Last night I filled up my tank in preparation for the weekend at my local station, which was offering regular unleaded at $2.55. I was excited about this price, but only for about ten seconds. Thankfully, my 2004 Honda Civic LX, now past 55,000 miles, still gets excellent mileage.
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4:22 pm (reply)
$2.55? Wow.
I just noticed this morning gas in my Kansas small town dipped to $2.29. And we’ve ben conditioned to think that even that is low.