I'm guilty of topping off my gas tank
Atlanta's gas crisis appears to be over, but for some reason I am fearful that our South Florida stations also will run out of gas. 
Every time I pass the cheapest gas station near my house now, I fill up, even if I only need a quarter of a tank.
Metro Atlanta stations ran out of gas after Hurricane Ike late last month. Experts said the pipeline that brings gas to "the Southeast" (not sure why it didn't affect us here) got disrupted. So Atlanta stations started placing limits on how much gas you could buy. Many ran out of gas and didn't get refills for days, creating miles-long lines at stations that did have gas.
My state of panic is not helped by my gas-guzzling minivan. It means I have to top off my car every three or four days! Please help me calm down and allay my fears that we will always have plenty of gas in South Florida (ha!).
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