Friday, March 16, 2012

A Spring Ritual

I usually purchase gasoline for my vehicle at the same place I do my major shopping, or at a locally owned station down the street.  Both are known for having the lowest prices in town. Sometimes, I purchase gasoline from a local supermarket, where the price of gasoline is usually within a cent or two of the lower priced vendors.  None of these vendors is more than a mile and a half away.

At least once a year,  though, I purchase gasoline at the local convenience store, which is only about 7 blocks, or less than a half mile, from the house.  This is the day I purchase gasoline for the lawn mower.  I am very nervous about driving around with a container of gasoline in the vehicle, although I only purchase a gallon, and it is in a government approved container.  So, I go to the closest vendor of gasoline, no matter the price. Today, the price was within a cent of what I would have otherwise paid.  But the cost difference on a few gallons of gasoline is well worth my peace of mind.

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