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(93,558 posts) Fri Sep 1, 2017, 04:55 PM Sep 2017

In Texas gas shortage, man fills garbage cans at pump in Austin [View all]

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-weather/hurricaneharvey/article/In-Texas-gas-shortage-man-fills-garbage-can-at-12167150.php

In Texas gas shortage, man fills garbage cans at pump in Austin
By Fernando Alfonso III | Updated 4:35 pm, Friday, September 1, 2017

Gas shortages around Austin have forces Texans to take extreme measures when it comes to collecting fuel.

As Hurricane Harvey's hardest hit areas continue to dry out this weekend, major cities like Austin are facing a gas shortage crisis that have inspired at least one man to go to extreme measures for fuel.

Motorists in Texas' largest cities have overreacted to Harvey's impact on Houston's energy industry by rushing to the pump.

A glance at tracker.gasbuddy.com shows numerous gas stations in San Antonio, Austin, and Dallas completely out of fuel as of 11:45 a. Friday.

A photo of one man allegedly shows him filling up what appears to be dark garbage cans sitting in the back of his truck at an Austin-area gas station sometime over the past 24 hours.

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In Texas gas shortage, man fills garbage cans at pump in Austin [View all] dalton99a Sep 2017 OP

Friend posted on FB that it took him 3 hours to get gas last night sweetloukillbot Sep 2017 #1

Have a friend in Dallas area who said it is a completely man-made shortage due to rumor. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #15

that is true Skittles Sep 2017 #22

There is a real shortage LeftInTX Sep 2017 #24

Yeah...NOW. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #31

How many abandoned cars still have gas in them? LiberalFighter Sep 2017 #37

Sorry..I meant full tanks of gas in them. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #38

This is the kind of idiot that drives through deep water jpak Sep 2017 #2

Should have fun trying to lift those trash cans full of liquid sweetloukillbot Sep 2017 #3

And not just that, he could get a lot of people killed. n/t miyazaki Sep 2017 #5

Imagine an accident with this guy! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2017 #17

Last I checked, it was illegal to fill garbage cans with gas meow2u3 Sep 2017 #4

How much you wanna bet that he lights a cig up on the way home?? Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #6

20 bucks say he lights up a smoke meow2u3 Sep 2017 #8

#DarwinWins! Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #12

Okay. linuxman Sep 2017 #25

Another $20 says he voted for republican Comrade Casino* Achilleaze Sep 2017 #43

And flicks the lit butt out the window as he's driving. longship Sep 2017 #19

Lmao...true Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #23

Lone Star Libertarians Warpy Sep 2017 #30

Gas doesn't burn that easy. It needs to atomize. rickford66 Sep 2017 #36

I get that...from a scientific prospective Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #39

Yup, illegal into ANY non-approved container. Stinky The Clown Sep 2017 #7

Probably not illegal in Texas. Doreen Sep 2017 #35

Yes it is misanthrope Sep 2017 #45

I live 10ish miles from Ausin. No lines at gas stations they have gas. jbond56 Sep 2017 #9

He's lucky his license plate number is obscured. Croney Sep 2017 #10

They need to institute gas rationing. roamer65 Sep 2017 #11

Very selfish. narnian60 Sep 2017 #13

This is insane, I saw a huge line of tanker trucks waiting in line to get gas Motley13 Sep 2017 #14

This is about the same as what Houston did building a city made to be flooded Not Ruth Sep 2017 #16

I've seen that movie! Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #18

And they didn't die! dalton99a Sep 2017 #20

"We're with the Towering Inferno" Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #21

Dangerous as hell. SHRED Sep 2017 #26

I already saw this episode of Always Sunny in Philadelphia.....as always it didn't end well for them lunasun Sep 2017 #27

I immediately thought of this as well! ProgressiveValue Sep 2017 #44

Gas fumes, hot engine, exhaust, sparks from the dragging chain on the procon Sep 2017 #28

0 gas and 200 car gas lines in North Dallas JCMach1 Sep 2017 #29

I was thinking about how much less stressful this would be with an hybrid or electric car xor Sep 2017 #33

Must need it to fill his tRump car ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #32

It makes no sense dalton99a Sep 2017 #34

I think they are distinguishing between car owner and business that did the wrap nt ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #41

He'll go home and put thiose in the garage, fill his home with toxic fumes, and fry his kids IQs. L. Coyote Sep 2017 #40

is he a member onethatcares Sep 2017 #42

For those of you who wonder what his censored licence plate was: FUK*NUT TheBlackAdder Sep 2017 #46