Atlanta is facing a recurring crisis, with gas stations constantly running out of fuel. I have to drive to the airport tomorrow. I wanted to be sure I didn’t have to worry about re-fueling on my return trip home later this week, so I called six BP stations in my area before hitting the road this morning. I wanted to avoid wasting time on the road. I’m glad I did.
All but one station told me they were out of gas. And the one station not aligning with the others? It was a fast-busy when I called, so I decided to gamble, thinking they may have some. I left pretty early, about 7:15 AM, because I anticipated a ten or twenty minute wait in line. On my way to the BP (which is only about two miles from my house), I passed a line of about 100 cars waiting to get into a QT gas station. I was stunned. It’s one of those things you have to see to believe.
When I arrived to the BP, the line was a lot shorter than the one for QT. Nonetheless, I waited about an hour and fifteen minutes in line, often turning off the car. For whatever reason, BP only had about four pumps active. While waiting, I saw cars enter from behind the station and take closer places in line. I also saw people turn from traffic into the line, taking advantage of the multiple paths available from the road.
Georgia’s Governor believes this is self-induced, but I’m not so inclined to believe him.
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