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littlemissmartypants

(34,449 posts)
Tue May 11, 2021, 03:45 PM May 2021

Gas lines in Eastern NC. [View all]

I just got a frantic text from my sister. She's trying to find gas. We're in coastal NC and things aren't looking good.

Is there or isn't there a gas shortage?

Is this just an opportunity for the big energy companies to "teach us a lesson" like you're going to miss me when you're moving to renewable energy and can't find a gallon of gas?

Or is it an opportunity for them to price gouge?

Or are people panic buying?

I'm so frustrated and now worried. I haven't been anywhere significant for over a year. I've literally kept one tank since then, which is now halfway gone. Of course, now that I have to go somewhere, I don't have enough gas to get me there.

Does anyone have any information that can be shared about this? Thanks in advance.

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Gas lines in Eastern NC. [View all] littlemissmartypants May 2021 OP
It is a cyber attack on the gas line up the whole eastern coast. katmondoo May 2021 #1
Due to the pipeline hack last weekend... 2naSalit May 2021 #2
Drove from WV to south of Asheville Monday. Claire Oh Nette May 2021 #20
You have year old gas in your car ? dweller May 2021 #3
Gas stabilizer is a good additive to use when you know you will be doing that Shermann May 2021 #7
Oh-k everyone! OhZone May 2021 #4
Gas is not stable enough to leave in your car for over a year... RegularJam May 2021 #5
I went grocery shopping at the Pig this afternoon in Maysville NC. marie999 May 2021 #6
It's a shortage mostly caused by the panic Shermann May 2021 #8
One frantic text is not a statistically significant data point of a fuel industry conspiracy. brooklynite May 2021 #9
I live in east NC and there are lines all over dsc May 2021 #16
Might be a local distribution problem. No issues in NY. brooklynite May 2021 #18
North Myrtle Beach SC No Gas tinymontgomery May 2021 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill May 2021 #11
Colonial pipeline ransomware attack and Texas refineries are only at half capacity due to ice storm. haele May 2021 #12
I'm in eastern NC too XanaDUer2 May 2021 #13
There is no gas shortage, just hoarding obamanut2012 May 2021 #14
And hoarding creates the shortage. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2021 #15
Ok, but they're leaving the TP alone, right? Xavier Breath May 2021 #17
scary to need to go somewhere and no gad... hope you get some Demovictory9 May 2021 #19
And there we have it... littlemissmartypants May 2021 #21
Gas Supply Panic littlemissmartypants May 2021 #22
Awww. Thanks! I added the two other threads I posted on the issue. Rhiannon12866 May 2021 #24
Three news threads on the gas shortage which explain the issue: Rhiannon12866 May 2021 #23
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