Well today I go to my favorite gas station….they actually still pump the gas for you. I pull in and see the guy out at the sign I figure he is out there changing the per gallon cost since it dropped .12 cents. Nope he was putting up “”CLOSED” I could not believe it. Knowing the owner for years I go in to find out what is going on. He says I am losing too much money, I can not afford to stay open.

When gas prices first started to rise his cost was .1 cent higher and I understand he was a full service station. Then as the prices kept growing and growing he removed the penny and set his prices to the same as the self service stations here in town. We had 4 gas stations in our small town all self service but his. Now we have 3 self service only.

I have seen over the past 2 years several small businesses close in our town and a few larger ones. But I have to admit I was pretty shocked at the closing of this gas station they had been in business for over 50 years. So one less station and 6 more unemployed.