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alcibiades_mystery

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35. Yup...just posted that...notice that I posted the OP this morning

Reply to malaise (Reply #33)

Fri Nov 2, 2012, 08:00 PM

Nov 2012

FEMA probably should have seen this coming, but the scope of the gas crisis was certainly unexpected.

I credit them with this move now.

I'm actually seeing many of my friends reporting stations coming back on line in northern Queens, though still long lines everywhere. Get the damn army on it for sho.

Free market my left ass cheek.

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The Major Failure in Post-Sandy NYC is the Free Market: Gasoline [View all] alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 OP

The free market should allow for unrestrained prices postulater Nov 2012 #1

Bring in the Army tankers. 2-3 gallons for everyone, to get them out of the city. Barack_America Nov 2012 #2

"Get them out of the City"? brooklynite Nov 2012 #11

Not beforehand, now. Barack_America Nov 2012 #17

Same point brooklynite Nov 2012 #21

I don't think people are leaving hoboken123 Nov 2012 #22

Or u could be like that Dina person from HGTV who tweeted how she filled up her "cars" progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #27

I don't need to leave. But the people I know out in the 'burbs... JHB Nov 2012 #28

Are there profiteering laws against setting exboyfil Nov 2012 #3

And if you buy from a truck Lefty Thinker Nov 2012 #6

Reinforces our argument that government exboyfil Nov 2012 #10

There is probably a law against it, especially in NY. Atman Nov 2012 #9

The law serves to price the externality exboyfil Nov 2012 #12

Redundancy reduces profit, so redundacy will not be provided Strelnikov_ Nov 2012 #4

I think that's basically right. No back-up generators in most gas stations because they aren't HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #14

Our town's maintenance facility has its own "gas station." Atman Nov 2012 #29

My son, who lives in Mahwah NJ, called last night to say.... Bonhomme Richard Nov 2012 #5

There's no gas, it makes complete sense hoboken123 Nov 2012 #25

One of the most important things a person can do to prepare for a disaster is to fill up the gas... slackmaster Nov 2012 #7

Of course not brooklynite Nov 2012 #8

It stretches far beyond the boroughs: hour north of NYC is still without gas lindysalsagal Nov 2012 #13

The biggest failure is the failure of people who are now out of fuel... slackmaster Nov 2012 #15

It's not the power issue hoboken123 Nov 2012 #26

Excellent question. kentuck Nov 2012 #16

This is just about the worst possible example cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #18

Your statement in the 7th paragraph is not accurate. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2012 #20

Yes, I do realize their cargo is under contract cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #23

Fine, me and FEMA and the feds are all wrong alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #36

How could the government do any better? B2G Nov 2012 #19

We're about to find out alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #32

a good time to ask the question? kentuck Nov 2012 #24

Are Americans too impatient? Unable to cope with crisis? progressivebydesign Nov 2012 #30

It's not Americans malaise Nov 2012 #34

I guess we'll get to test out some of the free market theories on this thread alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #31

Well FEMA is not putting up with this shite malaise Nov 2012 #33

Yup...just posted that...notice that I posted the OP this morning alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #35

I've been following the aftermath on WPIX malaise Nov 2012 #37