It's an even better indicator if it's a flat amount. Like $5.00. or $3.00
So next time you're at the pump, look at the previous purchase.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
This recession is really, really bad.
A pretty simple barometer that I use is the pump price. No, not the price of a gallon of fuel, because that's actually pretty close across the country, but the amount of fuel purchased, and I've been seeing this more and more often:
When you see this sort of fuel sale it says to me that the person buying the fuel is pretty much flat busted broke. It's not a gas can -- that would be 1.0 gallons,or 5.0 gallons. It's not topping off the tank (not many people refill their tank when they're a gallon and a half short...)
It's an even better indicator if it's a flat amount. Like $5.00. or $3.00
So next time you're at the pump, look at the previous purchase.
It's an even better indicator if it's a flat amount. Like $5.00. or $3.00
So next time you're at the pump, look at the previous purchase.
The fuel could have been for a
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motorcycle or scooter?
ReplyDeleteThis post made me laugh. It made me think about all the gas I've had stolen out of my truck lately. I finally got a locking gas cap and sure enough I'm getting better gas mileage. I thought I was going crazy. You know gas prices are high when gas thefts increase. Maybe the guy that filled up with 1.6 gallons was a thief who couldn't find an unlocked tank of gas to steal.
ReplyDeleteIt could have been a 2 gal. can.
ReplyDeleteGosh, I remember when I was a teenager scrapping up a dollar or two for gas. That sure wouldn't get you much now. I even remember a friend who was low and found a few cents in her car and used that.
ReplyDeleteI will have to look at the pump next time I am there and see what it says.
Like the others said, yes it's a bad economy, but this also happens to be the exact amount that I have to put in my motorcycle everday after my commute.
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