Marathon Gas at 2377 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Because of the neighborhood, this has been written up as the most dangerous Marathon station in the city of Cincinnati. The panhandling is non-stop as it is for the United Dairy Farmer's up the street. Drugs are dealt on the edge of the parking lot after sunset. A friend had his laptop and cell phone stolen from his car as he stepped in to buy soft drink - he was in the store for less than two minutes.

Yet, the people who run it are sincerely helpful and at times when I haven't had exact change, they've written my purchase off until the next time. So, I do go in there, but I am vigilant and I lock my car even when it is going to be in plain sight. And, sometimes, I drive on buy and go somewhere else depending upon what and whom I see in the immediate vicinity.

Living in Mt Adams, I have limited choices for gas stations close to me. I have used this station when I forgot to get gas in Mason or Kenwood or NKY. It’s definitley a last resort as it’s pretty rough looking and pumps are ancient. There are guys from the neighborhood who loiter around the entrance and ask for change. Usually someone will tell me that the pump I just pulled into is broken. I usually get into my car and move to another pump but there is never an out of order sign so suspect that the regulars may just be messing with me. Getting gas is never fun but this place makes it a misery.