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DEL.ICIO.USPlaying The Fuel: To Fill Or Not To Fill?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Devoted readers of this blog might recall during the escalation of gas prices how Mr. Cheapskatin’ would cruise around with the gauge flirting with “E,” tapping the pumps for a few gallons at a time. The goal: Wait until prices reversed course, at which time I would fill ‘er up.
Well, I’ve twice glug-glugged to near capacity, only to see the numbers continue to plummet. Each time I assume they’ve leveled off for a while, prices keep on dippin’ in concert with the temperature.
According to my favorite fuel website, the average cost nationwide for a gallon was $2.542 on Wednesday, nearly 27 cents lower than a week earlier. In a mere month, it fell by more than a buck.
It wasn’t long ago that Georgia was among the country’s highest states for gas. Now, it ranks 15th lowest. Atlanta has settled in at mid-pack among cities at an average of $2.33.
Do you keep filling up, certain that prices are scraping rock-bottom? Or are you waiting to move the needle to “F” under the belief that the numbers are headed further south?
Have your driving habits changed with the decline? Or are you spending equally less time behind the wheel as when prices exceeded $4 per?
By the way, gas guzzlers have found heaven in Des Moines, Iowa. Get this: A gallon there goes for $1.995.
Your government is at work with a website full of advice on keeping fuel costs low . Me, I’m no longer loading my tank to the top. Somebody alert me when it bottoms out.
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