It has finally happened... a day I have dreaded for a long time, but knew would eventually come. I heard on the news this morning that the national average for regular gasoline has reached $4 per gallon.

I know that in some regions of the country, they have already surpassed that mark. The station beside my office is advertisting gas for $3.99 a gallon. I am stunned.

I can remember gas only being 35¢ a gallon when I was a kid. Once I reached high school ~ late 70s ~ I can clearly remember pulling into a station paying 75¢ and being appalled. The last time I filled my tank it cost me $50. We have three cars in my family, this is insane. My monthly gasoline bill is more than my house payment. The scary thing is that there is no relief in sight. There is no telling how bad this will get.

I've definitely been cutting down on unnecessary driving ~ consolidating errands so I only take one trip into town, filling my tank when half full instead of waiting until the idiot lights go on, we're not going out to eat as often, and doing whatever else I can to cut down on gasoline usage.

One local school district is considering cutting classweeks to four days to save on gasoline, a move the community college in town is already doing. The managers in my office have also been trying to find a way to allow our staff to cut back on driving.

So here are my questions:

1) Where do you live and how high is gasoline there, and 2) what are you doing to conserve gas.

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