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David and Ellen Tilman have gotten strategic about finding the lowest prices when
they need to fill up. 
Courtesy of David and Ellen Tilman
their son’s home in New Jersey, where
fuel is cheaper.

“We’re trying hard to make sure we
don’t fill up our tank a lot,” Tilman
said. Jerel Wohl of Warrington said that
he’s adopted the same mindset.

Wohl and his wife were just looking
at colleges with one of their kids in
Montana and Idaho, and it was expen-
sive to drive from Montana to Idaho.

Back in the Northeast, the family likes
to go down the shore in the summer,
but Wohl is already thinking about
how much it will cost.

You can’t help but notice it when
prices are over $4 per gallon, he said.

“In the summer, if you want to go to
the shore, yeah, it’s going to cost a lot,”
he added.

That said, Wohl takes public transpor-
tation to work, and his wife has her miles
covered by her employer, so the family is
not yet in the position where it has to cut
any drives out. Not yet, at least.

“I’m just hoping that it’s temporary,”
Wohl said.

Greg Halperin of Dresher is also
taking it day by day, hoping that the
prices go down. He’s letting his tank
run lower and lower before he decides
to fill up.

“To see if I can capitalize on a
decrease in price,” he said.

But Halperin and his wife, like other
area Jews, are not canceling any plans.

They still visit their Poconos house
almost every weekend.

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484-534-2087 Melinda Engel recently drove 2 miles
out of her way to fill up at a Costco.

Courtesy of Melinda Engel
Unlike Engel, the Halperins are
doing more than just considering going
electric with their next car. The Dresher
resident’s wife has been interested in an
EV, he said, but now they are viewing it
more as “a requirement” than “a nice-
to-have.” The Tesla Model 3, the most afford-
able Tesla model, is high on their list,
according to the husband. But they
also are researching hybrids like the
Hyundai Tucson.

“Is it impacting me materially? No,”
Halperin said of the price situation.

“It’s more of a nuisance. For the first
time yesterday,I spent $60 to fill my
tank.” JE
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