Current Events > Is everyone panic buying gas, in your American city/town?

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Drumpf
05/11/21 4:51:06 PM
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I didn't leave the house today, just heard the news story



It's probably the cable TV news story, so they did

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Joeydollaz
05/11/21 4:54:47 PM
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It is a legit situation

so no shock, specially with Summer around the corner

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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
05/11/21 4:56:21 PM
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I've seen a lot of people bitching about it, but not really anyone stocking up. You know, the usual.

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theAteam
05/11/21 4:58:20 PM
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Not here on the west coast but my friend in NC said he couldn't find gas this morning.

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AirFresh
05/11/21 4:59:20 PM
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Yes it was a mad house at the gas station and I was like wtf

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PrettyBoyFloyd
05/11/21 5:01:40 PM
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They are here in NC.

There was cars lined up at the two I passed and at my usual one.

Got gas yesterday early morning and filled up about one bar away from being completely full.

Hell the lady there was sorting out the yellow pump bags too.

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PrettyBoyFloyd
05/11/21 6:05:01 PM
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orangefire25
05/11/21 6:25:42 PM
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No actually! I'm in a small low income central Florida city. We have two cars and I filled up just one, it was under a quarter tank. We didn't fill the other car because I don't wanna stress the system myself only to complain about others doing it. I'm hopeful the pipeline will be back on shortly, and being in a low income area I also think panic buying will be at a minimum.

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CruelBuffalo
05/11/21 6:27:19 PM
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Nope. Live on the best coast
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Hayame Zero
05/11/21 6:28:13 PM
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I don't know, I won't have to get gas for another couple of weeks probably.

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Laserion
05/11/21 6:29:11 PM
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I had half a tank, and just made it full. That's all I did.

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Weezy_Tha_Don
05/11/21 6:29:24 PM
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wait, what did I miss? is there a gas shortage?

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theAteam
05/11/21 6:38:43 PM
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Weezy_Tha_Don posted...
wait, what did I miss? is there a gas shortage?

There is fear of a gas shortage.

so yes

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Crayon_Lover
05/11/21 6:42:49 PM
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Yeah I'm in NC but luckily I just filled up the other night so I'm good for a while

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Axiom
05/11/21 6:47:53 PM
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modena
05/11/21 6:55:57 PM
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Not here in TX. Well not yet atleast.

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ForsakenHermit
05/11/21 6:57:32 PM
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Beats me, I gassed up yesterday but there was no queue or anything.

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Hayame Zero
05/11/21 6:58:26 PM
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Weezy_Tha_Don posted...
wait, what did I miss? is there a gas shortage?
Colonial Pipeline - which supplies 45% of gas to the east coast, suffered a ransomware attack, and took their pipeline system offline. They have millions of barrels in backup, but there's a shortage in some areas - not because of the network breach - but due to people stockpiling fuel out of panic.

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NoxObscuras
05/11/21 7:00:49 PM
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Not here in Los Angeles. I haven't checked to see if prices have gone up though. We been hovering near $4/gallon for a while now, so I wouldn't be surprised it is passed that because of this.

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CableZL
05/11/21 7:07:41 PM
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I haven't seen it yet in my area of San Antonio, but I'm glad I went fully electric

As long as Ercot doesn't screw us over again

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Weezy_Tha_Don
05/11/21 8:38:51 PM
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Hayame Zero posted...
Colonial Pipeline - which supplies 45% of gas to the east coast, suffered a ransomware attack, and took their pipeline system temporarily offline. They have millions of barrels in backup, but there's already a shortage in some areas - not because of the network breach - but due to people stockpiling fuel out of panic.

ah, gotcha. best of luck to my east coast peeps


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FL81
05/11/21 8:40:02 PM
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Not in AZ, but there has been a noticeable price spike.

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SothaSil
05/11/21 8:40:52 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
Nope. Live on the best coast


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CableZL
05/11/21 9:40:54 PM
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I just drove all the way around loop 410 in San Antonio. Didn't see any gas stations with long lines

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PrettyBoyFloyd
05/12/21 4:38:52 AM
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Man and woman fight, spit at each other at Knightdale gas station

https://www.wral.com/two-people-spit-fight-at-knightdale-gas-station/19673483/

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ShotgunSilencer
05/12/21 5:21:12 AM
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I'm going to find out in a few hours when I go get gas. Gas is very low in my car, so I hope there no gas shortage bullshit here.
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pegusus123456
05/12/21 5:40:27 AM
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Also chiming in from NC. Had a hospital appointment and the trip took twice as long due to the idiots stockpiling it. On two separate occasions, I was stuck ten minutes at an intersection because a gas station was nearby and they were lined up into the lane.

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b_hamnite
05/12/21 6:44:13 AM
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I filled up my tank on the way to work yesterday, thankfully. Here in central VA people lost their damn minds over the course of a Tuesday afternoon.

One friend took this


While another took this


You know, for a "gas crisis" that will be over by next week, but in the meantime all the gas stations will be out til then and decent people will be screwed.

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ledbowman
05/12/21 6:55:44 AM
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yesterday i drove out of town to cut my moms grass and on the way back all the gas stations were out so i had to siphon out of the mower into my truck just to get home and still barely made it

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Wii_Shaker
05/12/21 6:58:35 AM
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My hatchback takes diesel but I haven't noticed.

Then again, I work nights so I couldn't say that I've seen anything.

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theAteam
05/12/21 9:39:36 AM
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b_hamnite posted...
I filled up my tank on the way to work yesterday, thankfully. Here in central VA people lost their damn minds over the course of a Tuesday afternoon.

One friend took this


While another took this


You know, for a "gas crisis" that will be over by next week, but in the meantime all the gas stations will be out til then and decent people will be screwed.

Someone correct me but I'm fairly sure neither of those containers are meant to hold gas.

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MrResetti
05/12/21 2:09:00 PM
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Yes and it's already fucking me over because my girlfriend is out of gas an is going to have to take my truck which only has. Quarter tank

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FortuneCookie
05/12/21 2:14:17 PM
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I work from home and live within easy walking distance of a grocery.

I don't need to panic. At least not yet.
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littlebro07
05/12/21 2:59:22 PM
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Didnt notice anything yesterday but saw a couple Facebook posts over the past few hours by friends who had to deal with long lines and half the pumps being shut off.

In Omaha, so nowhere near the pipeline that got shut off but panic buyers gonna panic buy I guess. Not looking forward to filling up after work (both mine and my wifes cars are a bit under half full)

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Dark_Spiret
05/12/21 3:09:45 PM
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i see a lot of people filling up their tanks. not so much filling up a ton of other containers.
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Questionmarktarius
05/12/21 3:13:02 PM
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Not here in the flyover bits, at least not yet.

theAteam posted...
Someone correct me but I'm fairly sure neither of those containers are meant to hold gas.
They are not.
The cube ones leak like crazy. I think the blue ones are meant for water, or bull semen, so they're contaminated forever now.
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Unknown5uspect
05/12/21 3:18:28 PM
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People are fucking idiots. And yes can confirm they're idiots in Houston too.

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hockeybub89
05/12/21 3:31:31 PM
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b_hamnite posted...
I filled up my tank on the way to work yesterday, thankfully. Here in central VA people lost their damn minds over the course of a Tuesday afternoon.

One friend took this


While another took this


You know, for a "gas crisis" that will be over by next week, but in the meantime all the gas stations will be out til then and decent people will be screwed.
It should be legal to slash those people's tires. Fuck the idiots and selfish assholes who ruin things for everyone. This is an embarrassing display.

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Questionmarktarius
05/12/21 3:36:05 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...
It should be legal to slash those people's tires.
The tires have also been filled with gasoline.
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slmcknett
05/12/21 3:37:44 PM
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Yeah, every gas station where I live is out of gas now, it's fucking stupid.

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littlebro07
05/12/21 3:41:16 PM
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How long is this shortage expected to last?

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Questionmarktarius
05/12/21 3:43:53 PM
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littlebro07 posted...
How long is this shortage expected to last?
Until the weekend, supposedly.
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b_hamnite
05/12/21 3:44:40 PM
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littlebro07 posted...
How long is this shortage expected to last?

If the media had kept quiet and not prompted the idiots to panic? It never would have happened. Now? Probably mid to late next week before things maybe start grinding back to normal is what I'd guess.

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littlebro07
05/12/21 3:45:08 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Until the weekend, supposedly.

jfc so people are buying like a months worth (or more) of gas and fucking over everybody else for a problem that isnt even gonna be a problem anymore a week from now

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Questionmarktarius
05/12/21 3:46:37 PM
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NoxObscuras
05/12/21 3:47:15 PM
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Yeah, still no long lines or panic buying/stockpiling out here in Los Angeles. But the gas prices have definitely gone up. Got gas today and it was $4.49 per gallon...

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Njolk
05/12/21 3:48:35 PM
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Lol wtf first I've heard of this, I got gas today and was the only car there
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SwayM
05/12/21 3:50:07 PM
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https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMegoSw57/

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monkmith
05/12/21 3:54:48 PM
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saw a pic on the local news earlier of a dumbass filling a plastic tote with gas...

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