I've got gas!

Not the kind you get from eating Mexican food, the kind you put in your car.  After buying an antenna for my TV so I can get more than 1 channel, Mom and I decided to try to get some fuel since we were both at or below a quarter of a tank.  We went to a nearby Exxon/Mobil and discovered the line of cars wasn't too long so we agreed to wait (Mom's is the red car at the far right of the picture):

   

The University of Miami football game was on the radio so I had something to pass the time.  But surprisingly, it only took us 15 minutes to get to a pump.  Our good luck continued when we found not only were they taking credit cards, but there was no limit so we were able to fill our tanks.  This was the view from my pump:

 

Both of our cars are now fueled up so we are set for the next week or so.  In other good news, Mom & Dad found battery-operated TVs with 5 inch screens.  This should lift Dad's spirits; he can watch college football today and pro football tomorrow (as long as it's not on cable).  Of course, they bought 2, so they can each watch their own programs, like they normally do.  And Mom is ecstatic that she can watch 'Desperate Housewives' tomorrow night, which she's been worried about all week.  Me?  I'm happy that their life is slowly improving.

Comments

[Rhi]

Yay for gas! I am actually pleasantly surprised that Wilma didn't bring price gouging with her. Gas prices have actually dropped here in GA (2.29 in some places)

Have you heard from Judi yet?

[Creepy]

Yes, yay for gas! People have been waiting on line for hours to get gas, but things have gotten better so the lines are shorter. And I was pleasantly surprised to pay only $2.76 a gallon for regular (wow, that sounds awfully ridiculous, doesn't it? Happy to pay $2.76 a gallon; rot in hell oil companies!).

I just spoke to Judi. She was very stoned and awfully fired up; it sounded like she's at wits end. Six days of no electricity will do that to you (I could hear a generator in the background while we spoke). She said she made it through the storm okay; has been able to shower, get a hot meal and do laundry at her sisters (who obviously has power); and apparently has pot. LOL She said she got laid last night, which is cool cuz I can't imagine how irritable she would have been had she not. I told her I had power and offered to help in any way so she said she might come by for a hot shower.