Subj : Re: Katrina is being felt all around here in one way or another....
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Jim Larson
Date : Fri Sep 02 2005 00:28:45

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

RR wrote:

> Jim Larson wrote:
>> RR wrote:
>>
>>> weirdwolf 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.
>>>
>>> Steed?
>>>
>>
>> Mrs. Peel?
> 
> Rocky?
> 

Bullwinkle?

-- 
Jim

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