It's amazing to think of what hadn't happened/didn't exist/came to be in her lifetime.

My grandfather passed away on 2000, and was nearly that old (there were no proper registrations where and when he was born, so his age was only an estimation). He kept expressing his amazement and joy over the differences in the world, all the things that happened during his life. I don't think I can properly imagine how life was when he was not only a child, but my age. Crazy century.

Huh. The cheapest gas in Chicago is $2.67. The most expensive is $3.69. (Both of these are regular unleaded.)

gasbuddy.com [link]

eta: both of these prices were reported today.

Oh, yeah, Beth. Much better for her to be in Hattiesburg than Biloxi.

Memo to self: Review disaster supplies tonight. That water hasn't been changed since after 9/11.

Dana, I was relieved to read that your parents are OK. How are you doing?

Regular unleaded is still a shade under $3 -- $2.97 downtown, $2.91 in the U District, still $2.79 by the house. Up 10-15 cents over Monday.

Word is that the West Coast supplies are great, so the refiners are planning on shipping out the excess to the Gulf States and selling it at a considerable profit. Because, after all, the 437th Rule of Acquisition states that "if you have two coats and your neighbor has none, sell the coat to him for the shirt off his back, then sell that shirt to the shirtless man for a considerable markup."

Well, selling gas cheaply will only exacerbate the problem of inadequate supply. Selling it at a premium may make supplies last longer and force people to conserve unnecessary use.

Yup. Places here in town that are still selling at $2.69 are already running out of gas.

Most places here, it's running $2.99.

I know that a lot of the locals who evacuated into the Grand Marquette Hotel (where my friend's parents were) had their pets with them.

Here it's about $2.79.