Snap o' the day: Gas shortage hits?

By Lisa Provence | lisa@readthehook.com
Published online 10:17am Thursday Oct 2nd, 2008
and in print issue #0741 dated Thursday Oct 9th, 2008

PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCE

The "We pump it" Citgo on Ivy Road was not pumping it this morning, nor was it yesterday. The station is closed today, with plastic-bag covered pumps and no prices posted on its sign.

4 comments

Jim October 2nd, 2008 | 10:53am

No chance it just went out of business?

Music Lover October 2nd, 2008 | 12:43pm

I'll bet that's it - otherwise they'd be open to sell overpriced ice and beer.

Sick Of The Local Rambos October 2nd, 2008 | 1:17pm

Joy Food Store on East High was out of gas for what seemed like at least a week. This was only about a week to ten days ago. So spot shortages are not new to this area I suppose.

The transport company delivering to Joy Food can't make much profit anyway though. Every time the delivery tanker pulls onto the lot he suffers a flat tire from a curb that sticks up. It's like the curb suddenly ends and is sticking up about 5 or 6 inches at the property line of Fitch Services. Roadside service has to be called in to install a new tire on back of the tanker. And this doesn't come cheap.

Dan1101 October 2nd, 2008 | 2:58pm

I think it depends on the station's supply arrangement. A couple stations in my area have been out, but most are fine.