrid car. That’s definitely not for me. I prefer to drive a real vehicle.
At any rate, you can see why the falling prices have me in
such a good mood! But I know better than to allow myself to become too excited.
Life has a way of handing a guy something with one hand and then taking it back
with the other. I’m sure something will happen to even things out.
For the moment however, it is nice not to have to take out a
second mortgage on the house just to buy gas.
Or, go without eating. And I no longer have the urge to shoot the dial
on the pump either! Ditto for the sign. Good thing I guess, because so far, the
price of ammo hasn’t really come down.
But perhaps the best part of the new lower gas prices is
that I can now afford to go to work. Hmm. Now that I think about it, not sure
if that makes me happy or not.
Bruce A. Borders is the author of
more than a dozen books, including: Inside Room
913, Over My Dead Body, The Journey, Miscarriage Of Justice, and The Wynn Garrett Series. Available in ebook and
paperback on iTunes, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Diesel Books, and
Smashwords, or at www.bruceabordersbooks.weebly.com.
Amazon Profile - http://www.amazon.com/Bruce-A.-Borders/e/B006SOLWQS.
Bruce A. Borders also serves as the Vice-President of Rave Reviews Book Club.
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