Thinking of Gas Price Thresholds... What's Yours?

Have you ever gotten so accustomed to the price of something that when it increased, you changed to a different item or a different place to purchase it?

Maybe you even continued to buy it because you liked the store and the item so much that, no matter what, you would remain loyal.

When it comes to the price of major necessities, like toothpaste, bathroom tissue or gasoline, it seems that we have to either go with the flow and buy where it's more convenient, shop around for a better price or change our method of transport, opting for mass transit or carpooling. This Houston, Texas Shell gas station raised its prices well in anticipation of the gas price hike. It was raised so early, in fact, that two blocks down on the same street, a Chevron station still posted prices of $3.09 for regular and $3.19 for Premium.

At what point would you change your method of transport or the way in which you travel in order to adapt to the change in prices?  Would you wait until prices hit $4.00 per gallon, or did you already make changes? What is your threshold?

Going the Extra Mile...

While working as a Makeup Artist on the film, The Chase (starring Charlie Sheen), I learned of another movie that was hiring crew. After landing an appointment, I arrived at the production office to find two people engaged in intense phone conversations. Another phone started ringing and, when I motioned that I could answer it, I was given the go-ahead. Twenty minutes later, I had answered several calls, taken notes, dug through a file to give someone information and poured coffee. When the man (who turned out to be the producer) finished his call, he interviewed, and hired, me to head the makeup department. Principal photography on House on Todville Road would start in seven weeks, so I had time to complete my work on The Chase. 

When I arrived home the phone was ringing. it was the woman from the office who told me that the producer wanted to know if I would be interested in being trained to be the production coordinator for the film, House on Todville Road.  I said, "yes" and asked if I could still head the makeup department once production began. He agreed. The following year, after more makeup and production work under my belt, the same producer hired me as production manager on his next film, The Dark Dancer (starring Shannon Tweed and Francesco Quinn). This marked the beginning of my road to becoming a producer.  The moral: Answer the phone... even

if it's not yours...   Always do more and offer more... 

Photo: Third Coast Ent.