Fill Her Up!

  "Remind me to get gas" was the comment
our friend made as we headed out to see a
movie the other day.
   He made the comment as we passed a
station not far from the theater which
advertised its 'Regular' at $3.45 a gallon.
   But in the time it took to eat our pop
corn, watch 6 or 7 previews, and see
the feature, the price had climbed to
$3.49!
   So we drove on to complete some
shopping errands and, hopefully, to find
a gas station that hadn't spent part of
the afternoon sending its attendants out
in the rain to climb a ladder to raise its
price for fuel.
   But the stations all seemed to be a step
ahead of us. Most that we spotted had
increased their prices, seemingly, within
the previous two to three hours!
   Had they all just received a new
supply that cost them more? Unlikely!
   In most cases it was the very same
gas that sat in their underground
storage tanks earlier in the day.
   Finding one that retained a lower
price was a little like looking for a
"Service", rather than a "Gas station"
as most have now become.
    Finally, our friend came across some
pumps at an outlet that limited its sales
to 'members." There, "Regular" was
selling for $3.31 a gallon.
   That's a full 18 cents a gallon UNDER
the first place we saw!
    When you've got a vehicle with a
30 to 40 gallon tank you'll quickly
notice the difference!
    I think we may join this club!
    It's amazing how fast these prices
go up and how very slow they go down!
    And, of course, we haven't even
mentioned that 'sneaky little 9' that's
attached to the price of each gallon.
     I remember a station that proudly
advertised it did not include that
nine/tenths of a penny on its
gasoline prices. What it did, however,
was to add an extra one/tenth cent to
its price rounding it off to
the next highest penny!
    It looked good on the sign though!
    Guess we should just be
thankful we're not in Connecticut
where the average  price per gallon
is nearly 30 cents above the rest of
the country!
    But, wherever you are, if you see
gas at a price that looks good...better
fill up fast.
   It you pass it and look in your rear
view mirror you're likely to see
the attendant climbing that ladder.
   And he won't be the only thing
that's going UP!
   Hope your tank is filled and all
 your NEWS is good!