November 17, 2008

• Gas is so cheap, it’s criminal

  Yesterday, as I was driving back from Virginia Beach, I decided to stop and fill my tank, since it was getting close to empty.  I haven’t been driving a lot, so it would be safe to say that I have probably filled the thing 4 times since September.  It’s very interesting to see the prices drop when you only look at them every so often, because it looks drastic, rather than the 2-5 cent changes that you occasionally see.

  Earlier this year, I remember watching the numbers roll up on the dollar side, costing me $36+ for a full tank.  It was insane.

  Anyway, I put the pump in, and let it go while I stand there and not care, and when it stops, it’s about $18 worth of gas.  I think that I may have bumped the nozzle and so it stopped, so I squeeze for more gas.  And it stops. 

  I can’t believe it.  In fact, I try to see if I can get to a nice round $19.00, but gas starts coming out, so there’s no chance on that.  Thinking that I may not have been as low as I thought, I look at the amount pumped, and see that it’s over 9 gallons.

  And this is where i freak out.  All I can think is that I’ve come across a station that made some error in setting it’s pump, and now I’m the lucky recipient of very cheap gas.

  Within a few seconds, I remember that gas really is that cheap now, and that I don’t have to pull off like a bandit.

  Black 6, out.

  • 4:51 pm
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