The cost of gasoline is pushing some motorists beyond the breaking point. And gas retailers and station attendants are paying for it.
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The cost of gasoline is pushing some motorists beyond the breaking point. And gas retailers and station attendants are paying for it.
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The price of gas has some people considering alternative transportation.
They say they're dealing with increasing anger and even the threat of violence for circumstances far beyond their control.
"Maybe because we work here, they think we set the prices, but we don't," said Frank Chuc, manager of a Texaco station at Inwood Road and Cedar Springs. "They're mad."
The anger and abuse and the losses from people who fill up and drive off have some retailers wondering why they stay in the business.
"I sell gas for $2.61; I buy it for $2.59," said Gita Bhimani, operator of a Sunlight Food Mart on Jupiter Road in Garland. "I'm tired of it."
Saeed Mahdoubi, who operates a Texaco station at Greenville Avenue and Walnut Hill Lane, took a pre-emptive approach to deflecting customer anger. He posted signs on all of the station's pumps with a simple suggestion: "If skyrocketing gasoline prices bother you, call your congressman."
"They pitch the money at us and say, 'That's ridiculous,' " said Rosalinda Hernandez, who works at a Chevron Food Mart on Miller Road in Garland.
The cost of gasoline is pushing some motorists beyond the breaking point. And gas retailers and station attendants are paying for it.
[Click image for a larger version] AP
AP
The price of gas has some people considering alternative transportation.
They say they're dealing with increasing anger and even the threat of violence for circumstances far beyond their control.
"Maybe because we work here, they think we set the prices, but we don't," said Frank Chuc, manager of a Texaco station at Inwood Road and Cedar Springs. "They're mad."
The anger and abuse and the losses from people who fill up and drive off have some retailers wondering why they stay in the business.
"I sell gas for $2.61; I buy it for $2.59," said Gita Bhimani, operator of a Sunlight Food Mart on Jupiter Road in Garland. "I'm tired of it."
Saeed Mahdoubi, who operates a Texaco station at Greenville Avenue and Walnut Hill Lane, took a pre-emptive approach to deflecting customer anger. He posted signs on all of the station's pumps with a simple suggestion: "If skyrocketing gasoline prices bother you, call your congressman."
"They pitch the money at us and say, 'That's ridiculous,' " said Rosalinda Hernandez, who works at a Chevron Food Mart on Miller Road in Garland.
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