Entries tagged with "gas prices"
The Butler Gas Station Did It
posted by srah on May 23, 2008 12:25 PM
Tags: gas prices, walking
Earlier this week, the prices for a gallon of gas and a gallon¹ of cigarettes were the same at my local gas station. Now, at the end of the week, gas is a few cents more expensive. I feel like the gas station is trying to subliminally encourage me to give up driving and take up smoking instead. THANKS A LOT FOR TRYING TO MURDER ME, GAS STATION. I wish they advertised other things on the same sign, like: Regular Unleaded: $3.99Marlboros: $3.85Walking: Free, you lazy cow, and better for you that the other two options. ¹ Or whatever unit...
In the future, we will all have flying cars! But our kids will be jerks.
posted by srah on May 23, 2007 12:04 PM
Tags: back to the future, driving, gas prices, movies
When I was driving to work yesterday, I thought, "Well, it's Tuesday. Gas prices are usually lowest on Wednesday or Thursday, but this is a holiday weekend, so I should probably fill my half-empty tank this evening when I get off work." Between driving past the gas station in the morning and the time I got off work, gas in my town went up 30¢ a gallon! Argh! I am obsessed with gas prices so I tend to watch them like a hawk so that I can save something like 20¢ on a fill-up, but this will probably be a...
Gaseous matters
posted by srah on September 14, 2006 12:14 PM
Tags: election 2006, gas, gas prices, michigan, ohio, politics, voting
Seen yesterday whilst pursuing my HIGHEST STEPCOUNT DAY EVER: Many people have suggested that lowering gas prices is a ploy by the GOP to entice people to vote Republican this November. I, myself, do not think Oh my, such good prices on gas! Thank you, Ken Blackwell! Clearly the price of this gas is thanks to YOU! Here is my vote!. Who does that? If that's actually the case, then I'm mostly just disgusted that the Republican party thinks so poorly of us. I will take my cheap gas, thank you, and drive to the polling location where I will...
If only I could harness this power to fuel the damned car
posted by srah on July 13, 2006 5:59 PM
Tags: gas prices, srahtown
I will have you know that I bought gasoline today for $2.81 per gallon, a feat which I accomplished through the sheer power of my AWESOMENESS. That and because that is the price of gas here in the boondocks....
