Once again, I’m reminded of a weekend back in September when here in Roanoke the temperatures outside were well into the 90s. And the entire city was host to the most crazy gas panic I’ve ever seen.

Hard to believe that weekend wasn’t really all that long ago.

But, things certainly have changed

Now that most of the leaves had fallen, the wind picked up a good bit this weekend and helped to scatter them about from yard to yard. There is a big tree in my back yard so I get alot of leaves from that. But, my back yard is also fenced in around most of the perimeter so a great many of the leaves stay on the lawn.

I suppose on the other hand the fence also acts as a partial shield against leaves from other areas, too.

I haven’t even started doing any outdoor Fall yardwork yet, have you? In addition to raking the aforementioned leaves, there is modest list of duties which primarily consist of tasks I put off during the Summer because it was too hot.

“It’s too hot outside to be moving that brush pile to the corner for the City to pick-up, or to be doing some minor landscaping for the front flower bed. I’ll wait until it cools off a bit in a few months,” I told myself back in July and August.

Now, I’m looking for a new execuse!

As for the gas prices, I paid $1.85 yesterday afternoon. The cheapness of gas didn’t really sink in until the handle clicked after a full tank, and I saw the total on the screen. The gas tank in my car still had about 1/4 left so it wasn’t completely empty to begin with, but I was still astonished when the pump stopped filling at around $15. Great stuff!

The cheaper the better of course, but for me the $1.75-2.50 range on gas is very much in my comfort zone. I can and do pay the price when it’s $3+ but there is just something about being able to fill-up a tank for around $20 or so that takes me back to the real good ole days.