Oizarod115 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 i don't know how many of you live in GA (i heard VA had the same problem last week) but we have absolutely NO gas here. stations that have it are few and far between and gouging prices 30-50 cents. its so bad that i drove past 10 stations on the way home and not a single one had gas. its probly 1 in 15-20 stations that have anything but diesel. its crazy here. when a station gets gas its 4-5 cars deep at all pumps (and around here in the metro area stations rarely have less than 10 pumps. 20 being the norm) you can see people lining up as the tankers are pulling in before they even put the price back on the sign. this is really getting crazy. my stepdad sat in lines at two stations today waiting to fill his work truck only for the first one to run out and the second ran out at 1/2 tank in his truck. luckily i use one tank a week and i fill it every weekend so i'm good for now but come sat. i'll be riding around lookin for it. :popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 wow, when did this start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbhill Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 since the hurricane, the south depends on texas refineries more then others. station by my house has gas and hasnt ran out, its mainly the stations near the idiots(general public) that run out cuz people think there isnt gona be anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 yeah the damn media is hyping NO GAS NO GAS and inducing panic to the general public so everyone that usually buys 3 bucks at a time is now filling their $#!& up and preparing for Y2K lol.. its ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookspanS Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I can find ONE...ONLY ONE station in my area that has ANY gas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 LOL..... Just came from a Liberty Diesel forum. Us diesel guys are talking about how no one can get gas, yet diesel is still plentiful. Yay to be a dieseler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookspanS Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 LOL..... Just came from a Liberty Diesel forum. Us diesel guys are talking about how no one can get gas, yet diesel is still plentiful. Yay to be a dieseler! BUT...isnt the price like twice as much???(yes i am exxagerating) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 LOL..... Just came from a Liberty Diesel forum. Us diesel guys are talking about how no one can get gas, yet diesel is still plentiful. Yay to be a dieseler! BUT...isnt the price like twice as much???(yes i am exxagerating) No, they were paying the same or less for #2 diesel compared to RUG. I remember when katrina hit, diesel was 80 cents less a gallon than RUG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Compared with v6 Libby owners I know, the CRD Libby easily makes up for any extra cost at fillup. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Compared with v6 Libby owners I know, the CRD Libby easily makes up for any extra cost at fillup. :D Yup. There diesel is expensive, but also note that it is only 18% more expensive than RUG. Thats still about a 12% fuel savings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxerman600 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 the station up the street is still out of gas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver88 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Just another rip-off being perpetrated by the fuel supply chain. We've got lots of gas here in SE Pa., and at $3.50 a gal. I heard last week on the radio that in some parts of NC they were charging $7 a gal. A pox on them all I say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 No problems here in FL either :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEThomas Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Everytime they shut down the golf cost, they tell us in the midwest that most all the gas comes from the golf cost and that is why we have to pay more for gas. Also have seen that all the gas in FL is from the golf cost :roll: Now we and FL have all the gas we need and I have seen over the past couple days where you can not get gas in areas of TN, GA, AL, NC, SC & VA :nuts: Me thinks something is not right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BREEZE1 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 heck diesel is cheaper than gas by a few cents. well it was last time i got gas. i also had to find gas a few times. the ol duststang don't like not being able to find gas, its risky! :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtdesigns Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 No gas in NC, but like Brent said plenty in FL... It's a crock.. Glad I still have a few Jerry cans full... Good thing too cause I'm bout out in the truck.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula69 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 We have not had a problem here, even though the news screamed about how gas would be in short supply, and the price would skyrocket due to the refineries in Texas going down for the storm. The price here went from 3.56 RUG to about 3.70 RUG for a few days, now back to 3.60 RUG. Didn't matter much to me as I had about 140 gallons in the skid tank for the storm, and now have to pump it into the cars before it goes bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Maybe I should grab a couple jerrys worth and bring them down to my sister in Georgia next week. :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Didn't matter much to me as I had about 140 gallons in the skid tank for the storm, and now have to pump it into the cars before it goes bad. Add some Sta-Bil. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 IN my area as the storms hit the coast gas was 3.40 ish. After the storms hit it was just shy of 4 dollars. So needless to say my driving habits changed to reflect. Now gas is back at 3.50 ish. In my area ppl who buy large amounts of fuel and let them sit have been having issues with FI and carbs getting gummed up. The general consensus is that the ethanol in fuel is mixing with the humidity (water) and cause it either to become milky or syrupy. I have been adding stabil to any of my rigs and lawn equipment that sit over 30 days. Also thinking about draining allmy tanks on rigs I don't use. Its either that or finding a way to circulate the fuel every few days so it doesnt happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69CamaroSS Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 first i've heard about this. i just got gas about an hour ago and it was at 3.49. I'm in MN and we havn't had any problems. i'll agree when people hear call bull$#!& about the whole oil thing. not that i know where the bull$#!& lies, but I'm sure i'm not the only one that thinks something fishy is goin on :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I didn't realize this was going on...no shortages here, though prices did go up to almost 4 bucks a gallon for a bit. I drive a company vehicle 5 days a week, so the gas prices don't really affect me (our overhead is low, profit is high, so 40 cents means didly squat). now, on to figure out what to do with the gas in my truck...it's been on Full for two weeks now :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Amusingly enough, my prices have dropped somewhat. Diesel is a little cheaper than 87 for the first time in a while. It's still freaking high though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90MJext Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 In my area there is no gas on the west end of town, but I've heard if you go towards lower populated areas you can find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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