Subj : Re: Katrina is being felt all around here in one way or another....
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Nick
Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 16:16:02

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

G wrote:

> Well I live in Upstate SC. My wife came home and told me all gas
> stations within a 15 mile radius have no gas. Ones that do have very
> long lines going for blocks. People here are panicking saying there
> is going to be a gas shortage or something? I guess they forgot the
> federal oil reserves we have. So now every bob and jim have run out
> to fill up. All there containers with gasoline. Gas has soared to $4
> to 5 a gallon here. I saw a sign on TV in Atlanta saying $5.89 a
> gallon. Getting rather crazy here and I am in SC. No where near those
> other states that where directly hit... 
> 

The problem is being exacerbated by all the idiots who are suddenly buying 
a lot more gas than they usually would.  It is a self fulfilling prophecy.

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