Blog Number 63

Greetings and welcome to today's random thought.

So I was just reading a news story that said that gas prices have dropped $0.21 / gallon over the last 2 weeks and $0.37 / gallon over the last four weeks.  This is good news right?  Well no, not if you have my brain in your head (be thankful here faithful readers).

There are several reasons that lower gas prices do not make me happy.

1. SUV drivers: The gas guzzling people are suffering less.  Deep inside I think I have a disdain for these people.  I don't hate any of them on a personal level but I think my brain subscribes to the "It is not enough that I win, everyone else must lose" mentality.  This is actually my take on a quote by Gore Vidal, "It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail."  For some reason deep inside me, I get some kind of (sick) enjoyment that others are hurting more from high gas prices than I am.  I know, I am sick but at least I am honest.
2. My driving habits:  Since gas costs less, my safe driving habits save me less money.  This may just be a twist on the first one above but studies have shown that normal acceleration and braking can save you 50% in gas mileage.  Since gas is lower, my driving habits save me less money.
3. My Shell MasterCard:  I get 5% cash back from every $1 I spend on gas.  Now that gas is lower, I am "saving" less money.  This may be a twist on the second one above but what is the point of numbering a list if you only have one entry?

Anyway, this is the twisted way my mind works.  Others look at $2.40 / gallon prices and cheer or feel relief.  Me, I find a way to complain (and blog) about it.

Thanks for reading my Random Thoughts.

Jon