Psychologist and author Martin Seligman posited that âauthentic happinessâ is a combination of engagement, meaning, and positive emotions. He studied people from all over the world and discovered that when a person exercises certain traits or virtuesâlike duty, kindness, and leadershipâit promotes authentic happiness.
There are situations where a fuel pump has lasted for well over 250,000 miles. That is the result of the car owner being sensible about maintenance and fueling. It is a rule of thumb that a car owner does have control over the extended life of an automobile.
Still, no getting around one basic truth: in principle gas can go bad. The shelf life of gasoline depends on the type of gas and the storage conditions and can range from a couple months to a couple years. One wild card is that gas you buy at the pump may already have been in storage for anywhere from days to months.