Gas/oil Embargo stories? I think many of us remember that time period.

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4. I was too young for the '73 embargo, but in '79 Los Angeles. . .

. . .we had rationing. You could get gas on even or odd days depending on the last number of your plate. Early, it was bad with people getting in line needlessly to "top off." I think there was a way to get an exemption, but perhaps it was just that commercial vehicles were exempt. It wasn't long before lines were almost non-existent as panic subsided and people figured out frequency and best times.

I lived in NJ in 2012. After Sandy there were shortages and rationing was implemented for awhile.

Perhaps because of my experience with rationing as a young driver I am always aware of how much gas I have. I know folks who seem oblivious until the "idiot light" goes on. When someone tells a story about running out of gas, as if this is something that just "happens" every once in awhile, I just don't get it.