The gas shortages seem to wash over an area like a wave, they're not lasting very long and seems to be mostly panic buying based, not a shortage per se but a panic based spike in demand. but very irritating.
A few days of oh-shit, I can understand. But this has literally gone on for a couple of weeks without an end in direct sight. So far, the best guess I've heard is "we hope to get things back to normal in another 2 weeks."
Two things seem prominent here: One, panicked people buying a lot more gas much faster than they need to, and two, some very real incompetence on the pipeline end of things.
Something I heard about 15 years ago (and didn't believe one bit at the time) is showing itself to be true: America as we've known it, is dying. Economically, sociologically, environmentally, it's not going out with a great bang, but with a self-conscious whine.
So yes, the system we've relied upon for many years is falling apart. And not a moment too soon -- I'm anxious to see a post-America America.
America as we've known it, is dying. Economically, sociologically, environmentally, it's not going out with a great bang, but with a self-conscious whine.
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Two things seem prominent here: One, panicked people buying a lot more gas much faster than they need to, and two, some very real incompetence on the pipeline end of things.
Something I heard about 15 years ago (and didn't believe one bit at the time) is showing itself to be true: America as we've known it, is dying. Economically, sociologically, environmentally, it's not going out with a great bang, but with a self-conscious whine.
So yes, the system we've relied upon for many years is falling apart. And not a moment too soon -- I'm anxious to see a post-America America.
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I completely agree. It's a sad thing to watch.
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Was there gas in north Georgia? We're driving up to South Carolina tomorrow and I'm concerned.
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Petit Le Mans is now just past the halfway point in time/distance. It's hot out here, too.
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