Dad and I were running an errand the other night, and our final stop was for gas. We ended up driving past several gas stations--$4.04, $4.04, and, you guessed it, $4.04--before getting down to the cheap one--$3.99. The sign there is in an awkward place so we couldn't see the lot well before we pulled in; it was a madhouse. Cars were in line ( Read more... )

Dad got gas on the way home from the grocery store last night. We pulled into the lot behind someone who ended up going to the pump directly in front of ours (as in, when we saw him go over there--few pumps were open--we hoped he'd pull forward so we wouldn't have to go around him). There wasn't much to do while waiting for the gas to pump, so I ( Read more... )

My dad decided to get gas on the way home from grocery shopping, and the cheapest was $3.29 by our house. Yet when he got back in the car, he looked at his receipt--he was only charged $3.19. It was so odd that he actually reversed the car so I could get a closer look at the price on the pump; sure enough, it read $3.19, as did the adjacent pump ( Read more... )

I don't need to get gas often; once a month typically suffices, unless I've done a lot of driving. This is the nice thing about school being so close, and only having to go there four days a week most of the time. However, it was about that time, so I started paying attention to gas prices yesterday. The station by my house was at $3.05. I ( Read more... )

Wow, I don't have to write a factoid today. Strange and unusual ( Read more... )

I didn't post this last night because a) I couldn't get online, and b) I felt like crap ( Read more... )

(If you are unfamiliar with The Gas We Pass and Everyone Poops, then shame on you ( Read more... )

Mom's work Christmas party was last night. She (and dad) gave me a hard time about coming home late Friday night...yet she didn't get home until midnight. Ha, what a party animal ( Read more... )

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