Generator gas is offroad, you folks buying generator gas surely arent paying road tax.
On Aug 31, 2017 8:11 PM, "Richard Strittmatter" <[email protected]> wrote: > Funny you say that about the tank. > > > > We just had to “borrow” some diesel from one of our extra tanks to our > colo genset, to get one of our guys to the next station that had diesel.. > > It was over 20+ miles away, and his 2500 was past E.. We had to call > around to see who had fuel for him. > > > > It’s pretty crazy here in DFW, most of the stations here have 0.00 on > their signs denoting that they have no gas. > > People lined up all down the access roads for fuel for the stations that > do. > > All mine stay pretty full, but I’ve always done that. > > > > I personally think the media should be ashamed of the panic they set off, > but it’s all about what gets people pumped up, to them. > > My wife works for a municipality, and their officers spent a fair amount > of time at gas stations today. They are short handed already, because > > they have sent a contingent down to Houston. > > > > Richard Strittmatter > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Lewis Bergman > *Sent:* Thursday, August 31, 2017 3:52 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OFF TOPIC - starting to get dicey in TX over gas > > > > I have an 8000 gallon tank of diesel at my shop. Hope I don't have to > refill it before the prices come back down. > > > > On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 3:43 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Its much less awful than initial estimates. They had said we would be down > to just over 50% refining capacity, as it stands we are still in the mid to > high 70s, and as I understand it only one refinery is slated to be offline > for an extended time. > > > > Its best to just get 20 or 30 gallons in reserve cans in the garage, more > if you have the capacity. It shouldnt be impactful, but we are coming up on > the labor day price hike, in conjunction with this, theres going to be some > gouging attempts, but its been made federally clear that gouging wont be > tolerated. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Cameron Crum <[email protected]> wrote: > > So a news report came out claiming that the gas stations would soon run > out of gas because the refineries are all shut down. So, guess what started > happening in Fort Worth, a run on gas. I went to fill up my wife's car last > night as it was running on about 1/8 tank and all the pumps were busy. I > thought that was strange at 10pm. This morning, the local 7-11 where I make > a morning stop had 4 deep at each pump. At lunch, every gas station I > passed was the same. My truck was on E so I had to wait. I went home, > emptied all my gas cans into my project truck, and went back and got in > line. For the most part people were being courteous, but when I got out of > my truck, a guy in a black BMW and a woman in red sedan were going at it > over who was supposed to get the pump next at the pump in front of mine. > She was threatening to back into his car so he called the cops. The truck > in front of him pulled out so he got a pump and she got a pump in less than > 30 seconds of arguing. He told her he had called the cops, so she then > called the cops and claimed the guy accosted her, making it a priority call > so they showed up quick. He pumped his gas and left and she waited for the > cops. The look on the cops face said it all, "why the f*ck am I dealing > with this woman with everything that is going on?" Fort Worth sent 100 > offices down to Houston so they are short staffed right now, and an > argument at the gas pump is not a high priority. Anyway, just a heads up as > to what might be coming to the rest of the country soon. Most of the gas is > refined down this way, so unless things get better fast, there could be > shortages in a lot of places. > > > >
