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Add this comment to the signs that I’m getting older: When I was in high school, $10 worth of gas in my Dad’s Datsun 210, and later the Toyota Corolla, held me for weeks.  In college, I could fill up my Nissan Sentra¹ or Honda Civic on the first of the month and not worry about gas again for the rest of the month², road-trips aside. 

This morning, I stopped to put some gas in my Trooper; and I wondered how far $10³ would go.  Less than a quarter of a tank, it turns out; which should roughly translate into about 80 or so miles.  Hopefully enough for the week.

1. What about it? «
2. Granted, I lived less than a mile from my classes for the majority of the time there, but still… «
3. Gas was at $3.05 for regular unleaded, compared to $.80 or so when I was in high school. «