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Why do you buy that 2nd loaf of bread when it is on sale when obviously you don't NEED it because you already have one loaf in your grocery cart. It is the same basic concept with being IN line for gasoline.
If you are already in the store buying bread, it's no big deal to grab the extra loaf. I wouldn't make a special trip and wait in line for an hour to save $1 on a loaf of bread though. Some might, but I wouldn't.
People have an innate urge to get on lines when they see them. I'm only half-kidding--they've actually done experiments on this in the city. People will get on line even when they don't know what the line is for!
We know this from the WTC Tribute Center. People have gotten on the line on Liberty Street and didn't even realize what they were standing on line for, and someone said they did an actual study on this in New York.
Some people need it for their cars because they are essential workers and have been driving back and forth to work all week. Utility workers, LEO, prison guards, hospital/nursing home staff, EMS, fire fighters, etc. Fortunately some gas stations are letting first responders skip the line and some townships are giving their first responders gas for their personal vehicle from the township fuel depots.
and this is precisely why someone with 3/4 of a tank shouldn't be topping off. i think it's the personal respobility thing for an individual to do to wait at least until they are below the 1/2 marker. that's what i'm doing...though now, this even/odd thing makes that more challenging because now i have to make sure i have enough for the next 2 days instead of a day at a time. so, if i'm a touch over 1/2 by the end of today, i will probably fill up....but if i could go tomorrow, i definitely would not fill up today...i'd leave the space for people who are below.
there's no way to really enforce this, but it's what individuals should be doing to ease the lines, in my opinion.
and this is precisely why someone with 3/4 of a tank shouldn't be topping off. i think it's the personal respobility thing for an individual to do to wait at least until they are below the 1/2 marker. that's what i'm doing...though now, this even/odd thing makes that more challenging because now i have to make sure i have enough for the next 2 days instead of a day at a time. so, if i'm a touch over 1/2 by the end of today, i will probably fill up....but if i could go tomorrow, i definitely would not fill up today...i'd leave the space for people who are below.
there's no way to really enforce this, but it's what individuals should be doing to ease the lines, in my opinion.
The even/odd thing is why i had to fill up after being half full this morning. i will not be able to go Wed and would be near fumes by Friday.
If your itinerary for today included both some remote areas of Sussex County and the hard-hit parts of Hudson County (prior to returning back for a few stops in Central NJ), I think that you would also think it prudent to fill your tank before setting out on that trip with unknown power supply and gas supply situations. Would you really set out on that trip with just 1/2 a tank of gas?
My point is that nobody--from afar--really knows what someone else's needs might be.
you're right...and there's no easy way to enforce it. but if people just used common sense, there would be few, if any, lines.
I don't really care if they what they do, but if they don't take basic measures towards self-sufficiency, they have no right to complain when they aren't prepared for a disaster. that's all I'm saying.
stop. please. don't ignore many of the people here who are saying you need a slight attitude adjustment. your helpful messages will get lost in the arrogant noise you are making. please.
We know this from the WTC Tribute Center. People have gotten on the line on Liberty Street and didn't even realize what they were standing on line for, and someone said they did an actual study on this in New York.
I'm chuckling because that is just really strange. I just can't imagine getting in a line and not even knowing why. It's one thing to get in a line to get into a theater or concert hall when you're holding a ticket, or to stand in a line to pay for groceries, or to use a public rest room someplace when you need to use a rest room. But to stand in a random line defies all logic to me. To each their own I guess.
stop. please. don't ignore many of the people here who are saying you need a slight attitude adjustment. your helpful messages will get lost in the arrogant noise you are making. please.
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exactly what I expected you to say.
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