Lance 228 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 This is what I found at the Texaco in Abingon when I tried to fill up at about 5pm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield_Rules 46 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 This is what I found at the Texaco in Abingon when I tried to fill up at about 5pm: This is complete bull****. Our government needs to get off their behinds and do something to help the American people instead of playing the blame game. I don't give a crap whose fault it is, fix the damn problem and shut up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridironguru 11 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 This is complete bull****. Our government needs to get off their behinds and do something to help the American people instead of playing the blame game. I don't give a crap whose fault it is, fix the damn problem and shut up. Supplier's arent out Lance....A lot of stations are refusing to buy.....Station in Grundy can get gas now if they wanted to pay an additional 1.20 something to get it a gallon...that price was last night not today.....can you say price gouging... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 either way...doesn't matter if you need gas LOL...just letting those who are on the road tonight know ahead of time what to expect....hate to see people get stranded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridironguru 11 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 either way...doesn't matter if you need gas LOL...just letting those who are on the road tonight know ahead of time what to expect....hate to see people get stranded. Matters a lot when it cost 25 more bucks to fill up because some rich dude wants to fill another barrel.....They talk about greedy coal barrons,hell they cant show the oil gurus a light....Hell if the coal guy's where that bad we could all sit in the dark and wish we had gas...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Updated: 3:46 p.m. September 12, 2008 AJC Gas prices surge as Ike moves in Staff and wire reports Friday, September 12, 2008 Gas prices jumped by about 8 cents in metro Atlanta on Friday as the threat of refinery damage from Hurricane Ike sent the recent price decline into reverse. Metro Atlanta’s average price for unleaded was $3.69 early Friday afternoon, up from $3.61 on Thursday, according to atlantagasprices.com, which compiles motorist reports. That’s up 12 cents from one week ago but still lower than the $3.71 average one month ago. Customers of a Shell gas station at Sugarloaf Parkway and Old Norcross Road in Lawrenceville, where regular was $3.69 per gallon, said they were unhappy about the sudden change. Larry Ruiz of Duluth said it cost him $45 Tuesday to fill up his small pickup. Friday, it cost him $60. “It really is just too expensive,†he said. “The government has lost control of the gas.†“Well, I’m not surprised with the hurricane coming, but it sure does put a damper on road trips,†said Catina Davis of Grayson, referring to camping and beach trips she takes with her husband and two children. “I think it’s outrageous that prices keep going up,†Jackie Hilton of Lawrenceville said. Area gas prices peaked at close to $4.10 a gallon in mid-July. Prices had stabilized at the start of this month after falling steadily during August. Wholesale gasoline in the Gulf Coast region rose to $4.91 a gallon, the highest since 1971 in inflation-adjusted dollars, as refiners such as Valero Energy Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. ceased production in Texas in anticipation of Ike, according to Bloomberg News. Gasoline for sale in Gulf Coast spot markets rose 17 cents, or 3.6 percent, as of 11:57 a.m., the third straight day of increases as residents of Houston, Corpus Christi and other Gulf Coast cities evacuated, depleting gasoline supplies. On Thursday, the wholesale price for gasoline produced on the Gulf Coast jumped about 30 percent on the spot market as Ike churned toward Texas and its massive petroleum refining infrastructure. The wholesale price for a gallon of gasoline rose about $1, to $4.25, Thursday morning, topping the high price five years ago when hurricanes Katrina and Rita raked the Gulf Coast, said Tom Kloza, publisher of the Oil Price Information Service in Wall, N.J. It was uncertain whether that price spike will filter down to the retail level. “It’s pure panic,†Kloza said. “It’s related to the fact that there are worries about whether there’s going to be enough (gasoline) in the distribution system to satisfy some of the September pumping needs on the Gulf Coast.†The spike will almost certainly push pump prices higher in coming days, as the gasoline makes it way from the wholesale market to retailers. “This is about refineries in the target of the storm,†Kloza said. “This is about refineries having to shut down for probably five, six, seven days even if the storm misses them.†Filling up around the South Drivers around the South rushed to fill their gas tanks Friday. One regional chain urged patrons to limit themselves to 10 gallons and officials in some states tried to head off a run on gas by threatening to prosecute stations that gouge consumers. “We are encouraging motorists to exercise some restraint this weekend,†said AAA Carolinas spokeswoman Carol Gifford. “The run on gas is creating a crisis before there is a crisis.†Some stations said gas could cost $5 a gallon by the end of the day. “Every time there’s a hurricane this happens. They’re just doing this to rip people off,†said 19-year-old Megan Cohen, a South Carolina college student who settled for paying $4.11 a gallon after going to three stations. As refineries closed, governors in North Carolina, Kentucky and Arkansas signed orders or made declarations allowing their attorneys general to enforce anti-gouging laws. In South Carolina  where gas prices increased about 20 cents a gallon on average Friday  Attorney General Henry McMaster said gas stations that price gouge would face criminal prosecution. He did not set a threshold, saying each case must be investigated separately to see whether prices were raised to an “unconscionable†level. The Pantry convenience store chain, which has about 1,600 stations in 11 southern states, asked customers at about half of them to buy only 10 gallons of gas at a time. Similar requests were made during hurricanes Rita and Katrina to slow panic buying, CEO Pete Sodini said. The chain’s stores include Kangaroo and Petro Express. Consumer confidence On Friday, the September survey from the University of Michigan showed a healthy improvement in consumer confidence — a gain that was pegged to the summer’s decline in gas prices. Not so fast. Ike seems certain to mean at least a temporary jacking up of gas prices. By pounding the core of the nation’s oil zone, Ike shuts down a large part of the energy business. Roughly 30 percent of American refining capacity is in the path of the monster storm. In 2005, Katrina and Rita destroyed 115 platforms and damaged 52, according to the Minerals Management Service. The good news is that since 2005, oil companies have tried to improve their infrastructure in the Gulf. Much of the equipment is capable of withstanding 100 mile-an-hour-plus winds. But even the toughest of the rigs and refineries will be closed as they ride out the storm and most of the personnel will be safely onshore. The MMS said Thursday that personnel had been evacuated from 562 production platforms, 79 percent of the platforms staffed in the Gulf. Workers had also been moved from 93 rigs — 77 percent of the total. After a shutdown, it generally takes a few days to crank up operations again. In the interim, the region could see higher prices and possibly even some shortages. The hurricane hits just days after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries voted to trim back production. That vote was a response to what had been a dramatic drop in oil prices, which had peaked at about $145 a barrel in late spring. Since then, the U.S. and some other key economies have weakened, eroding demand for gasoline. That slack helped bring the oil price down. So OPEC was hoping to head off still more declines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 (edited) These have been pretty common across the area today. Some of the gas station employees here were told that, at least earlier today, they weren't able to release any more fuel to trucks in Knoxville. Saw this from yesterday..... http://www.volunteertv.com/home/headlines/28263699.html And today.... Gas prices head toward $5; continued supply problems expected http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/sep/12/knoxville-gas-prices-rising-hurricane-threatens-su/ Edited September 12, 2008 by Beamerball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridironguru 11 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 Gas was deliverd all over Hurley today....but the price went up as well......That wasnt hard to figure...I bought gas in Bristol this morning for 3.89 I didnt notice any shortage there either...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 (edited) Went to Costco (ATL) couple hours ago to fill up.....no fuel....they were posting signs about it. Went to Sam's....they had reg. for 3.99 and premium for 4.19 ....but some of their tanks were out. However, did see a tanker setting over at the side....don't know if it was to replenish or had just done so. Edited September 13, 2008 by trublue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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