I loaded up my family and made a trip down to Falls Church yesterday to visit my sister. She lives in a nice apartment complex with a feature that is very appealing to boys ages 6 and 12 — a pool. A nice sized pool with lounge chairs around the edge and a lifeguard to blame in case either of them drown. Nirvana.
These days the gas cost becomes a factor when a year ago it was barely a consideration. The math goes like this: the trip is 66 miles each way. I did not calculate it yesterday, but usually my Mitsubishi Outlander gets about 25 miles per gallon, so I probably used 2.64 gallons each way at $4.03 per gallon. The gas for the trip cost me about $21.28. Worth it? You bet it was! My sister was happy to see us, she made us dinner, even treated us to the pool guest passes. After swimming we all sat around and watched Will Smith in Independence Day (again), what an entertainingly schlocky movie. I’ll bet a lot of people will be doing these gas expense expense calculations like me and coming away with the same conclusion: “Gotta go, gotta go!” High gas prices are no barrier for what makes life worth living.
