Am…musings

With gas prices sickeningly high who isn’t gobbling up all those helpful fuel-reduction tips (except that one about driving under 60 mph – something I’m simply not capable of)?  My gas-related hint isn’t really going to save you much cash, but it truly was a revelation for me yesterday. 

I was driving a rental (an incredibly posh Lincoln MKX), with my mom (aka Shar) riding shotgun because our cars were in the shop.  As we pull in to top off the gas tank, I ask Shar if she can see the car’s gas door in the mirror on her side.  Shar says nonchalantly, “Can’t you look at the fuel gauge?” 

What?  I look at the dash and there it is  … a cute little arrow next to the fuel pump symbol directing me to the driver’s side gas door.  And no, this is not some snazzy feature on the Lincoln according to Shar – there’s apparently one on most vehicle gas gauges and I’ve never seen it.

“Shut the F up,” I say to Shar … about four or five times just for good measure.

One reason I’m amazed by this is because I’ve had to get back in, restart and move plenty of rentals or borrowed vehicles to be on the right side for the pump.  It’s always annoyed me.  Also, I will mark my 21^st anniversary of driving in about a week (as a side note, my dad had to teach me because Shar and I almost threw down on a few occasions over her passenger-seat driving).  I’d think she – or someone else – might have shared that helpful hint with me in all of those years.

So … I’m curious to know if I’m the only one who didn’t know.

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