Marriage & Gas

Gas prices are up to $3.60 a gallon! When I was filling my gas hog the other day, I got to thinking about when Bill & I first got married. He was stationed in California, so after the wedding we packed up our Ford Festiva and headed out west. Since it was Febuary we had to take the southern route. Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada & Cali of course. When we were driving in the middle of no where, you would see signs for last chance for gas for 250 miles, no problem in our car. Hell we got 54 MPG city, and 68 MPG highway. But we would always fill up because really it was not the last gas for 250 miles, You could get it but would have to pay $3.50 a gallon for it. Of course are thinking was........There is no way we are paying that! Not when we are used to paying about $1.15 a gallon! Now here we are paying $3.60 a gallon, and they are talking about it hitting $4.00. Our car now only gets about 21 MPG! Instead of the $20.00 it used to take I am now paying about $54.00 to fill up, and because of all of the driving I do in a week, I am doing that 2-3 times a week! OY! Sure wish I had that Ford Festiva now!! Wasn't it great the days when you could go to the gas station with $5.00 and have about 1/4 tank of gas!! Sure is making me consider getting back into a 4 cylinder car!!