IS THIS TRUE?!

[LaurenK]

This girl at work just told me I better go get gas before 12 today, because the prices are going up to almost 4 dollars a gallon. She said because of the hurricane a lot of oil rigs were destroyed, and that is the reason. True?! If, so that sucks bad.

[Rican219]

Don't know about 4 dollars but I did hear that on the news this morning also

[The Ren]

im ganna go fill up now.. see you guys in a few

[Allstar3.8T]

I heard the Pres was tappin into our reserves to keep the prices to $3 ....
I havent heard the $4 yet...
Time to buy a VW TDI (power and 50 mpg)

[tony]

speculation, from what I've read its supposed to go up but not that much

[ProjectWidow]

damn im at school right now so i wont be able to go fill up. anybody want to be nice and get some for me? :D

i dont know about 4 dollars but i did hear about a few of the oil refiner were damaged and that prices would go up

[Hulud]

come and report back whoever sees the pirces rise

[Rican219]

I drive a 74 VW BUG as my Daily driver I get approx.38 MPG it took me $17 to fill up this morning. LOVE IT!!

Gas station down the road from here on Ashford Dunwoody was $2.75 for Reg

[LaurenK]

someone also said that we only have a 10-day gas supply in GA...whatever that means.

[speed]

looks like we will all have to sell our cars to the iraqis and go scooter shopping.

anyone wanna go with me?

[Scrappy]

QT by me on haynes bridge is fluctuating bad! drove by at 7am and it was 2.68 for regular, and right now its 2.87 for regular :( i have both cars filled up and will drive both till fumes start coming out...

[The Ren]

Ok So I filled up (I even made a thread about it..) 2.59 for regular and right across the street was 2.79 for regular... I even filled up my 5 gallon gas jug..

[kelly marie]

looks like we will all have to sell our cars to the iraqis and go scooter shopping.

anyone wanna go with me?

i want a scooter... hmmmmmm

[Cliff]

wooooooohooooooo Huffy gets 84395829874317254387328574857438275843275824375843 2 million miles to the gallon!!!!!!!

[trythefly]

Things are going to start getting dicey after today. People are starting to panic already. lol

[The Ren]

Yeah they are.. I have never seen that gas station so full.. and the funnier thing.. the publix parking lot is full too... Its like y2k all over again

[Kevykev]

wooooooohooooooo Huffy gets 84395829874317254387328574857438275843275824375843 2 million miles to the gallon!!!!!!!


Looks like i need to pull out the never Ridden 26" Mongoose XR 250.

Time for a lifestyle change!

[speed]

i want a scooter... hmmmmmm
I'll trade you a scooter for a hug.

[Cliff]

this is gonna suck for our business though considering all we do is drive....dad's on his way to cumming right now....oh well guess we'll just have to do some inflation lol

[tony]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/31/bush.oilreserve.ap/index.html


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman said Wednesday the Bush administration has decided to release oil from federal petroleum reserves to help refiners affected by Hurricane Katrina. An announcement was expected later in the day.

The move is designed to give refineries in the Gulf Coast area a temporary supply of crude oil to take the place of interrupted shipments from tankers or offshore oil platforms affected by the storm.

The government's emergency petroleum stockpile -- nearly 700 million barrels of oil stored in underground salt caverns along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast -- was established to cushion oil markets during energy disruptions.

The production and distribution of oil and gas remained severely disrupted by the shutdown of a key oil import terminal off the coast of Louisiana and by the Gulf region's widespread loss of electricity, which is needed to power pipelines and refineries.

Bodman, speaking on CNBC, said the decision to release reserves was made late Tuesday.

"In a word. It is going to be done," Bodman said. "Last evening it was approved and I think you'll be seeing an announcement about it later in the day. So we are doing everything we can to be responsive."

He said the reserve was contained in five sites, four of which are operative. The site in New Orleans is n ot.

Bodman said it was too early to say how much oil would be released.

He said his department was dealing with inquiries from three companies about getting oil from the reserve. On Monday, Citgo Petroleum Corp. asked for 250,000 to 500,000 barrels to ensure that its Lake Charles, Louisiana, refinery doesn't run out.

"There is an issue with respect to getting electrical power so that we can operate the various pipe lines that supply fuel to the rest of the country," he said, noting that these facilities "deliver finished products, diesel and gasoline, to the Northeast and to the Southeast."

"Our job is to get the infrastructure going again," Bodman said. "To the extent that we have delays in getting these pipelines functioning, then were are going to have the potential for gasoline shortages." Bodman said the administration will "do everything we can do to get fuel available to the rest of the country."

Of tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), Bodman said: "Technically it's called an exchange of oil that we deliver today and that we will get oil back plus some interest, if you will, in the future. We will be tapping that today."

The extensive damage to oil platforms and refineries in the Gulf of Mexico sent crude-oil prices surging back above $70 Wednesday as the realities of the long-term effects of the hurricane took hold. Destruction to refineries that produce much of the unleaded regular and premium-grade gas used was sure to sharply tighten already tight supplies, driving prices up not only on the trading floor but also at the pumps.

Interviewed on the Fox News Channel, Bodman was asked if price gouging is taking place.

"I would like to believe that in this time of crisis that all of us are going to pull together to try to deal with this very difficult circumstance and situation that's confronting not just this region, but this country," he replied. "We're hopeful of that, but if we have some bad actors, we have a mechanism to deal with it."

[Hulud]

ummm too long summary please lol

[Ruiner]

Read the bold...


Gas pipelines down
Much higher prices, shortages possible

By STACY SHELTON , MICHAEL E. KANELL
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 08/31/05

Metro Atlanta drivers are facing the possibility of paying considerably more than $3 a gallon for gas by Labor Day — if they can get it at all.

The two pipelines that bring gasoline and jet fuel to the region are down — powerless to pump as Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on electrical infrastructure.

The metro Atlanta region generally has about a 10-day supply of gasoline in inventory, said BP spokesman Michael Kumpf. The pipelines have been down for two days.

Alpharetta-based Colonial Pipeline Co., cut off from its suppliers on the Gulf Coast, is now pumping gas from huge storage tanks, many in Powder Springs. Whether electric power can be restored to the pipeline pumps before supplies run out is "the great uncertainty ... that hangs over all of us," said Daniel Moenter, a spokesman for Marathon Ashland Petroleum, a major supplier of metro Atlanta's fuel.

Some suppliers are rationing gasoline to retailers, so some stations may already be near empty.

With supplies uncertain, oil companies and larger wholesalers are ratcheting up prices, partly to slow demand. Some local wholesalers already are paying 65 to 80 cents per gallon more than they paid three days ago. That kind of price increase will hit the pumps within a few days.

On Monday, the scare talk was about prices hitting $3 a gallon at the pump. By Tuesday, that line had changed for the worse, said Tex Pitfield, president of Saraguay Petroleum Corp., which delivers gas to retailers.

"Depending on how much damage has actually taken place and the time involved in getting the infrastructure up and running, is $4 a gallon out of the question? Not necessarily," he said.

Peter Beutel, an oil analyst with Cameron Hanover, told The Associated Press: ''This is the big one. This is unmitigated bad news for consumers.''

It's unclear how soon the pipeline outages may affect operations at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Fuel suppliers and airlines have 22 storage tanks at the airport that hold up to 27.6 million gallons of fuel. At full capacity, that's enough for about 10 days of fuel at the airlines' recent daily consumption rate of 2.8 million gallons.

No information was immediately available on how much fuel remains in the tanks.

Gov. Sonny Perdue's office is aware of the situation and is meeting with Georgia's fuel suppliers.

"We know that they're on top of this issue, and they're assessing damage to their production and distribution process in the wake of Hurricane Katrina," said Heather Hedrick, Perdue's press secretary.

Hedrick said it's too early to say whether Georgians should be concerned.

"In order to answer that question fairly, the governor needs a full briefing from fuel suppliers in Georgia," she said. "We're waiting for that information now."

Metro Atlanta motorists already pay a little more for gas than those in surrounding states because of a clean-fuel requirements to reduce air pollution.

Perdue issued a statement Tuesday saying those requirements would be lifted temporarily to increase supplies and lower prices, once the pipelines are again operational.

Perdue's decision, which awaits approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, would affect 45 counties in and around metro Atlanta.

"The governor felt it was important to take some steps to help alleviate gas prices that have been increasing for weeks now," Hedrick said.

Lisa Ray, a spokeswoman with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, said the department is prepared to help deal with any gas shortages.

"We have talked to the Georgia Department of Agriculture, and they said supplies are not a problem in Georgia at this time," Ray said.

GEMA is a coordinating agency for emergency support functions.

— Staff writers Carlos Campos and Russell Grantham contributed to this article.

[BTEC]

WTF?? am im trying to tune my car with 550cc injectors. ne body want to trade a 15 speed mountain bike for my boosted EG6?

[blacknightteg]

there's gunna be one of those gas shortages or what ever it was back in the 70's this is gay, fuckin history repeating itself kinda thing

[Bishop]

fuck this shit! I quit!

[Hulud]

Read the bold...
lol thanks

[Hulud]

fuck this shit! I quit!
do us all a favor and go hang yourself fucker! :bigok:

[Bishop]

I'll hang you bitch!

[Kevykev]

see how violence spurs form states of emegency.

[Bishop]

ahh im going to kill that mother fucker!!!!!!and steal that bitches gas!

[Scrappy]

excuse me?! I said be nice... or ill add you to the list :D ruiner is on it :D HEHE SHHHH

[Bishop]

I wonder if people are going to start siphoning others gas tanks? I hope that shit doesnt start to happen.

[Marta Mike]

as much gas as my car burns its not really bothering me. At least not yet. I got a quarter tank at the moment and could run it through the weekend if need be. VW PWNS!!!!

[Bishop]

excuse me?! I said be nice... or ill add you to the list :D ruiner is on it :D HEHE SHHHH
You're already on my list!

[Scrappy]

i believe i am on manys lists... no worries

[Bishop]

lol, but its a good list....or is it?

[Kevykev]

I wonder if people are going to start siphoning others gas tanks? I hope that shit doesnt start to happen.


I bet it's already happening!

[Bishop]

I bet it's already happening!
i hope not. Im going to mold my gas tank door to my car so no one can get to it...

[LaurenK]

2.69 at BP for regular at 11:45

[trythefly]

Oh damn look at the most expensive gas section towards the bottom:
http://www.atlantagasprices.com/

$3.56 BP Stockbridge Wed 11:54 AM

[LaurenK]

HOLY SHIT.

[RandomGuy]

I bet it's already happening!
... you mean you dont do it.... lol jp...


but seriously I can bet money that driveoffs are going to go up like 100%... ive even contemplated it ... lol I'm not gonna do it, but still.. I know many many people will start tearing that up... making our prices even higher.

[kelly marie]

$2.69 (reg) at bp on roswell road and johnson ferry in mayretta.. lauren is that where you saw it? the rest of the gas stations were $2.89 (reg)and up...

[A.P. Photography]

Oh damn look at the most expensive gas section towards the bottom:
http://www.atlantagasprices.com/

$3.56 BP Stockbridge Wed 11:54 AM
$3.78 now :eek:

[Vteckidd]

gas is $4 in southern GA i hear

[trythefly]

$3.78 now :eek:

omfg

[CALIWEST]

gas stations are closing thats all ikno

[Kevykev]

it's over, REFORM!

[BTEC]

i just payed 3.20 a gallon at shell. W, T, F!!!

[CMO]

i just payed 3.20 a gallon at shell. W, T, F!!!

Sit you gotta be running super then. I still have half a tank so I think I'm gonna fill up so I don't need any later.

[Kevykev]

http://www.rochestergasprices.com/


New York has Cheaper Prices WTF is going on?

[trythefly]

$3.20 has to be premium!

[BTEC]

$3.20 has to be premium!
yeah it is premium. i cant run ne less due to performance upgrades. sucks!!!

[Scrappy]

just drove around finding prices, SHELL on mansell is right now at 4.29 reg 9/10, POLICE are allowing one car in at a time per pump line to keep calm. its NUTS! i have both cars filled, and have NEVER in my life paid 25.00 in a CIVIC for 3/4th of a tank!

[Scrappy]

Quik trip and citgo are sitting at 3.01 and 3.19 reg.

[CMO]

yeah it is premium. i cant run ne less due to performance upgrades. sucks!!!

that's what I figured, I can get by with plus in the 240 right now

[speed]

5.69 at one station in newton county. They got hit with a 15k dollar fine for that shit this morning.

idiots.