Gas - it's a delicate subject

I truly wish that I could see how many of you who read my blog just jumped to absolutely THE wrong conclusion based on that title!  I admit I was hoping for a "gotcha".

At any rate, I'm talking about gas in your car - or diesel if that is your fuel of choice.

There are a lot of reasons to keep your car/truck/SUV gassed up and ready to go.

If you had to leave right now with what you have for fuel, how far would you get?  Do you even have any idea?

It doesn't have to be the apocalypse to cause an unexpected road trip.  Could be a regular old evacuation (if there is such a thing) to get away from rising water or toxic fumes or just that annoying kid next door.  Admittedly the kid might not cause an emergency (depending on how loud he's screaming) but the other things are a potential for all of us no matter where we live.

Among other things, at least half a tank of gas helps keep condensation in the tank to a minimum and that's a good thing.  It also potentially could at least get you far enough away from an emergency situation and into an area where gas lines aren't two miles long.

And how about all the fires down in the southeast?  Do you think most of those people expected to have to load up and go with little or no warning?  Probably not.

I'm struggling to find a way to convey how important I think it is to be prepared for the unexpected. Hell, if it was "expected" it wouldn't be an emergency, right?

You do not want to be the one sitting by the side of the road because you were going to get the car gassed up tomorrow.  Perhaps on your way to the grocery store to finally get some extra provisions in case of - ta da - the emergency that I've been nagging you about for a year now.

So if you don't want to be "that guy".....

Keep the car gassed up!