We all know that gas is high but everyone is blowing out of proportion how much it really affects anyone. Lots of people say they won't go on a trip this weekend because gas costs more... Let's look at the facts.
Gas is less than $1 higher than it was 2 weeks ago and no one was complaining much then. So let's say it is $1 more to use a round number. Also let's say you go somewhere 150 miles away for vacation.
Even if you drive an SUV that gets crappy gas mileage, it'd get at least 15 mpg. So to drive 150 miles on a 15 mpg vehicle it'd take 10 gallons of gas or 20 for the round trip. Again if gas is $1 more than it was before the hurricane, that's only an extra $20 for your vacation. Is that really such a big deal?
Some people on the news here (Milwaukee area) have said they won't even go to Great America this weekend. That's only 45 miles or so and there's no need to take an SUV there so that's even less than $10 extra to go there.
Yes gas is expensive and yes I'm just as pissed about it as everyone else... But there's not really any reason to go making life altering plans just because of it. Unless of course or income level and expenses are such that you can't afford the extra $20 or so...
Anyway,m to answer the original question, My car takes about 12 gallons of gas and as of today were somewhere around the $3.25 mark so $39... Average around 280 miles per tank so $.14 per mile...