It Takes How Much To Fill My Tank?...

Quick observation. I'm sure many of you out there have thought the same thing...
As I was driving to work yesterday, passing by all the various gas stations on Laurens Road and then Washington, I thought a few things. My first thought was, "how long can I actually drive my car before I have to spend the 70 bucks it takes to fill it up. I have a trip to Virginia on Sunday, and if I can hold out that long, maybe I can save some dough." Certainly logic at it's best, right?
My second thought was that I should really take advantage of the bike that I had collecting dust in my office. Currently it has the wrong pedals for me to really ride it effectively with regular shoes, so I need to work on that a bit. But, once I have those new, shiny pedals on there, look out.
My last thought was, with this ridiculous increase in gas prices (almost 4 beans now), it has certainly put a pinch on many people who depend on transportation to get us around. There are a lot of people in our community who are able to drive to work, but barely. They live on shoe-string budgets and any increase or minor catastrophe can send thier day to day existence into a negative spiral. This has happened with the gas prices. I have met a couple of people who can no longer afford the gas it takes to put in their cars. This means they can't drive themselves to work. They have to depend on friends, co-workers, their feet, etc. In some circumstances, they can use the Greenville Transit line (now GreenLink), but we all know that it is a tad bruised and broken and currently being revamped. So, these Greenville citizens are forced to miss work and stress about providing for their families.
If for no other reason, should be the final wake up call that our transporation situation in Greenville County needs to be fixed. Our neighbors can't get where they need to go. We have a mounting gas crisis in this country and we are all having to pinch pennies a little bit more. If I could honestly hop on GreenLink and get to work effectively and efficiently from where I live, I'd do it. And, then I'd be able to spoil those around me with all the money I saved from not buying gas.