Because I telecommute to work, I rarely use my car, so the recent spike in gas prices hasn’t hit me nearly as hard as friends and neighbors who have to travel to an office everyday. Still, filling up the tank on my tiny little Honda has become quite the eye-popping trip. Whereas I used to pay as little as $20.00 for eleven gallons, I’m now ponying up 50 bucks for the same amount. Yeesh. The last time I filled up at the gas station, I held my receipt for an extra moment and thought, I guess we’re eating noodles for the rest of the month.
Yet I feel strange whining about high gas prices. Look at this! Wolf took this picture in early July when he was visiting Norway. The price is kroners per liter (those stubborn Norwegians refuse to join the E.U.), but if converted into dollars per gallon, it comes out to about $10.10. Diesel is significantly more. If you visit the land of Vikings, don’t be surprised to see many tall people squishing into tiny cars. They don’t have much choice.
(By the way, thank you for your emails the past few days regarding the California earthquake. The house shook a little, but nothing more).
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From $20 to $50? Wow!
$10 a gallon in Norway? Double wow!
Paz
OK, OK, but I’m waiting for this week’s cookie. I’m in TN — anxious and depressed and I need to see cookie!