GAS CRISIS!!!

[a440]

Hello Everyone,
Who else out in Applianceville is suffering, and getting worried about the gas crisis?
It is near impossible to find gas in the Atlanta area! I filled up both of my cars on Friday, but had to drive 20 miles to do so. Several friends from the Atlanta area have called me to ask if we have gas in my area, because they can't find a single station with gas. Out of approximately 40 gas stations in my area alone, about 2 have gas. The lines are down the street in both directions.
Everywhere you go you see cars alongside of the road that obviously ran out of gas.
Has it hit your area yet?
Of course I am happy that I have gas, but I can't stop thinking about if there was a terrible crises that caused an evacuation! I would say 3/4 of people would not be able to leave.
Dang! I am going to have to stop running the roads!!!!
Brent

 

[frigilux]

I figured the A440 reference in your screen name didn't happen by chance.

Sorry, no gigs though, LOL!

 

[jaxsunst]

Wow! We haven't seen that here. I paid $3.51 yesterday, down from $3.89 a couple of weeks ago. I thought it was getting better.

 

[a440]

Good for you Jackson!
That is a good price! (but is it really?)
When I found gas, it was at Quick Trip, and it was $4.10.
In Hapeville Georgia, there is a Texaco that closed years ago. The marquee is still up with the gas prices at the time. Super Unleaded was $1.08! Those days are gone. Funny part about this, I remember complaining when Super Unleaded was this price.
Brent

 

[hooverwheelaway]

It sucks in Raleigh/Durham...

5 gas stations near our house are out...
I saw a price at $3.93 tonight.

Hopefully things will get better soon...

~Fred

 

[appnut]

Ya know, I am sorry the SE is having this problem because of gas production and distribution problems. And God knows with Atlanta's notorious grid lock, hundreds of thousands of gallons of gas are wasted in traffic jams. Yes, I was grateful there was milk at the grocery store today, I actually wasn't expecfting to see any again this week. But I need to remind you, despite the huge inconvenicne this is causing, theer are school districts closed still because of building damage and or no electricity. People have lost everything they own, in some cases including their dwellings. Not to mention, some have lost even their livelihoods and will have to start completely over. As Todd warned me, every one will forget about all those who will suffer for months, maybe well over 12 months, just like Katrina. Gee Texas gave us Bushes and gas shortages. Maybe Texas should just secceed from the nation and become its own nation again. And take our disdained President, oil & natural gas production, NASA, major cell phone technology and electronics, HP & Dell Computer companies--after all Texas gave you Compaq Computer as well as the integrated circuit and thermal printing technology and oil & gas exploration technology. And lets not forget all the consumer stuff that came from the Space Race.

 

[gansky1]

$3.22 here...

 

[swestoyz]

went down from 3.329 on Friday to 3.269 today.

 

[petek]

We're paying about 1.13 Cdn per liter which equals about 4.28 Cdn per US gallon or $4.08 US per gallon at todays exchange rate. Hopefully it'll come down again

Port Huron MI today was $3.68, last week it was $4.20

 

[dirtybuck]

No Problems Here In MO...

And please don't hex or curse me when you read this...between 3.12 and 3.14 a gallon. (running and hiding for cover)

 

[sudsmaster]

I heard about the gas shortages in the Southeast due to hurricane related refinery shutdowns. Gas here costs between $3.75 and $4.25 per gallon, regular. It's always more expensive in California; they say it's because of the special anti-smog blends we need. I just think it's more gouging. The new old chevy van gets horrible mileage, am working on improving that a bit (bought a carb rebuild kit the other day). For commuting I generally keep the '99 300M at 60 mph or lower. On the freeway that translates to 28 mpg or so. It helps.

 

[petek]

You know what's weird. Here in Canada our gasoline is always somewhat more expensive but not horrendous and we're the biggest supplier of oil to the US.. but oddly enough the UK is one of the biggest suppliers of finished gasoline to the USA. Even moreso than Canada. I found that strange, considering what they pay for a gallon over there you think they'd be furious if they knew.

 

[mrsalvo]

Here in South Central Texas its $3.53/gallon, its coming down from a couple of weeks ago.

 

[hydralique]

60 mph commuting . . .

How I wish I could rely on that! This afternoon (Sunday) I was coming back from Brentwood on the 405 and Ventura Freeway and was thrilled when I finally got out of first gear.

The current fuel shortages in the southeast are a great example of lack of investment in infrastructure in this country. Keeping refinery capacity at a minimum is a nice way to maximize profits for the industry. It lessens their investment and ensures that those refineries which they have will be well utilized, but a little redundancy would be a lifesaver in circumstances like this. I surely hope things will get back to normal soon for everyone who has to deal with this.

 

[peterh770]

There was no gas at all to be found in my route from Woodstock to Roswell to Sandy Springs to Dunwoody. NOTHING! Dry as a bone. Got back to Marietta, drove around a bit and found the QT on 120 and Old Canton that had only regular, and there wasn't even a line!

 

[shanonabc]

Im amazed at the price. In Australia in central NSW we have it for $1.60

 

[sudsman]

No gas problems here at all

around 3.45/gal

 

[tolivac]

Only Regular gas is available at the gas station I use.And you are limited to no more then 10 gal per fil.glad I filled my lawnmower cans before the storm hit.Still more mowing to do .Since my car is a hybrid-use only 7- 8 gal.My older Highlander would have used 12 gal.

 

[gyrafoam]

$3.59.9 at a nearby station here in Roanoke. No shortage as of yet.

 

[jamiel]

I used to live in Dunwoody not far from the terminals in Doraville...can't believe that those huge tanks are empty. 3.59 or so up here in Detroit...paradoxical that city stations in detroit (except right on the interstate) are cheaper than the suburbs. Also you need to look carefully here...places are starting to charge a premium for credit.

 

[perc-o-prince]

No shortages here at all. I filled at $3.439 yesterday.

Chuck

 

[sudsmaster]

I guess I'm lucky in that while I have a 22 mile commute each way, in the mornings at least if I leave by 7 am I can count on doing 60 for most of the way. Afternoons are slower, but after a five mile congested area it opens up again... if I leave by 4 pm.

Commuting cost was a factor in my decision to quit a job with a 2 mile commute and take this one with a 22 mile commute. I try to keep the cost down by keeping the speed down.

Works for the passenger car. The van and pickup (both V8's) are kind of a lost cause ;-).

 

[mihi]

Man, its here now, previously just some of the grades were out at my local station, but there was always some gas. Last night there wasn't any gas at my closest station. I went down the street though and they seemed to have plenty. I hate gas lines and remember them from the 70's. No fun. Hope that doesn't happen here like it did in Nashville, and now some other places too like Atlanta and Charlotte.

 

[seeitrun2006]

In Jackson, Barrow County North GA

there is absoulutely no gas to be found. A co-worker finally found some at Costco Gwinnett place in Duluth this morning. I work 32 miles from home round trip 64 miles. Luckily I still have my 2000 Nissan Frontier which I use as my knock about truck. We took it out of service after I bought my Honda Civic. It had a 1/2 of tank of gas so I drove it this morning. I wanted to save the 3/4 tank of gas in my 2007 Honda Civic for use later in the week. My wife's Honda CR-V had a 1/2 tank this morning. We will probaly ride together the rest of this week. She works 22 miles from home/44 round trip. Luckily my wife's office is on my way to work.

The UGA/Alabama game in Athens did nothing help gas matters. I heard a lot of people ran out of gas on their way back home since they could not find any. A lot of the GA law makers suggested Sonny Purdue have UGA postpone the ball game but "he just didn't think the gas situation would make that big of difference". GEEZ!

 

[jaxsunst]

Geez Mike,

I will be in Knoxville in two weeks. I hope it fixes itself soon.

 

[andrewinorlando]

No shortages in Florida so far, at least not central Florida. $3.51 at Costco.

 

[speed_queen75]

I hear ya A440

There is no gas here in Cleveland TN either, only Murphy USA has it and when they get it, it goes fast. Kinda sad

 

[chrisj554]

I have a '84 Mercedes 300D. It is nice, since it is so much easier to find diesel fuel than gasoline right now. If you wait for the station to run out of gas, you don't even have to wait in line.

 

[duetboy]

Arkansas

$3.74 here. Most stations don't have mid-grade nor premium. We've been lucky to find "regular" unleaded at most places.

Jeff

 

[duetboy]

State of Emergency

Oh, I forgot to add, when Ike was coming, our governor declared a state of emergency which capped price gouging on all things, including gas. There were several county district attorney's that filed suit and issued subpoena’s for the stations gas records when they hiked the IKE price by $1.20+ a gallon. Needless to say, gas prices fell rapidly down to the 10% increase that was allowed by law...

Investigations still pending.

jeff