Gas Shortages WTF?
ATLANTA (AP) -- Residents in Atlanta are scrambling to find gas as supply problems left over from two recent hurricanes make it hard to fill up the tank.
Some stations were out of gas Monday, while others were down to a single pump or offering only one grade of gas.
State and industry officials say one factor causing the shortage is the interruption of the supply from the Gulf of Mexico, where refineries were hit hard by hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
Another factor is the required use of cleaner-burning fuel in Atlanta, which means fuel can't be easily diverted from other areas that have sufficient supplies.
Industry officials say refineries are quickly restoring supply, but some station owners say they've been warned not to expect normal supplies for days.
I went to QuickTrip last night to get ice cream and it was like 50 cars just lurking, waiting to get gas. So I come in today and one of the supervisors tells me that there's a gas shortage. I was on E so I'm glad he told me or I would've been stranded lol or taking the bus.