[ARCHIVED THREAD] - OUT OF GAS (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 9/12/2008 4:53:23 PM EDT
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i just tried to fill up at five gas stations in my town in middle TN. sorry out of fuel brown paper bags over the nozzles empty and out of fuel -----------these were the findings i came across in my attempt to get fuel |
We still have some in Portland but it went from 3.62 yesterday to 4.29 this afternoon.  Just screwing people. Little country town and running out of gas, but in Old Hickory it was still 3.79 and plenty of it
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There were one or two stations in town that ran out, but they were also the ones that had the cheapest prices earlier this morning. I guess people rushed out and filled up everything they had. A co-worker called me on his way home, in Butler he said a couple stations were charging $5.29/gallon. That's the kinda shit that makes me want to fling a brick through their window. |
yea its a load of crap aint it. they might run out of gas here before long also |
Id say we start holding witch trials but those at the store arent setting the price |
| Sorry if Im an idiot, I dont really stay tuned to news. But hasnt the hurricane not even hit yet? How could places very far from the refineries be running out of gas already? and if it was infact the hurricane causing this, wouldnt places much closer to the storm be running out sooner? |
There are one or two here around Ft. Bragg that have run out...everyone is at $3.99/gal for regular except for one station that just opened today and is selling for $3.79/gal...but the line was out in the street so I said "screw it" and went down the road and paid $3.99...everyone is limiting to 10 gallons per person...I was on half a 16 gallon tank and managed to squeeze in 10 gallons , and I am glad that I have a locking gas cap!FWIW, the reason why the prices shot up is because Ike is supposed to hit one of the major U.S. refineries/storage when it hits Texas. |
Yeah, I remember that crap. I joined the panic and filled up at $3.69 an hour ago. It was $3.99 across the street and the MPD was directing traffic. It will jump up to $5+ next week, then start working it's way back down.
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those close to the storm have already left my friend and are not there to fill up! |
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Yep..starting here in Louisiana too....nearest gas station to me is all out. |
3.56 here in Austin, TX  For now at least  Yep, we definitely need more refinerys. When a storm knocks out 25% of the refining capacity of the US I think it's time to build more somewhere else. The price is going up because there isn't any at the suppliers. However, I still think it's bull shit that it goes up .5 to 1.00 dollar a gallon over night. |
Yeah. It'll come back down in a couple of weeks as well. Still sucks. |