Biking Just Became Hella Cool...

I came across this website today called www.sanfrangasprices.com that shows not only SF gas prices (showing users where to go within the city to get the lowest prices), but it also has a USA map to show what gas prices look like across the country. It's pretty crazy (and depressing).


Map as of 24-June-2008

Just two weeks ago, I recalculated my commute to work (I commute 50 miles each way so 100 miles a day to Cupertino, 3 times a week) and it's now up to $25 each day I commute...or $75 each week...or $300 each month...or $3600 per year...in GAS. I can think of a LOT more appealings things I'd like to spend money on rather than GAS (like, say...another trip to Italy?). I started commuting to work with a few coworkers who live in my 'hood and that should help cut down the cost by 1/3, and even just the mental relaxation of knowing I'm not stabbing at the heart of the environment at least 1 day a week helps me sleep at night.

So get out your bikes, people...or at least your walking shoes in our case (we've had an unfortunate run with bike history...we had 1 stolen in Boston and 3 in San Diego...we've sort of given up until we have a garage-type-structure)...time to start saving $$!

On a side note, I watched an interesting video on cars that run on vegetable oil (shout-out to our friend Keely who converted a Mercedes Benz Diesel into a Veggie-Run Dream Machine). Check it out when you get a chance...forty cents to the gallon!


PS: Gas price I paid on the way to work today: $4.58/gallon.

Oh, and yes...Italy updates to follow!