Commuter Heaven!!!!!!
Please, tell me.
Did I die?
Is the world ending?
... Hmm, maybe I'm going insane.
Is this real?
I remember a day in mid-July, with the temperatures soaring to a good 90 degrees, and the sky muggy from the trapped humidity. I was sitting in my Mazda 3 driving down Rt. 99 from Everett and I noticed that my tank is close to empty (again). So I decided to catch the closest gas station around to put something in my tank. Unfortunately, I did not drive up to the closest station. To tell you the truth, I drove around a little bit. No, I was not trying to kill my tank so my car would die in the summer's heat. I was just trying to find the "cheapest" gas. After a good 10-15 minute drive, I decided to just pull up into one, ask for $10 "regular" in my tank, cancel all my plans and just drive home. The "regular" price was $4.50. I was broke throughout the Summer of 2008, a summer that I just want to forget (gas-wise).
Today is November 17, 2008, and I see just the total opposite. Honestly, I think my prayers have been answered. Heck, my dreams as a Bostonian driver was answered (and unfortunately, it's not the reconstruction of the "Cloverleaf I-93/I-95 (Rt 128)" Intersection). For the first time in forever, I finally see gas prices under $2.00 littered in one stretch of road. This is a dream come true!!!! I seriously felt a tear falling down my cheek (okay, that was just a mental image in my mind). The economy is pretty much suffering right now, but the gas prices continue to fall. In five months, prices went from an eye-sore $4.50 to a beautiful $1.77. As soon as I saw that, I pulled up and experimented... Let me explain.
Once in awhile I'll add just $10 of gas when my tank hits the last quarter of the gas meter/viewer (or whatever you call it). After putting $10 in, I check to see how much the arm of the meter increased. In July, the arm went up between quarter to a half. Today, the arm went well above the half mark and closer to 3/4. I was so dang happy!!!! So basically I can put $20 worth of gas for a full tank, which is half of what I spent for a full tank in July!
With gas prices this low, I can finally relax and not worry about emptying my wallet!!! I can finally save money to buy Christmas presents for my whole family!
So to all commuters out there, take advantage of the low under $2.00 prices, because you'll never know when the prices might jump up close to $5.00. So fill em' up and drive away!!
Christian
Did I die?
Is the world ending?
... Hmm, maybe I'm going insane.
Is this real?
I remember a day in mid-July, with the temperatures soaring to a good 90 degrees, and the sky muggy from the trapped humidity. I was sitting in my Mazda 3 driving down Rt. 99 from Everett and I noticed that my tank is close to empty (again). So I decided to catch the closest gas station around to put something in my tank. Unfortunately, I did not drive up to the closest station. To tell you the truth, I drove around a little bit. No, I was not trying to kill my tank so my car would die in the summer's heat. I was just trying to find the "cheapest" gas. After a good 10-15 minute drive, I decided to just pull up into one, ask for $10 "regular" in my tank, cancel all my plans and just drive home. The "regular" price was $4.50. I was broke throughout the Summer of 2008, a summer that I just want to forget (gas-wise).
Today is November 17, 2008, and I see just the total opposite. Honestly, I think my prayers have been answered. Heck, my dreams as a Bostonian driver was answered (and unfortunately, it's not the reconstruction of the "Cloverleaf I-93/I-95 (Rt 128)" Intersection). For the first time in forever, I finally see gas prices under $2.00 littered in one stretch of road. This is a dream come true!!!! I seriously felt a tear falling down my cheek (okay, that was just a mental image in my mind). The economy is pretty much suffering right now, but the gas prices continue to fall. In five months, prices went from an eye-sore $4.50 to a beautiful $1.77. As soon as I saw that, I pulled up and experimented... Let me explain.
Once in awhile I'll add just $10 of gas when my tank hits the last quarter of the gas meter/viewer (or whatever you call it). After putting $10 in, I check to see how much the arm of the meter increased. In July, the arm went up between quarter to a half. Today, the arm went well above the half mark and closer to 3/4. I was so dang happy!!!! So basically I can put $20 worth of gas for a full tank, which is half of what I spent for a full tank in July!
With gas prices this low, I can finally relax and not worry about emptying my wallet!!! I can finally save money to buy Christmas presents for my whole family!
So to all commuters out there, take advantage of the low under $2.00 prices, because you'll never know when the prices might jump up close to $5.00. So fill em' up and drive away!!
Christian
