WHAT IN THE FUCK HAPPENED TO GAS PRICES Options

[Mommy]

In Port Wentworth, GA, here is a 3 day time line of gas prices:

2 days ago: $3.83
Yesterday: $3.69 (went DOWN)
This morning: $3.79
This afternoon: $3.97
Now: $4.39

Oh and it's not like it's just like that at the gas station by our house. We went to the island and to Savannah this evening. We filled up in Savannah. The pump read $4.39, and it pumped at $4.49/gal. It cost us $68.01 to fill up a CAR. Jesus fucking Christ. Seriously, anyone who votes for Obama can kiss our economy goodbye.

[Mommy]

You all aren't bitching about it because it's not happening to you. Plain and simple. We had to get an apartment 47 miles from his work again because there is NOTHING closer. Fort Stewart main post is at the back end of a huge military reservation. The closest place is Hinesville which is a trailer park community. Next up is Richmond Hill which has no apartment communities. Rental houses begin at $1000 a month, not including bills. Next closest is Savannah which because of all the stop lights would take well over an hour to get to Fort Stewart. Finally, we have Port Wentworth, which is directly off I-95 so it's quick access to get to work... except that it's so far. Takes about 50 minutes to get to post though. Oh and did I mention that there is no military housing currently available, and the waiting list is somewhere between a year and two. So yeah, it's awesome having to pay $68 to fill up a car when we are forced to live so far.

Funny thing is, Shane's official military orders said (I'm paraphrasing) "Because of lack of on-post housing, soldiers and their families that are relocating to Fort Stewart can expect to live a considerable distance from post and expect to pay high rent and bills." Problem with that is BAH (a set amount they give soldiers each month to pay for off-post housing costs and is based off the area you live in) is considerably lower than it was at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, but rent is higher here AND we HAVE to commute. Before, we chose to live all the way in San Marcos because I was going to school.

So yeah, none of you are bitching (yet) because gas prices, while they are high, didn't skyrocket even more in a matter of hours like they did here.