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Interestingly enough, whether or not we really have a gas shortage or not is one to dispute. I guess it’s kind of like the question, Are we in a recession? Depends on who you talk to.

I just read an article where an expert stated we do not have a gas shortage, however if you were to tell that to those of us in Atlanta, we would beg to differ. Just this past weekend I was a witness to it and I can tell you it wasn’t pretty. Here’s how it started: Saturday afternoon I made the unwise decision of passing by a gas station that had gas because the lines were long. I needed to get home and then to the other side of town and I figured (mistakenly) that I’d have another opportunity to gas up —– wrong!

As I traveled towards my destination, gas station after gas station had the troublesome reminders — no “price per gallon” signs, covered gas nozzles, tapped off ribbons, and even staff members in drive-ways with signs — signaling they had no gas. I journeyed on thinking surely there was gas somewhere, but as I continued to drive, my gas hand got lower and lower, and I begin to get concerned. I was meeting my brother and decided the best thing to do was to stop looking and get to him in the hopes that we’d pass a gas station along the way. Needless to say I was angered. I had never seen anything like it and I wondered how had we gotten into such a mess. What was going on here?

I was only slightly relieved when we reached our destination and found that there was gas in the midst, but then we ran into another problem — no gas cans! Store after store gave us the unsettling news that they had just run out. Are you kidding me?! Finally, we stopped at a store and I was lucky enough to get the one (last) gas can on the shelf. I filled it with gas and ventured back to my car and then home.

The next morning, I got up early and went where? You guessed it! Straight to the gas station, which fortunately had gas, and a line I might add, which I happily waited in.

The lesson here ladies is not whether there is a gas shortage, how we got into this mess, or even who’s to blame. The lesson is as women we must be mindful, and cautious, and safe.

So I want to encourage you all to add a gas can to your emergency kit and make sure you’re equipped with the things you need to be in control when you’re on the road.