An article in todays LA Times, shows at what lengths people will go to save a few pennies. The article tells the story of a small town in California, where the only two gas stations are charging more then $4/gallon.
In the article one woman says she never uses the hometown gas station, instead she drives 62 miles to a neighboring town to save 96 cents per gallon. She literally spends more on gas driving to a cheaper station, then she actually saves. As I have said many times, "people, these days, will spend $3 to save $1."
"It makes the whole town look bad," Glazier said of the $4-plus prices. Instead, she drives all the way to Gardnerville in Nevada, 62 miles north of Bridgeport, where gas is substantially cheaper.
Perhaps Glazier actually lives near the Nevada station. The article doesn't really say. Instead it only says that she works for the county government in Bridgeport. The paper does quote her as saying, "many locals shun Bridgeport's Shell station, as well as the nearby Gas & Go." With this information, it would seem to be indicating that most towns folks drive the 62 miles to save 96 cents/gallon.
I don't like the sound of gas being more then $3 let alone $4, but to drive out of my way just to try to save a few cents is ludicrous. There is no way I am going to intentionally spend $3 in gas to save $1 on gas. It just doesn't make sense.
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