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 23:15:04 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape weirdwolf wrote: > Jim Larson wrote in > news:Xns96C496B87A20D3v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: > >> weirdwolf wrote: >> >>> Jim Larson wrote in >>> news:Xns96C457F6F21BB3v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: >>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> I had my own personal chauffeur for much of the year. >> >> Me too. Her name was Mom. >> > > How strange mine was called mother, what a bizarre coincedence. > Ted > The probably worked for the same service. -- Jim .