one of the things that we don't seem to be getting anywhere near angry enough about is the fact that we're getting robbed every time we fill up - and not just because the price per gallon is so high. it all has to do with a little bit of trickery called automatic temperature compensation.gasoline expands or contracts depending upon its temperature. automatic temperature compensation promotes the fallacy that the temperature is always the same. the result: you pay for gas that you don't actually get. and with gas above $4/gallon, it adds up to a sizable sum - especially when you think about how long the oil companies have been doing it.
tips on pumping gas may help a little, but the fact is, we're being robbed. so what are you going to do about it? what can you do about it? the first step: write your members of congress and tell them you're angry. tell them you want to see temperature-corrected pricing at the pump. then maybe you can actually afford to take that road trip before summer is over.