My first thought of the morning was to fill up my gas tank. But I didn't have time. Then, during a lunch-time visit to the local Sam's Club, the cashier suggested we get gas on the way out as they were about to raise the price by twenty cents a gallon. You should have seen my simultaneous jaw-drop/head-slap.
Fortunately, on the way home, there were plenty of places that hadn't raised their prices yet and I got me some I-can't-believe-I'm-calling-it-cheap ($2.46) gas. I thought maybe I was overreacting, but later noticed that Steph, who's in the business, cited a 22-cent hike at her employer's fuel facilities.
So, the top-off (I had a half-tank) was probably worth the effort.
Update, 30 August
I wasn't surprised to see the $2.65 or even $2.75 price tags on gas this morning as I drove to work. But I was somewhat startled to see a $2.89 while on the way home. At that particular location, the premium was $3.09. Ugh. I'd like to remind everyone that when I got back from vacation on July 30th (i.e. one month ago), gas was $2.09. It's one thing to go up that much over a few months or a year, but 30-days?
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