Sat
Oct
27
Gasoline In Tank Worth More Than Car Itself
In the face of rocketing fuel prices, Alabama resident Don Simpson found himself paying $75 to fill the tank on his 1976 Dodge Phantom Tuesday. A recent property tax statement from the Leon County tax office revealed that Simpson’s automobile has an assessed value of $65. “It just burns me up, having to put more gasoline in that thing than it’s worth. I don’t know whether to be madder at the gas station attendant for the high gas prices or to be madder at myself for dropping out of sixth grade to pursue a career in digging,” Simpson said. Asked whether he planned to curtail his future gasoline purchases, Simpson remained defiant, “I’m not going to give the gas barons the satisfaction.”
