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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 07:42 AM
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No Gas in Nashville

I'm glad I drive a MINI. We don't have any gas in Nashville. And if a station does people are lined up for 1/2 mile wanting to fill there SUV's. Anyone else in other cities have the same problem?
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 08:36 AM
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Why are you having a gas problem there?
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 08:40 AM
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It has to do with Hurricane Ike, interruption of fuel delivery and panic buying here. Here's the local news:
http://www.wsmv.com/money/17511688/detail.html#-

this has been going on since last weekend...
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 08:58 AM
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I live in the Huntsville-Decature, AL area just to your south and we're not having shortages, just expensive gas.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 09:08 AM
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There's no hint of fuel shortages (yet) in Northern California, but you're right, having a MINI sure gives you peace of mind!
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 09:13 AM
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No shortages here in PA. slightly higher prices from but that's about it.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 09:22 AM
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This is just in Middle TN. In fact, there's fuel in Memphis, Chattanooga & Knoxville- just not here.
Until my Clubbie gets here, I'm sticking close to home, LOL...
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 11:59 AM
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No problems here
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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I live in downtown Winston-Salem now and it seems available and expensive but since I live downtown I can walk to many places. :-)
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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Good times to have a Mini alright!
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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No gas in Tallahassee for about a week now. Our shortages were also a result of panic buying. We're starting to get regular again, but I've yet to see premium. I'm down to just under half a tank, and hoping it doesn't take much longer to get premium!
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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No problems here along the Central California coast. In fact, I was stoked that at my last fill-up, the price for premium had finally dropped back to $4/gallon.

Then the very next day (Thursday), I saw premium for $3.80 and wished I'd waited a day.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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I live in Brentwood. I bought gas last week. I'm good to go for another. It's been crazy here, though. That gas station listed where people spent 45 mins for gas was just a couple miles up the road. I saw a tanker fill up Costco last night and they're out of gas again today.

You all have to know something about Middle Tennessee though. If the weather report says we might get snow, the milk and bread disappear from all the local grocery stores. I think most of those around us have panicky tendencies hard wired into them.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Tennman
I live in Brentwood. I bought gas last week. I'm good to go for another. It's been crazy here, though. That gas station listed where people spent 45 mins for gas was just a couple miles up the road. I saw a tanker fill up Costco last night and they're out of gas again today.

You all have to know something about Middle Tennessee though. If the weather report says we might get snow, the milk and bread disappear from all the local grocery stores. I think most of those around us have panicky tendencies hard wired into them.
And I always thought it was that the Weather Man or Weather Wench owned stock in Purity Dairies and Wonder Bread -
BTW have you noticed that during bad weather reports, the beer shelves go dry too. Hmmmm...
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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They are playing the same games here in Charlotte, NC
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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Plenty of gas in Chattanooga, the prices are even coming down some. Paid $3.85 for my wife's car today.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 08:50 PM
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No shortages and no price increases here.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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Our gas prices started coming down just a few days after the storms. We just filled up at $3.36.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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It started early in the week in Nashville. Started seeing stations out of regular on Monday and just got worse throughout the week. The lines for the stations with gas were causing traffic jams and even saw police directing traffic at a few downtown on Friday. Those that have it are charging more for it. Those getting deliveries are usually out by the next day.

I passed ten stations this evening on the way back to the house in Mt. Juliet... All were bone dry of all flavors.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 01:12 AM
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i think it's cuz of us? had to get all the stations here back to normal O_o.. but we still have alot of people without power!

but it's good not having to wait 2 hours anymore
 
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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 07:52 AM
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My mom said that a Shell down the road had run out of regular gas. That's all I've heard about gas shortages in the Dallas area.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 07:24 AM
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Today's paper reported that 85% of all the Nashville stations were out of gas as of Friday...
 
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 07:51 AM
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Same here in So Fla. They'll have premium only, or standard only, etc. I had to use 87 octane yesterday. UG!
 
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 09:35 AM
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Does anyone know what the situation is along I-10 in FL between Tallahassee and Jacksonville? I have to start driving to Newport on Wednesday and there's still no premium around here. I don't want to put more 87 in my car, but I also don't want to run out of gas.
 
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