Friday, May 2, 2008

Half a Benny

Today I filled up my gas tank. The empty light was on and it's about a 14 gallon tank.

$50.00. On the nose. That's where the auto-shut-off-thing stopped.

The part of me that loves round, whole dollar numbers so much that I would rather be a few cents ahead on my electric bill by paying, say, $36.00 instead of $35.79 was overshadowed by the part of me that fills with rage at this administration and who starts plotting sit-ins and gas station protests about $3.50 per gallon of gas.

The summer I got my driver's license, gas fluctuated between 85 cents and 99 cents. Are we sure Bill Clinton can't just be President again?

3 comments:

Sarah said...

I haven't been able to bear filling up lately. I put, like THIRTY DOLLARS in and use that 3/4 tank... and then put another THIRTY DOLLARS in. I hate him.

Angela Patriarca said...

Just a little FYI.... save your large bills for your CA trip, my friend. Gas in LA is $4.14. UGH!

MJ said...

Um, I paid $67 and change to fill up my tank yesterday. Ouch. Welcome to the Bay Area. Maybe that's the tax we pay so we don't have to shovel snow?