March 2018 by Jennifer M.
I was desperate. It (sort of) gave me what I needed, but I have regrets. I needed cash badly for parking in Ybor and I needed gas badly. This was the first gas station I could find (note: theres a Speedway across Adamo, just go there). I found an open pump, and find a battered noted taped to the screen "Card reader don't work". I wish I was kidding. So, needing cash anyway, I went inside. You'd think with a ten square foot interior, I'd have been able to find the ATM....nope. had to ask and found it squatted way back near an employee only door. The ATM worked fine. I paid $20 cash for my pump. They had three grades; 87, 89 and 93. Since my car needs 91, I selected 93. It pumped exactly 14 cents of gas before clicking off the pump. Yes, yes, I was clearly trying to get gas out of a near-empty underground tank. I had to repeatedly squeeze the pump handle every 13 cents until I got to that $20 total. On the plus side, they did have two crock pots going with hot boiled peanuts in there. I bet they were excellent.
