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My Local news 11 PM EST...Wilmington NC...
Local Gas Stations Running Out of Gas
AUGUST 31, 2005 --One GoGas in Wilmington has no gas. At least if you're filling up with regular and premium.
It was bumper to bumper just moments before they closed the pumps. An employee at GoGas says this is the wrath of Hurricane Katrina in Wilmington. link
Governor says Gas Shortage is Looming Statewide
Aug 31, 2005, 09:34 PM link

Fuel Frenzy Takes Toll on Airlines Aug 31, 2005, 05:44 PM link
WHAT SAY WE NOW????

[Eli]

The Colonial Pipeline has a capacity to move 2.35 million barrels per day.
It would take 11,000 tanker trucks leaving every two minutes to transport that much fuel.
The pipeline cannot be replaced with trucks.

[richardmmm]

it's also logically impossible that pipelines from the hurricane area that has only 10% of the nations refineries is responsible for nationwide gas shortages.
the other 90% of refineries are still in action and there is plenty of inventory.
it is also interesting that whilst the press is harking on about lack of refinery capacity in the US, that over 2% of gaoline supplies were exported (shipped overseas) in June 2005.

[richardmmm]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MrBean', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('richardmmm', 't')he gas shortages don't add up at all. the US has 194 million barrels of gasoline inventory. That is 8.1 billion gallons of gas on hand.

[richardmmm]

link
peak oil = price manipulation and consumer fear to sustain a high price.
very simple salesmanship.

[Z]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('richardmmm', 'p')eak oil = price manipulation and consumer fear to sustain a high price.

[MicroHydro]

Nice time to buy a bicycle before there are runs on them too.

[Sgs-Cruz]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MicroHydro', 'N')ice time to buy a bicycle before there are runs on them too.

[BabyPeanut]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Muffloj', 'I') just got a phone call and was told we may be rationing gas as of 7:00 this
afternoon only 10 gallons at a time. any one heard this . is it true?

[Macsporan]

My heart goes out the the afflicted, but is there a chance, just a chance, that this catastrophe will get people thinking seriously about PO and the future of the world they live in, and the need to prepare for change, internally and externally?
If so, it may be a blessing in disguise.
I pray so.

[SmokinJuan]

Just outside of Indianapolis I noticed a sign printed on an 8.5X11 sheet of paper taped to the counter stating that there was a fifty gallon ration (I belive it also said imposed by the state). I'd like to say who the hell uses 50 gallons of fuel but then realize that it was posted at a TA truck stop. Guess I'll be riding the motorcycle for a while.

[BabyPeanut]

I was exausted and fell asleep early with the lights on. After that I couldn't sleep. Around 5:00 AM here I went to get gas. The Sunoco nearby was out of regular at least. I didn't think to try the midrange or premium, I just went to another station where the prices were higher.

Oh and I got hit on by two people asking for handouts. When I moved here there never were people asking for hand outs. Not during the 90s.

[MJ]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Free', 'M')ark my words: It will be business as usual very soon, and afterwards everybody will shrug it off and be happy to forget the shortage as soon as possible. And it will be seen as a confirmation of the view that "they will save us". So in my opinion it will be very counterproductive for PO preparation, because it was just another temporary crisis like in the 70ies which went away again, and surely every crisis in the future will be like that. An oil shock, a spike blah blah blah.

[MD]

Panic buying is fueling spot shortage problems and price spikes across the US. Some retailers are selling 200-300% more gasoline per day due to panic buying.
If the US has 100 million vehicles that on average are half full, and only 10 percent of those drivers decide to stay "topped off" due to fear, the the daily demand spike would be 70 million gallons! (10 million gas tanks going from an average of 7 gallons on hand to 14 gallons on hand)
Everyone needs to chill. In a couple weeks it will be mostly "business as usual" except for a few communities along the gulf coast.
relax! Peak Oil won't go away!

[LadyRuby]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MD', 'I')n a couple weeks it will be mostly "business as usual" except for a few communities along the gulf coast.

[MD]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LadyRuby', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MD', 'I')n a couple weeks it will be mostly "business as usual" except for a few communities along the gulf coast.

[BabyPeanut]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MD', 'I')f the US has 100 million vehicles that on average are half full, and only 10 percent of those drivers decide to stay "topped off" due to fear, the the daily demand spike would be 70 million gallons!

[MD]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BabyPeanut', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MD', 'I')f the US has 100 million vehicles that on average are half full, and only 10 percent of those drivers decide to stay "topped off" due to fear, the the daily demand spike would be 70 million gallons!

[Leanan]

CNN was interviewing some Wall St. economist this morning. He was astonished that gas prices had gone so high. He said he never even imagined it.

[MD]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Eli', 'T')he Colonial Pipeline has a capacity to move 2.35 million barrels per day. It would take 11,000 tanker trucks leaving every two minutes to transport that much fuel. The pipeline cannot be replaced with trucks.