I ride for fitness and also for stress. My boss is a maniac and I need the stress relief. Also because I have a recumbent and recumbents are just too much fun not to ride.
$2.12 for gas? Add 20 cents and you've got So Cal prices? In Santa Barbara I've seen a few stations where they're too chicken to put that 3 at the beginning, so they hold back that 1/10th of a cent.