Review: A good investment
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 11, 2012
Well, I am old enough (sigh) to actually remember when gas was 25 cents a gallon which makes it sound like I must have been driving one of Henry Ford's first automobiles. (Not quite -- late 1950s.)My next strong memory -- many years later (c. 1980 or so) -- was gas in $1.00 to $1.25 a gallon range. Sometime after that it started getting out of hand and NOW it's out of sight. The cost of gas is now so out of sight that it severely limits what I am able do, thus negatively impacting my lifestyle. There are things I just don't do and places I just don't go because it would cost too much in gas. That's sad in a nation whose economy, the envy of the world at times, was so intertwined with automobiles and oil during the last century.So, naturally, this book was of great interest to me when I discovered it available.The author knows what he's talking about, which is clear from his introduction right on through the tips themselves. To be sure, there are what he calls "obvious" tips like grouping errands and walking instead of driving, but he's got a real bead on that idling thing and a number of other issues too. Yeah, we all know that we're using (wasting) gas when we're idling, but he points out a number of opportunities to change that which most of us probably never think about. The tips on when to fill up and how are invaluable -- things I've ever heard before.All in all, it's a very handy reference and a good investment.