Mike B) wrote:
>Meanwhile, my bro reports that some workers in Tejas are pawning
>stuff in order to buy gasoline to commute to their jobs.
No problem. The web to the rescue again:
>Gas Price Dot-Coms Watch Pumps
>
>Motorists note the lowest prices in the L.A. area and post them on
>the Web to help others.
>By Amanda Covarrubias and Cynthia H. Cho, Times Staff Writers
>April 27, 2006
>
>Some commuters listen to the radio on their way to work, others
>mentally review their to-do list for the day.
>
>But as Brian Hanable weaves along surface streets for his 26-mile
>drive from Redondo Beach to Hollywood, he scans the prices on the
>dozen or so gas stations he passes, noting them on the voice
>recorder of his cellphone.
>
>When he gets to work, the film graphic artist logs onto gasbuddy.com
>and punches in the prices and locations for thousands of other
>motorists around Southern California to review and compare.
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