Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Local Trivia: There's a nest of them.

Today I paid $2.97 for gas in Farmington, CT.

There were a few gas stations pricing their lowest-grade gas under $3, all in the same area; a Mobil station even went down to $2.99, while all other Mobil stations I saw today ranged from $3.09 to $3.29. When I passed by the Citgo I'd turned around to stop at after seeing the price, a few hours later, the price was down to $2.95.

What is this -- an ultra-local gas tax plan? Are these stations sitting on a hidden derrick or something? Does a member of the Saudi royal family live in the area, or is the Mike Tyson/50 cent mansion's presence enough, somehow, to drive down gas prices?

And why Farmington, of all places?

They have enough money to pay full price.

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