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Gasoline rationing begins in NYC; power outages continue to stymie recovery efforts (Bush's Fault!)
fox news ^ | 11/9/2012 | ap

Posted on 11/09/2012 4:20:46 AM PST by tobyhill

A new gasoline rationing plan that lets motorists fill up every other day went into effect in New York Friday morning as a nor'easter that knocked out power anew to hundreds of thousands of customers erased some of the progress made by utility crews.

Police were at gas stations to enforce the new system in New York City and on Long Island.

"This is designed to let everybody have a fair chance, so the lines aren't too oppressive and that we can get through this," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

The nor'easter brought gusting winds, rain and snow on Wednesday and early Thursday before it moved on. Snow blanketed several states from New York to New England and stymied recovery efforts from Superstorm Sandy as additional storm-weakened trees snapped and more power lines came down.

Hundreds of thousands of utility customers, mostly in New York and New Jersey, have been left waiting for their electricity to come back on — and some are losing patience, demanding investigations of utilities they say aren't working fast enough.

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1 posted on 11/09/2012 4:20:53 AM PST by tobyhill
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To: tobyhill

Shame on me for having no pity.


2 posted on 11/09/2012 4:23:49 AM PST by Safrguns
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To: tobyhill

When do they plan on lifting the gas rationing.....hmmmmm?


3 posted on 11/09/2012 4:25:33 AM PST by lowbridge (Joe Biden: "Look, the Taliban per se is not our enemy.")
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To: tobyhill
Hundreds of thousands of utility customers, mostly in New York and New Jersey, have been left waiting for their electricity to come back on — and some are losing patience, demanding investigations of utilities they say aren't working fast enough.

One step closer to demanding that the government take over the utilities, which will be one step closer to the government not only working even less quickly than a private entity, but also a step closer to making sure any former complainers shut up (if they know what's good for them).

"It's just a little cold and dark, comrade! You don't want us to tell the others how selfish you are, do you? Of course not. The president will have your power on soon enough."

Mr. niteowl77

4 posted on 11/09/2012 4:28:03 AM PST by niteowl77 (Getting stuck with other peoples' just desserts good and hard for over 50 years.)
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To: tobyhill

As the Mayors and Governors feel no pain.


5 posted on 11/09/2012 4:29:32 AM PST by bmwcyle (Women reelected Obama)
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To: tobyhill
"This is designed to let everybody have a fair chance, so the lines aren't too oppressive and that we can get through this," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

How does this guy run for office with an "R" next to his name?

6 posted on 11/09/2012 4:36:48 AM PST by Lou L (Health "insurance" is NOT the same as health "care")
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To: tobyhill

Fuel is rationed, the power`s out, it`s getting cold, FEMA`s nowhere in sight and there`s no food... but hey..

All is good... we have four more years of OBAMA! A little suffering is a small price to pay for all that celebratory warmth as you bask in the glow of the victory of socialism.

Cheer, comrades. That`s an order.


7 posted on 11/09/2012 4:38:06 AM PST by ScottinVA (I've never been more disgusted with American voters.)
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To: tobyhill

Maybe they can harvest the wind from all of the blowhards over there?

And aren’t they like supposed to be so eco-friendly? Why do they need that awful fossil fuel gunk anyway?

Walk! Take a bike to work! It’s GRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEN!

(Even in the cold of a whiteout blizzard. Muahahahahaha!)


8 posted on 11/09/2012 4:41:09 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: tobyhill

At least they prioritized and got the Victoria’s Secret fasion show in.


9 posted on 11/09/2012 4:50:28 AM PST by gore_sux (Al Franken - Preferred by Minnesota Educated Somali Pirates and Suicide Bombers Everywhere)
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To: ScottinVA

Cheer, comrades. That`s an order.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

The beatings will continue until morale improves.


10 posted on 11/09/2012 4:53:05 AM PST by xrmusn (6/98 "Hope in one hand and $hiite in the other and see which fills up first".)
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To: tobyhill

What is Kanye’s explanation for all this suffering?


11 posted on 11/09/2012 5:05:04 AM PST by Lawgvr1955 (You can never have too much cowbell !!)
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To: niteowl77

The investigation should be on the utility workers unions, which have been proven to have given contracts to workers coming into New Jersey and New York - that they couldn’t help unless they joined the union for a month and paid dues. So the help went to other states or went home.


12 posted on 11/09/2012 5:27:35 AM PST by tbw2
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To: tobyhill
...and some are losing patience, demanding investigations of utilities they say aren't working fast enough.

Why... that right THERE will make them more efficient!

13 posted on 11/09/2012 6:22:57 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Safrguns

Lots of Bumper stickers down here in Oklahoma......

Let them Freeze ... In the Dark....

Looks like it is coming true.....


14 posted on 11/09/2012 6:29:23 AM PST by kcross
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To: ScottinVA

they can have fun melting the sewerage from IceBowlKatrina and boiling it so they can cook their ebt cards and eat them.


15 posted on 11/09/2012 6:29:26 AM PST by gemoftheocean (...geez, this all seems so straight forward and logical to me...)
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To: tobyhill

Where’s Gov. Cuomo? It’s like if he ignores this whole mess, it will go away.

He would like to start laying the groundwork for a 2016 bid, but he’s afraid to show his face.


16 posted on 11/09/2012 6:37:16 AM PST by randita
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To: tobyhill

I say it’s a good thing. It will prepare them for visits to the doctor’s office in about 14 months.


17 posted on 11/09/2012 6:41:52 AM PST by kevkrom (If a wise man has an argument with a foolish man, the fool only rages or laughs...)
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To: tobyhill

AS New Yorker Jerry Seinfeld might say: “that’s a shame.”


18 posted on 11/09/2012 8:20:16 AM PST by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: tobyhill

If you want to get rid of the shortage, allow the free market to work. If prices were allowed to rise to $5-10 per gallon, lines would disappear as consumers cut back on purchases. The high prices would decrease hoarding. Supply would increase as higher prices increase the incentives to ship fuel from other regions to the area affected by hurricane Sandy.


19 posted on 11/09/2012 8:29:46 AM PST by Paleo Conservative
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To: Paleo Conservative

Nah, that would never work!

(even though it works every time it’s tried)


20 posted on 11/09/2012 8:35:53 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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