Driving Past Gas Stations More Often
Lately I've been driving past gas stations more often. Without stopping. That fact struck me today as I engaged in a little habit of taking a slight detour on the way home from lunch to swing past a few gas stations and observe what their prices are.
"Wait, why do I care what the prices are?" I asked myself. Of course I like to know so I can buy the cheapest gas... but neither of our cars need gas right now, and likely neither will for upwards of two weeks. We just aren't burning that much gas anymore.
What's the change? No, we didn't buy a more fuel efficient vehicle. The change is that we're driving our current vehicles a lot fewer miles. And the big change there is Hawk being out of work.
Dropping a commute means a lot fewer miles traveled each week. Along with me working remotely (as I have for the past many years) it means our two cars are used mostly just for quick trips around town during the week. So now, unless we happen to drive somewhere further away on the weekend, one of our cars can go weeks between fill-ups. And it just feels... weird... not to fill a gas tank (or battery) for 2-3 weeks at a time. It's, like, un-American or something! 🤣
"Wait, why do I care what the prices are?" I asked myself. Of course I like to know so I can buy the cheapest gas... but neither of our cars need gas right now, and likely neither will for upwards of two weeks. We just aren't burning that much gas anymore.
What's the change? No, we didn't buy a more fuel efficient vehicle. The change is that we're driving our current vehicles a lot fewer miles. And the big change there is Hawk being out of work.
Dropping a commute means a lot fewer miles traveled each week. Along with me working remotely (as I have for the past many years) it means our two cars are used mostly just for quick trips around town during the week. So now, unless we happen to drive somewhere further away on the weekend, one of our cars can go weeks between fill-ups. And it just feels... weird... not to fill a gas tank (or battery) for 2-3 weeks at a time. It's, like, un-American or something! 🤣