Topping up at the petrol station

I am proud (or should I be embarrassed) to say I have not pumped gas since our arrival here in the UK. At first Dan just took care of it, but then it started to become a goal of mine to never pump gas while I am here. Don't ask me why - it just sounded like a good idea to me.

Well, after five months, I had to pump gas into my car for the first time yesterday. Dan is away on business for an extended period of time, so it was either pump gas or not leave my house.

As you probably know, gas (or petrol as the Brits call it) is very expensive here. Here was my total:

Let's convert that into US dollars and gallons.


One British Pound is equivalent to $1.59, so my total to fill the gas tank was $87.00. There are 3.64 liters in a US gallon, so my per gallon cost was a whopping $6.99!


This trip to the gas station will motivate me to walk more...


Linda