If you don’t live in the Southeast, you may not be aware of the gas situation that has been plaguing our area since Hurricane Ike. A large portion of our region, spanning from Nashville into North Carolina, receives gas from a pipeline directly from the Texas. When Ike hit, that pipeline shut down, and our region is now dependant on fuel tankers to deliver our gas. The problem is, those fuel tankers are few and far between, so for the past few weeks, most of our gas stations have been on limited supply (or out of gas completely).
Ryan and I have been lucky, until recently. We knew were to go to find enough to fuel our cars, but this Thursday, both of us were on empty and so were most of the gas stations in our area.
I finally discovered fuel at the sixth gas station I went to and had to wait 20 minutes in line. I’m pretty sure I got the last of it too because I was only able to fill up half-way and when I pulled away from the pump, so did everyone else. I feel bad for all the people waiting in line behind me.
Ryan coasted into a different station on fumes with his car, and had to fill up with 93-octane fuel, because it was all they had.
We’re both fine now and were able to make it to work, but it’s scary times! I guess we’re getting a taste of what it was like in the early 70’s… Lucky for us, things should be back to normal in the next week or so. I couldn’t imagine having to live in a constant hunt for fuel for longer than a few weeks.
Ryan and I have been lucky, until recently. We knew were to go to find enough to fuel our cars, but this Thursday, both of us were on empty and so were most of the gas stations in our area.
I finally discovered fuel at the sixth gas station I went to and had to wait 20 minutes in line. I’m pretty sure I got the last of it too because I was only able to fill up half-way and when I pulled away from the pump, so did everyone else. I feel bad for all the people waiting in line behind me.
Ryan coasted into a different station on fumes with his car, and had to fill up with 93-octane fuel, because it was all they had.
We’re both fine now and were able to make it to work, but it’s scary times! I guess we’re getting a taste of what it was like in the early 70’s… Lucky for us, things should be back to normal in the next week or so. I couldn’t imagine having to live in a constant hunt for fuel for longer than a few weeks.
5 comments:
Ahhhhh, yes. I remember those days...buying gas either on even days or odd days depending on the ending # on your license plate. Hopefully, this crisis is short lived. People might have to start working from home, for those who can!
That's a cute picture of the gas gauge you have in your car. It almost looks like a keddie car.
I do remember the 70's and standing in line for gas in local area. Not a fun time.
Hope this ends soon.
Good luck to you and Ryan with this mess.
Working from home may not be a bad idea...
While we're blessed here with only having to fill our vehicles once a month (we walk everywhere), we're feeling it in the food prices. And I'm a "back to basics" type of gal with the real home cooking instead of using all the processed, prepared stuff too. I hope that it ends soon for you guys so you don't have to worry about it. Lots of folks in the military (and even civies) get a five gallon gas can, fill it and leave it in their garage (or if they have a truck, they leave it on the back of their truck) for emergencies.
SCARY SCARY stuff. How many people were late to work because they ran out of gas, or couldn't find some? I hope it picks up...
Yikes! thankfully I don't have to drive living in NYC. I walk to work every morning (45mn-1hr) and home again.I listen to my music and check out all the people on the sidewalks all over NYC every day. I Love my morning walks!
Sorry about the gas thing. Bikes:?
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