It's not easy being honest with yourself. But if I'm totally forthcoming, I'd have to admit that my interest in more fuel-efficient vehicles over the summer had less to do with what's right for the earth and more to do with what's right for my wallet.
So, now we're back under $2 a gallon and I'm once again happily piling into my Jeep with its horrible 14mpg average mileage. In fact, I stopped by what must surely be the cheapest place in town - The Golden Bear at 1325 N. Virginia Street (across from Lawlor) and filled the thing up for under $40. Two months ago, that trip would have cost me in the neighborhood of $80.
Now, it's damn the torpedoes, and a renewed attitude of "where can I drive you to next?" Need butter? Sure. Be right back.
But it's only a temporary respite, and I'm sure I'll be back to my greener, more conscientious, penny-pinching ways soon. For this weekend, however, I'm just happy to see a half-decent price. Now let's see if we can get this thing under a buck.
Reno blogger James Ball was born in 1973 and raised in North Georgia, attending the University of Georgia in Athens. He and his wife, Pam, moved to Lake Tahoe in 1995, eventually settling in Reno in the early 2000s. They live in Northwest Reno with their two boys, Thomas and Alex. James is a web editor at the Reno Gazette-Journal.
