Well, let's see. Seems to me that was during the days of Odd and Even license plate fill up days and I was pumping gas as a gas station attendant (good job to have during as gas shortage).
Exactly when I last saw stations out of gas. :)
I think we are being handed a line of bull, honestly.
And I wonder why it is that I never see gas prices vary more than a penny in any given town? That tells me that there is some level of collusion among suppliers.