Video: Maryland lawnmower driver caught on camera waiting in line for gas

Maryland lawnmower driver waits in line for gas

A man on a lawnmower was among the drivers caught on camera waiting in line for gas in Rockville Thursday evening.

ROCKVILLE, Md. - The East Coast gas shortage is producing some memorable images – some that make you shake your head, and some that might make you cringe in frustration.

At least one driver provided a moment of comedy in Maryland when he waited on his lawnmower for some time to get fuel at a Rockville gas station.

SkyFox captured the driver on camera at Hungerford Drive and North Washington Street Thursday evening.

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Shortly before 7 p.m., Patrick De Haan – who may be better known by the Twitter handle @GasBuddyGuy – indicated that 39% of Maryland’s gas stations reported that they were out of gas.

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Neighboring Virginia was at 50%, and D.C. gas stations were reporting outages at 75% of their location.

Rockville lawnmower driver caught on camera getting gas

A lawnmower driver in Maryland was willing to join long lines Thursday evening to wait for fuel amid the East Coast gas shortage.