With the gas prices being close to $4.00 a gallon (some states already there) I have trouble keeping my tank half full or even a quarter full. Actually, I consider it half empty or closer to three quarters empty; I guess making me a gas tank pessimist. Normally, I try to see the good in everything but when I put $20 in my tank it only registers a quarter of a tank. That $20 used to give me a half tank. That quarter of a tank seems to disappear fast. I drive down the street and all of sudden I have an eighth of tank. I drive a jeep so it’s not a gas hog. It just seems that last quarter goes faster than the first quarter when you fill up your tank. Recently, I was laid off my job, so it’s been a long time since I filled up my tank. I can’t afford to. Sometimes I will apply the breaks a little harder and that brings my gas back up to a quarter. It’s a psychological thing; it helps when you’re broke.
