How are gas supplies in your area?

[Mutley]

I drove by my friendly neighborhood Shell station yesterday and they are out of regular-leaded gasoline. They have no idea when they will get more, and mid-grade and premium are quickly running out as well. The price for regular shot up from $2.56 to $2.94 on Tuesday, then briefly down to $2.91 and this morning it was back up to $2.95. It is frightening to see the gas running out in my own neighborhood.

[XanaDUer]

1. $3.35/gallon yesterday

found one gas station out of three that had gas.

[demnan]

2. $3.09 Regular

10 cents more each for the high priced spreads. People on my van pool were talking this morning about spending 60 - 80 dollars to fill up their trucks or SUVs. One lady said, "glad I still drive my little Honda".

[Lefta Dissenter]

3. I paid

$3.19 :mad: Tell me again about the profits that the oil companies have been recording? There is simply NO excuse for this! :nuke:

[Mutley]

4. Bush claims the pipelines are at 60%

I don't see how that's possible considering that everyone seems to be running out. This was on C-Span radio this morning at about 6:15am.

[Spinzonner]

5. Well the pipelines might be fine

Doesn't mean they have what's needed to put into them

[Deja Q]

13. Could this oil aftermath be a manufactured problem?

The last I heard, our capacity was only shut down by 10% and not 40%.

But the #s kept flying. Even the M$M can't be consistent...

[KayLaw]

6. A grim situation here

I'd give you a link to the article but I'm too busy, but here's a link to the paper: www.sptimes.com

The schools are running out of bus fuel and don't know what they'll do. The same thing is happening in Orlando.

[Citizen Jane]

7. When I finally found gas I paid

$3.09 per gallon

I had to fill up because I was almost empty and need the car to get myself and the toddler to and from work and daycare.

$43.50 well spent dollars?

But...I told my Dad that it still wasn't quite as much as I paid to fill up a SMALLER tank while doing research in Spain in 1998...

:hi:

[SidDithers]

8. $1.349 per litre in Toronto this morning...

That works out to ~$4.15 / gallon at current exchange rates.

Sid

[Mutley]

20. Have gas prices in Canada gone up since Katrina hit?

[SidDithers]

26. I bought for $1.029 a litre on Wednesday night...

it was $1.349 at the same station this morning.

Now, we get fluctuations that are way more frequent than you do. It's not unusual for our prices to rise or fall $0.10 / litre in a day, and it always goes up the Friday before a long weekend.


Sid

[Mutley]

27. Are you hearing about any stations running out?

Do you guys even get any oil from the US? I'm just wondering how far the shortage is reaching.

[Mari333]

34. Indiana is some places running out...3.49 here in MI, up 20 cents

[Jersey Devil]

9. NJ $3.06 regular, no lines, supply adequate (nt)

[slor]

10. Station in Cincinnati..

$3.09 for the cheap stuff. I also saw a set that were "out of service".

[brooklynite]

11. Yesterday, my gas station raised prices by 22c (NYC)

Unleaded now $3.12. No lines, and supposedly, our supplies come more heavily from Europe and Canada.

[Clintmax]

12. $2.97 in Tallahassee...

Many stations are now out of gas completely and only have diesel.

[RebelOne]

14. Plenty of gas now after the panic runs on the stations

have passed. Prices range from $2.99 to $3.69 for regular here in North Georgia.

[DaveJ]

15. $3.29 in the suburbs last night - more in the city. nt

[auburngrad82]

16. Every station I passed was out of gas this morning

Prices ranged from $3.09 to around $4 but if there's no gas to sell it doesn't matter what the price is.

This is in north Raleigh, NC.

[tjdee]

17. I heard on NPR that it's the Southeast that are having the problem

because they get most of their oil from NO insofar as shortage.

I think that's what they said, at least that's how I understood it.

But basically--you know they're just fucking us.

[Mutley]

21. I've heard the same thing.

I live in Maryland, so apparently the shortage is reaching all the way up here.

[txindy]

23. It's reaching Texas, too

Gas stations are open, but many pumps are empty. The station I went to yesterday had only two pumps working out of approx. 16. The others had been bagged.

[Mutley]

24. horrible.

This is going to get much worse. If states so far away from LA are feeling this.... I just have a very bad feeling about this...

[txindy]

28. Especially as demand here doesn't seem to have risen

Not really. I haven't seen lines ANYWHERE at ANY station here. So, with demand virtually unchanged, the gas has run out at many stations. Unreal.

Oh, and I bought gas yesterday afternoon at $2.75/gallon - a 30 cent increase from the day before. Last night, the same gas was $2.99/gallon. And that's regular unleaded.

Making trips to the store? Stockpile essentials. You'll still use them over time and it'll help you if deliveries to stores decline soon. And, I'm afraid, they certainly will.

[Mutley]

31. I did.

I just came from the store and I bought a lot of meat, milk, etc. Essentials. It seems that I'm not the only one in the area worried about something bad happening, water and milk were nearly gone. As was chicken and ground beef. And the cashier lines were pretty long. It looked like it usually does before a big snow storm. I think we're about to get a storm of another kind...

[RebelOne]

44. There is no shortage now in North Georgia--Atlanta area

Plenty of gas and the stations are all open, but the prices are sky-high.

[annabanana]

18. two stations, one empty - Long Island

Exxon Mobile, 3.09 reg.. no gas
Hess, 3.19 reg, has gas

[Stil]

19. In morning the afternoon

$2.59 when I left for work. $3.05 when I came back yesterday. Same stations. I have not checked this morning.

[lectrobyte]

22. Raleigh NC -- haven't bought gas yet this week, since I'd feel

guilty about "topping off" if I need less than half a tank. The cheapest sign I've seen is regular for 2.99. The highest, Premium for 3.49. Some stations are out of regular.

[Obamanaut]

25. Just saw on the local news (CBS, Tallahassee) that Jeb

says it's ok for Fla drivers to continue with their labor day plans - this while every other state is suggesting reducing driving.

[Mutley]

33. Of course Florida won't run out of gas.

:eyes: The rest of us will be walking miles and miles every day while Floridians get to keep driving. No offense to Floridians, but you're lucky that the brother of our "president" is your governor. You'll get special treatment.

[converted_democrat]

84. Our town in Florida is out of gas, and they don't know when they will get

more. We live north of Tampa Bay. There is even talk that they may have to cancel school next week.

[Obamanaut]

85. Went out to get groceries today, only the second time this week

we've used the car, do most trips via motorcycle now. Lady told me her traffic today has been the heaviest of the entire week, and that stations in White Springs are running out. The following from Tallahassee Democrat.

http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/local/12539847.htm

<snip>
"As of today, our state has 187 million gallons of (petroleum products) ... and 148 million gallons of that is gasoline," said Gov. Jeb Bush at a news conference where he urged state residents to conserve energy and not get caught up in panic buying.

Bush said Florida normally uses about 23 million gallons of gasoline a day, but noted that since Hurricane Katrina struck "the increase in consumption has been fairly dramatic."
That increase was obvious in Tallahassee on Thursday as gas stations across the area ran out of fuel, even though wholesalers, terminal officials in Bainbridge, Ga., and a spokesman for a gasoline pipeline in Atlanta said there was no shortage.

<snip>

Across the Southeast, the governors of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina as well as Pennsylvania asked residents to curb discretionary driving and instead stay home this weekend to conserve gasoline.
Bush did not tell vacationers to stay home, but he did ask residents to curtail driving and watch their thermostats to reduce energy consumption. He also said all state agencies would take steps to cut energy use and was joined in the effort by Leon County and the city of Tallahassee, both of which also announced energy-saving moves.

[Mutley]

89. If Florida is running out then you can bet this is really really bad.

[Imagevision]

100. Cape Coral Fla. Sporadic stations out of gas prices are $3.09

other stations have very long lines, I believe this is totally controlled by the Oil Companies.

http://downingstreetmemo.com/

[jpak]

50. FUCK JEB

Pensacola is OUT of gas.

No one is going anywhere around here.

If we have a major hurricane in the northern Gulf next week - no one will be able to evacuate.

AND - food is running out. There was NO produce at my local Alberston's last night and the shelves were sporadically empty.

I am REALLY concerned about what might happen in the coming weeks...

[Mutley]

70. Wow.

Even Florida can't get special treatment this time? Things must be worse than I thought. And Jeb is a royal asshole.

[BamaGirl]

82. Me too

I live in Dothan, AL. I hope no more hurricanes blow into the Gulf for awhile. We'll be in trouble if one hits the panhandle...no one can get out.

[ClintonTyree]

61. Because that would screw up the "bush economic miracle"....

if people stayed home and didn't visit Mickey Mouse. Jeb's just looking out for his OWN ass, that's all.

[Mutley]

29. UPDATE!!!!

I just rode by the gas station and it jumped from $2.95 this morning to $3.41 this afternoon!!! They somehow managed to get regular in, but now they are out of mid-grade and premium. The attendant said they received just enough regular this morning to last only a couple days, and she doesn't know when more will come. It's getting bad.

[Obamanaut]

75. Just read on another thread that UPS in Orlando shut down and

recalled drivers due to gas shortaage. Ch 6 must have misled me this morning.

[Mutley]

97. That's rough.

I hope this doesn't get as bad as I think it will.

[Roxy66]

30. $2.89 right now at one station....just filled up tank and a can

There are some others that are at $2.95

[imax2268]

32. $3.20 a gallon...

just went up 35 cents overnight...

[Jeanette in FL]

35. Out of Gas Florahome, Florida

I am in North Florida, south of Jacksonville. Ran out this morning. Husband said they still had gas in Palatka

[sexybomber]

36. Ithaca and the Southern Tier of NY

are hovering around $3.20 - $3.40 a gallon, but no lines, no shortages.

I filled up my tank last night at $3.21. Figured I'd cut my losses before the price goes even higher.

[nickinSTL]

37. no clue...

the local media are barely acknowledging that gas prices are anything unusual (cheapest gas I've seen this morning and last night - $2.99 a gallon, other stations at $3.19)

Our local NBC affiliate DOESN'T MENTION gas prices on the homepage of their site (ok, there's a national story link about crude prices dropping) The CBS affiliate has a story on how high gas prices won't keep people from traveling this weekend.

:eyes:

[Mutley]

39. Well, that's BS.

I was going to go to my parent's house in Delaware... but not anymore. My fiance and I will be grilling for two on our little balcony on Monday...

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[Mutley]

40. Why don't you just relax?

Not like it's your business but I'm going to write a paper on this, and along with the many articles I've compiled I wanted some personal accounts from some DUers.

So, take the caps off and stop screaming at people. We're all upset over what is going on and the dumbest thing we can do is start taking it out on each other. :eyes:

Oh, and fucking be careful about who you're talking to with your snarky little "get high" comments asshole. You don't know who the fuck I am, and what the fuck I've been through so shut the fuck up. If you want to continue acting like an ass go join Free Republic.

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[LaPera]

60. You invited opinion.

by putting out a thread...If all you want is one sided opinion your absolutely in the wrong fucking place. I have never once "attacked a DUer", ever, I NEVER would!!! I give my opinion, nothing more. Why would any fool make threats against an invisible poster? They would have to be an idiot...When I post a thread I get many who disagree and come at me swinging...I don't get upset it's part off posting, I accept their opinion, always, and mostly disagree and come right back at them...Learn it Skippy!!!

I gave you my opinion. I thought your question was meaningless, silly and something one can find on any search engine...Now this my opinion, others will disagree with me...However, you couldn't handle it...You wanted only all positive, like a child...however, you invited all (as we all do) with your posting thread.

YOU INVITED OPINION...HOWEVER IF YOU ONLY WANT CUTESY LITTLE TIDY STORIES TO SAY GEE AND GUSH OVER...I CAN'T OFFER YOU THAT TODAY!!!

REMEMBER THERE'S ALWAYS THAT LITTLE BUTTON ABOVE CALLED IGNORE, USE IT AS IF I WOULD CARE!!!

BY THE WAY YOU BETTER WATCH IT...I NOTICED YOUR CAP LOCK WAS ON AT THE END OF YOUR POST!

[Mutley]

63. I asked a question and expected an answer.

That question was not controversial. I didn't say anything like "Dean sucks! Clark rules" where I should expect a flamewar. You flaming me over this is as stupid and pointless as the chicken flamewar in the lounge a few months ago.

If you felt my question was meaningless you could have ignored it. You could have moved on to another thread. I do that all the time. I don't go in threads that I find meaningless. I DO NOT go into the thread and attack the op. And yes, you attacked me. You screamed at me and made idiot comments about getting high. You think you know me? You think you can assume I get high? You don't know shit about me, so just take your fucking bad attitude somewhere else.

I have made it a point not to put anyone on ignore because everyone has the right to their opinion. Just like I have the right to post a question about gas supplies without some keyboard warrior jumping all over me for it.

What exactly do you think you are going to accomplish by attacking other DUers? Seriously. You have not answered that question yet. Do you think all the water in NO will quietly flow away because you attacked me? Do you think you're the only one upset over what is going on? Do you think you're the only one who got pissed off watching Bush and his ugly phony mug on TV kissing those kids just for the photo-op? Well? Should all of DU revolve around LaPera and only post things he approves of?

And yes, I had my caps on. Because the only hope I have for this country is Democratic Underground. And when people like you go around attacking people like me over something "silly" it just pisses me off and makes me want to lose hope more than anything Chimpy McFucknob could ever say or do.

[LaPera]

69. My word...

Please your ego is overwhelming, please calm down.

I indeed gave you my opinion... I told you the price of gas ($3.49) in my area, and that, "we have plenty of it". That's a fact. I answered your question. Isn't that what you asked for?

In so much as I also gave you my opinion... Again, on how I thought your post was silly and meaningless and something one could find in any newspaper and/or any search engine. My opinion. and it seemed you were not able to handle it. Once again, It was just MY opinion. Fact; that we all invite with the posting of a thread.

People don't always agree with me either Skippy, however, I always respond with my ideas and where I'm coming from and I love to debate them...Hence, the wonderful DU forum...But I never, ever attack them...

So please, don't get so upset if one disagrees with you... don't let the ego get in the way and RELAX!

[Mutley]

71. I should relax?

I was minding my own business with an innocent question (which you could have ignored if you felt it was silly) and you came at me with the caps, and the cussing, and the shithead comments about getting high. You attacked (that was not debate... that was an attack) and insulted me and now I should relax? Go to hell, SKIPPY.

Oh yes, BTW... this has nothing to do with my ego, buddy. This has everything to do with people's minds going to shit because they're sad and pissed off. This has everythign to do with one DUer turning on another for the most jackass reason I could ever think of.

[LaPera]

76. I'm sorry, I simply found it silly.

[Mutley]

78. Then you didn't have to reply.

Why couldn't you take that anger and go sign up at FR or CU and reem out them? Why do you have to reem out your own?

[LaPera]

81. But you asked. So let's start again, with no commentary on my part...

Fat on a hog...$3.49 in N CA...plenty of gas & were just whopping it up!!!

OK?

And graciously, I give you the last word!!!

[Mutley]

83. Fine.

Thanks a lot.

[sexybomber]

58. Dude, calm down for a sec

We're all angry. That's perfectly understandable. But there's no reason to be fighting amongst ourselves. WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE. Might I suggest calling the White House or your congressperson and showing them how angry you are? It would be much more worthwhile than screaming about it here.

Take a deep breath, count to ten.

Feel better?

Great. I'm with you on the anger part. Let's direct it towards the people who deserve it.

[Mutley]

64. Thank you.

You put it much better than I could.

[Mutley]

68. LOL!

I thought if any post would be deleted it would be His Worshipfulness's first post to me and my subsequent reply.

[Obamanaut]

96. Rec'd this from an infor site near Deal's Gap yesterday

"Gas is slim in the area right now, but our fuel distributor has said that he
is getting a limited supply today. The pipeline is operating at 30% right
now and is expected to get better every day."

key words to me are slim, 30%, and "(expected) to get better"

[MissMarple]

41. Hubby filled up yesterday, the pump shut off at $50.

I guess one might call that rationing.

[RPM]

42. Pittsburgh PA - $3.31 for Premium - Some stations closed

out of fuel or not selling at this price.

[cynatnite]

43. School buses in my area: 1-2 weeks of gas left

Don't know what'll happen after that. The school officials have no idea either.

[Mutley]

46. scary stuff.

I wonder what everyone will do when it runs out.

[sexybomber]

59. I don't want to know.

I really don't.

But I think I'm going to find out very soon.

[Mutley]

45. Thank you everyone who responded in a nice adult non-freeper like way.

Thank you all so much.

[high density]

47. Supplies seem to be fine I guess, but it's $3.199/gal

About $50 to fill up a 16 gal tank.

[Mutley]

48. Jeez. That's rough.

[ClintonTyree]

52. Gas went up $.40 overnight here.........

was $2.79 9/10 yesterday up to $$3.19 9/10 this morning. This is in western New York. Cars are lining up around the block to fill up, I guess people think they're not going to be able to get gas anymore after today.

I was going to go up to the cottage this weekend, but it's 175 miles away and I'm not going to waste the gas. Besides that, my daughter is a Tulane student and she's having a rough time right now, she lost everything and two of her housemates haven't been heard from since Monday. On top of that, her best friend's mother, here in New York, committed suicide last night.

It's going to be a very bleak Labor Day around here. Hell, it's going to be very bleak fro quite some time. This nation needs a leader right now, and WE'RE STUCK WITH BUSH! If there's a god in heaven, help us, help us all.

[rainbow4321]

53. $2.99/regular in Dallas suburb....

Went up 30 cents in 2 days.

Someone in the TX forum said Austin may be having problems--gas attendent told a customer that the station was running low and they couldn't contact anyone to get more.

[Clintmax]

54. Update...

Gas now at $3.00 in Tallahassee. I was just out and about and saw only two stations with gas. The rest are out. Pumps covered. The two stations WITH gas were innundated with cars waiting to get some.

[Mutley]

55. Am I the only one who thinks this is going to get much worse?

[ClintonTyree]

62. No, you're not the only one..........

welcome to the second great depression, Act I. This is only the beginning. We'd be in the shit with a GREAT American President at the helm right now, just think what's going to happen with Chimpy McCokespoon in charge? :scared: This country is SOOOOOOOOOO fucked!

[Mutley]

66. I'm scared shitless over this.

Fucknob just doesn't give a shit about anyone but himself and his buddies. It just boggles my mind. I just don't get it.

[ClintonTyree]

56. Remember, don't buy gas unless you need it!

:eyes: :shrug: :eyes:

[Mutley]

67. I haven't bought gas since Tuesday.

I just go by the station when i'm on the road to check out it's status.

[RummyTheDummy]

57. Zero problems in Oklahoma

I talked to a station manager the other day and he said nobody was having trouble getting gas, just that the prices are creeping up. We're at about 2.99-3.09 per gallon for regular. He also said he's seeing a noticable decline in demand.

[Emit]

65. $3.54 yesterday up from $2.45 in Reno

[SujiwanKenobee]

72. Went up .50 overnight--Central MD

Weird since it went up .20 the day before then zoomed .50.
Meanwhile I hear on radio or TV that the price per barrell has dropped and the gas prices are easing. Grrrr. I cannot stand that there are people getting rich off this.

[Mutley]

73. I'm in central MD too, and the same thing happened in my neighborhood.

I think they're just ripping us off.

[Endangered Specie]

74. Raleigh has gone from 2..50 a week ago to about 3.20 today

several stations are plain out. Some have gone as high as 3.50...

our governor said that one pipeline has gotten fixed, so of the 90% supply that we get from those pipelines, 25-30% should be back up.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

77. We were out of ALL gas everywhere in Naples, Florida

n/t

[growlypants]

79. $3.29 Philadelphia

[Cleita]

80. Our area is selling for $3 for the cheapest grade as of yesterday.

I haven't been out today to check.

[Mutley]

86. kick.

That's right. I kicked this "silly" thread. What of it?

[AX10]

87. Southern CT....

Regular ranges from $3.15-$3.40

[Mutley]

88. What was it before Katrina?

And are any stations in your area running out?

[trof]

90. We're out. O.U.T. in Foley, AL.

Not much food left on grocery shelves.

[Mutley]

92. Grocery shelves are looking bare here, too.

I'm glad I decided to stock up.

You're out in your whole town? Man, what will you do?

[MissB]

91. We don't expect too many supply problems

in the Pacific Northwest. They're supposedly diverting a bit of our supply, but the prices haven't jacked above $3 yet. I've seeing slightly higher prices - $2.79 instead of $2.69.

[Mutley]

93. That's not bad.

Enjoy that while you can.

[BamaGirl]

94. 2.99 in Dothan, AL and running out

Not good.

[Mutley]

95. What will people do when it's gone?

This just freaks me out.

[UncleSepp]

98. kick

[Imagevision]

99. Cape Coral Fla. sporadic stations are out of Gas $2.89-$3.29

[truthbetold]

101. Ok, now I know I'm getting ripped off...

Comparing prices and WTF? I'm in Western New York and being charged around $3.60! This is ridiculous, I make $6 an hour!