Posted on 09/12/2008 5:58:10 PM PDT by Imgr8t
Most of the gasoline distributed throught the USA is done by pipelines originating in Houston. When the refineries go done, so do the pipelines creating shortages. For those in the South, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, here’s a link to a map that shows the Colonial Pipeline main trunk distribution http://www.colpipe.com/ab_map.asp
That’s cheap, it’s still 4.29 in Chicago. The home of high taxes, huge corruption and the home of Nobama’s campaign.
My husband just got home from Jackson this evening. He said in Stockbridge and Perry the lines were long and the one gas station in Perry was sold out of regular and mid grade. The only thing we can figure is people have heard of the prices going up in Kentucky and Tennessee and are rushing out to get more gas.
My husband was worried that something had happened like more terrorist attacks, etc. and he couldn’t listen to the radio because AM doesn’t work in his vehicle.
A run on Gasoline here in SW VA too. It seemed to begin around Noon today.
Several gas stations where I live are completely out of gas right now, and cars are in line out into the roads at the stations that DO have gas. We filled both of our SUVs this morning before it got crazy, because I got wind of it early this morning when I heard a gas truck driver talking about it while I was standing in line buying some smokes.
there is a run on gas in the south.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2080500/posts
Gas lines all over Sumter today and the price was 4.00 this afternoon.
Yeah, I put $15 in the Dodge Ram this morning, but the Mapco only had mid grade. Now at one point I worked in the petroleum industry (briefly) and all of our stations used a mix of the high grade and low grade to make the mid grade. Maybe they were just anticipating this and tried to sell as much gas as they could by only offering mid grade.
Run on gas here in Alabama. We just cancelled at trip from Auburn to Chattanooga for tomorrow because of the shortage.
Hells bells, I just passed a station here in MI going for 4.09. Most are 3.89 cash, six to ten more for credit.
You guys have it good!
Past tense... we HAD it good. Dang! It sounds like MI is just crazy with the gas prices! I know that prices vary between locations but man... you guys are almost like kal-e-foorn-yah.
This is media stoked. Wait and see whose fault they (media and DIMs) start claiming it to be.
Let me be the first to say.. “Bush’s fault.”
We have a Canadian Governor. What can I say?
In Memphis, its worse. People are just stupid. I had to get gas as I was out. Paid $3.999 just so I would have to be in a 25 deep line. No exageration
My brother is in Memphis. He said the same exact thing. People are losing their mind.
I live in southern IN, right across the Ohio River from downtown Louisville - about 7 miles. There are 3 gas stations near me (right off I-64) - one of them, as of 9:00 this evening was at $4.19, another was $3.99, and the other was CLOSED - very, very unusual!!
Gas went from $3.56 to $4.19 here in central Alabama in less than 24 hours. We also have several stations sold out of all grades.
Look at what it’s up to in Lansing (gasbuddy.com, zip 48917). That’s right—$4.98 a gal. The lines for those Admirals are running through neighborhoods. They’ll be out of gas soon enough.
New to me too. So, thanks for the question!
Who says people don't respond to price signals? I filled up in Dallas, TX today, a town with a lot of evacuees from Houston, for $3.59 a gallon. No panic here, with more reason for a run.
Winchester @ Tchulahoma.... 3 stations.
Station 1: $3.77/gal. Not too busy.
Station 2: $3.75/gal. Slightly busier.
Station 3: $3.44/gal. 6 Deep per pump.....
So, on route home...
Kirby and 385..... 3 Stations again.
Station 1: $3.59/gal. 6 Deep per pump.
Station 2: $3.44/gal. 6 Deep per pump.
And they had a tanker filling the tanks as I drove by.
Station 3: $3.75/gal. 4 deep per pump.
Good thing I purchase such in the mornings...
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