Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:30 pm Post subject: Tropical Storm Fay has Cape Coral Shoppers Out in Force
Cape Coral, Fort Myers, and all of Southwest Florida has been placed under a Hurricane Watch as the result of the advancing Tropical Storm Fay.
As of 12:30PM on Sunday, August 17th, residents of Cape Coral were out in force at local gas stations, supermarkets, and hardware stores.
At gas stations in southwest Cape Coral, mid-sized lines were beginning to form for gas. Motorists in line grew impatient as customers at the pumps filled up container after container of gas for their generators. In multiple cases, residents were seen filling up multiple five gallon gas cans in preparation for a power outage should the storm intensify.
"They say it's only a Category One," said Cape Coral resident Donald Hennings, "But I've been here long enough to know that the forecasters are almost never right when it comes to these hurricanes. They don't know when they're going to hit, where they're going to hit, or what category they'll be when they get there. I hope this storm doesn't amount to much, but if it does I want to be prepared. I can always put the gas in my car's tank if I don't have to use my generator."
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