Response to Gas Prices

Gas today 3/20 is $1.58 a gallon for basic unleaded here in E. Central Illinois. I don't have to work April 7-9, or I would be one of those filling my tank on the 6th. I am an RN, and round trip to work is 54 miles. I work 12 hour nights/3 days a week ( plus overtime) to help with both my family schedule and the commute. I try to do my town chores on the way to/from work, but given that my 12 hr nights often end up encompassing 15 by the time I finish my paperwork and commute - and the fact that I am on my feet all night, sometimes I am doing good just to make the drive home. Drive a small car that gets almost 30 mpg, hubby's truck gets about the same but his commute is 40 miles/6 days a week. We buy our propane on contract each year in the summer - have to order and pay up front - we got 1000 gal for about $700 this year, still have another 100 or so gallons that they will deliver when our tank gets low. Use it for all heating, water heater. 1000 gallons lasts about a year. Have no intention of moving away from the farm and there are no decent jobs closer, so I will just bite the bullet and pay the $$.

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