Christie Orders Odd-Even Rationing System For Filling Up Gas Tanks (Welcome Back, Carter)

CBS Local ^ | 11/2/12

[markomalley]

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spoke Friday afternoon and said the state was “inching closer to normalcy” following the devastation of Superstorm Sandy.

But things seemed far from normal after the governor issued a gas rationing system to ease the strain several hours later.

Starting at noon Saturday, New Jersey will move to an odd-even gas rationing system in 12 counties.

Christie ordered the odd-even system to help ease fuel shortages and extended lines for gasoline that have occurred since the superstorm decimated the coast earlier this week.

Residents with license plates ending in an odd number can make gas purchases on odd-numbered days. Residents with plates ending in an even number will be able to buy gas on even-numbered days, the governor said.

[markomalley]

Ahh, memories.

[Bon mots]

Everybody's fault but the Dems...

Katrina = Bush's Fault
Sandy = Everybody but Obama's fault.

[mrsmel]

This is like the Stepford Wives. Obama or one of his henchmen get hold of a politician on the right, cozy up to them, get them alone in private, and do a lobotomy or something on them. When they show back up in public, hey presto, they’ve turned into Obama-praising zombies with signs of leftist ways. I sure wonder what Obama and his circle do to them. They’re too sincere for it to be mere blackmail or bribes.

[null and void]

The bad part is obama is so much younger than Carter was when he left office.

How many decades will we have of this new boob touring the world, dissing America, enabling our enemies and building madrassas?

[Mark]

Follow the wisdom of Bloomberg-— no more than 16 oz of gasoline.

[null and void]

We've got one who can see!

[DoughtyOne]

That has crossed my mind too. I try not to think about it.

So damned depressing...

[DoughtyOne]

Love love love that move. Good one... LOL

[teg_76]

F U Chris Cristy U Selfish hideous slob

[DoughtyOne]

I’m not going to fault Christie for trying to implement a plan to cut down on long lines. The last few days have been hell back there.

Hopefully a few weeks of this and things will return somewhere near normal as far as gasoline supply go.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Holy cripe. I assume that is taken from an actual photo of the NYC subway. That water must be at least 6 feet deep from the bottom of the tracks up and over that platform. That is freakin nuts. Hey, but at least Bronco Bama got his photo op in Jersey and Bloomberg took the opportunity to endorse him.

[StormEye]

"How many decades will we have of this new boob touring the world, dissing America, enabling our enemies and building madrassas?"

And what makes it worse is that the alien pResident is still "eligible" to run for the presidency again. Yes, the DemocRats are arrogant enough to try it again should Obongo lose this Nov. 6th.

[DemforBush]

Well, as a short-term emergency measure, IMHO this actually may not be a bad idea. Many people are buying out of genuine need, but I'm sure there's also some "panic buying", the way we saw people lining up for gas on 9/11 for fear of a spike in gas prices. If the order can ease that a bit until the gas stations start getting resupplied on a regular basis and the ones without power get their pumps working again, it might make the situation a little easier to handle in the meantime.

[Raycpa]

http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2011/10/jimmy-carter.jpgTurn your thermostats down to 68.

[Oldpuppymax]

Christie is a self-important, self-aggrandizing media whore. His 3 day stint of virtually “servicing” Obama on national TV has tied up the election! Proof that Christie is far more interested in winning his own upcoming election than in the well being of this nation.
Now it’s clear why Christie looks so much like a pig.

[reg45]

Where can I get those sunglasses? Is that Moochelle?

[Raycpa]

Turn your thermostats down to 68.