Gas Piggies

So for some reason no one quite understands, there's a massive short of gas where I live. Supplies are 30 percent lower than normal. It's nuts. I filled up two weeks ago when Ike hit the gulf coast, and I've been sitting well below "e" since Monday. On my way home, I passed at least three cars that were stranded on the road.

People have been waiting more than four hours, only to find the pumps are empty by the time they finally get there.

I was lucky. After three days of searching for gas, the Citgo near my house was selling gas, and it only took me about 20 minutes. I put $30 in my tank (the limit the station asked for, but didn't mandate).

The lady next to me, however, filled her gas-hogging SUV and had the NERVE to pull out a GAS CAN! Un-freaking-believable. I took this pic with my camera phone.



I had a perfect opportunity to catch her standing there, listlessly waiting as she filled her monstrous tank, wearing her bright pink Providence Day School sweatshirt with a gas can on the ground next to her. I would have sent that to all the news organizations.

But the local paper scooped me. Check out this asshole, shot by the newspaper's photographer.

People can be so freaking selfish. :-(