Subj : Re: Katrina is being felt all around here in one way or another.... To : alt.tv.farscape From : Tyler Trafford Date : Fri Sep 02 2005 00:30:38 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Jim Larson wrote: > 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. My chauffeurs only just met that year. -- Tyler Trafford Everybody is somebody else's weirdo. -- Dykstra .