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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:14 PM
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On CNN now.. south east states out of gas
Edited on Sun Sep-21-08 09:39 PM by Motown_Johnny
Colonial pipeline that runs from the gulf coast to southern states like Georgia. Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia.. etc etc has been running low since Gustav and Ike


Talk about a pocket book issue!!!



Edit.. out of gasoline. I should have been more specific
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:15 PM
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1. No, talk of a disaster in logistics
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renie408 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:15 PM
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2. No shit. It is a big pain in the ass, too. n/t
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dgibby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:53 PM
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renie, thanks for the thread about the south yesterday!
are ya'll out of gas upstate? I think we're ok down here (s'ville), but already had a tank full, so not sure. :hi:
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Top Cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:16 PM
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3. There are a lot of station in the Atlanta metro that are out of gas now.
We had to drive to several before we could find gas. This will be a problem going into the work week.
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abburdlen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:17 PM
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4. i read Nashville
85% of Nashville gas stations are out of gas.

My in-laws just got back driving from Atalanta to Asheville and they saw many station with no gas and plenty of those that did limited purchases to $20.
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KakistocracyHater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:26 PM
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9. new biodiesel stations?
buy up those empty gas stations & put in the good stuff.
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johnaries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:57 PM
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21. Yep! We even had several fights break out at the few stations
that still had it on Friday. I had to drive to Kingston Springs today to find a station, today. Barely made it.
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madmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:18 PM
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5. I'm calling bullshit, these are the same states that were charging $5 &$6
a gallon BEFORE the storm. But hey where's palin doesn't she say they deliver at least 20% of our gas?
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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:19 PM
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6. The repukes were trying to slowly lower prices in time for election day
guess it's not gonna go down that way this time...
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Alcibiades Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 10:00 PM
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24. I've had that theory, too
Do you know of any good links on that one?
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screembloodymurder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:22 PM
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7. Natural gas?
Since when do they use pipelines for gasoline?
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1620rock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:24 PM
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8. Crude oil in the pipeline.
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abburdlen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:53 PM
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15. Not Natural gas
It's the Colonial Pipeline

Colonial Pipeline, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, delivers a daily average of 100 million gallons (398 million liters) of gasoline, home heating oil, aviation fuel and other refined petroleum products to communities and businesses throughout the South and Eastern United States. Colonial consists of more than 5,500 miles (8,800 km) of pipeline, originating at Houston, Texas, and terminating at New York harbor. The pipeline travels through the coastal states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey. Branches from the main pipeline also reach Tennessee.
-from wikipidia

Everyone should add www.theoildrum.com to their bookmarks.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:36 PM
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beachmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:49 PM
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13. There are a lot of us Democrats in GA, too. And no, today
I saw a hummer with a "Nobama" sticker on it. GA will definitely be less red than in '04, but some idiots will always remain idiots. I don't appreciate you celebrating what we're going through on account of it being a red state.
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:54 PM
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16. I was paying more like 3.68 a gallon today.. why is it cheaper in CA?
I thought it tended to cost more there because of the stronger environmental standards you have there
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johnaries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:55 PM
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17. Hey! Watch it! Nashville went for Gore and Kerry, and we're out.
I understand that Knoxville has gas. They went for Bush.

I had to make a dozen phone calls today to find a station that still had some so I could get to work tomorrow.
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sce56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:55 PM
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19. Well I wish I could say the same I bought for $3.57 yesterday at the Navy Exchange here in SoCal
Are you sure 2.67? Seems like you are getting a bargain!
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medicswife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:57 PM
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20. Ha! That's the same price we're paying at the Army Exchange in
Kentucky. Betcha it's the same at all Military Installations.
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sce56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-23-08 02:00 AM
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32. But normally the gas in Ca is 50 cents or more higher than back east
It is about $0.10 lower than off base.
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anneboleyn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 10:02 PM
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27. It is 3.89 a gallon in Indiana. Hard to imagine gas below three dollars a gallon! n/t
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 10:25 PM
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28. I can't imagine WHERE you are in CA that gas is only $2.67.......
I'm in Los Angeles and the cheapest in my area is $3.57.
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abburdlen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 10:28 PM
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29. $3.57 ?!
in L.A.! Just under $4 here in North Carolina.
I thought das was more expensive out there.
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 10:39 PM
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30. We are talking about the CHEAPEST place in the San Fernando
Valley, I suspect. You can spend a LOT more if you go to other stations or get anything other than regular.
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azurnoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 10:45 PM
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31. Thanks just called my Dad
about the price of gas there and he quoted the same price as you, he's just outside San Ber'dino
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Lost-in-FL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:45 PM
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11. DRILL RIGHT THE F___ NOW!!!! I'M SERIES!!11!! nt
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beachmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:46 PM
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12. I can vouch for that. It is getting harder and harder to find gas
and when you do, there are gas lines.
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medicswife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:52 PM
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14. Some of the stations on Fort Campbell are even out.
We have four gas stations on Fort Campbell (that I know of), I don't drive much as everything I need is very close at hand, but I finally needed some gas today and went to fill up at my normal spot and they were out. So, I went to the one a little further away, and they were out too. I'm wondering how long they're going to be out. I was planning on keeping a close eye on the situation, because if we can't get gas on a military post, then something is really wrong.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:55 PM
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18. They get to vote their interests in about 2 months...
Or not - it's their choice.
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tabasco Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:59 PM
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22. But but but .... the rednecks said before the Iraq invasion
we were going to kick their ass and steal their gas!!??11!!?
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KewlKat Donating Member (867 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 09:59 PM
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23. Let's hope they'll be plenty of gas
on Nov 4 so folks can get to the polls to vote.....and please give them the wisdom to VOTE THESE BA$TARDS OUT!
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medicswife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 10:00 PM
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25. I'm going to make sure my tank is FULL and I'm volunteering to
drive people to the polls.
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high density Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 10:01 PM
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26. I'm visiting south of Atlanta
And driving down the road I was wondering why so many stations didn't have prices up. It didn't take long to figure out they were out of gas! It's eerie, though the stations with gas don't seem to be gouging too badly (4.099 - 4.299)
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curious one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-23-08 02:04 AM
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33. I wonder how this will play in election. Things can't get any more worse for repukes.
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TooRaLoo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-23-08 02:20 AM
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34. I so wish I lived in a city where it was easier to just walk.
Maybe I'll make that happen soon. And get rid of my car.
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