Most people who normally just buy $10 or $20 worth of gas aren’t able to do that this week because of the gas shortage in this area. Finding a station that is open and actually has any gas to sell is becoming a sicko treasure hunt. When you finally find a station that is open you drive up behind the last car in a very very very long line and wait for up to 2 hours to get your turn at the pump. You aren’t going to go through all that for just $10 worth of gas – you are going to want to fill it up to postpone the pain as long as possible.
Most stations are out of everything – all grades and diesel. The station that are getting gas deliveries are not getting a full truck load and they are only getting that every 2 – 3 days. The typical truck brings 3,000 gallons of regular and then leaves. The average station pumps that out within 3-4 hours.
Tempers are starting to flare with line cutters and luxury items like fishing boats and recreational vehicles being harrassed for wasting gas. It’s getting ugly out there, folks.