The Gas Company Strikes Again...Part II

...And I'm a bit late with part two but I did finish all of the revisions and wrote the ending on my next two books. So, I haven't been sitting around eating Cadbury Eggs. (Well, I have been doing that, too!) On with the story... Rep: "There you are, we had your named spelled wrong." Me: "Not a problem. Happens all the time." Rep: "I'm sure. How much gas did you want to order?" Me: "How much is it?" Rep: "Well, that depends on how much you purchase. The more you order, the cheaper it is." Me: "I'm sure. I have a five-hundred gallon tank." Rep: "Wow! That's big. What percentage are you on?" (And that right there my friends is where she almost tripped me up. If you say you have less than a certain amount, the gas company says they have to perform a suck test to make sure there aren't any leaks in the system. And you know, there's a fee for that, too. I'm sure! The magic number is 10%; you never have less than that amount.) Me: "I've got about ten percent." Rep: "Okay then. The price is $1.29 a gallon." Me: "Excuse me?" Rep: "It's $1.29 a gallon." Me: "Are you sure?" Rep: "Of course, I'm sure." I heard her running numbers through the calculator again and then she put me on hold. Me: "Hello?" Rep: "Sorry about that, but I'm new here and wanted to make sure I was doing everything correctly. You questioned the price I gave you and I wanted to be sure I was doing it right." Me: "I'm sorry. I was just startled by the quote you gave." Rep: "Too high?" Me: "Are you kidding me? I've never paid less than $2.00 a gallon. I was in shock." Rep: "I see. Okay, well how much would you like." Me: "Fill 'er up..." Check back soon for part three and the conclusion...