Vicky Misa’s Blog

As gas prices continue to climb mercilessly, I’m beginning to consciously think of where I’m driving and how necessary the trip is, or what other things I can accomplish while in the area. I never used to do that. I realize now how spoiled I’ve been and I wonder how people are making it these days. I am fortunate enough to have a decent job and kids old enough to go to school. I keep imagining what it would’ve been like back in the day when I had to have a sitter and only made minimum wage. I don’t know what I would’ve done. It concerns me deeply that things appear to be pretty much permanent or gradually becoming worse. What then? Can we really function as a society for very long when few can afford to get to work or drive the kids to school or buy groceries? I know that we can survive on much less than we have right now … that we are merely upset at the inconveniences that we are facing at this point, but how long before it becomes a serious issue? I’m afraid that more than a few are already there.