What have you done to save gasoline?

[caybee 21]

Sorry if this has been posted before -- didn't see it. I'm not necessarily advocating any of these, just curious. If I've missed a biggie or if you're doing something else, please discuss. Thanks!

[Jenn! 918]

I've started carpooling about 3 days a week.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Nothing, really. I don't drive that much anyway.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Nothing. We're not very wasteful of it as it is.

[john_and_marlene 162]

Drink and don't drive.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

• combine trips for efficiency (I was doing this anyway)
• use public transport (MARC and Metro) for majority of commute (Columbia to Arlington)--had the following effects:
  1. driving, I needed to fill up 2-2.5 times weekly; using train/metro, once
  2. allows me to get some rest (or read Bible, or pray), impossible when driving--so much less fatiguing/stressful
  3. moneys otherwise allocated to Arlington parking-garage charge ($100/mo) pay 45% of MARC/Metro monthly pass

Next year, we're seriously considering moving to Arlington (rents are more expensive, but I will need less of both driving and commuting charges), Lordwilling (due to lease on apartment, can't do it till April 2009) Edited June 13, 2008 by CherryXS

[~krakatoa~ 27]

Nothing out of the ordinary.

[Ron/Sharon 0]

Drink and don't drive.

Well, beer is cheaper than gas

I don't drive my wheels are in Kansas and I'm in Ottawa.ca

[SteveLaura 0]

Other. I have converted my car to accept whale oil. I go harpooning this weekend.

[bora bora 1]

Well I've already been carpooling to work for the past 2 years.

I try to run more than one errand per trip, we sometimes go to the movies at a closer location (though Disney is not as nice as Universal), and we went mini golfing closer to home last weekend - though not as big as the other location we were going to go to.

[Amby 490]

I have always combined all my errands into one trip. I have started driving my car that gets better mileage when I drive to college because it's really the only long distance trips I make. I've been spending $80/month more driving to and from college 4 days a week. I registered for all my class to be two days a week in the fall because I hate driving that far.

[Dr. Obvious 49]

I moved closer to work.

[nunyab 0]

I left my salary job that was an hour a way for an hourly one less than 10 min.... funny but my standard of living hasn't changed as long as I keep my work hours the same amount.

[~Jackie~ 30]

I no longer do extra work on my days off. I stay close to home and try to save gas at least 2 days in the week. I drive 35 minutes to work and am spending about $10 a day now on gas if not more.

I am really considering a job closer to home.

Jackie

[Sister Fracas 5]

I've never had a car.

Hubster, coming from the UK, has always been aware of high gas prices so has always been an advocate of public transportation....rode it as much as posssible in the UK and now that's what we do here, only occasionally using a car if we have a weekend trip planned or something.