Comments on: Southern Gas Shortage Hard On Drivers

Hurricane-Induced Shortage Triggers Filling Station Lines, Price Gouging Throughout Region

[xmanborg]

If people in the south had smaller cars and less SUV and Big Trucks then there might be more gas to go around.

If you pray for Gas it will Come. !

[docpeter1953]

From the above article, "Right now, I''ll pay anything for gas," Jenkins said. "I don''t care if it''s $5 or $6 a gallon. I need it."
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There you go man. Give into them. Just give up and let the powers that be know that Big Oil has won.

[southpaw651]

Obviously jlagat didn''t live through the 1970''s when gas was rationed with the "odd/even" numbers of your license plate.Anyone remember that? It''s no laughing matter when people panic over the lack of gasoline in their area.Claydowner and cwazywabt are right...Politics aside we,as a country,need to ween ourselves from this dependence of other countries oil. This makes us weak and vulnerable, subject to the whim of dictators who don''t care about the United States or it''s citizens.Think about it.....

[anna8297]

I live in the Asheville, NC area and we have had little or no gas available since September 13. Some of the tanker truck drivers have reported being fearful when they drop off loads because they are being stalked by anxious drivers from the minute they turn off the interstate. We have been given a variety of reasons for why gas flow to the area has been interrupted. Everything from the refineries shutting down, to the "switch from summer blend to winter blend," to the cost of trucking gas into the mountains. It all seems to be manufactured, because if I drive 40 miles west into the mountains of Tennessee, there is plenty of gas selling at $.60/gal less. And despite what the statewide average is, we are paying $4.19/gal at a minimum for regular gas. I am perplexed as to why it has taken so long for the national media to pick up on the story and frustrated that no one seems willing to do any investigative journalism to find out what really is behind the shortage. The public here isn''t buying the excuses. And frankly, we are tired of waiting hours in line for a tank of gas for no good reason. If you want more information, check out our local paper at www.citizentimes.com

[gramto8]

why would they want this to continue?

Posted by jamesm12341 at 07:44 AM : Oct 01, 2008

It keeps their ''Drill NOW!'' screaming alive and in the faces of a large portion of the country. Even if your part of the country isn''t experiencing these shortages as we are, you are still hearing about them. Therefore, their message is still in your face.

[myopinion1]

why would they want this to continue?

Posted by jamesm12341 at 07:44 AM

The government needs to reinforce our dependency on oil, especially foreign oil. The big wigs in government line their pockets with money from big oil. Lucrative as it is, they need to create a crisis from time to time. Notice when a storm goes through the Gulf, even BEFORE it hits, gas prices rise, although no refineries have even been damaged. It''s all in the mind for these people. If the government can get food, temporary homes and supplies to people within a day of a disaster, having it trucked in no less, they could divert some fuel to ensure a good supply.

[myopinion1]

There is an inherent problem with people in this country waiting for gas. There is no reason this should be happening. There is always going to be a ruse to make a panic like this to keep us wanting more. It''s so obvious. Why isn''t the government doing something? They probably want this to continue.

[mtmaidj]

I live in the mountains of N.C. - am not a Bible thumper and resent generalizations about our region.

[jlagat]

Southerners should be fine with the gas shortage; they have their bibles and this whole gas shortage thing is god''s will anyway (if it wasn''t, it wouldn''t have happened).

[whitemale08]

How Dare Republicans like junkyard dogs Sean Hannity critisize Jimmy Carter for ''long gas lines''????

How dare he???

How dare Republican junkyard dog Rush Limbaugh tell the American public that ''tax cuts for the rich'' would avoid the ''long gas lines'' of the 70''s under Jimmy Carter.

Like I said Jimmy Carter and Paul Volcker SAVED AMERICA from the wrecked economy of Republicans Nixon and Ford.

We simply cannot tolerate anymore of this failed Republican phylosophy of ''trickle-down voodoo'' economics.

Even for once Republican George W. Bush admits he failed the economy.

Why in the world would anyone go for another Republican Bush term like John McCain or even worse an ignorant Republican nobody like Sarah Palin, who knows more about eye-liner then foreign policy.

[claydowner]

Many countries in the world have worked very hard at eliminating or reducing oil imports into their economies. Sweden, Japan, Brazil, and many other European countries are working very hard at renewables, energy conservation, and highly efficient cars. I wonder when the day is going to come when the American public says in a loud clear deliberate voice: "We have to get our country off of oil totally." We need to recognize that we have reached Peak Oil or are very near it.

We have to invest in a T. Boone Pickens energy plan. Windfarms need to be built on the Plains states and off of the New England coastline all the way to Virginia. There must be large solar photovoltaics and solar thermal plants in the Southwestern desert. All of this must be brought to the consumers by a smart grid. We have to have cars that get 50 MPG. We need cellulosic ethanol in abundance for heating and transportation fuel. We need plugin hybrid electric cars mass produced.

This is the only real way to get rid of gas lines. We have to get rid of gasoline period. Brazil, Japan, Sweden, and other countries have reduced oil imports or will soon be rid of oil entirely. We need a T.Boone Pickens energy plan. We need it as rapidly as possible for our ecnonomic and national security.

[gramto8]

One of the problems is that some of these idiots are waiting in line with their cars IDLING!!! They haven''t got sense enough to shut their cars off and save the gas in them. This is exacerbating the problem even more with them having to top off their tanks once or twice a day. I''m hoping to have enough gas in my car to get to a station that has gas. The situation caught me with a low tank and no $$$ to get any until payday.

[bob5ford]

But just think of all the gas they aren''t using and the money that isn''t going to the Saudi terrorists!

[spiritwalk]

27-year-old Kasheeda Washington said .....
"I would have never thought this day would come when I would have to wait for gas," she said.
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Well Kasheeda, 30 years ago we were all waiting in line to get 10 gallons of gas every other day. People who were driving before you were born remember that, so they are hoarding the gas now.
The hurricanes hit Texas, but they have gas. It is just your region that doesn''t, because people are being selfish and making sure they get theirs and saying sc--w everyone else.
Which is what the banks did and that is why we are in a finacial crisis today.
The American perspective, your greed bad, my greed good.