I'm not going to bash him, but I was dismayed to hear that there is going to be a gas shortage for several weeks. I don't have any gas, I can't go to work, and I have maybe a week's supply of food. I have plenty of money to buy what I need, but no way to go and get it. I'm now worried about losing my job because I can't get to work. There is no public transportation here. I filled up on Sunday, but because of the storm and power outage, I've used up nearly a tank of gas trying to find ice, food, and get to & from work. My situation isn't nearly as bad as those who lost everything in the storm, but I can't help anyone else if I'm stuck at home with no food and no transportation.
Can you not go out and FIND some gas?
That's what the rest of us are doing.
Grocery stores around the company should be seeing a run soon when people start to panic about food getting to their local store.
Can't you carpool with a co-worker?
"To: Howlin
I'm not going to bash him, but I was dismayed to hear that there is going to be a gas shortage for several weeks. I don't have any gas, I can't go to work, and I have maybe a week's supply of food. I have
plenty of money to buy what I need, but no way to go and get it. I'm now worried about losing my job because I can't get to work. There is no public transportation here. I filled up on Sunday, but because of
the storm and power outage, I've used up nearly a tank of gas trying to find ice, food, and get to & from work. My situation isn't nearly as bad as those who lost everything in the storm, but I can't help anyone
else if I'm stuck at home with no food and no transportation."
Take off your wristwatch.
Nothing ever happens until YOU get there.
Call or send word to your workplace. If they can't help you get in, then put the time off to good use.
If they get tight with you, respectfully keep asking for a break until they fire you, and then immediately file for unemployment.
Is there gas in the area? IOW, are stations open? How are the neighbors doing?
Maybe someone has some in the garage they used for the lawnmower. Then you and your neighbors could make arrangements to do sort of a round robin (watching other kids, getting gas, bringing home some more in a can for another neighbor who needs enough to get to the station).
Are you close to areas where the storm wiped out areas or are you further out? Are you in a rural area?
If you are in a hard hit, but not devestated area sometimes an option might be to have the local authorities (or even your boss) take you to a job that may be considered "essential."
When we lived in Syracuse, one option for hospital employees after a blizzard would be to call the city police to transportation if you lived in the city limits. (Man, I will take an old fashioned blizzard over a hurricane any day.)
Not trying to say you have not thought of these things, but if you are like me, sometimes the brain needs a bit of a nudge after this type of experience. Best of luck to you.