After work today, I attempted to stop by the Mobile Station on Woodward Avenue in Midtown Detroit. I was shocked to find a line up of cars waiting to fuel up. Gas was only $3.49 [[cash), so I thought maybe it was some sort of anomaly based on area events. So, I decided to drive my old two door compact over to the Mobile on Warren and Trumble, only to find a slightly shorter line. Upon reaching the pump, I got out, paid, and started the pump. While standing there, I noticed that a large amount of the other customers were not just filling up their cars, but were also filling up red plastic gas cans. On top of this, it appeared that several of the pumps were either not working, or out of gas. There did not appear to be any damage to the pumps.

I am somewhat alarmed by this development. This was not during rush hour. Doing a search of gas prices in our Metro, it does appear that many suburbs and areas of the city are five to ten cents higher.