Subj : Re: Katrina is being felt all around here in one way or another....
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Jim Larson
Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 16:38:52

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

John I wrote:

> Jim Larson wrote:
> 
>> Nick wrote:
>> 
>>> 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. 
>>> 
>> 
>> Exacerbate this, prophecy boy.
>> 
>> (I am waiting for them to start restricting when you can gas up based on
>> license plate numbers[1]. 1973 here we come!)
>> 
> 
> I forgot about that one.  This will be the third gas shortage I've 
> experienced.
> 

I wasn't exactly driving at the time, but I remember the lines.

-- 
Jim

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