i know I'm a noob but please bare with me on this.
i just thought of this .
but could it be that the inter net is causing all the hype about gas shortage.
i know i will tell few people a day about what i have read on line just in general conversation .
so if thew tell some people about what thy have heard .
i bet it's like the old grade school game telephone .

so do you thing the net helps or hurts us?
with all the gas hype.

again every one go easy on me

Possibly but it is more of the general herd mentality.

It doesn't take a genius to see that all is not well.