Once a year, Jim Mathers of Livermore motors up to Tahoe, stopping at his favorite cheap Arco station en route and visiting Pyramid Lake. Total gas consumed: One tank each way, and about a half-tank for sightseeing in between.
Commuter: Dear Queen, We hope you can help us with this carpool quandary: two colleagues and I who live in Central Costa County meet at Sunvalley Mall every morning and carpool to our jobs in Davis.