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It's always like this, the first day back from a vacation. In the first few seconds, I'm sitting here going, where am I? What am I doing? What am I supposed to do here?

So, you know, the rhythm is just off... Maybe you need to take less vacations.

Maybe I do.

I'm not bitter or anything that you've been gone for so long.

I didn't mean to abandon you.

But that was a short one.

Well, I've got three sons living in three different states.

And they're all a decent plane right away.

And I guess you could see how much they wanted to be around me by the total distance of miles.

They are from me now.

But they're all doing their thing.

And so I got to go to Charlotte, North Carolina for the first time of my life. My wife and I went.

And the only thing I want to tell you right now is gas is $3.19.

Of course it is.

And I have photographic proof. I meant to send it to you guys. 319.

Now, in my neighborhood, I can get gas $469.

So it's $1.50, exactly.

And I'm thinking, a dollar, I have a 20-gallon tank.

So if I have one tank of gas a week, that's $30 extra dollars I have to spend.

You multiply that by 50 weeks a year.

That's $1,500 extra dollars.

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