andtckrtoo
Cathlete
I'm with Diane and the OP in the Bay Area paying $3.90+ for a gallon. I was chuckling at the comment on the MiniVan. I drive a Mini Cooper and it cost me about $45.00 to fill my tank. Of course that's 3 weeks of driving for me, but I work 2 miles from my office and have been known to walk or ride my bike.
In 1999 I drove from Maryland to California with my now DH. I had a Jeep Wrangler at the time. Everywhere we stopped, we paid about $10 to fill the tank. We hit the California border and paid $20.00. DH looked at my dumbfounded expression and said, "Welcome to California". Since we have been paying more, maybe that's why I CAN ride my bike to work and have a shower (I've had 4 jobs since I've been here, and only 1 was not equipped that way). It doesn't mean that we do it - we Californians are still drive the big ole SUV's, even when it's not needed. Crazy, seriously.
In 1999 I drove from Maryland to California with my now DH. I had a Jeep Wrangler at the time. Everywhere we stopped, we paid about $10 to fill the tank. We hit the California border and paid $20.00. DH looked at my dumbfounded expression and said, "Welcome to California". Since we have been paying more, maybe that's why I CAN ride my bike to work and have a shower (I've had 4 jobs since I've been here, and only 1 was not equipped that way). It doesn't mean that we do it - we Californians are still drive the big ole SUV's, even when it's not needed. Crazy, seriously.