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OUT OF GAS........
Problems with the availability of gasoline in Nashville last week end brought the city to almost a dead stop. 85 % of Gas stations sold out of gas and their supplies were delayed several days because of hurricane IKE. Long lines of near empty tanks and stranded motorist cause panic around the city. Long, long lines of motorist waiting in line when they did find a station with gas only to have that station sell out of their supply before those waiting could get to the pumps. Tempers flared across the city with people cutting in line. Police arrested several people because of complaints. Once gas was found the prices were jacked up at those station with gas. Scenes of people pushing their empty cars were shown on local TV.
In and around my area we had no problem with a gas shortage. One station near here is owned by a man running for State Senator and he JACKED his price up to 5.29 cent a gallon. He made TV as the highest price gasoline in the state. Not the kind of publicity's a person wants running for election.
They get arrested here for price gouging! This whole thing is so stupid anyways. Gas on this side of the country isnt dependent on Texas or Venezuelan gas. We get it from the east coast and is arab oil. I hate when they try to use any excuse to raise the price at the pumps.
ReplyDeleteHe would have been arrested here in Texas as well.
ReplyDeleteWhow - that is a scary insight into what it would be like to be told, owing to the increase in global warming, future petrol supply for cars is to be limited.
ReplyDeleteI saw this report on the news. Some people said they would buy the high priced gas, just enough to get to work or other needs. I understood that this Senator was attempting to try to help make the situation better. (?) I am wondering if it is safe for our global warming to tap into our natural gas reserves? If it is ok, what is the problem? Can we refine it?
ReplyDeleteThat man has got no shame!!! I hope the electorates there remember his actions in response to this calamity!!!
ReplyDeletewe've had some of that here also. as if things arent bad enough, lets add to them! if there is no reason to raise the gas prices they can always invent one. . .
ReplyDeleteAfter petrol prices raising here earlier this year to 116.9p per litre, over the last few months they have been decreasing and currently it is 106.9p per litre, although I suspect they will start to rise again soon.
ReplyDeleteA few years back we had fuel protests which caused petrol shortage across the country. I remember having to leave work when we found out a garage at a service station on a nearby motorway had some and joining a very long queue and hoping that I would be lucky enough to get some. There have been several protests since then but nothing like that since.
As for the state senator profiteering because of the shortage, well I hope the voters remember this come the time to vote!