What if there were a panic that no one knew about?
How many people read the headline and thought “gosh, maybe I should tank up?” ?
Wow. Just got home. I read your post and got to thinking and I then raced out to buy a full tank. Just ahead of some other FReepers. Gas station raised the price 80 cents a gallon as the manager saw the long line of cars.
Kidding.
During the 1970s shortages Erma Bombeck has a column where she said she tried to buy gas for her car by giving the manager a lovely set of steak knives and a Rand McNally Road Atlas in deluxe binding.
To the very young here: Gas stations used to try for customers by giving portions of dinnerware and other gifts each week as customers bought fillups. As well as gift stamps that went into little booklets to accumulate and then trade for things like lamps, card tables and other fabulous things.
I'm guessing 'more than is comfortable'...