Here's a classic example of just how FAST the price of gas was rising this morning!... (You won't believe this.)
First, an example of what we saw LAST night... just a few short hours before the Thursday morning rush hour traffic:
On my way to work, I had enough gas in my car to get me to and from work today, but not much more.
But I quickly noticed that gas prices had literally SKYROCKETED overnight -- from a high of $2.83 (see above)... to $2.90... and even $2.95!
What was really strange was the wide discrepancy in prices. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason to all the pricing madness.
Sam's Club To The Rescue
I decided to play it safe and go out of my way a bit to swing by the Sam's Club in Cool Springs. I was THRILLED to see that Sam's was selling gas at a record-low $2.55 a gallon. (That was 40-cents less than some stations!)
I filled up, and immediately called Jim -- advising him to drive the Jeep to Sam's Club right away and fill up.
...but wait, there's more!
Going UP!
It wasn't until I got home this evening that I noticed JUST how quickly the gas prices were rising this morning... even at Sam's Club.
Check this out... look closely:
At 7:57 a.m. I was pumping gas at $2.55 a gallon, and I was just about full at $29.27.
At 7:58 a.m., after I topped off, my total was $29.90 at which point the pump clicked off and reset itself. Look closely, and you'll notice that the price of a gallon of gas also jumped 5-cents to $2.60 a gallon.
...that was in the course of one minute, folks!
Then, a couple hours later, Jim called and said it was $2.66 at the same Sam's Club when he filled up at 10:45 a.m.
What I Learned Today:
This gas thing is out of control! Now people around here are FREAKING OUT after so many gas stations ran out of Regular Unleaded gas today. And a rumor is spreading that there's a gas shortage and there will be no gas available for the coming days!
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Same problem here in ATL. I was in the same situation as yourself. I was almost out and stopped by after work (around 3pm) at the Kroger where I payed $2.76 after the Kroger "member" price. I was also 4th in line and by the time I was leaving, the line was backed up alongside the road leading into the station. Crazy stuff I'm tellin'ya. Later on that afternoon, the news showed price gouging was occuring throughout Atlanta where you could pay as much as $5.87 PER GALLON. That ought to be a crime and it actually became a "crime" on that same day when Gov. Perdue signed an executive order to deal with stations preying on innocent consumers in such a manner.
Lots of stations ran out that evening and the following day. The only stations with fuel were the ones charging $3.19 and up and even some of those were tapped out.
Something has got to be done! This is cuttin' into my beer money, dammit!!
I am enjoying all of the subject matter and photos that you're posting. Keep up the great work. I keep my camera with me at all times, as well. You just never know what you'll see.