Luckily, this hasn't been a problem for me... yet. And hopefully things will be cleaned up before it is...
But it IS a problem for a lot of other people here.
My friends in the western suburbs and downtown have been complaining about stations out of gas since Ike hit. Over here in the eastern burbs, the problems had been sporatic... Until the last couple of days.
A few days ago I had to get gas for my wife's minivan. At my usual haunt, the Kroger at Rockbridge and Five Forks, there hadn't been lines. But, on Tuesday, there were about 30 cars in line. Today, there were well over 100.
In both instances, the management were in the parking lot around the fueling center keeping the traffic moving and orderly. And the lines were moving quite quickly on Tuesday... which is part of the problem.
Despite the fact that there weren't limits on the purchases, the person in front of me got $10... They waited in line and got $10. At $4/gallon, that is only 2.5 gallons. The person in front of them got under $14... 3.5 gallons.
Why???
Obviously because they were just topping off... again. And that is one of the reasons for the shortage and the lines. People are panicking and getting gas every 8 minutes. That means lines... Of course it isn't the only problem, but the Governor has changed the rules to allow tankers to go to stations at all times of the day, and the EPA is allowing out of market gasoline to come into the market.
Hopefully this will clear up in a few days. The pieces seem to be in place. Now we just need the gas in place.
Feel free to check out my other blog about Atlanta Gas Shortages at LaneBailey.com.
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