| Gas here is expensive. And I won't stand for it. Oh, come on - you wouldn't be happy paying $2.7499 / gallon either. Dammit - I won't do it. I will, however, drive very far to get cheaper gas. And I got mocked for this. But you know what? I worked it out, and I actually save a dollar by traveling for gas. See, I could probably get gas for $2.71. The cheaper gas is $2.19. That's 52 cents a gallon. I fill up 15 gallons. That's roughly $7.50. The drive out to get gas is about 30 miles. That's 60 miles round trip. I get about 20 miles per gallon in Rudy. So, the trip uses 3 gallons of gas. At $2.19 a gallon, thats about $6.50 or so I spend on the trip for gas. Subtract that from the $7.50 I save by going for the cheaper gas, and hence... I save a dollar! So, there - take that all you skeptics! Now, someone mentioned that I neglected to factor in time. Well, since I don't really have much to do, I don't really count time as a factor. But, if you must... I equate the amount of time this trip takes up with the amount of pride that I maintain by not paying $2.75 a gallon for gas. It equals out, so I still say that I win, with my dollar savings. Yes, I have too much time on my hands. And yes, $2.19 is still way too much money to pay for a frickin gallon of gas. |