Buffalo Boy's Blog

I wish I had a few more of these in my pocket to pay for the gas in my car. We in the Western New York area if we haven't already at our local pumps will, by the time tomorrow and Saturday roll around, be paying $4+ per gallon. I have seen $4.05 at the corner of Elmwood Ave. and Forest. Don't go there, its too expensive.

There is a Mobil on the corner of Transit and Broadway that was up to $4.07 last night already. Don't go there, thats too expensive too. A year ago, Delta Sonic didn't fasten my hood and it flew off on the thruway. luckily we were in the right lane and pulled over. I haven't been back since.

I think I need to forgive and forget and start going there for gas again. They are still in the $3.89-3.93 range. The last time I filled up my little Corolla it cost me $45.00. Im on the downside of $50 a fill up. That is bone dry for an 11.5 gallon tank but still, boy am I glad I got a little rice burner that is paid off to boot.

For all you truck and SUV owners.....HA HA! Suck it up you made that call when this gas price thing started. You can't bitch if you drive a truck or SUV that gets 6 miles to the gallon. I actually laugh when I see jack asses driving Hummer's and watching them fill their beasts up. Brand new $80,000+ money (I mean gas) guzzlers. Its comical.

If you think about it, this day has been coming for the last 8 years. Since 9/11 gas has been on the rise. Back then is was more geo-political, now its supply and demand and the threat of peak oil combined with the geo-political. It wasn't long ago we were thinking that $2.00 gas was the end of the world, now its really getting ugly.

We were desensitized to the $3.00 barrier by Katrina, now that we are approaching $4.00 that mark won't surprise us or shock anymore either even if prices do fall again. Now not to bring up another negative but since I mentioned Katrina, the summer driving season also brings with it the hurricane threat to drive up prices.

I wish I had more pennies.