I left work today on my bike for the first time this year, and didn’t get to make but one turn before I realized that I was out of gas. I usually fill up if I start getting close to 200, because my reserve bar is usually flashing. On this tank I had quite a few more highway miles than I usually have, and for some reason the reserve bar didn’t flash any at all. It wasn’t a big deal even though it was 5 o’clock traffic. Chase circled around when he realized I ran out of gas, and helped me push it out of the road. We just pushed it from the red-light down the street next to the post office and into a parking lot. I called dad to bring me some gas, and it was funny, he knew the exact reason I was calling. I’m not going to push it any more to see the max I can get on a tank, because obviously to find out you have to run out. On a different note, I got 48.5 miles to the gallon.
Obviously diesel vehicles aren’t quite as common on the road as compared to gasoline vehicles. Which is why most gas stations only have one or two pumps that include diesel, if they even have one at all. What I don’t like though is how those that do have them, have them combined with a gasoline pump, making a dual purpose pump. The pumps are always positioned on the outside, and for some reason people are more attracted to the outside pumps it seems. Because when they are need of gas, with multiple inside pumps free, which pump do they choose? Of course the outside pump blocking access to the diesel pump for any diesel consuming vehicles in need.
I’ve wasted so much time waiting for access to diesel pumps while driving the 2500HD Silverado work truck. I’m not usually a in-a-hurry type person, but when every minute you burn is burning potential sleep time that night that you’re going to miss out on, it’s easy not to like it.
This morning after breakfast we went out and rode around for a few hours with my parents. This used to be an almost every Sunday thing when we were growing up. Down here in the south we call it ‘loafering’, meaning just riding around with no place in particular to go.
Anyways, the lowest price I’ve seen for gas in quite a while was today, and it was $1.69/gal. I had to fill up a couple of days ago and it only costed $25 for a full tank, compared to the near $60 that it was a few weeks ago when the prices were spiked and we were having some shortages around here. It’s like a co-worker of mine said, the large drop in prices makes it almost seem like getting a pay increase. I’m lucky enough to live close to where I work, about 4-5 miles, so filling up isn’t something that I have to do nearly as often as most. But I can imagine how nice the drop seems to those people that are having to fill up every 2-3 days.
HOLLY SPRINGS, Ga. — The surging price of gasoline has come to this: a “fuel surcharge” on your next speeding ticket.
Drivers caught speeding in this north Atlanta suburb soon will have to pay an extra $12 — to cover $4-a-gallon gas costs for the police officers who stop them.
I don’t like the sound of this, and I expect to see other cities adopt the same idea. Just because you get busted for speeding you should have to pay for the cops to be able to patrol? Maybe I am just misled, but I thought that was what taxes covered 
It wouldn’t be that bad if I didn’t know 100% without a doubt that many of the officers, at least around here, use their sheriff/police cars for their own personal business.
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Today on the way to work we noticed that two gas stations at the same intersection had about a 17¢ difference in the 87 octane gas price. Which naturally told me that the lower price station was about to do a price increase. We stopped and filled up since we were sitting at ¼ of a tank anyways. Sure enough, coming back through there, less than 30 minutes later, showed the expected price increase.
I think over the next few days, maybe a week or so, North Georgia will be seeing $4/gal for the low grade. Even with this price, and
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