Gas scarcity hits Forsyth

Thanks to the recent gas shortage, many local drivers have been waiting at the gas pump and have had to sometimes leave with an empty tank.

Many local gas stations have been out of days for days. The BP gas station on Exit 14 off Ga. 400 has been out of gas since Sept. 18, assistant manager Jody Wesley.

"We don't know when we'll be getting any," she said on the morning of Sept. 22. "They tell us there is a big shipment of gas coming sometime this week, but we're not really sure."

Wesley said there was a "rush" of cars lining up the weekend of Sept. 12-14 when Hurricane Ike hit.

"It was crazy," she said.

Wesley has worked in the industry for years and said she does not remember anything like this happening before.

"I worked in Dahlonega at the time of Hurricane Katrina," she said, "but I don't remember anything lasting the length of time this has."

But to go four days including a weekend without gas has hurt.

"It has been slow," Wesley said. "People are still coming in, but it's nothing like when we have people filling up."

There have been some angry customers, Wesley said.

"Some people have been mad and accused us of hoarding the gas," she said. "Why would we do that? Not having any gas is hurting us, not helping us."
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