“I’ve Got Gas!” “No, I’ve Got Gas!!”

It’s on. Actually, it’s been on for years. Call it Knoxville’s own version of the Hatfields and the McCoys. You know it as Weigel’s vs. Pilot. I’ve been frequenting these places now for almost 30 years and I’ve never really spent time to think which one is better. Well, those days are over. I’m going to do a side by side comparison and come up with a winner. A couple of ground rules.

- I’m going to pick a few intersections around town where both places are in full view of each other. That will keep it fair.

- I’ll also make sure that I choose stores that are similar in age (again, trying to even the playing field.)

- Lastly, I won’t be judging these stores on gas price. It changes too much and frankly, the less I have to think of gas prices, the better my blood pressure will be.

Here’s my judging criteria:

- Quality of hotdogs
- Shlushee/Icee quality/availability
- Cleanliness of bathrooms (that should get interesting)
- Quality/appearance of staff
- Variety of merchandise
- Overall appearance of store

That’s a shortlist. If I think of other items during the judging, I’ll add them.

Stay tuned….

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