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bucolic_frolic

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4. Would be great if they could limit vehicle tank capacity to 2/3.

Reply to mia (Original post)

Wed May 12, 2021, 07:12 AM

May 2021

It would be rationing without hardship, and reduce the mentally desperate. Surely the pressure in a gas tank can be measured. I think that's what shuts off the autofill ratchet.

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Florida declares state of emergency after pipeline shutdown [View all] mia May 2021 OP

All States Should Declare A 'State Of Emergency' WHITT May 2021 #1

I agree. jimfields33 May 2021 #2

The internet is safe, twodogsbarking May 2021 #3

Would be great if they could limit vehicle tank capacity to 2/3. bucolic_frolic May 2021 #4

Ironically I was at a gas station that had relativly low prices and they limited the purchase to mitch96 May 2021 #5

I'd disagree the 70s was made up bucolic_frolic May 2021 #6

so if the refineries were chugging along there would be no shortage but they chose to not mitch96 May 2021 #9

I'm no expert but there are always issues of storage capacity, transport capacity, and refining bucolic_frolic May 2021 #10

"Somewhere there was a problem."... yup, greed.. Have you ever noticed that when there is a mitch96 May 2021 #13

DeSatan blaming all, personally, on President Biden, in 5-4-3-2-1........ machoneman May 2021 #7

SOFL has plenty of gas, we filled up before work today obamanut2012 May 2021 #8

Looking ahead... Fritz Walter May 2021 #11

He just wants some socialist bail out money from Biden. The Jungle 1 May 2021 #12

Ugh! mac2766 May 2021 #14

How is it that GQP'ers can blame the Biden Admin for not protecting private oil pipelines? TeamProg May 2021 #15

Just blowing a kiss DENVERPOPS May 2021 #16

Anyone else see it as odd that DeSantis declares an emergency over gasoline but..... KY_EnviroGuy May 2021 #17