Gas shortage frenzy in North Carolina!!!

JeremyInvincible

Fellow NC'ers :
Gov. Mike Easley on Friday implemented the state's price-gouging law as gas prices jumped amid fears that Hurricane Ike would cripple U.S. refining capacity.

Good to hear.

http://www.newsobserver.com/business/story/1216129.html

Remains to be seen what this will mean a few days from now, but the AG's office is claiming that no station should be selling for more than 3.85 or so.

Benson

Today I paid 1.479 a litre which equates to 6.72 an imperial gallon. Last week my fill up was $62 - today $74 The guy at the pump also 'blamed' this on the weather ravaging the US
When will it end??

Phoenix_Rising

Today I paid 1.479 a litre which equates to 6.72 an imperial gallon. Last week my fill up was $62 - today $74 The guy at the pump also 'blamed' this on the weather ravaging the US
When will it end??

Except the weather hasn't even hit yet!!!! :grumble:
Just "preparing" for it to hit
BY RAVAGING OUR POCKETBOOKS IN ADVANCE:explode:

Phoenix_Rising

Throwing a bridal shower tomorrow for my sister.
Maid of honor's town --- Hendersonville, NC --- out of gas. Not sure if she can make it.
My sister is reporting that 6 different gas stations in one area of Greensboro, NC are out of gas.
:noway:


CRAP. No party guests means more cheesecake for meeeee. Nooooooo! :frown:

JeremyInvincible

Throwing a bridal shower tomorrow for my sister.
Maid of honor's town --- Hendersonville, NC --- out of gas. Not sure if she can make it.
My sister is reporting that 6 different gas stations in one area of Greensboro, NC are out of gas.
:noway:


CRAP. No party guests means more cheesecake for meeeee. Nooooooo! :frown:

Quick head to the Super Walmart on Peter's Creek and get them to make you a Cherry Yum-Yum!!!

It's the only way to be sure!!!

Starlightdusk

Wait what part of Greensboro? I knew I should have gotten gas yesterday.

PurdyMommy

Im in Ga also and its 6:15 right now and my hubby just went to the station and got gas adn waited 30 min also! He came home and was liek I should of took my pistol.. PEople are crazy... @ people tryed to pull in front of him and then throw their hands up and called him crazy names! lol

emibmas

The news just showed a gas station in Fayetteville at 5.46 a gallon for regular! :explode:

connieq288

They said on our news that Sylva, my town was on CNN. We had one station that had gas at 4.69 a gallon and the news team went to another station that was lower and then went back to that one afterwards and it had lowered its price.

Phoenix_Rising

My husband convinced me to go fill up (or most of the way up).

Payday Friday is when I normally fill up, so I only had 23 miles left of gas, according to that sweet mileage counter gizmo in my Jeep.

I begrudgingly went to the gas station. Like hubby said, heaven forbid stations around here do run out and then I can't get to work on Monday...

1.5 miles from home to the gas station. Got there quickly. Waited in line for about 35-45 minutes. Took at least 15 minutes to pump 12 gallons of gas ($45).



I was OVERJOYED to see everyone in my tiny little town on the outskirts of WinstonSalem pulling together, being friendly and HELPFUL, smiling at one another as we all waited in line.

There were people helping direct traffic so people could spin their cars around (gas tank on the other side of the car compared to the tank they pulled up to). No one was griping, and we'd all just look at each other and smile. What else could you do?

I'm glad to have gas in my tank.... gas that cost "regular price".

JeremyInvincible

My husband convinced me to go fill up (or most of the way up).

Payday Friday is when I normally fill up, so I only had 23 miles left of gas, according to that sweet mileage counter gizmo in my Jeep.

I begrudgingly went to the gas station. Like hubby said, heaven forbid stations around here do run out and then I can't get to work on Monday...

1.5 miles from home to the gas station. Got there quickly. Waited in line for about 35-45 minutes. Took at least 15 minutes to pump 12 gallons of gas ($45).



I was OVERJOYED to see everyone in my tiny little town on the outskirts of WinstonSalem pulling together, being friendly and HELPFUL, smiling at one another as we all waited in line.

There were people helping direct traffic so people could spin their cars around (gas tank on the other side of the car compared to the tank they pulled up to). No one was griping, and we'd all just look at each other and smile. What else could you do?

I'm glad to have gas in my tank.... gas that cost "regular price".

I love my Winston-Salem. *sigh*, how I miss you....

GTOgirl1969

I was OVERJOYED to see everyone in my tiny little town on the outskirts of WinstonSalem pulling together, being friendly and HELPFUL, smiling at one another as we all waited in line.

There were people helping direct traffic so people could spin their cars around (gas tank on the other side of the car compared to the tank they pulled up to). No one was griping, and we'd all just look at each other and smile. What else could you do?

I'm glad to have gas in my tank.... gas that cost "regular price".

Not at all like the people in my town...I have never seen such a bunch of hostile, impatient, whiny *kitten*:explode: I saw two women almost come to blows over a PARKING SPACE today...til I stepped in and put a stop to it. The sooner people realize that complaining and being rotten doesn't get you what you want, the better off we will all be.