gas

gas in liberia is about $3.50. much like in california.
except
how it is dispensed.
it makes sense that in the backwoods of thailand that i would see a "gas station" dispensing fuel out of a 50 gallon drum.
but in liberia (as i tried to describe in the previous post) is post-civilization. if you happen to be on a cement road, you pull of the road into the dirt to a "gas station". it has a simple awning, often a name painted on it, and maybe even gas pumps. but this is not how you receive it.
instead, on the ground you will see a line-up of maybe 1-6 individual one gallon glass jars filled with various shades of pink unleaded fuel. and maybe one or two one gallon glass jars of dark brown, almost black diesel fuel.
when you pull up, they ask you how much you want and you tell them you want one or two gallons. inevitably it is a teenage boy, with a thirty-something man looking on, who pulls out an old plastic oil can with the bottom cut off and a hose affixed to the top. it is through this contraption that they pour the gas in your tank.
they get the gas to their station in ten gallon plastic jugs from which they siphon (with their mouth) the gas into the jars.
by the way, i have seen a few stickers on the jars. mayonnaise.
and of course you must pay with cash. no credit or anything else spoken here.