Spanky McFarland, manager of Castaways Marina and Grill in Little Platte Marina on Smithville Lake, fills a customer’s boat with more than $600 worth of gas Thursday afternoon. ‘(Smithville Lake) traffic has been about the same because it is so close to K.C.,’ Mr. McFarland said. Gas was selling for $4.55 Thursday. Photo by Zachary Siebert