Today I paid two dollars, three cents, and nine-tenths of a cent for each of almost ten gallons of gasoline.
It was not something that I had to do, but it was what needed to be done.
There are still a few places that have gas just slightly under $2/gal, but they're either Maverik or Sinclaire gas stations. Those are the places I had to resort to last time around. The problem was that the gas that comes out of those places is cheaper and my mileage drops some 2-4 miles per gallon. For saving a measley 4c per gallon, it was actually costing me more to pay less. I knew that at the time, but I did it for Harvey. Harvey, my little Ford Escort, isn't as young as he used to be. He's starting to demand better food. Otherwise, performance suffers.
Not so worried about paying a little extra to keep my two dollar integrity, but realizing that Harvey isn't going to be around forever, and it's best to start treating him right so that I can
squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of him demonstrate my appreciation for over 130,000 miles of service.
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