Gas Prices, Gaia & the Great Hamptons Rosé Shortage of ’12

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The Anchoress: Elizabeth Scalia

9/11/12

 

I know I’m supposed to be fasting from the internet, and yeah, I’ll get back to that in a second, but right now, a girl’s got to rant.

 

You know, I don’t drive much. I don’t even leave the house much. But sometimes I have to go out, and sometimes I even need to gas up the car, but since I do it infrequently, I’m not always aware of the gas prices.

 

So, imagine my surprise when I went to my favorite gas station and found “regular” gas running at 4.19 per gallon. Yeah, even higher than that picture!

 

Yes, I was shocked, and while I pumped my $40 worth, I chatted with the fellow on the other side of the aisle who was watching the digit-counters while shaking his head.

 

“I hadn’t realized gas had gotten so expensive,” I said.

 

“You live on Mars?” he asked.

 

“Well, you know, I’m not even seeing it being reported on in the headlines,” I answered. “I just lost track.”

 

“That’s true,” he said, as though it was a new awareness. “Usually there are news reports…”

 

(Snip)