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September 01, 2005
Lining up
Dad sent me mail about getting gas in Indianapolis, Indiana. He went to a place where he could buy gasoline for just under $2.70/gal. There was a line of 50 cars ahead of him when he arrived.
At another gas station, he saw gas advertised at about $3.20/gal ($0.85/liter, which is bit over half what it costs here in France at the current dollar/euro exchange rate). The place selling gas for $3.20/gal didn't have lines.
Since I've been taking the (diesel) train and my bike to get to work nearly all the time for the last few weeks, I haven't bought gas for my car since July. My train ticket for going to work expired last night, however, and I took the car this morning.
Even at 7:00 am we had to line up, going through a section where the folks cutting grass had blocked a lane to bring their machines through. For the rest of the autoroute section, I kept my speed down around 110-115 kph (68-71 mph) max. The limit is 130 kph (81 mph), partly to conserve gas, partly because I've been driving more slowly in the last couple of years. Incidentally, France is considering implementing a 115 kph limit on the autoroute to reduce fuel consumption.
Posted by Mark at September 1, 2005 07:36 AM