As the price of oil and consequently gasoline has risen precipitously I have watched with glee from the sidelines. Not that I am pleasured by seeing the suffering of the majority of my countrymen as they must dig ever deeper into their pockets, but I must admit to a certain amount of schadenfreude every time I see a big SUV pull up to a gas pump.
I've been driving economical vehicles for years and every time I see one of those gas guzzling behemoths I can only think of how selfish the owner must be. How little they are concerned about the damage they do to the environment, how they are reinforcing our dependence on foreign oil, and how that dependence forces us into policies which engender hatred and disdain around the world.
So when I see them now whine as they shell out $125-150 every time they pull up to the gas pump, I can't help but let out a little chuckle, if only to myself as I pull up to the same pump and only pay a relative pittance of maybe $30 to fill my humble Geo's tiny fuel tank for a whole week's worth of commuting.
I can't help but get the feeling that something wonderful has been lost. An opportunity to make scenes like this one obsolete. We had a chance 30 years ago to avoid this, but it looks now like we may be getting a second bite at the apple.
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