No gas, no work. (updated)
Update: I’ve been calling gas stations and the word (spoken in broken English with a thick India accent) is the same ”We placed an order, Sir, but no idea when it’ll arrive. Sorry, Sir.”
So today I went to get gas for my car because it is on E and the light that shines telling me I have approx. 25 miles left turned on when I got in the car this morning.
I drove the 8 or so miles down the road and by-passed the BP and Pan Store because they were gauging the prices. I moved on to the Circle K and their prices had jumped 50 cents since Friday. But it didn’t matter they were also out of gas. Hmmm… getting a little concerned.
So I drive back to the BP and Pan Store only to learn they are also out of gas.
I have a decision to make:
Drive all the way into town as far as I can hoping that the only gas station past the Circle K and town has gas and if not run out on the side of the road.
Go home and not go to work today.
I chose the latter. I’m at home. That was an awkward conversation with the boss explaining why I won’t be coming in today but he was understanding since he’s driving into work now looking for a gas staion with fuel.
I always wondered what would happen if we simply ran out of gas in the country? I don’t think it’ll happen but in isolated spots it’s happening now. Only because the media has people wound so tight that it takes very little to set the mob off.
There is no shortage people!
Oh well… perhaps tomorrow I’ll be able to get to work? My boss says he’ll have a deputy stop by the house and pick me up. 8^) I’m hoping to get a car pool ride or ask a friend to drive to Monticello with a five gallon can. That should hold me over for a couple days - 150 miles at least.
Pretty dog-gone ridiculous this whole faux shortage. The west side of town is almost completely devoid of gas and those that did have it when I went looking yesterday afternoon are now out. It wouldn’t have been much of an issue for me had I not planned a road trip this weekend: the prices in southern Georgia are worse than here–everyone seems to have lost their collective minds.
Is it price gouging when every gas station is doing it? It went up about 50-60 cents per gallon since last time I filled up. Where are all the hybrid/electric/runs-on-trash cars?
THIS….THIs is why I hate humanity.
There has to be a better way.
Listen to this radio broadcast I heard this weekend.
http://www.kwmu.org/programs/slota/archivedetail.php?showid=3245
About 30 minutes in this person lays out some details that are simply mind blowing. WHY THE FUCK AREN’T THESE PEOPLE IN JAIL INSTEAD OF IN OFFICE! On all sides, democrats and republicans.
It’s a sad state of affairs. On a good note he mentions that speaking with government workers (the day in and day out people) that in their opinion the system is so corrupt and broken that only a complete dissolving of the system could fit it. I’m not sure it’s only their opinion though.
We have gas here in S. Fl. All Gulf states are having problems and you are close to the Gulf—- just be happy Ike did damage elsewhere.