Ever since I first started driving, I've been bothered by the prices at the gas station. Now, I don't care so much for the fact that gas is just darn expensive these days. What bugs me is that little 9/10 fraction that sits right next to the price. You know, something like Regular Unleaded, $3.58 9/10. All right, now let's get this straight what type of wool are these oil companies pulling over our eyes? That little 9/10, just sitting patiently on the sign, conniving to wreak havoc on the next innocent customer.

Okay, so let me try to understand something, what the heck does it mean? Maybe that little bugger wouldn't be so intimidating if I could simply understand its purpose. Let's see, does it mean I get nine-tenths of a gallon for $3.58? That my gas is nine-tenths unleaded? That a nine-tenths tax is being applied to my purchase? That each one of these gas stations is part of a secret society known only by the fraction, nine-tenths? Or that I will be aggravated every time I go to fill up, for nine-tenths of my life?

Faced with the possibility of being forced to live in a state of extreme apprehension for the remainder of my existence, I made the decision to discover the true meaning of the infamous fraction. After extensive research, I finally came across the information that had I had been so diligently seeking. Nine-tenths of a cent. Simple enough. So that settles everything now, right? Wrong.

Now, each and every time I visit the gas station, I stare up at my former archnemesis, and wonder "Why? Just...why?" No, it can't just be $3.58. Those greedy oil companies couldn't live with just plain old $3.58. I can just see the CEO, addressing the company, "Today, gas will be set at three dollars, fifty-eight cents," then with an evil grin, "AND 9/10." That little extra teeny tiny fraction of a cent. It's just one-tenth the way from making a full cent, yet they don't round it. In these perilous times, it is obvious that we require change. We must act together, with the solitary objective of increasing gas prices by one-tenth of a cent even if this change increases the profits of greedy oil companies and robs the common hard working, taxpaying citizen of his or her savings. It will be a small price to pay for putting that little 9/10 guy out of business, for good.

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