$3.09 per gallon???

i thought it was a joke. thinking, they can't do that. can they? this has to be unlawful. but, alas, they can. these damn gas stations are asking for drivers to pay $3.09 and up for regular gas. not the premium 93% gas, but the even more watered down 87% regular unleaded.

does anyone see anything wrong with this picture? i remember gas used to $1.19 be per gallon now we're in the $3 range. the media was making a big fuss about the soaring cost of gas last summer. everyone was talking about it. you couldn't go to the gas station without witnessing strangers becoming panel members on the topic. something happened and the prices eventually went down. over the past couple of months, though, the prices have been sneaking back up. adding on a few cents every couple of days, on the sly, going by unnoticed until here we are - back at outrageous. now the media is silent, the buyers of this over priced gas are silent, and everyone is just accepting it. forced to be gas whores. i feel so violated every time i pump my gas, that i have to rush home to take a shower. these are some shameful times, i tell ya. just shameful.

so, what can we do about this? something has to give. there's a problem going on. it's affecting my pockets and i am super not feeling it. $45 to fill up a hyundai elantra? we must be approaching the last days. i knew there was a reason i never wanted a hummer.

can anyone feel me on this?