Apparently it was all the fault of a nervous public...
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Nashville is out of gas
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Apparently it was all the fault of a nervous public...
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GASOLINE_FEAR_FACTOR?SITE=MAHYC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Theres no doubt that is part of it, people don't need to top off when they hit 3/4s of a tank. But the truth of the matter is we aren't getting the normal supply. They are just now saying they have the pipeline running at close to 100% and that we're still looking at about 2 weeks before everything gets back to normal. Around here there is 1 station out of 10 on average that has gas. People in CLT have waited overnight in line to get gas because they heard a tanker would be at that store in the AM, lots of people are waiting 2 hours and if you are smart you stay out of the right lane of traffic.. The station at my house limits you to 20 dollars worth of gas ( 5 gallons ) and still sells out within a day because he is only getting 20% of his normal weekly delivery. When they start getting full deliveries at all the stations then the panic will subside and prices will drop back down.
Move down here
We still aren't back to normal. About 90% of the stations have gas, but only the lowest grade, which is fine but there are still stations that don't have any gas at all. Interestingly, the price a gallon has dropped 10-15c even though we aren't back to normal. I heard somewhere that the stations have gas because the EPA reduced the "clean gas standard" so we could have more gas, which would explain why most stations don't have the higher grade gas. It's just all weird.
absolutely not. to change the method of gas refinery, would cause the refineries to change configurations.. which would affect the entire nation. the stations have gas because someone delivered it to them.
If your refering to the winter/summer blends of gas its a possibility. Although Im pretty sure september 15th is the switch over date anyway.
winter blend is variable by region. it will happen a lot sooner in your area than it will in mine.
From an Atlanta paper:
"Brantley said the waiver, effective immediately from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, should “help somewhat.” The waiver, good through Oct. 12, allows gas stations in 45 counties in and around the metro region from the Alabama line to the North Georgia mountains to stock gasoline with a higher sulfur content."
That's the same waver Nashville got, onlly I can't find the link online
"Brantley said the waiver, effective immediately from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, should “help somewhat.” The waiver, good through Oct. 12, allows gas stations in 45 counties in and around the metro region from the Alabama line to the North Georgia mountains to stock gasoline with a higher sulfur content."
That's the same waver Nashville got, onlly I can't find the link online
I'm in North GA and we're still out of gas. Yesterday the Exxon got a delivery and charged $4.29/gallon for it. I reported them on the US Gov site for price gouging, but I'm sure nothing will be done. Today they are at $4.09 and still have gas.
The BP and Shell are both still out - been out for a few weeks now. Not sure how the Exxon is getting gas but nobody else is? Comes from the same pipeline, right?? It's weird.
And I refuse to buy from Exxon. I hate their business practices and I can't bear to contribute to their already over-bulging pockets.
If I could bike to work, I would. But I'd die doing it. the road I live on is a 50mph with no shoulder, no sidewalks and ditches on either side. I travel about 6 miles on that road before turning onto a road that would be safe to bike on. And at 6:45am when it's still pitch black out, it's definitely a death wish to bike or walk. My original intent when I moved down here was to take advantage of the nicer weather and bike as often as possible. But until I buy a house next year (which will hopefully be in an area that biking won't get me killed), that just isn't an option for me.
So for now I drive the 8 miles to work and back every day and that's it. Any errands that need to be run (groceries, etc) get done on the way home from work since I pass the grocery store on my way home. If I don't get whatever it is during the week, it waits until the following Monday. I do not drive at all on the weekends, and only when absolutely necessary during the week (if I have a doc appt, etc).
I cannot cut down any further than I already have unless I quit work, but somehow I think that won't pan out so well for me...
Hopefully this shortage will be over soon. I have to drive down into Atlanta tomorrow evening for an appointment and again Thursday evening to catch a flight to RI to close on my house (yay).
Hopefully I have enough gas to get that far.
The BP and Shell are both still out - been out for a few weeks now. Not sure how the Exxon is getting gas but nobody else is? Comes from the same pipeline, right?? It's weird.
And I refuse to buy from Exxon. I hate their business practices and I can't bear to contribute to their already over-bulging pockets.
If I could bike to work, I would. But I'd die doing it. the road I live on is a 50mph with no shoulder, no sidewalks and ditches on either side. I travel about 6 miles on that road before turning onto a road that would be safe to bike on. And at 6:45am when it's still pitch black out, it's definitely a death wish to bike or walk. My original intent when I moved down here was to take advantage of the nicer weather and bike as often as possible. But until I buy a house next year (which will hopefully be in an area that biking won't get me killed), that just isn't an option for me.
So for now I drive the 8 miles to work and back every day and that's it. Any errands that need to be run (groceries, etc) get done on the way home from work since I pass the grocery store on my way home. If I don't get whatever it is during the week, it waits until the following Monday. I do not drive at all on the weekends, and only when absolutely necessary during the week (if I have a doc appt, etc).
I cannot cut down any further than I already have unless I quit work, but somehow I think that won't pan out so well for me...
Hopefully this shortage will be over soon. I have to drive down into Atlanta tomorrow evening for an appointment and again Thursday evening to catch a flight to RI to close on my house (yay).
Hopefully I have enough gas to get that far.
honestly, i smell something fishy. this whole deal just seems too weird. if a pipe didnt work right, it looks to me like it would be easy enough to circumvent with trucks traveling a little farther. too many obvious plain ways to fix it and seemingly none of them done.
its not like that area of the country is like an island. and if the "shortage" was really that bad, why is gas here plentiful and down to nearly less than 3.00 a gallon?
its not like that area of the country is like an island. and if the "shortage" was really that bad, why is gas here plentiful and down to nearly less than 3.00 a gallon?
