I resurrected this one because the gas prices sound like the old times, but was only two years ago. It is amazing how fast it ($) rises.
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Hybrid Cars in High Demand
Apr. 11, 2004
John Daley reporting
Gas prices climbed another two and a half cents to a new record over the past two weeks, according to a national survey.
The nationwide average, based on 8,000 stations around the country, is now at $1.82 for all grades. That's up almost 32 cents since late December.
That has many motorists thinking seriously about fuel economy.
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I miss paying under $2/gal ... and remember when it passed the $1 mark ... when scrounging for change as a teenager could actually get you around for a night out (many times I would get pennies I saved up or have a few quarters and put some gas in the van so it wasn't completely empty when my parents would get in it in the morning). The crazy part is that I am paying nearly the same amount per mile driving a Hybrid ... If I only had one back then ...