May 21, 2008
Pump Up the Volume
Chicago has just been awarded the dubious honor of having the highest gas prices in the nation, according to the latest Lundberg Survey. Area residents are paying an average of $4.07 for a gallon of regular gas, and nearly $4.60 for a gallon of diesel.
For city dwellers, it doesn’t matter if you don’t use or own a car; oil prices affect the manufacturing and transport costs of so many products and services, so everyone is feeling the crunch. It’s additionally discouraging to learn that organizations like the Greater Chicago Food Depository, meant to help those hit hardest by rising prices, are also suffering from the price of gasoline.
Some businesses actually profit when consumers are pinched for pennies. Pawnshops and repossession agencies understandably see a rise in business, and marriage counselors, as financial troubles can tend to heap stress upon a marriage. Also getting a bump? Scooter sales.
Image via Joe M500
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The price of fuel is cuh-razee! Looks like I'm gonna have to stop driving my generations-hauling SUV, stop heating/cooling my home with diesel, leave my yacht docked, store my snowmobiles/ATVs/dirt bikes, cut down on the use of my Mack truck, and start walking or using public transport. Dammit.
Makes me doubly happy that Chicago is such a great walking city.
time to bust out the Vespa.
I saw diesel for $4.99 just north of the loop!
Ever wonder why gas is the only thing you buy where the tax is included... It's because if you actually saw how much you were forking over to Blago there'd be a revolution in this state!
39.5 cents per gallon + 6.25% sales tax to the state.
Additional 12.75 cents per gallon in the City of Chicago.
I like it when people complain about gas prices. Especially while they are holding a Grande Triple Chocolate Chip Caramel Iced Soy Latte with Whipped Cream and Cherries mixed with Pure Skim Milk and Machiatto that they recently bought at Starbucks for $7.89.
may I repeat = I love my bicycles