I am planning on leaving tomorrow for BG. I am hearing where several stations here are out of gas and the one who still have gas has icreased to $3.20 for reg. Wondering if we will have problems in BG getting gas? Anyone in that area please chime in.

 

I think it is a lot hipe and nothing really to worry about. I do hope my Southwest jet finds jet fuel and will see you in Bowling Green this weekend to. Be safe!

 

The BP / Amoco station where I get most of my gas was told by their supplier today that they could not predict when they would get another gas delivery. They said at least a two week delay.

 

I live in Greenville, SC and the stations around me are almost out of regular, and a few are...with no idea when the next shipment is. We had planned on taking our motorhome up to Pigeon Forge, TN for the week end, but as of right now we don't know. I called the Chamber of Commerce in Pigeon Forge and they are predicting shortages and outages.....that is what they told me.

 

Funny, they seemed to be out of 87 and 89 here also. WTF Is going on?

 

I work in Greenville SC and they shut the pumps off at our work and told everyone to go to the nearest gas station and fill up with the company card! While in line the guy behind me said this was the fourth gas ststion he had been to the rest were out of gas! Gas went from $2.31 this morning to $2.99 this afternoon with no sign of price slowing down!

 

man, i tell ya, this is a bunch of bullcrap. We are getting in some scary doo doo here.

 

Loooks like there may be a shortage for awhile. Two pipelines feeding the ATL area are not working. Also, news reoports said only 2 out of 9 refineries on the gulf coast were functioning.

 

I have never seen anything like this! People fighting at the stations, people honking the horns and screaming at each other! This is crazy!

 

They are just taking yet another opportunity to gouge the public! There's plenty of gas available it's just how much are you willing to pay before you've had enough!

 

this blows, i hear that gas could be totally running out very soon... wtf are they gonna do? friends said that in atl some places its already at $3.50ish

 

They are trying to make us hurt so that the tree huggers will let them drill in protected areas, blah blah blah.....democracy my ****....

 

didnt someone say not to put all ur cookies into the same jar or whatever that sayin is. Why would you put all your refineries in the same area. Common sense would say to spread them out just a tad so as to avoid this problem. But noooooo, just to save a few pennies they put em all in the same place

tired of all these excuses, some one needs to grab these politicians by the ***** and tell em who they work for.

 

some people are probbaly panic-buying too.

 

Gas prices are rising fast here in Atlanta...

This ran in The Atlanta Journal and Constitution this morning:

Gas pipelines down
Much higher prices, shortages possible

By STACY SHELTON , MICHAEL E. KANELL
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 08/31/05
Metro Atlanta drivers are facing the possibility of paying considerably more than $3 a gallon for gas by Labor Day — if they can get it at all.

The two pipelines that bring gasoline and jet fuel to the region are down — powerless to pump as Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on electrical infrastructure.

The metro Atlanta region generally has about a 10-day supply of gasoline in inventory, said BP spokesman Michael Kumpf. The pipelines have been down for two days.

Alpharetta-based Colonial Pipeline Co., cut off from its suppliers on the Gulf Coast, is now pumping gas from huge storage tanks, many in Powder Springs. Whether electric power can be restored to the pipeline pumps before supplies run out is "the great uncertainty ... that hangs over all of us," said Daniel Moenter, a spokesman for Marathon Ashland Petroleum, a major supplier of metro Atlanta's fuel.

Some suppliers are rationing gasoline to retailers, so some stations may already be near empty.

With supplies uncertain, oil companies and larger wholesalers are ratcheting up prices, partly to slow demand. Some local wholesalers already are paying 65 to 80 cents per gallon more than they paid three days ago. That kind of price increase will hit the pumps within a few days.

On Monday, the scare talk was about prices hitting $3 a gallon at the pump. By Tuesday, that line had changed for the worse, said Tex Pitfield, president of Saraguay Petroleum Corp., which delivers gas to retailers.

"Depending on how much damage has actually taken place and the time involved in getting the infrastructure up and running, is $4 a gallon out of the question? Not necessarily," he said.

Peter Beutel, an oil analyst with Cameron Hanover, told The Associated Press: ''This is the big one. This is unmitigated bad news for consumers.''

It's unclear how soon the pipeline outages may affect operations at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Fuel suppliers and airlines have 22 storage tanks at the airport that hold up to 27.6 million gallons of fuel. At full capacity, that's enough for about 10 days of fuel at the airlines' recent daily consumption rate of 2.8 million gallons.

No information was immediately available on how much fuel remains in the tanks.

Gov. Sonny Perdue's office is aware of the situation and is meeting with Georgia's fuel suppliers.

"We know that they're on top of this issue, and they're assessing damage to their production and distribution process in the wake of Hurricane Katrina," said Heather Hedrick, Perdue's press secretary.

Hedrick said it's too early to say whether Georgians should be concerned.

"In order to answer that question fairly, the governor needs a full briefing from fuel suppliers in Georgia," she said. "We're waiting for that information now."

Metro Atlanta motorists already pay a little more for gas than those in surrounding states because of a clean-fuel requirements to reduce air pollution.

Perdue issued a statement Tuesday saying those requirements would be lifted temporarily to increase supplies and lower prices, once the pipelines are again operational.

Perdue's decision, which awaits approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, would affect 45 counties in and around metro Atlanta.

"The governor felt it was important to take some steps to help alleviate gas prices that have been increasing for weeks now," Hedrick said.

Lisa Ray, a spokeswoman with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, said the department is prepared to help deal with any gas shortages.

"We have talked to the Georgia Department of Agriculture, and they said supplies are not a problem in Georgia at this time," Ray said.

GEMA is a coordinating agency for emergency support functions.

— Staff writers Carlos Campos and Russell Grantham contributed to this article.

 

Its just like the story of the grasshopper and the octopus. All year long the grasshopper kept burying acorns for winter while the octopus mooched off his girlfriend and watched TV. Then the winter came, and the grasshopper died, and the octopus ate all his acorns and also he got a racecar.

Is any of this getting through to you?

 

Guess walking around aint to bad. Meaning, my car is in SC and I am in Pearl Harbor, so I am walking as of right now.

Hope this works it's self out soon.

 

Went to get premium gas for $2.67/gal in Marietta. Today i drove by the same gas station around 6 PM, it was $3.09/gal!!

Glad I went to get gas 2 days ago, this tank of gas should last me til... next monday?

Andy

 

it is all "anticipated" shortages, nothing has happened to cause this b.s . it is a way to take advantage of the individual and secure record profits for this month. all b.s went to st.louis this am & came back in early pm, reg gas here went from 2.79/gal to 3.19. sure wish wages did that too.....

 

Many stations have shut down here... and others that are open... it's crazy... We're probably gonna be screwed the next couple days... I just filled up last night.. I hope it lasts me a few days at least..

steve