Gas Prices

I am old enough to remember clearly $.25 per gallon gas. When there was a serious gas war, prices would temporarily drop a penny or two. But then I was driving a '69 Volkswagen bug and got wonderful mileage. Still, I never thought it worth the trip to drive miles to a better price. I would take advantage of the lower cost all things being equal but never understood driving to save 2 cents a gallon.

Things are so different today. Rarely do you see a price war between corner stations. Maybe their profit percentages are already so low they don't dare venture down the price scale.

Today at $3.11 prices nearby, we now watch prices posted as we travel around town. It's worth driving 6 miles to fill with $3.04 per gallon all things being equal. Now we're not saving cents but a dollar or two.

Until two years ago, we paid cash for auto fuel. Now, we don't carry that much with us. It's quicker to pay at the pump with the credit card.

There's still one thing we could charge but choose to pay cash for and that's groceries. That may change some day but for now it's a stop at the bank on the way to the Jewel.

'til later