Detroit Free Press: $3.59 (bargain!) gas in Garden City causes havoc for motorists, police

[marmar]

$3.59 gas in Garden City causes havoc for motorists, police
FREE PRESS STAFF • May 9, 2008

A year ago, metro Detroit motorists looking to refuel would have driven by a gas station offering gas for $3.59 a gallon.

But this morning, when the owner of a Mobil gas station on the northeast corner of Middlebelt Road at James Avenue in Garden City decided to have a customer appreciation day, and dropped his price from $3.79 to $3.59, he had more customers than he and his station could handle.

Garden City police report a backup on northbound Middlebelt extending almost a mile from the station south to nearly Ford Road and they aren’t too happy about it.

”They’re spending $8 to save a couple of cents of gas,” said a Garden City police sergeant who did not want to be identified.

Garden City police are continuing to monitor the situation.


http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080509/NEWS05/80509033/1001/NEWS

[notadmblnd]

1. the savings add up to about 3.26

hey, right there's a big Mac and a coke:shrug:

[marmar]

2. Or 5 White Castles.....

:P

[notadmblnd]

3. I heard Sonic is coming to town

I wonder what it will buy there?:think: