I live a hop, skip and a jump from Charlotte, NC, and we have seen gas lines for the past week for the first time since the seventies.

It seems the refineries that supply our area are still not at full capacity after the hurricane in Texas a couple of weeks ago.

Fortunately, yesterday my husband was able to find a gas station with only one person ahead of him and was able to fill up all three vehicles. His truck for emergencies and the two vans for day to day business and taking the grandchildren to or from school. Otherwise they stay parked.

In case you think we are gas guzzlers, we have not filled up in about a month on any of the vehicles. We try to do everything in one trip with one vehicle, but I hate to ride in that truck! It’s always such a mess.