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Gas prices are the new weather. What do I mean by this? Well the weather was always the topic of conversation because it was something to complain about and discuss on a regular basis, primarily because it is completely out of our control. Whenever there was nothing to talk about – there was always the weather. Think how many awkward elevator conversations you have salvaged by discussing the weather. But now there are gas prices to talk about. Instead of "Looks like it's going to rain", I hear "It's $1.10 today". Gas prices are completely out of our control (or at least that is how it seems). I hear people talking about gas prices everywhere and all the time. But with the weather, we hope that Mother Nature has some method to her madness. I’m not so sure about the gas gods though. Perhaps the next topic of conversation will be bedroom slippers. I’m sure there is some conspiracy behind those.