Nashville has been out of gas since last weekend. At first they blamed the hurricane and a pipe that brings gas into Nashville. Now they are blaming drivers because we are putting gas in our tanks.
The problem is that you can't find a station with gas. If you aren't in the right place at the right time, you won't get any. I passed 12 stations going into downtown this morning, and all were out. I saw an exxon on the way home that just got a delivery and there were so many cars they had police directing traffic.
From Ch. 5 "There have been a few reports of small scuffles and fights breaking out. Many stations have security guards and employees controlling traffic to minimize the problems. "
From ch2:
A few lucky drivers followed a tanker truck carrying fuel into the Shell station.
"I saw them pull in, pulled in right behind them," said Marty Nichols. "[I came] right in here and they turned them on. In numerical order and I was [at] pump five."
The BP station across the street also had gas at one point Friday morning.
Both stations have since dried up.
This has caused grocery prices to rise. Kroger wanted $6.00 for bag of apples! And this has only been a week.
Lines are long and tempers are short. And we still don't have gas.
We are in a real bad spot if just a little hiccup *somewhere* causes this. Imagine if this was nationally.
Some news links:
http://www.wkrn.com/global/story.asp?s=9040483
http://www.wsmv.com/news/17511688/detail.html
http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=9041967
The problem is that you can't find a station with gas. If you aren't in the right place at the right time, you won't get any. I passed 12 stations going into downtown this morning, and all were out. I saw an exxon on the way home that just got a delivery and there were so many cars they had police directing traffic.
From Ch. 5 "There have been a few reports of small scuffles and fights breaking out. Many stations have security guards and employees controlling traffic to minimize the problems. "
From ch2:
A few lucky drivers followed a tanker truck carrying fuel into the Shell station.
"I saw them pull in, pulled in right behind them," said Marty Nichols. "[I came] right in here and they turned them on. In numerical order and I was [at] pump five."
The BP station across the street also had gas at one point Friday morning.
Both stations have since dried up.
This has caused grocery prices to rise. Kroger wanted $6.00 for bag of apples! And this has only been a week.
Lines are long and tempers are short. And we still don't have gas.
We are in a real bad spot if just a little hiccup *somewhere* causes this. Imagine if this was nationally.
Some news links:
http://www.wkrn.com/global/story.asp?s=9040483
http://www.wsmv.com/news/17511688/detail.html
http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=9041967
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