Beam Me Up

That's how much I paid for a gallon of gas today $3.09. I'm not really complaining, I can afford it, I don't drive much and my car gets fairly decent gas mileage. But all those people who have unnecessarily large trucks and SUV's they should pay $3.00 a gallon, they should pay more and then maybe they would buy a smaller car. Me though, I shouldn't have to pay that much for gas. I use my gas responsibly. I take Bart, buses, walk, bike when I can. Just two years ago I could fill up my tank for $13.00, now I pay $40. I'm pretty sure the CPI isn't going up that fast. Soemdays I wish my car was a Prius. Last week another reason to drive a Hybrid was announced - you can take your Hybrid in the carpool lane without passengers. I like that idea. What I don't like is the new trend of auto manufacturers touting the hybrid technology when it's used to boost the car's power but not improve it's gas mileage. Of course what we should really be working on is the transporter technology and eliminate the cars altogether!