 I heard that a lot from my kids for years as we drove along. As if I didn't know the fuel gauge was nearing the empty mark. Of course I knew, but why stop any sooner than you have to, right? I did create too much stress in the process for me, my wife, my kids, who were leaning over the back seat. And sometimes I actually did flirt with an empty tank. And I guess they all still remembered and reminded me of the time that we sputtered to a stop along the New York Thruway