Enough Is Enough

I have had it! Gas was $3.94 this morning! It cost more than $35 to fill the tank of my Honda Civic and it was still about a quarter full!

Yes, that's lots of exclamation points before 10 am, I know, but I am peeved. I just emailed the following letter to my senators and US representative:

This morning, it cost more than $35 for me to fill my gas tank. I drive a Honda Civic.

I earn a fairly decent salary, and gas prices are now having a detrimental effect on my budget. I am single and support only myself, but there are many families raising children and trying to own homes that earn the same or less than I do. I cannot begin to imagine how much they are struggling right now.

Enough is enough.

There is absolutely no reason why consumers should be paying so much for gas when one oil company made a profit of $10.89 billion in the first quarter of this year.

It is time for immediate and effective action as the situation can be described as nothing short of price-gouging.

I will be paying attention, I will be voting and I will be blogging.

Thank you for your immediate attention to and action on this matter.

You can easily contact your senators by email through www.senate.gov. To find your representative, go to www.house.gov. You will need your ZIP + 4, which you can find here.

It's time to tell them - "no mas!"

Cindi