Southwest Gas shortage

Kanyli · 08-19-2003

Does it bother anyone else that two major US resource networks have failed in a week's time? First the East has no power, and now we have no gas out here. So what happens if we end up in a real war or natural disaster? Good to see how prepared we are.

www.cnn.com/2003/US/Southwest/08/12/gasoline.crunch.ap/

The article doesn't even come close to the real situation. Gas is $2.50 up the street from me, and there's a line of cranky cars that runs about half a block back. Gas stations are even limiting people to certain amounts that they can buy at one time. Thats when you can find one still open. Lucky me, my tank is basically empty and my poor car is stuck at work.

ARGGGH!!! (sorry, had to vent somewhere)

Anyone else hit with this at a bad time?

-Kanyli

Palimax Sceleris · 08-19-2003

...in short, most gas stations are still open, there's just long lines and temporarily inflated prices.

Tierfin · 08-19-2003

i got gas last week for 1.59, yesterday i paid 1.89.

^ thats in Los Angeles, very lame

08-19-2003

I live in Georgia so I think the gas station up the road has gas for 1.29, not certain cause I dont drive. But its nice and cheap here, make all the inbreeding jokes you wish.

Master Damoiel Mindbend
Retired Enchanter of the 60th Season

MarzMartini · 08-19-2003

$1.79 here in LA.
$2.20 when I went up the coast on the weekend.

Kanyli · 08-19-2003

Most of what I passed last night and today was still closed Palimax.

Wouldn't be so bad, but I never had time to fill up last week. Could be a loooong bike ride to work tomorrow.

ThePerfectFlaw · 08-19-2003

Just filled up today at $1.67. It's been around that for weeks now though.

Talari · 08-19-2003

last year the lowest i paid for gas was 83centsper gallon.. and i thought it was watered down.. it was the best... now i pay 1.83$per gallon.. wtf

mirdorr · 08-19-2003

Heh. Relax. It was worse than this in Chicago a summer or two ago when one of either 2 or 3 pipelines went down.

I'd worry if the outages were in any way connected to each other. THey aren't.

deaath1 · 08-19-2003

Gasoline and Natural gas are actually at record lows when you index the cost to inflation.

08-19-2003	#1
Kanyli Decaying Deity of Misconceptions Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Party: Independent Posts: 1,736 vCash: 1000	Southwest Gas shortage Does it bother anyone else that two major US resource networks have failed in a week's time? First the East has no power, and now we have no gas out here. So what happens if we end up in a real war or natural disaster? Good to see how prepared we are. www.cnn.com/2003/US/Southwest/08/12/gasoline.crunch.ap/ The article doesn't even come close to the real situation. Gas is $2.50 up the street from me, and there's a line of cranky cars that runs about half a block back. Gas stations are even limiting people to certain amounts that they can buy at one time. Thats when you can find one still open. Lucky me, my tank is basically empty and my poor car is stuck at work. ARGGGH!!! (sorry, had to vent somewhere) Anyone else hit with this at a bad time? -Kanyli

08-19-2003	#3
Tierfin Propagandistic Anarchist Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 523 vCash: 1000	hmm i got gas last week for 1.59, yesterday i paid 1.89. ^ thats in Los Angeles, very lame

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Slant Earthshaker Guest Joined: Posts: n/a vCash:	Re: hmm I live in Georgia so I think the gas station up the road has gas for 1.29, not certain cause I dont drive. But its nice and cheap here, make all the inbreeding jokes you wish. Master Damoiel Mindbend Retired Enchanter of the 60th Season

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MarzMartini New user Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 1,031 vCash: 1000	Re: hmm $1.79 here in LA. $2.20 when I went up the coast on the weekend.

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08-19-2003	#2
Palimax Sceleris No Title Chosen Joined: Dec 2002 Location: Bank One Ballpark Posts: 1,728 vCash: 1000	...in short, most gas stations are still open, there's just long lines and temporarily inflated prices.

08-19-2003	#7
ThePerfectFlaw Lord of the Dance Joined: Oct 2001 Location: Scurry, Scurry, Andy's here! Posts: 2,003 vCash: 1000	Just filled up today at $1.67. It's been around that for weeks now though.

08-19-2003	#8
Talari Diabolical Neophyte Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 242 vCash: 1000	last year the lowest i paid for gas was 83centsper gallon.. and i thought it was watered down.. it was the best... now i pay 1.83$per gallon.. wtf

08-19-2003	#9
mirdorr Overlord of Old School Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,100 vCash: 1000	Heh. Relax. It was worse than this in Chicago a summer or two ago when one of either 2 or 3 pipelines went down. I'd worry if the outages were in any way connected to each other. THey aren't.

08-19-2003	#10
deaath1 Master of Squirrels Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 195 vCash: 1000	Gasoline and Natural gas are actually at record lows when you index the cost to inflation.

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