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GORDA, Calif. - Try not to run low on gas in the tiny Big Sur town of Gorda, where a gallon of unleaded regular costs $5.20. And it's $5.40 a gallon for premium. ADVERTISEMENT
Amerigo Gas Station employee James Willman says at least once a day he gets an earful from motorists who pull into Gorda, which is about 35 miles north of Cambria on scenic Highway 1.
Willman says "they say all kinds of stuff — `You ought to be shot,' or 'Where's your mask?'"
The good-humored Willman usually responds, "Hey, I just work here."
Many potential customers slow down, look at the price, then keep on rolling.
Station manager Leo Flores says the high price reflects the cost of bringing fuel to the town's remote location as well as its reliance on a diesel generator for all of its power.
Diesel in Chicago has been better than 4 a gallon for a coupla weeks now. The biodiesel that I buy has been 4 even for ever. Now it's finally paying out!
I'm moving to a rowhouse near the light rail this weekend, then heading down to the bike co-op to build myself something to ride between the station and the office.
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I'm about to get another bike too to combat this ... My main car, the Sable, gets 24mpg, my other car, the Toyota, gets 42mpg, but I think it's time to move on from it ...
The best way to not worry too much about gas consumption is to live on an island of 108 square miles, and live next door to your office. I highly recommend it.
I saw a young guy in Sint Maarten once - old wellington boots on his feet, cutlass in his left hand, riding sideways on a donkey... with a cell phone in his right hand, chatting away.
