$0.17/gallon
I was driving home this evening and happened to pass a gas station that was overflowing with cars (mainly SUVs) to the point that I wondered if I should call Brian and see if there was gas shortage and that I too should join the masses and fill up my tank.
Being that I had our son in the car, I chose to drive pass the backup of mainly bright, shiney, new SUVs and head home, despite the fact that I was down to a ¼ tank.
I did happen to glance in my rear view mirror and check the price: $2.49. Up until that point I had been ignoring the gas prices figuring that I’d fill up tomorrow when the tank was much closer to empty.
Naturally, figuring that some gas crisis was on hand (which is the logical conclusion to jump to… for someone that tends to overreact to just about everything) I noticed that the next gas station was no where near as full. Actually, there weren’t any cars at the next station. Because… well, I can only assume that it’s because the next station had prices of $2.66.
I know. It’s more. It’s $0.17/gallon more. It’s 6.8% more.
I’m all for frugality when it’s justified. But spending five to ten minutes waiting to fill up the tank (and it would have taken that long at a station with six pump and at least 10 people waiting spilling out onto the business street) is a little absurd.
