[SEL] OT: Gas Crunch?

[Ken Christison]

And I thought we were bad at $2.99.9.  We were at $2.58.9 
on the weekend.

Ken
(Thankful for our Honda)


> [Original Message]
> From: John Culp <johnculp at chartertn.net>
> To: The SEL email discussion list <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Date: 8/31/2005 10:25:46 PM
> Subject: [SEL] OT: Gas Crunch? 
>
> Today there was a run on gas stations here. A rumor ran all around that 
> a big fuel distribution center in Knoxville has shut down. Every gas 
> station had cars lined up down the street. Prices jumped. At a station 
> where I bought regular gas last week for $1.459 right before the NASCAR 
> race here, it had gone to $3.109, and they sold out. My wife asked me 
> to fill our son's car this evening, and I had to drive all over town to 
> find a station that was open with any gas left. They were out of 
> regular, but still had Plus at $3.069 and Premium for 10¢ more. As I 
> was topping off, the clerk came on the P.A. asking that purchases be 
> limited to $30. Pretty much just like it was in 1973.
>
>
> John Culp
> Bristol, Tennessee, USA
>
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