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Florida DOT seeks solutions to fuel shortages during evacuations
Equipment World's Better Roads ^
| October 31, 2017
| Don McLoud
Posted on 11/03/2017 11:12:26 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Svartalfiar
Tankers cant deliver fuel when all the highways lanes are one-way leave town.Gas stations along interstate highways are at interchanges. Why would tanker trucks ever have to drive on the interstate? Couldn't they just come to the interchange by way of the intersecting cross road?
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posted on
11/03/2017 2:23:28 PM PDT
by
Freee-dame
(Best election ever.)
To: CGASMIA68; AppyPappy; editor-surveyor
Florida from top to bottom is less than 400 miles. Most people should be able to get out of the state on a single tank. Someone in the Everglades would need 1-2 fuel cans and they’d be fine, considering most vehicles get around 300 miles to the tank.
To: Svartalfiar
Well maybe a bit more than 1-2cans. I’m thinking the 5gal Army-style fuel cans
To: Freee-dame
How are the tankers getting to those intersecting roads? Are they taking back roads the 200+ miles to get down into the peninsula? Which are probably also decently backed up from everyone trying to bypass the congested highway?
To: CGASMIA68
I’m not stupid enough to live in a place where I have to evacuate and then look around wondering who will take care of me.
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posted on
11/03/2017 2:34:50 PM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
To: Svartalfiar; CGASMIA68; AppyPappy
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Are you just ignoring the fact that most people have less than 1/2 tank of fuel, and 1/2 loves of bread on the shelf?
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posted on
11/03/2017 2:44:45 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: AppyPappy
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>> “Im not stupid enough to live in a place where I have to evacuate and then look around wondering who will take care of me.” <<
You radical right wing dingbats are all the same /s
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posted on
11/03/2017 2:48:04 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Last Hurricane some people were afraid to leave because they were concerned about getting gas on the road... For me - coming back after the evacuation was the problem - we didn't run into one open gas station or restaurant... Luckily we started with a full tank. I'm thankful Gov. Rick Scott is looking into this...
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posted on
11/03/2017 2:53:46 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
( http://fakehatecrimes.org/ - List of fake hate crimes against traditional/conservative Americans)
To: Svartalfiar
Yea on a good day with out bumper to bumper traffic coupled with break downs and overheat shitboxes.
Nope stay put as I did for 40 years and never regretted it
To: AppyPappy
No but your obviously smart enough sarc to have all the answers for those that are stupid enough live in a place like that and too stupid to figure it out on there own..
To: GOPJ
the exact reason I never left.I lived on the east side of the intercostal and once those bridges went up they stayed up for days and even if you had no damage you couldn’t get back, we never left
To: editor-surveyor
To: CGASMIA68
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posted on
11/03/2017 4:16:55 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: AppyPappy
When we evacuate we take clothing, water, kids, pets and other supplies. There’s no room for gas cans...
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:11:41 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
( http://fakehatecrimes.org/ - List of fake hate crimes against traditional/conservative Americans)
To: CGASMIA68
sorry - price controls never solve supply shortages.
motor traffic jams were North bound only. not south bound
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posted on
11/03/2017 10:33:34 PM PDT
by
vooch
(America First Drain the Swamp)
To: vooch
To: GOPJ
Well why not gosh you sound like some idiot that lives in an area subject to evacuations and dependent on the Gov (sarc)
To: CGASMIA68
LOL - yep, that thar’s right...
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posted on
11/04/2017 10:26:35 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
( http://fakehatecrimes.org/ - List of fake hate crimes against traditional/conserva tive Americans)
To: editor-surveyor
Are you just ignoring the fact that most people have less than 1/2 tank of fuel, and 1/2 loves of bread on the shelf?
Yes. Obviously someone on half a tank isn't going to go 300 miles. But that's besides my point. Getting out of the evacuation zone there shouldn't have been that much of a fuel issue. Yes, people would need to top off and I doubt stations have enough gas to do that for everyone. But it shouldn'thave been such the issue that it was / that this article is about.
To: CGASMIA68
express lanes only and even that only for a short time
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posted on
11/05/2017 11:14:39 AM PST
by
vooch
(America First Drain the Swamp)
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