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JUST IN: Governor DeSantis Declares State of Emergency Over Gas Shortage in Florida #BidenGasLines
Gateway Pundit ^ | 05/11/2021 | Cristina Laila

Posted on 05/11/2021 8:52:53 PM PDT by SeekAndFind


Governor Ron DeSantis Tuesday evening declared a state of emergency over Florida’s gas shortage after “hackers” caused the Colonial Pipeline to shut down.

DeSantis said the state’s Attorney General is on the lookout for price gouging.

According to Fox 13, between 1/3 and 1/2 of gas stations in Florida are out of gas.

Long lines and gas shortages are being reported in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

Panic buying Escambia County caused gas prices to surge:

SKY HIGH GAS PRICES: We’ve received calls into the @weartv newsroom about this #gas station in #EscambiaCounty selling regular gas for $4.29/gallon. Within a minute of our news car showing up, it was dropped to $3.29. Check it out 👇🏼 Are you paying more at the pump? #GasShortage pic.twitter.com/ghyAnQO7f6

— Renee Beninate (@reneebeninate) May 10, 2021

Gas shortage and long lines (Biden gas lines) in Quincy, Florida:

GAS SHORTAGE: This driver recorded long lines at six gas stations in Quincy, Florida on Monday, as several southeastern states face gas shortages due to the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline from a cyberattack. https://t.co/u6vGuawxXk pic.twitter.com/GwIhREFbOM

— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 11, 2021

Governor DeSantis’ executive order says “the disruption of Colonial Pipeline operations poses a significant and immediate threat to the continued delivery of such fuel products to the State of Florida and many other states located in the Eastern United States,” and the attack “poses a severe threat to the State of Florida and requires that immediate measures be taken to protect and to facilitate the continued delivery of such fuel products to this State, until such time as Colonial Pipeline operations have fully resumed.”

The order will also remove limits on weight for tanker trucks and allows them to travel around the clock.

Meanwhile, the Biden Admin is sitting back and doing nothing after a cyberattack affected gas distribution for 1/3 of the country.

Governor Roy Cooper also declared a state of emergency over North Carolina’s gas shortage.


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KEYWORDS: bidenmissing; bloggers; desantis; emergency; fakewaypundit; florida; fuel; gasshortage; incompetentbiden; pipeline; whereisbiden
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1 posted on 05/11/2021 8:52:53 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

After the announcement of a cyber attack on the pipeline that supplies gas to the East Coast, Tallahasseeans wait in line for almost 30 minutes for gas at Costco


2 posted on 05/11/2021 8:54:55 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Let the price go up. It’ll discourage hoarding and long lines, and it will naturally come back down again when supplies recover.


3 posted on 05/11/2021 8:55:19 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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To: SeekAndFind

#ThanksBiden


4 posted on 05/11/2021 8:55:34 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: SeekAndFind

SE Michigan sucks for a lot of reasons, but not this one. We usually get our gas from refineries in Ontario.

CC


5 posted on 05/11/2021 8:55:51 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: All

is the gasoline shortage disproportionally hurting red states?


6 posted on 05/11/2021 8:56:25 PM PDT by SteveH
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To: SeekAndFind

No problem. All registered ‘Rats don’t get gas.

EZ PZ.


7 posted on 05/11/2021 8:58:35 PM PDT by Paladin2 (.)
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To: SteveH

It’s disproportionately hurting blacks.


8 posted on 05/11/2021 8:58:50 PM PDT by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

Normally I would agree. Price controls don’t work. But there is no “supply” to meet demand in this instance.


9 posted on 05/11/2021 8:59:27 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Free Republic: The Internet's 1st social media platform. Since 1996.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Gas at only four stations, that Costco included:


10 posted on 05/11/2021 9:00:04 PM PDT by Gunslingr3
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To: petitfour

Great — just as we have a vaca planned in Naples in two weeks.


11 posted on 05/11/2021 9:00:31 PM PDT by LibsRJerks
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To: SeekAndFind

“DeSantis said the state’s Attorney General is on the lookout for price gouging.”

I get both sides, but if this goes on a bit, expect 6 hour gas lines if prices are not allowed to rise enough to balance demand.


12 posted on 05/11/2021 9:00:41 PM PDT by BobL (TheDonald.win is now Patriots.win)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
But there is no “supply” to meet demand in this instance.

I'm pretty sure that eventually the supply will recover.

13 posted on 05/11/2021 9:00:43 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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To: SeekAndFind

And to think, 100 days ago America was energy independent!


14 posted on 05/11/2021 9:00:58 PM PDT by TigersEye (Will the Younger Dryas Impact you? )
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To: SeekAndFind

“be on the alert for price gouging”

Words from a prospective GOP POTUS candidate?

Fuel will have to be rationed on price until supply returns.

That’s how you avoid a run on limited stock.


15 posted on 05/11/2021 9:01:08 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Celtic Conservative

“We usually get our gas from refineries in Ontario”

Whatta ‘bout refineries in Day Twah and Toledo, Oh-high-oh?


16 posted on 05/11/2021 9:01:54 PM PDT by Paladin2 (.)
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To: petitfour
It’s disproportionately hurting blacks.

Blacks can't drive. That's why they don't have drivers' licenses to identify themselves with when voting.

17 posted on 05/11/2021 9:02:30 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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To: SeekAndFind

Yep.
BidenGasLines reminds me of JimmyCarterGasLines.
I’m old enough to remember.


18 posted on 05/11/2021 9:03:22 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( Liberals Are Baby Killers)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

Gonna be a lot of absences of school children in the next week.


19 posted on 05/11/2021 9:04:10 PM PDT by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: SeekAndFind
"HACK", my arse.. Another COINCIDENCE upon Team Biden's theft of the presidency.

Mass shootings up, Middle East on the brink, border CHAOS..

YEP, ALL JUST MERE COINCIDENCES. /s

BLAME IT ALL ON RUSSIA.. Where have I heard THAT before?

20 posted on 05/11/2021 9:05:00 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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