Bangla-cola Update: Breaking the Code

This is our CITGO on the corner. After all this time, we’ve finally figured out that this:

…means

THIS.

For those who don’t live in the Third World, that means ‘no gas’. It also means, after over a YEAR+ of no gas, that they’ve finally broken down and paid for better quality pump covers. It’s been plastic Wal-Mart or Winn Dixie shopping sacs tied around them for the past 13 months. In our defense, our eyeballs are usually scanning for the presence of bags to see whether we can score a tankful. It’s a split second from ‘whoopee’ to careening off the roadway. Around here, the gallon price is secondary.
And now we’re ALL watching the Caribbean, ready to play the ‘top-it-off’ roulette routine.

5 Responses to “Bangla-cola Update: Breaking the Code”

1. GetALifeAgain says:

   October 16, 2005 at 6:04 pm

   Is that price in the back of the picture $1.50/gallon?

2. tree hugging sister says:

   October 16, 2005 at 6:13 pm

   Pffft! I wish. It’s for bottled water.

3. Rob says:

   October 17, 2005 at 6:09 am

   You’ll note that the last pump cover somehow will automatically raise the prices of the station across the street.

4. tree hugging sister says:

   October 17, 2005 at 9:00 am

   It’s a weird osmosis thing. I’m not sure science has named it yet.

5. Cullen says:

   October 17, 2005 at 9:35 am

   Gasmescrewingthepublicology.