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Old 09-12-2008, 07:52 PM
 
Location: U.S.A.
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I hear that a lot of the gas shortages are due to evacuees filling-up once they get here, so that they can get back home. Some are filling up gas cans (or so my wife noticed yesterday) so that they will have gas when they go back.
A lot of these stations in Houston, right now, have NO gas. So, in a situation like this, we tend to get it while we can, where we can. Either that or walk. It happened during Rita and, despite what the state said, it's happened again. And the bad news is that it might not only become harder to come by but much more expensive (again). See these links. (20% of the U.S. refining capacity is shut down due to Ike)

Gasoline rises on Ike, but crude dips below $100 | Business news | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle (broken link)

Hurricane Ike strains fuel supply, affects gas prices | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Texas Regional News (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/091208dnbusike.6ca00c89.html - broken link)

So, right now I have a generator but no gas and within a few hours if not sooner, no power (and no AC). Now THAT suks.
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Old 09-12-2008, 10:03 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Personally, I don't think we will have much of anything, maybe some rain
90% chanced for Austin tomorrow: Austin Weather Forecast and Conditions Texas (78701)
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Old 09-12-2008, 10:40 PM
 
Location: Up in a cedar tree.
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maybe see 6.oo per gallon here very soon.
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Old 09-12-2008, 10:42 PM
 
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maybe see 6.oo per gallon here very soon.
And THAT is the reason I filled up our cars yesterday.. they had already announced that wholesale gasoline was up to $4.50. Which means pump prices will have to go up, at least temporarily, by quite a bit...
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Old 09-12-2008, 11:53 PM
 
Location: GIlbert, AZ
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maybe see 6.oo per gallon here very soon.
Man am I glad to be here in AZ. Good luck
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Old 09-12-2008, 11:57 PM
 
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Man am I glad to be here in AZ. Good luck
You should fill up. The phenomena is nationwide, apparently.
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Old 09-13-2008, 09:04 AM
 
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GRRR. I'm off to water my lawn
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Old 09-13-2008, 09:15 AM
 
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Rain looks close by - don't water the lawn just yet.....

Current Killeen Nexrad Radar Map : Weather Underground
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Old 09-13-2008, 09:40 AM
 
Location: Hutto, Tx
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yeah, right. Hutto dry bubble vs. gray clouds and wind and it looks like hutto dry bubble is winning. Gray clouds and wind all around us and not a drop of anything wet

Just looked at that radar and I actually saw the Hutto Dry Bubble. Lucky Rockdale and Lexington!
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Old 09-13-2008, 09:44 AM
 
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yeah, right. Hutto dry bubble vs. gray clouds and wind and it looks like hutto dry bubble is winning. Gray clouds and wind all around us and not a drop of anything wet

Just looked at that radar and I actually saw the Hutto Dry Bubble. Lucky Rockdale and Lexington!
yep, since I last looked the storm tracks have moved away, taking the rain with them...
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