Two very cool things just happened at the gas station.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

En route to buy sushi & beer, I had to stop to get gas. It turned out far better than it normally does for two reasons:

1. It was $1.98/gal at the BP station (NJ). This makes it far less painful to fill up the tank, since I was paying over $3/gal this summer in CT.

2. The guy pumping my gas said to me, "I just want to let you know that I really like your bumperstickers. My brother was over in Iraq and he told me what was going on. We're both voting on your side." I thanked him and said I had some friends over there myself. We flashed each other the peace sign when I was pulling out.

And these are my bumperstickers (minus, the sign, of course):

[skygazer]

1. 1.98?!!

1.98?! I just paid 2.49 and thought I was getting a deal! :nuke:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

2. Jersey consistently has some of the cheapest gas in the country AND we don't have to pump it.

Let's face it. New Jersey fucking rules.

[Gormy Cuss]

23. My NJ relatives LOVE to make that point.

Cheaper than NY and no need to get out of the car. Last time I was there (a month ago) the price per gallon dropped by 10 cents as soon as we crossed the NY/NJ border.

[LiberalEsto]

24. And some of the highest property taxes

My husband's sister's family in Middletown pays $16,000 a year in property taxes. The same house here in Montgomery County, MD wouldn't be more than $3,500, if that much.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

25. Yeah, but I'd still rather live in NJ.

:P

Actually, I'm planning on moving to NYC within the year.

[LiberalEsto]

28. I lived in NJ from 1954 to 1990

and there are a lot of things I love about it. Diners. Friendly people. Bargain shopping. Great ethnic foods. Maryland is kind of stuck-up, at least around the DC suburbs. Many of our relatives and friends live in NJ, and we visit a few times a year.

But we couldn't afford to move back there -- not with those horrendous taxes, sky-high car insurance rates, and traffic gridlock.

[photogirl12]

26. I was just going to say that!!

$1.98??? I just paid $2.33 in Upstate NY!!!

[petronius]

3. You paid less than $2.00 / gallon!?

I hate you with a passion that borders on the clinically insane...

:mad:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

5. Hmm...1st two posts are from bitter Californians...

We don't have to pump our own gas either!

[LeftyMom]

7. Oregon has that no self-serve thing too.

Unfortunately, gas there is definitely not $2/gallon. Oh, and the pump jockeys are slow. I don't know if it's like that in New Jersey, but I found myself wishing I could pump my own just to get going.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

9. I always go to one of the two BPs stations or the local indy one. The guys there are pretty fast.

I have run into slow ones on occasion though at other stations.

[petronius]

8. Yeah, that's a good point - our gas is pricey but at least we don't have to live

in New Jersey any place that isn't CA.

NJ is one of those full-service only states? I find that so weird, for two reasons: one, I never know if you're supposed to tip, and two, I don't like strangers touching my car (that's a CA thing, too).

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

11. A couple points:

1. I actually *LIKE* New Jersey.

2. You don't tip.

3. I've never had one of them fuck it up in any way. Oftentimes, they'll even wash your windshield, without asking.

[petronius]

13. I like NJ, too - my super-sexy cousin lives there...

Good to know about the tipping; I couldn't quite figure that out last time I was in Oregon...

[Jamastiene]

36. I love it when they wash my windshield.

There is only one place that I know of here that pumps it for you. I don't get to go there often, but I love when they wash my nasty windshield. I always joke that they can keep going if they'd like. I don't know what I do to cars. I could park a car in a pristine garage in the cleanest place in the world and dirty up the poor thing. I fog the windshield every single morning, including summer mornings as well. I don't know how I do it. I must be a heavy breather. :evilgrin:

Btw, one of my first ever crushes on other girls in high school was a girl from New Jersey. I have a *thing* for Jersey women. I don't know what it is.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

38. Jersey girls are awesome.

Well, not the stereotypical ones that you can still find at the Stone Pony, but girls from Jersey are awesome.

[Jamastiene]

41. I've noticed.

:loveya:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

42. Aww...

Thanks.

:blush:

:loveya:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

17. Lazy bastards.

:hide:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

19. Asshole.

:rofl:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

21. Lesbian!

Oh, wait... ;)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

22. Ye speaketh the truth.

:rofl:

[ILA]

4. Besides the point of your post, so I apologise, but ...

I'm addicted to sushi, can't get enough of it lately. A few days ago I had some for breakfast . hehe

To stray back on-topic : that is cool.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

6. I eat it at least once a week.

I ended up getting:

Spider Roll
Spicy tuna handroll
Unagi
Tuna sashimi

It was very good. Now I'm sipping on some sake.

Oh and welcome to DU!

:hi:

[ILA]

15. Sushi is the source of my increased focus on Japanese food in general.

For a while, with regard to Asian cuisines, Chinese food was dominant, and it still is my favourite cuisine, definitely. But, after my exposure to sushi, I've tried miso soup, amongst other things, that are part of Japanese cuisine.

When I know I'll be getting sushi later in the day, that alone is enough to maintain positive spirits.

Thanks for the welcome.

[Haole Girl]

10. Way to go!!

:hi:

[Guava Jelly]

12. That is a cool thing!

And thank you for sharing!!
:hi:

[Jamastiene]

14. Wow, $1.98 a gallon?

The cheapest is still $2.17 here. I can't remember the last time it was under $2 at all. :wow:

That's a great story. I love your stickers, btw.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

16. Jersey has cheap gas. It might be INSANELY expensive in housing but gas is cheap.

Thanks. The sticker covered by the sign is a rainbow "Girls Kick Ass!" sticker.

[Jamastiene]

35. Girls really do kick ass.

I think Joan Jett has a sticker that says that too, on her guitar. :yourock:

[Sugar Smack]

18. Oh, you had us at "sushi"!!

Anyway, I LOVE when that kind of thing happens!! :D :thumbsup:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

20. Oh please...

I had you when you saw it was one of my threads.

:loveya:

[Sugar Smack]

29. You are SO full of yourself!!

OMG!! :loveya: :hug: How could we not love you, though??

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

32. There's no way to not love me, unless you're an asshat or something.

Anyway, I freely admit that I'm both vain and cocky.

[Jamastiene]

37. How could we not love YOU too?

I couldn't resist. You are so adorable. I guess it's ok to admit you were my secret DU crush a couple of Valentine's Days ago. I don't think anyone ever guessed it. :shrug: :loveya:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

27. NOTHING cool ever happns to ME at a gas station...

:cry:

[mcscajun]

30. So what's that "Area 51" sticker say besides that?

Inquiring minds want to know. :)

Nothing like paying $1.99 and not even having to move out of the car, eh?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

31. Yep, nothing like it, except I remember when it was under $1 and I still didn't have to get out.

The Area 51 sticker is a fake access permit.

[mcscajun]

39. ah, yes.....99 cents a gallon. And a car that had an 11 gallon tank

and got 33 mpg.

Now that it costs twice that, my car has a 16 gallon tank...and the mpg is about the same; only the range has changed to protect the driver. ;)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

40. I remember driving my Toyota Echo from Jersey to Boston & back on $13 worth of gas.

That car was a fucking death trap though. Cheapest piece of shit Toyota could have possibly ever produced. It would sense a snowflake a 100 miles away and want to skid off the road and it sucked in the wind.

I wish I could afford insurance on my Saab. Oh well, I will be able to again soon. That gets decent gas mileage, is awesome in the snow and fast as hell. The Jeep comes in handy, but it sucks gas. The only real advantage was it was free.

[ScreamingMeemie]

33. Man, I wish some of that coolness would happen to me...

All I did was get into an argument with a jerkwad at the grocery store. :(
:toast:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

34. Well, if it's any consolation, I normally just get into arguments with jerkwads.

Gas station guy was a rare delight.

:toast: