The context of the following conversation is ash realized he was about to run out of gas so he put fuel in the car.:
Ash says I was driving home the other night and I realized my gas light was on..
The friend responds Did you manage to get gas before you ran out?.
Ash responds Yes, fortunately I was only a couple of miles away from a gas station. But I think I was running on fumes by the time I got there..
The friend responds Good thing you didn't run out of gas somewhere and get stuck..
Ash responds Yeah, but I really need to pay more attention to my gas gauge and not risk running out..