Yeah, that came across pretty crappy, didn't it.
I would not like to be in TX right now with Hurricane Ike bearing down on me with an empty tank of gas. Although I would be willing to pay anything for a gallon of gasoline, I am told that there is none available. When I ask why, I am told that the price was artifically lowered in KY. All the folks continued their current driving patterns, and as a result there was no gas available in KY to send to TX.
A bit of an overstatement, to be sure, but that is how markets work and how successful businessmen make money. They get the product to those markets that are willing to pay the most for them.