Oh dear

I was driving home for lunch today and saw a sign at the SuperAmerica that nearly gave me a panic attack. It said their gas was $9.85. Fortunately the light was red and after I sat there for a second, it flicked to $3.85 and then back to nine, but the gas stations behind it all said $3.85, so I assume they were having a slight issue. But it scared the crap out of me for a second. So when I got home I told Shannon and she was like, so at what point does gas get so expensive that, even though we need it, we stop buying it because it is prohibitively expensive to purchase? I'm not sure where my line is, but I think that $9.85 is definitely past the point where I would be like, this car is a nice driveway decoration, but where's my bicycle?