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Out of Gas

Posted by Ryan McKinney on 2010/02/22 in Adventures, Family, Mobile with No Comments


out-of-gasAs a Banker, I have to get re-certified for things all the time.  This is a story about the time I had to get my insurance license re-certified.  Now Augusta has close to 500,000 people in the Metro Area, but no re-certification centers.  So I HAVE TO drive to a town made up of 50,000 students that has tons of wings and beer to get re-certified.  So I decided to leave Augusta the night before and stay with my sister-in-law Andria in Athens.  That way I could be early and prepared for the exam.
My trusty Jeep Cherokee was a great car, but a thirsty one.  For some reason, my preparedness didn’t extend to getting a full tank of gas before leaving Augusta.  My mind MUST have been reviewing all of those insurance laws or something.  I certainly wasn’t thinking about wings or beer.
I noticed the __ miles to Empty indicator showed about 11 when I was 30 miles away from Athens.  If you’ve ever traveled from Augusta to Athens you know there really is one place to buy gas.  I prayed I’d make it.
I coasted into the gas station just in the nick of time as you can see from the picture.
Since then, I’ve received my insurance re-certification, gotten a new car, and stopped for gas a few times.  One thing I’ll never do again is leave home without a full tank.
Although, there is some mystique about a country gas station that sells Fresh Fried Chicken ;) (I’m scared of that)


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