On Empty

I swear that I’m obsessed with driving my car until I’m on E. I won’t pull into a gas station unless that little orange light comes on telling me that I soon might be stranded without gas. Am I the only one who does this? It’s not like I do it on purpose, I just never really notice my gas gauge until the orange warning light comes on. Sooner or later, I’m going to run out of gas and then I’ll learn my lesson.

While I’m on the subject of cars…more and more recently I’ll be driving and as soon as I get underneath a stoplight, I can’t recall if it was green or not. I know it was green, but for that split second or two, I ask myself if I was paying attention. Maybe I’m just getting old.

2 thoughts on “On Empty

  1. the gas tank is a thing I think everyone does….but I wouldnt get in the habit of doing that because once your gas gets below a quarter of a tank your gas pump has to work harder and the more and more that happens the better chance you have of having to replace your pump….My dad has had to replace a couple of them on his last couple of cars. The red light thing is something I always do too…I never thought about it before when we were in RC, but that is prolly cuz we only have the one light. haha I have noticed myself wondering that more and more the past couple of years, but more so now since Im living down here.

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  2. I’m horrible with my gas tank. I go a step further and will wait until the “most convenient” station comes up (must be on my side of the street with easy access and good prices) even when I’m basically running on fumes. I feel like an idiot because my car will be running low, I won’t be heading anywhere, and an appropriate station will be right after the red light I’m sitting at. Yet I still won’t stop.

    Oh yeah, I’ve also noticed lately that I’ve gone through a couple of lights and not been sure if I really looked at the color or not. So far I haven’t killed anyone, so I guess I doin’ alright :mrgreen:

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