Close to Home by John McPherson for May 18, 2020

Here in my neck of the woods gas is running about 1.40 a gallon.

Mr. Red and black stripes, filling his car with gas, appears to be ticked at mister blue and black plaid pajamas, who is looking like he wants to spray the back of mr. Stripes car with gasoline. Or maybe he’s just bent that the plaid pajamas dude is too close.

Of course in the meantime that friendly alien Bleeb is waving at us like always. ♤

Why are the prices so high? We had 1.31 last week.

And I saw 1.01 an hour down the interstate a couple weeks ago.

WOW! The last time I filled my tank was March 20th and I still have almost a half a tank. By the time I need gas again, I’m not sure I’ll remember how. I better look up full serve stations near me.

I last filled my car in February, before the drop in prices. It is still three quarters full.

I’m burning more gas in my lawnmower than my car. (I work at home and am less than a mile away from the store.)

I heat with oil and hope to get a contract for next season for $1.79/gal. 90 cents cheaper than last year. I take the Jeep out for 30 minute drive a week at least.

Almost wish I had that problem… still have to get up early to be essential every day…

No where to go, and nothing to do. Save it for the generators when the blackouts hit.

Isn’t it amazing what we can do when we have no choice.

masks but no gloves? how many other people with cooties have used those pumps? and where is bleeb?

Funny how that works now. We are getting closer and closer to golf carts for everyone.

I don’t do activities like this without gloves!

This cartoon lets the cartoonist avoid drawing all those usual crooked teeth he is best known for!

Bleeb is waving to the lady to buy him a $1.99 hot dog and a 55oz slushie. That little guy has really assimilated.

Wow! I’m glad to see fuel is so cheap…now I can take my penguins to the beach! (Sorry, old gas station joke). It looks to me like Bleeb is talking to the gas pump…I reckon he thinks it’s from his home planet or sump’n.

I have put only 15 miles on my car over the past 12 weeks. The good news – my car insurance cut my premium 15%

HEY, that’s MY line.

3 Weeks to the gallon, no. 3 Weeks to the tank, yes. Just filled up Saturday for the first time since the lockdown started

I bought a pluggable hybrid a year ago. I still have half of the full tank it came with.

My first car was a VW Bug. It was impossible to get $3.00 worth of gas into the tank, even if it was running on fumes!

Hi Everyone! Hi Little Alien Dude!!!!!!!!! Bleeb, don’t forget the beer and Cheetos! :)

Is that a rumble seat in that car with suicide doors?

I haven’t had to buy gas in over 2 months.

NOW $2.19/$2.39 is back to being considered too expensive once again.