Sentences with phrase «at gas stations as»

Long lines formed at gas stations as people sought fuel to power backup generators.

Biofuel researchers are working to change that, envisioning a future where cellulosic ethanol, an alcohol derived from plant sugars, is as common and affordable at the gas station as gasoline.

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You can access your itinerary and track your receipts as you go, and it'll even tell you where the nearest gas station is at the airport — if you wanted to avoid getting dinged by the rental company.

After their marriage, Sarah Shipp gave up her job as a Pilates instructor, and the pair traveled together for a year, staying in cheap hotels, pulling in late at night to small towns where the only food to be found was at the gas station — bowling alley.

The logic generally proceeds as follows: Because people are more likely to embark on road trips during a long weekend than at other times, gas station owners know demand for their product will rise.

You earn 5 % cash back on up to $ 1,500 spent each quarter at select merchant categories such as gas stations, grocery stores and drug stores.

As long as the purchase is made at the gas station, it counts for that purchase categorAs long as the purchase is made at the gas station, it counts for that purchase categoras the purchase is made at the gas station, it counts for that purchase category.

Generic rewards cards are more flexible; you earn rewards at any gas station and typically can redeem for other items such as a statement credit.

When you use your rewards credit cards strategically (by always using this card for Hilton charges as well as charges at restaurants, supermarkets, and gas stations while using another rewards card for your other purchases), you can rack up a significant number of rewards that can be redeemed for a future vacation.

I was nervous that the only thing I could eat as a vegan was a Clif bar at the nearest gas station until I spotted a Chipotle, which was like seeing a glass -LSB-...]

I was nervous that the only thing I could eat as a vegan was a Clif bar at the nearest gas station until I spotted a Chipotle, which was like seeing a glass of water in the desert.

Founded in 1934 as a chain of gas station and convenience stores, the company offers guests fully stocked food and beverage options at a great value — for people on the go or those looking to unwind and take a break during a road trip.

Perhaps no one in town has been talked about as much as Mike Peterson — in the barbershops, the gas stations, at morning coffee sessions in Baker's Drug Store, at lunch at Woody's.

The battle has begun as a bid to build a mega gas station and car wash at the northeast corner of Route 53 and Butterfield Road near Glen Ellyn has moved one step closer to approval despite opposition from neighboring residents including Lombard's Butterfield Park District.

«Use puppy pads as makeshift changing tables or use them to line not - so - clean changing tables at gas stations, public restrooms etc..

Making a stop at a final gas station before heading north off - road into the undulating sands of the Empty Quarter, we loaded our convoy with as much water and petrol as we could carry.

The incident occurred when a producer at the station placed a call to the minister to enquire about reports in the Daily Graphic that Nigeria Gas Co. had threatened to cease supply of gas to Ghana Gas Co. and the Volta River Authority (VRA), as a result of failure to honour accumulated debts of about $ 182 milliGas Co. had threatened to cease supply of gas to Ghana Gas Co. and the Volta River Authority (VRA), as a result of failure to honour accumulated debts of about $ 182 milligas to Ghana Gas Co. and the Volta River Authority (VRA), as a result of failure to honour accumulated debts of about $ 182 milliGas Co. and the Volta River Authority (VRA), as a result of failure to honour accumulated debts of about $ 182 million.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- As New York City works to recover from Superstorm Sandy, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is calling for more buried power lines, generators at gas stations and other measures to help prepare for future storms.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP)- Authorities have identified the trucker found dead at an Alabama gas station earlier this week as a 55 - year - old Ohio man.

«It is about time we take a second look at the citing of gas stations in our country, and ensure the strict enforcement of, and adherence to safety regulations, so as to forestall the occurrence of any more of such avoidable incidents.»

«It is about time we take a second look at the citing of gas stations in our country, and ensure the strict enforcement of, and adherence to safety regulations, so as to forestall the occurrence of any more of such avoidable incidents,» he stated.

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And that, according a just - issued report by the state comptroller, is because of the drop in gasoline prices, causing significantly less sales tax money to be collected at gas stations in Suffolk, as well as other areas of New York State.

Construction works are ongoing at some of petrol stations in the Ashanti Region, despite a presidential fiat ordering the temporary cessation of the construction of facilities intended for use as gas or petrol / diesel retail outlets.

The researchers took direct emissions measurements of 230 randomly selected, representative leaks from underground pipelines as well as at 229 metering and regulating stations where natural gas is measured and regulated from higher pressure pipelines to lower pressure distribution pipelines.

«Another day in paradise,» says Macumber as we meet at a Chevron gas station in southeastern Mississippi, about the closest thing to a landmark around here.

I once, for instance, completely flustered and enraged a careless driver who nearly ran over my then toddler and stroller - riding infant daughters and me as she rolled into a gas station simply by calmly staring at her.

So, as a customer you go into a knowing, okay, it doesn't have, I can't drive forever and stop at all these gas stations, drive through the night or something.

Previous studies have documented that about two - thirds of exposures to pro-smoking media messages occurs at places where tobacco is sold, such as convenience stores, gas stations or grocery stores.

These puny pests have ruined pumps at sewage stations, fouled computers and at least one homeowner's gas meter as well as caused the malfunction of fire alarms.

Because lipids from Y. lipolytica have chemical properties similar to those of diesel fuel, they can be readily used as biodiesel using current vehicles and existing infrastructure at gas stations.

Whether you're at work or simply at the gas station, they seem to just be there - as if they're asking you to take them.

There's a fine sequence in which Daniel Stern, as the most conscience - stricken member of the group, flips out at a gas station convenience store, convinced that everyone knows what he did.

The second entry in the Marvel One - Shot short series, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (4:00) depicts S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) buying mini donuts at a gas station and unleashing a heretofore unknown badass side as he thwarts a robbery attempt.

Originally it was set as a big huge fight at a gas station.

Olivia Wilde and Luke Wilson star as parents whose young son mysteriously disappears at a gas station, in a moment that seems taken from The Vanishing.

It's all good as far as I'm concerned, but if I had to pick one moment above all the others, I'd go with John Leguizamo's Tybalt and his fantastic dialog delivery during the opening scene at the gas station.

Payne has never been better than here as the salt - of - the - earth mug who had his shot at the top, was knocked back, picked himself back up, and returned to his blue - collar roots as a cab driver now saving for a gas station.

In the opening cutscene, Chuck actually already has several doses, but then someone steals his truck at theStill Creek gas station, which means he's lost the meds as well as his ride.

Clearly these two have chosen the grieve alone path, Sarah often wandering around Times Square late at night, not necessarily searching so much as distracting herself, and Phil parking outside the gas station where their son disappeared as though he may wander back in the dead of night.

In a chance altercation at a gas station, Wick inadvertently offends a Russian mobster, played Alfie Allen, also known as the dick - ish Theon Greyjoy from Game of Thrones.

Because humor is in the funny bone of the beholder, here's a litmus test, in case you're interested in watching it: As Navin is working at a gas station, a crazed gunman, for reasons not apparent (he chooses Navin as his intended victim randomly out of a phone book), begins to open fire on him with a rifle, missing him, and striking some cans of motor oil next to NaviAs Navin is working at a gas station, a crazed gunman, for reasons not apparent (he chooses Navin as his intended victim randomly out of a phone book), begins to open fire on him with a rifle, missing him, and striking some cans of motor oil next to Navias his intended victim randomly out of a phone book), begins to open fire on him with a rifle, missing him, and striking some cans of motor oil next to Navin.

So I bought a cowboy hat at a Yuma gas station (in Yuma, you can buy cowboy hats at gas stations), and I've got my aviator sunglasses, which Jimmy approvingly refers to as «cop shades.»

As a gas station mechanic at the time, I knew I couldn't afford the car, but I needed to testdrive it anyway.

Had another shop do another diagnostic on it (because the other shop that installed the fuel pump, in their words, made a simple human error of forgetting to re-attach the fuel line back on, leading to a gallon of gas being spilled out as I pumped it at the gas station).

As you can see on these vehicles around the plaza, we're introducing new fuel economy labels that, one, help consumers understand and evaluate how they can save money at the gas station and, two, highlight the savings that families can anticipate as a result of the historic fuel economy standards that the Obama Administration has put in placAs you can see on these vehicles around the plaza, we're introducing new fuel economy labels that, one, help consumers understand and evaluate how they can save money at the gas station and, two, highlight the savings that families can anticipate as a result of the historic fuel economy standards that the Obama Administration has put in placas a result of the historic fuel economy standards that the Obama Administration has put in place.

The V6 G90 does about as well as a car of this size can, managing an EPA - rated 20 mpg combined (17 mpg city, 24 mpg highway), but that will still leave frequent stops at the gas station in any buyer's future.

One could just as well say a plug - in hybrid «can be conveniently charged at home,» and on shorter commutes it «may not often have to stop at a gas station.»

And as has proven the case with our ’14 Range Rover Sport long - term test vehicle, while stopped in most parking lots or gas stations, at least one 25 to 50 - year - old woman asked us about «our beautiful little car.»

The Civic will also save you money at the gas station, as the popular 1.5 - liter turbocharged 4 - cylinder, backed by the CVT, nets fuel economy as good as 32 mpg around town and 42 mpg on the highway (36 mpg combined), which is a touch better than with the standard engine.