# Why did rationing gas cause the long lines?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 22, 2005, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-rationing-gas-cause-the-long-lines/304955 "2005-05-22T14:55:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-rationing-gas-cause-the-long-lines/304955/21 "2005-05-24T00:17:30Z")

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> [@Roadfood](#):
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> And who remembers the terrible confusion that arose when prices hit $1.00 a gallon?

I was actually looking _forward_ to the price hitting a dollar because I figured they all drop that stupid .9 at the end and use their three significant digits for even pennies.

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