South Carolina Ping
Posted on 08/31/2005 1:34:35 PM PDT by Gardener
BALTIMORE (August 31, 2005) — Emergency managers up the east coast and elsewhere are reporting serious gas shortages.
"We may be facing a major fuel supply situation," reported a county-level emergency manager in South Carolina. "We in this county are cutting all non-essential services such as garbage pickup. It is a developing situation."
Gas stations in upstate South Carolina reported they were running out of gas. "The state is telling us the pipeline that services the northeast has been disrupted at the supply point in Louisiana, and that it will take a week and half for it to reach us," he said. "A lot of gas stations are out and closed in this area."
In North Carolina, a gas station on U.S. 74 reported it had only premium gas left and was selling it for $2.99. Station managers say they are unable to get gas from their suppliers. A nearby competitor station reported it had to close altogether because it was out of all fuel.
In Michigan, gas prices were as high as $3.92 for unleaded regular in Garden City, just one of many stations with high prices in the Detroit metro area. Forty percent of Michigan’s gas comes from the Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Katrina shut down a number of oil platforms, refineries and pipelines.
No doubt there will be a lot of false reports mixed in with real. At least with the Internet we won't have to wait a day or a week to find out things that may impact our various regions.
The first purchase with my paycheck this weekend. It may be too late. Luckily my neighbor has a large stockpile. That and I live way out in the Rural burbs.
Oh my goodness. I called Kroger and they were out of gas. Our town is nearly out of gas and there are two nearby towns that are completely out.
This is a result of topping off, imo and not a real distribution problem.
Since 1966 I know of no tornados within 15 miles of here. They all happen just a little North of here.
Can anyone confirm a statewide NC gas stoppage?
Not to doubt anyone.
No hurricane had hit New Orleans since before then. It's a disaster prone world.
Nevermind Peachs post is close enough for me.
I can't, I am in GA.
Two weeks would be good. I imagine that some folks are going to wish they had that much cushion.
I tend to doubt that this is true. I just found the following report on a Raleigh TV station website. It seems the Gov. of NC is just encouraging people to conserve. The article is time stamped 5:17 PM.
http://www.wral.com/news/4921361/detail.html
Hey smartazz....you know what I mean....;^)
Dry pimps are better than sweaty ones. The effluvium, you know.
I thought you'd be more surprised that I called you smart......;^)
BUMP to that...people are getting way too nuts on this stuff.
5:08 P.M. - (AP): President Bush is warning Americans about the nation's gasoline supply, saying everyone must understand that Hurricane Katrina has had a significant effect.
http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWLBLOG.ac3fcea.html
This is also the case for our food supply. For years we have had in place in the retail business "Just in time" inventory. Products are not produced, for the most part, until they are ordered, or very close.
What an absolute crock.
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