Sweet Southern Belle

My friend Kelly’s new post got me thinking about the economy, particularly as it relates to rising fuel costs. It’s kind of scary to me that the price of fuel continues to rise. I’ve “heard” that the prices are projected to peak around 7 bucks a gallon sometime next year. I’ve always driven a small sedan so gas prices have never been a great concern of mine until recently.  Only a few years ago I knew I was on empty when it took close to thirty dollars to fill up my Honda. Now, I’m grateful to stay close to 50 bucks a tank. And, to show my age I also remember when I turned 16 it took me 17 to 18 bucks to fill up my car. My dear husband drives a small truck that gets decent gas millage, but it’s taking him closer to 70 bucks to fill up. It just seems crazy, yet we keep driving!?!

Until now we’ve not made drastic changes in our lifestyle because of fuel costs but we will soon have to if we plan to continue eating. I’ve decided that Little Belle and I will only get out two or three times a week instead of daily. My dear husband is seriously considering getting a Moped to drive to and from work. We’ve been shopping around and they get anywhere from 70-120 miles per gallon. Even if he only drove it 40 % of the time it would save us a ton of money! We looked at one today and I have to say it looked kind of fun! I may have to take it for a spin every now and then if we make the purchase.

I really don’t know enough about the politics of this crisis to know what could be done but it seems there should be something. Maybe they will soon develop new ways to fuel cars. I sure hope so since I know we aren’t the only ones feeling the crunch.

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