$3.01

I remember when I was in the 8th grade, and for the first time gas prices climbed above $1 a gallon. A friend pondered the fact that for the first time, the rolling numbers for ‘amount’ would be moving faster than the numbers indicating ‘gallons’.

That would have made me sound old, if not for the fact that just a few years back we all enjoyed gas at 75¢ a gallon for a brief inexplicable time. So my kids have lived during less than $1/gallon times.

I’ve long thought, and still believe, that Americans are spoiled by gas prices that are cheaper than in most of the world. Maybe the rising cost of gas will force us to pay attention to energy issues, fuel economy, and public transportation.

Still, $3.01/gallon… ouch.