Sandy's Impact

          In the article,"After a Gas Station Runs Dry, Cabbies Park and Wait," the author, Winnie Hu tries to show us how unfair it is for cab drivers waiting for gas. People  are waiting for gas to return to Hess gas station on 10th ave and 44th street. The line is pass 22nd street and not many people have moved from the line. Families are even sleeping in there cars. It's really bad.

       Fritz Petite-Homme, a Brooklyn cab driver who was being taxed while waiting in line. He has been sitting in his yellow cab for a while with only a quarter of gas in his tank. Since he was parking and not driving, he was loosing up to $35 every hour. He would have went to Manhattan, but it's way worse. When Homme got to the front of the line, there was no more gas, he said, "It was so bad I didn't even try," I think he thinks that even though he's in third place, he's not gaining anything because there is no gas. Homme went home with the quarter filled tank he came with.
 
        John Solomon, a 50 year old cab driver  who lives in Washington Heights, faces some really bad conditions while waiting for gas. One problem  was his job! Solomon was in third place for gas, when his job called for him to pick up a client. He had to get out of the line for to hours for his client and return to the end of the long line. Solomon decided to save gas by turning off the heater and keeping his foot of the gas petal. If it take to long he would go to new Jersey. As Solomon drove of he said,"You know when you're so close, but so far?" I think he feels like if he waits in line, he's so close to getting gas, but he feels far away because  there's no gas.

        After reading the article, I see how much worse the cab drivers have than I thought. Homme waited in his car for gas that never came and taxed for it. Solomon had to leave the line for two hours for his client and not only lost his spot, but he also lost the chance  to be on of the first to get gas. Also since the gas station was packed he decided to go get gas in New Jersey. So now he's loosing gas gaining chances, he also has to  go to a gas station farther away from his home. This is not fair! Mayor  Bloomberg has to do something about this and fast.