Got Gas?

I think I am the only sane one in Atlanta. I haven't waited in 2-hour lines to get gas. I haven't waited in any lines. I haven't driven from station to station looking for gas. I've cut back on my driving, and made a mental note of which stations have gas and when they have it. That way, if this doesn't resolve in the next few days, on Friday when I do need to get gas, I will know where to wait.

Some stations have imposed a max purchase--that seems wrong. They should set a minimum purchase, to keep people from putting 3 or 4 gallons in their tanks at a time. The pipeline doesn't accommodate keeping all however many million of us that drive around here with full tanks, and so the frenzy of topper offers, and fill up our 5 gal gas cans. . .they're exacerbating the situation.

Idiots.

If by Friday, I haven't driven past a station that has gas for less than $4.00 and has a minimal, well-organized line, then I will--wait for it--use teh internets to find stations with gas, and call them to see if they expect to have enough to fill their present line. But I have enough gas to get me to work for the next 3 days, so there is no reason to do anything else before then. If I am wrong, so be it. But if the situation decompensates between now and Friday, it's the end of the world anyway.

I have to say I'm not so nonchalant about my Wachovia accounts, although Clark Howard says he's not worried about his money. But he has much more than I do, and doesn't spend as much.