Gas is $3.09 in Columbus Ohio.

Damn, even at the UDF at Powell & Sawmill? That place has the cheapest gas around.

You can drive 3 miles to Jersey from here and pick up gas at like $2.59. For a savings of .80/gal it is worth the trip for a fillup, even with the $3 bridge toll. It might not be $2.59 today though..

Gas in North East PA was 2.99/gal last I checked in with my mom. Im sure its gotten insane here the past few days, but thanks to our sweet new road bikes Carlos and I havent had to think about it. According to portlandgasprices.com its somewhere between 2.55 and 2.95 today so far.

That is one excellent breakfast special, but the gallon of gas is necessary. I was going to say necessity but I'm not quite sure of the spelling.

I think you have that a little backwards actually. Food is a necessity, gasoline is not.

We saw gas in portland last nite in the 2.80s and 2.70s.

I need gas to get to work to buy food. Know what I'm sayin'?

Still think you are using the word "need" too loosely.

The gas stations I walk by were both 3.35 today. Today I bought a new bike for $65. I already walk to work. I hope gas prices will finally encourage governments to stop subsidizing sprawl and let markets build more compact, transit-oriented neighborhoods where more people have the option to walk to work or at least not depend on the automobile. Anyways, I hope more people will take their future monthly gas bill into account when looking for a place to live, instead of banking on prices to go down and then blaming the government/asking for handouts for their own irresponsibility. :)

I could move closer to work, but living downtown is expensive if you want a remotely nice place.

Downtown Columbus is kinda beat, are the surrounding neighborhoods any cheaper? They should be more amenable at least.. if you don't mind the hood a lil I know my friend has a supercheap place off E. Broad. At least you can take a bus quickly and conveniently (right?) down Broad to downtown. I dunno, just throwin out ideas. Maybe it's worth putting up with some shit to live in/nearer to downtown and save yourself a required auto commute.

The great thing about riding my bike to work is that it means food = fuel. It's very convenient since I would still eat even if I didn't ride my bike.

Right now gasoline is around $3.10/gallon here. The prices didn't really go up until the end of last week. It does make me glad my vehicle runs on sandwiches.

Well living in victorian or german village is so expensive. Like we're talking $170k to buy an efficiency studio (~400 ft^2) on on Rich St. I've got a buddy who lives in the German village, and to buy a split house on 3rd is like $250k.

So a remotely nice place (read no roaches) is a lot. Even then I would still need to drive because the fam lives in the burbs.

I'm thinking buy a smaller car and no eating out. :)

Have you considered Merion Village, south of German Village? Not as beautiful, but I have several friends who have been living there for years. I think you should be able to find a house in the mid 100s. It'd be that much further (than German Village) from Downtown tho. Also, being responsible for fixeruppering your own house sucks ass.. I actually went from owning (albeit a condo) back to renting.

Buying a smaller car is a good idea esp. if you were to use it seldomly. But not eating out would be like dying a little bit! Just bike to the restaurant.